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Competition: WHO Headquarters in Geneva

The World Health Organization (WHO, the Commissioning Organization) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. On 23 June 2014, WHO launched an international, two-stage architectural design competition for the extension and redevelopment of WHO Headquarters in Geneva.

The Santi Cosma e Damiano Parochial Centre / SCAU

© Moreno Maggi
Architects: SCAU
Location: Via Provinciale Santa Maria Ammalati, Acireale Catania,
Architect In Charge: Angelo Vecchio
Year: 2014
Photographs: Moreno Maggi

Bazan House / SMF Arquitectos

© Albano Garcia
Architects: SMF Arquitectos
Location: ,
Project Architect: Juan Martín Flores
Project Area: 140 sqm
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Albano Garcia

Pulau Banding Rainforest Research Centre / C’ arch

© 807Studio Sdn Bhd
Architects: C’ arch
Location: Muzium Darul Ridzuan, Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab, 30000 , Perak,
Architect In Charge: Chris Wong Chee Seng, Wilson Sng, Lina Ooi
Area: 286.0 sqm
Year: 2008
Photographs: 807Studio Sdn Bhd

Training Center in Cambrils / Víctor Pujol Hugas

© Mikel Muruzábal
Architects: Víctor Pujol Hugas
Location: ,
Technical Architect: Aleix Sanz Capdevila
Photographs: Mikel Muruzábal
Winning entry "Circus for Construction" by Ann Lui, Ashley Mendelsohn, Larisa Ovalles, Craig Reschke, and Benjamin Widger. Image Courtesy of Storefront for Art and Architecture

WorldWide Storefront Winners’ Two-Month Program Begins September 19

Starting September 19th, the ten winners of WorldWide Storefront (WWSf) – an initiative by Storefront for Art and Architecture to create alternative spaces for the expression/exchange of art/architecture – will open across the globe for the next two months. While one winning proposal invites artists to travel the world on commercial freight ships, another will host exhibits and events out of a traveling semi-truck in the United States. For the full list of winners and more information, click here.

Mk-Ck5 Production Office / Agaligo Studio

© Spaceshift Studio
Architects: Agaligo Studio
Location: Samut Prakan,
Area: 3,023 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Spaceshift Studio

AD Round Up: Smiljan Radic

Copper House 2 / Smiljan Radic. Image © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma
Although previously unknown except in his native Chile, architect Smiljan Radic has recently received international attention for his design of this year’s pavilion for ’s Serpentine Galleries. His latest and largest undertaking yet, a winery outside of Santiago, has been featured in this article by the New York Times. And now, his Mestizo Restaurant has been named one of the seven most outstanding 21st century projects in the Americas. If you’re unfamiliar with Radic’s unique works, we’ve compiled a round-up of some of our favorites for you to explore, including his Serpentine Pavilion, Copper House 2, the Mestizo Restaurant, a bus stop for the town of Krumbach, Austria, and his renovation of the Chilean Museum for Pre-Columbian Art. Enjoy!

Nuestra Señora del Rosario School Renovation / Martin Lejarraga

© David Frutos | BISimages
Architects: Martin Lejarraga
Location: , Murcia,
Project Area: 1,309 sqm
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: David Frutos | BISimages

MASS Design Group’s Latest “Beyond the Building” Video: Building Better Builders

<a href="http://www.vimeo.com/100819896">http://www.vimeo.com/100819896</a> In their fifth Beyond the Building video, “Building Better Builders,” MASS Design Group goes behind the scenes of their projects in Haiti to speak with local architects and metalworkers and show how incorporating local talent can engage the local community to develop innovative solutions.
“I am happy that Haitians are constructing it,” says a local engineer working with MASS. “The best way for a person to appreciate it is to participate in the making of it.” Watch the video above and share your thoughts on how architecture can go #beyondthebuilding in the comments below.

Puerto Vallarta Seafront / Trama Arquitectos

© Alejandro Cartagena
Architects: Trama Arquitectos
Location: Puerto Vallarta, JAL,
Architect In Charge: Jaime Castiello, Héctor Santana, Edgardo Sandoval y Carlos Haro
Co Workers: Livier Miramontes, Manuel Haro, Carmen Espinosa, Jorge Ignacio Gutiérrez, Jaime Castiello Gómez Verea, Fernando Castiello, Carlos Rodríguez, Miguel Martínez, Héctor Lozano, Beatriz Orozco, Mario Rodríguez, Hugo Yáñez, Susana Cortés, Juan Carlos Barriga
Landscape: West8 urban design & landscape architecture + Estudio 3.14
Urban Furniture: West8 urban design & Estudio 3.14
Structural: Constructora Cautín S.A. de C.V., Ing. Roberto Dávalos
Construction: Géminis Internacional S.A. de C.V., Vifeg S.A. de C.V. y Duo S.A de C.V
Area: 20000.0 sqm
Year: 2011
Photographs: Alejandro Cartagena

Hong Kong’s International Commerce Centre Wins Inaugural CTBUH Performance Award

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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates‘ International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong as the winner of its first ever Performance Award. The new award recognizes the project with the lowest measured environmental impact on the urban realm, as measured using actual data from the completed construction.
The CTBUH explains the need for the prize, saying: “Most awards programs focus on design intent, as opposed to actual performance – often well-intentioned projects are not revisited, and thus not held accountable.” KPF‘s 484-metre tall office tower won the prize based largely on its policy of collecting and sharing performance data.
Read on after the break for more on the award

House for Viewing the Mountain / Kawashima Mayumi Architects Design

© Toshiyuki Yano
Architects: Kawashima Mayumi Architects Design
Location: , Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Architect In Charge: Mayumi Kawashima
Area: 109.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano

Interview with Rocco Yim of Rocco Design

Guanzhou Museum. Image Courtesy of Rocco Design
“In the ancient culture identity is a touch of spatiality. Our use of space is psychological, you line up sequences of courtyards and buildings in order of importance so it prepares your mood, they get a sense of anticipation. We could reuse this spatially in today’s different types of buildings to achieve different purposes, but it originates from the past — that makes it Chinese.” – Rocco S. K. Yim, , 2013
On the 38th floor of the AIA Tower, Rocco Yim’s office faces the bay, from which you see the quintessential view of the city: the Hong Kong skyline. Rocco Yim is the founder of Limited (founded in 1982) and responsible for the design of iconic buildings like the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong. In this conversation he talks about the importance of the density created and supported by the urban flow in China, and his unique point of view on iconic architecture in relation to ancient culture.

Childcare Centre in Lomme / Colboc Franzen & Associés

© Stephan Lucas
Architects: Colboc Franzen & Associés
Location: ,
Partners In Charge: Benjamin Colboc, Manuela Franzen, Arnaud Sachet
Design Team: Ulrich Faudry, Guillaume Choplain
Area: 1,277 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Stephan Lucas, Olivier Wogenscky

Steven Holl’s Maggie’s Centre Gains Planning Permission

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Steven Holl‘s designs for a Maggie’s Centre at St Bart’s Hospital in London have finally been approved, after a tense debate among the City of Planning Committee which culminated in a vote of 11 to 10 in favour of the design. The approval puts an end to a year of controversy, after Holl’s first attempt failed to gain planning (the first time a Maggie’s Centre has ever been declined permission) and a protest group commissioned a rival scheme by Hopkins Architects which gained planning permission in April.
More on the decision after the break

Foster + Partners Designs Headquarters for Copper Company in Russia

© Methanoia Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners has revealed designs for the headquarters of RMK, one of the world’s leading copper producers based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The 13-story building is designed to complement the company’s working style, splitting office spaces into two-story modular units which provide comfortable and flexible work spaces.
The facade of the building features triangular panels of bronze-colored steel, a motif that is inspired by the color and chemical structure of copper. These steel panels also express the modular offices within the building, with each ten by six-meter panel corresponding to a single office module, and regulate the building’s temperature by shading the building in the summer but admitting winter sunshine.
Read on after the break for more on the design

Te Kaitaka – The Cloak / Fearon Hay Architects

© Simon Wilson
Architects: Fearon Hay Architects
Location: Auckland Airport (AKL), Ray Emery Dr, Auckland,
Architects In Charge: Tim Hay, Jeff Fearon, Doug Weir, Matt Roberts
Area: 180 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Simon Wilson
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