Spanish firm herreros arquitectos won first prize forin the international architectural competition for the munch museum in Oslo, Norway. Following is the jury verdict;
Lambda ( Herreros Arquitectos) creates a generous invitation both to the museum and to the public access of the area in general. the location of the museum on paulsenkaia leaves the area south of the opera open to a public park and recreational landmark in the middle of the bay overlooking the fjord, in close contact both with the opera and the museum. the project strengthens the river mouth, opens the landscape and gives public access to both sides of the river all the way out to the fjord. Read the rest of this entry »
It was asked for an introvert residence, with internal yard where the water would constitute the sovereign element of the space but also of the whole work. Exploitation of the natural parameters to the best possible means, being the south-east sun and the western air, the spaces to have height and light and also to be plain and hospitable to the art collection of the householder. Read the rest of this entry »
Foster + Partners’ design for a new five-star hotel on Bath Road, close to Heathrow Airport has been approved by the Mayor of London. The only five-star hotel in the area, it will offer a range of services, including the most extensive conference facilities of any London hotel, to serve the local community and businesses, as well as passengers using Heathrow. Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s the promo VDO of World Architecture Festival 2009 at Barcelona during 4-6 Nov 2009. You can enter “World Building of the Year award by register and submit on-line the completed work up to 15 building categories. This year there will be award for Future Idea, Interior and Fit-out, Structure Design as well. Check out the official site here http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/index.cfm
As an admirer of Chicago and UNStudio, this Burnham Pavilion should be my first stop during next visit to Chicago. Here is from UNStudio :
Placed on the unique location in the middle of Millennium Park framed by the Lake Michigan on one site and Michigan Avenue on the other, the UNStudio pavilion relates itself to diverse city-contexts, -programs and -scales. Programmatically the pavilion invites people to, gather together, walk around and through, to explore and watch. The UNStudio pavilion is sculptural, very accessible and it acts as an urban activator. Read the rest of this entry »
The Barrow extension appears as an arrangement of timber boxes, each independently rotated and subjected to varying amounts of extruding and manipulating forces. These separate actions result in a variety of shapes, which united, create an interior of differing volumes and organizations, providing an interesting double story addition to this weatherboard house.
The extension challenges the traditional nature of timber construction. Normally lightweight and fragile, added wall thickness to different areas results in a structure with a fluctuating sense of mass. The dynamic and varying nature of these environments is further enhanced by differing window arrangements and framing techniques. Frequently the windows are setback within the frame of the wall, sometimes flush and occasionallyextruding beyond the timber frame. Read the rest of this entry »
Iconic design and state of the art technology create dynamic mini-city in the UAE
Leeser Architecture, an internationally recognized design firm, has won an invited competition for a five-star luxury hotel in the Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Called the Helix Hotel for its staggered floor plates, it rests in the bay, partially floating in the water and adjacent to the serpentine Sheik Zayed Bridge currently under construction by designer Zaha Hadid. With the Helix, Leeser Architecture has devised a new way to consider hotel culture in the Emirates, highlighting elements that are usually unseen, and playfully enlivening those parts that traditionally remain static and mundane. Read the rest of this entry »
This is very insightful talk by Jacek Utko, newspaper designer-former architect. My favorite hook is ” give power to designer”.Though it is a little to do with architect, it gives some insight. Check it out.
Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. Can good design save the newspaper? It just might. Newspaper designer Jacek Utko suggests that it’s time for a fresh, top-to-bottom rethink of the newspaper. (At this point, why not try it?) In his work, he’s proved that good design can help readers reconnect with newspapers. A former architect, Utko took on the job of redesigning several newspapers in former Soviet Bloc nations, starting from basic principles. He worked closely with newspaper executives to figure out the business goals of their papers, and then radically reformatted the product to fit those goals. (And he wasn’t afraid to break a few grids in the process.) Read the rest of this entry »
The Biochemistry Department at Oxford University is the largest in the UK and internationally renowned for research work in DNA, cell growth and immunity. The building achieves a new ethos of “interdisciplinary working” where the exchange of ideas is promoted in a large collective and connective environment. At the same time researchers have the space to concentrate on intense work in highly serviced laboratories. Read the rest of this entry »
Al Maktoum Accident and Emergency Hospital, Jebel Ali, UAE
All renderings: Courtesy of Perkins Eastman
International architecture and design firm Perkins Eastman recently unveiled the design of Al Maktoum Accident and Emergency (A&E) Hospital – the newest and most sophisticated Accident and Emergency Hospital of its kind in the UAE.
“Based on our experience with large-scale complex care facilities, we believe that the Al Maktoum A&E Hospital will create a new standard for innovative, patient-centered care, in the UAE,” says Jonathan N. Stark, AIA, Principal and Managing Director of Perkins Eastman International. Read the rest of this entry »
