OAI Architectour 2022

21 Articles awareness of the issue of quality of life and the importance of sustainability. The Altrier water tower is a lighthouse, a key feature of the landscape, while the National Library and the Learning Centre in Esch-Belval represent the centres of their respective neigh- bourhoods and speak directly to the interna- tional academic world. The Lycée Michel Rodange secondary school and the youth centre in Differdange, meanwhile, are designed to appeal to the audiences they target and that fre- quent these venues in large numbers. It was of the utmost importance that the pro- jects selected, all of a high architectural quality, did not all have a directly cultural function in order to appeal to an uninformed public that could then discover the various components of quality of life and harmony with nature and the landscape, the beauty of engineering. The Luxembourg stadium, the Nazzareno Bocci boules pitch in Schifflange and the Bridel sports hall, for example, combine sport, cultural expression, respect for the climate and well-be- ing within the framework of a single project. Furthermore, leisure venues are the sorts of place where people tend to take the time to really immerse themselves in their environment and connect with both their inner and outer worlds. The projects of the Villa Collart in Steinfort, the Lakeside restaurant in Echternach, the home for the elderly (HPPA) in Clervaux and even the ‘Wine meets architecture’ project in Remich really embody this fusion between the outside and the in, the panorama with its different lines of sight, the connection to the zenith. These are meeting places where the focal point, the