Oct 28, 2009 0
Redefining the traditional theater—from top to bottom
DALLAS, OCT. 15, 2009 — During the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre’s grand opening this week, audiences are discovering a 575-seat, “multi-form” theater that gives one of the country’s most innovative performing arts companies an unprecedented reconfiguration of both house and stage. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct 2, 2009 0
Celosia Residence, image courtesy of Ricardo Espinosa
MVRDV with Blanca Lleó complete Celosia Residence, Madrid
In Madrid-Sanchinarro the first residents received the keys to their apartments in the just completed Celosia building. Jacob van Rijs of MVRDV and Blanca Lleó have completed the social housing block near the Mirador Building, which is an earlier collaboration. The perforated block of Celosia assembles 146 apartments, communal outside areas throughout the building, and parking and commercial program in the plinth. The total floor area is 21,550m2. With a construction cost of 12,6 million Euro the apartments can be sold for affordable prizes. The city block is opened and allows wind and light to enter the building, offering vistas and outside spaces contrasting the surrounding area. The client is EMVS, the public housing corporation of the city of Madrid. Read the rest of this entry »
