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03.11.2026
Floating Gardens wins Best Tall Building Europe 2026! 🏆
We are incredibly proud to announce that Floating Gardens in Amsterdam, designed by Orange Architects and developed by Synchroon, has been awarded Best Tall Building Europe 2026 by the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU, formerly CTBUH)!
read more21.10.2026
Floating Gardens at the VU Summit in London
On October 28, Jeroen Schipper and Erik Meijer will give a joint talk on Floating Gardens at the VU Summit in London, on behalf of Orange Architects and Synchroon. Through the lens of Floating Gardens, they’ll explore a challenge that goes beyond simply building taller: how can we create healthier, more connected, and more sustainable ways of living together?
read more08.10.2026
KAAP Horn and York win the National Steel Award 2026!
Proud that our residential buildings Horn and York, part of KAAP in Amsterdam-Noord, have been awarded the National Steel Award 2026 in the Residential Buildings category! With their sculptural corten steel crowns and robust white concrete façades, the buildings reference the industrial and maritime heritage of their waterfront location along the IJ.
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