THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION BREAKS GROUND ON THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTER IN SEVILLE, SPAIN

In Seville, the European Commission has broken ground on the Joint Research Center. Rooted in the principles of the New European Bauhaus, the dome-shaped building will be powered by an energy-generating canopy of solar panels that shades a central square, garden and research spaces beneath. Developed in collaboration with HCP, Buro Happold and Argenia, the research center will be built using local limestone, wood and ceramics. The groundbreaking was marked by an event in Seville, opened by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and joined by Commissioners Ekaterina Zaharieva and Jessika Roswall, regional leaders, and BIG Founder & Creative Director Bjarke Ingels, who presented the design for the new campus. The Joint Research Center is slated for completion in 2028.