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R+O House / Bianco + Gotti Architetti

© Luca Santiago Mora
Architects: Bianco + Gotti Architetti
Location: 24030 Bergamo, Italy
Project Team: Angelo Bianco, Mara Gotti
Area: 1598.0 sqm
Year: 2005
Photographs: Luca Santiago Mora
Courtesy of Docomomo International

“Expansion and Conflict”: 13th International Docomomo Conference 2014

How has the advancement of the Modernist design ethos, through geo-political expansion from the Western world, challenged the cultural foundation and aesthetic heritage of Asia? The 13th International Docomomo Conference, hosted in Asia for the first time, seeks to explore the powerful complexities of expansion and conflict. Examining the effects of the expansion of a Eurocentric design philosophy into distinctly individual, pre-existing yet violently colonized cultures, the organization declares that “conflict is not necessarily a pejorative but…a challenge for the future.”

CASAVAL / Jaime Rouillon Oviedo

© Sergio Pucci
Architects: Jaime Rouillon Oviedo
Location: ,
Collaborators: Elecmeza, Guidi Estructurales
Area: 6000.0 ft2
Year: 2012
Photographs: Sergio Pucci

Why is it So Expensive to Build in London?

London is the world’s most expensive city to build in, but the reasons may surprise you. The city is well known for its high cost of living despite being far less crowded than cities such as Tokyo and New York. In fact, commercial in ’s West End costs nearly twice as much as similarly sized spaces on New York’s Madison Avenue.
This video from the Economist reveals how these high costs arise thanks to the city’s historic infrastructure. Vast networks of underground tunnels, unexploded World War II bombs, ancient Roman ruins, and narrow medieval roads all make construction in the city a highly specialized endeavor. These difficulties, combined with strict historical preservation regulations drive up costs even more. However, architects and developers are not deterred, and are willing to pay high prices for the privilege of building in London.

China’s “City-Making Process”: Investors’ Power in the People’s Republic

in Shanghai. Image © Pier Alessio Rizzardi
The world is looking at the urban machine of Chinese cities, at the newly founded theme-cities and at the new urban economic investment areas around the cities. The buildings are repetitive, the areas are sometimes uninhabited, but the thing that leaves urban planners, architects and the public amazed is that these buildings are often completely sold out even before they are completed.
To buy these freshly constructed residences takes money, and over the last three decades the Chinese economic miracle served precisely to grow the per capita income. The reform of the economic system in 1978 was the driving force that triggered the mechanism of capital production. The reform led to millions of people migrating to the cities from the underdeveloped west of the country in search of higher salaries and a well-founded hope of revolutionizing their economic existence.

Podkowa House / Jakub Szczęsny + Ryszard Szczęsny

© Radek Wojnar
Architects: Jakub Szczęsny,
Author’s Cooperation: Tomasz Fabirkiewicz
Year: 2013
Photographs: Radek Wojnar

McDowell + Benedetti’s Footbridge and Rail Station Underway in Terni

Courtesy of McDowell+Benedetti
based firm McDowell+Benedetti has recently announced that their design for a new 180 metre footbridge and improved rail station in Terni, Italy, has begun work on the site. A future landmark for the town, the £3.5 million (€4.4 million) project promises to provide an expanded commuter hub for the area with connections to fast trains to Rome. Learn more about this project after the break.

Make Architects Win Planning For First Building in Birmingham’s Arena Central

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City Council has approved Make Architects‘ designs for the first commercial building of the city’s Arena Central masterplan. Located on Broad Street and overlooking the historic Centenary Square, 1 Arena Central is set to be the first step in the master plan for the 9.2 acre site at the heart of Birmingham City Center Enterprise Zone. The eight story building, which will feature 135,000 square feet of Grade A office space, with 5,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor, is emblematic of the flagship development of the overall master plan.

Mint Street Peabody Housing / Pitman Tozer Architects

© Kilian O’Sullivan
Architects: Pitman Tozer Architects
Location: Mint Street, E2, UK
Project Architect:: Nikki Cutler
Area: 4702.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Kilian O’Sullivan, Nedko Dimitrov, Nick Kane

Apartment in Paris / Schemaa

© Fred Toulet
Architects: Schemaa
Location: ,
Architect In Charge: Maria Enescu, Simon El Hage
Area: 32.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Fred Toulet

Transport and Logistic Company Office building / 4PLIUS Architects

© L.Garbaciauskas
Architects: 4PLIUS architects
Location: ,
Architects In Charge: Donaldas Trainauskas , Darius Baliukevicius, Sigita Tauraite
Area: 2500.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: L.Garbaciauskas

Breath Box / NAS Architecture

© Paul Kozlowski
Architects: NAS Architecture
Location: 4 Esplanade Maurice Justin, 34280 La Grande-Motte,
Architect In Charge: Hadrien Balalud De Saint Jean, Guillaume Giraud, Johan Laure
Client: Festival of Lively Architecture (FAV)
Area: 20.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Paul Kozlowski

Clayton Park School Hall and Administration / Stephenson&Turner

© Paul McCredie
Architects: Stephenson&Turner
Location: Manukau, Auckland,
Client: Ministry of Education
Area: 860.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Paul McCredie

Airwell House / ADX Architects

© Edward Hendricks
Architects: ADX Architects
Location:
Area: 253.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Edward Hendricks

3 Houses in Rosario / I+GC [ar]

© Walter Salcedo
Architects: I+GC [ar]
Location: Noruega, Rosario, Santa Fe Province,
Architects In Charge: Matías Blas Imbern, Agustina González Cid
Year: 2012
Photographs: Walter Salcedo
Apartments in Shenzhen. Image © Neville Mars under a CC licence

Should China put Design Restrictions on New Developments?

China may be at a turning point in urban design: a recent article in Australian Financial Review points out that over 50 million apartments in Chinese cities (about 22.5 percent) are unoccupied. This problem springs from the ongoing Chinese construction boom, prompted by developers looking to stimulate urban economic growth as quickly as possible. However, Ma Yansong of MAD Architects believes these empty apartments are a sign that buyers find them unsuited to their needs, and that China should begin to enforce good design principles on these rapidly-constructed complexes. Read the full article here.

Heliópolis Social Housing / Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos

© Nelson Kon
Architects: Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos
Location: São Paulo – São Paulo,
Architect In Charge: Mario Biselli, Artur Katchborian
Area: 31330.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Nelson Kon

Ryo Yamada’s Installation Connects Garden Goers to the Sky

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Ryo Yamada‘s “Air Garden” installation is a passage, but not in the traditional sense of the word. It’s not a passage that connects one point to another, since the walkway does not lead to a tangible destination, but rather a passage that connects an enclosed garden to the vastness of the open sky. The artist believes everyone shares a common desire for the sky, which represents freedom and equality. Read on after the break for more information, images and a video.
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