Courtesy of Broadway MalyanBroadway Malyan has been awarded a commission to design the initial phase of a new, iconic urban district in Chengdu in Western China.
The Chengdu Creative Centre will be the first landmark in a larger
master plan for a high-tech mixed use and business park, set to be
called Tianfu New Town.
Committed to setting a high standard of environmentally conscious and
sustainable design for the region, Chengdu Creative Centre and the
future Tianfu New Town district aim to cut current energy
consumption standards in half. The entire complex will be composed of
interconnected office, retail, and public green space anchored by a
striking central retail tower, 110 meters tall.
Architects: DT Estúdio
Location: São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
Architect In Charge: Luis Felipe Bernardini, Thais Aquino Alves da Cunha, Marcelo Mesquita Nunes
Area: 110.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Photo of Noe Valley, a low-density, high-income neighborhood, by Allan Ferguson Gentrification
is seen as a rising menace in many cities. The process whereby rich
“gentrifiers” move into neighborhoods, driving up property prices and
thus driving out those unable to afford those prices, has drawn
criticism from activists and planners for years. However, this article by io9 writer Annalee Newitz, first published by io9 as “This is What Gentrification Really Is“, tells
us that the issue is not quite the struggle between good and evil that
it first appears to be. Gentrification is a process dependent on
economy, political climate, and the mercurial nature of urban
development itself – and sometimes fighting against it only serves to
exacerbate the problem. Find out what we can do in the face of gentrification after the break.
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The Turkish Council of State has ruled that the OnaltiDokuz Residence, a trio of towers between 27 and 37 stories tall in Istanbul‘s Zeytinburnu
district, must be demolished in a landmark ruling that could have major
ramifications for the country’s planning system.
As reported by Oliver Wainwright in the Guardian,
the Turkish Council of State ruled that the development “negatively
affected the world heritage site that the Turkish government was obliged
to protect,” possibly in reaction to comments made by UNESCO in 2010, who threatened to put the city on its list of endangered world heritage sites. Read on after the break for more on the ruling
Memorial Wall. Image Courtesy of PWFERRETTO / ESOU ArchitectsPWFERRETTO, a practice split between London and Seoul, have won second place in a competition to design the National Park and Memorial in
the Republic of Korea’s capital. In materialising the boundary of the
site into an “active monument” that reconnects the forgotten history of
the park into “a memorial for the Catholic martyrs who lost their life
fighting for their beliefs,” the design hinges around the
site’s constant struggle between belonging and being excluded from the
city it is a part of. This paradoxical “inclusive /
exclusive” premise is the starting point for the designers’ conceptual
approach.
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In this 2001 lecture titled “Architecture is Propaganda,” seminal architect, educator, and co-founder of OMA Elia
Zenghelis discusses the development of ideologies that shape
architectural discourse vis-a-vis architectural education. Arguing that
architectural education is motivated by religious, socio-political, and
economic principles, Zenghelis makes the case that the war-torn 20th
century has been an era of upheaval and conflict, resulting in the loss
of historical context and a confused state for artists and architects.
Proposing the idea that architecture is a servant of power, and is thus
intrinsically intertwined with political and societal trends, Zenghelis
urges a return to a contextualized understanding of architectural
history in order for contemporary architects to develop a sensitive and
nuanced approach to their practice.
Discussing his relationships and collaborations with former students and colleagues Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, and Peter Eisenman, as well as the political and architectural legacy of such giants as Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, Elia Zenghelis provides a compelling conversation about the inherent role of architecture in political discourse. Don’t miss the other lectures in The Berlage Archive series:
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