May 21, 2011 0
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BIG, Martha Schwartz Landscape, Buro Happold , Speirs & Major, Lutzenberger & Lutzenberger, and Global Cultural Asset Management are today announced as the winning team of the international design competition for a new 27.000 m2 cultural complex in Albania, consisting of a Mosque, an Islamic Centre, and a Museum of Religious Harmony.
May 15, 2011 0
Architect : Oppenheim Architecture + Design
Scope: 80,000 SF Hotel. Architecture/interior design.
Location: Wadi Rum, Jordan
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May 7, 2011 0
Supplementary to the design of the adjacent auditorium for the Royal Institute of Engineers in The Hague, AAArchitects has been asked to add a foyer to the existing passageway. Because of this double role in function as a passageway and a foyer, we have chosen to limit the physical separation to a minimum and subtly indicate it with a jump between the roof and ceiling levels. The passageway runs from the beginning to the end straight and preserves its width, whereas the foyer part broadens towards the auditorium where the busiest junction will be. By choosing not to separate the space and avoid any columns between the two spaces, both parts together can be used as one space for the biggest crowds.
May 3, 2011 2
Photography courtesy of Ronald Tilleman
UNStudio/ Ben van Berkel, with consortium DUO², realizes one of the most sustainable large office buildings in Europe for two governmental offices
A greener approach to tall buildings in the post-iconic age The Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices move to one of Europe’s most sustainable offices
Apr 20, 2011 1
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor
© Peter Zumthor
The Serpentine Gallery is delighted to reveal the plans for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by world-renowned Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
This year’s Pavilion is the 11th commission in the Gallery’s annual series, the world’s first and most ambitious architectural programme of its kind. It will be the architect’s first completed building in the UK and will include a specially created garden by the influential Dutch designer Piet Oudolf.
Apr 15, 2011 2
Guangzhou Opera House Photography by Iwan Baan
Client:The Guangzhou Municipal Office
Venue Operations & Management:The Guangzhou Opera House Management Co.,Ltd.
Location:1 Zhujiang Xi Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe, Guangzhou, China
Apr 2, 2011 1
Oil transformed Dubai in the 1970s. The city now boasts the world’s tallest building, giant malls, and some two million residents, who depend on desalinated seawater and air-conditioning—and thus on cheap energy—to live in the Arabian desert. (Credit: Jens Neumann/Edgar Rodtmann/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)
The March 2011 Issue of National Geographic magazine featured “Age of Man” by Elizbeth Kolbert focusing on “the Anthropocene”, a new name for a new geological epoch defined by humans’ massive impact on the planet. Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, explores how human beings have so altered the planet in just the past century or two that we’ve ushered in this new epoch by building cities, vast stretches of man-made material difficult to preserve long-term, employing industrial farming, and aiding in the loss of forest habitat. Kolbert explores how population, affluence and technology are the root cause of our impact on the planet and examines the role that architecture and structure have had in bringing about this impact.
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Mar 20, 2011 1
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BIG WINS THE INTERNATIONAL E2 (ECOLOGY + ECONOMY) TIMBER COMPETITION IN FINLAND
BIG (DK) + Pirmin Jung Engineers for Wood Constructions (CH) + AOA Anttinen Oiva Architects Ltd (FI) + Vahanen Engineers (FI) + Stora Enso (FI) is the winning team to design a prototype wooden construction system for a pilot project in Kouvola, Finland that will serve as a showcase for the sustainable use of timber construction worldwide.
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Mar 15, 2011 0
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Architecture As An Educational Catalyst by BG studio
Park of Science
This project proposes a Park of Science that occupies entire area of Block39 and unites various academic and scientific institutions on the site, with a goal to promote popularization of science. With present global environmental, economic and social issues, it is necessary more than ever to educate and involve the general public in order to inspire ordinary people to make more rational, responsable choices and live healthier lifestyle. Read the rest of this entry »
