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Stone Art Gallery / O- Office

Architects: O- Office
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Area: 1270.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: LIKYFOTO , Courtesy of O- Office
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Area: 1270.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: LIKYFOTO , Courtesy of O- Office
Aedas’ Leaf-Shaped Sales Gallery Nears Completion in Shanghai


Four Practices Shortlisted for Tucson’s January 8th Memorial
The January 8th Memorial Foundation has
selected four finalists out of the 60 practices and artists, both
national and international, who submitted applications to create a
permanent memorial and master plan concept for the El Presidio Park in
Tucson, Arizona. The permanent memorial would commemorate the January 8,
2011, mass shooting that wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords,
killed six people and injured 12 others. The memorial is also intended
to honor the spirit of the Tucson community in its responses to the
tragedy and to inspire future generations to work together on community
issues. The four finalists are:
Santa Catarina House / Ludens

Architects: Ludens
Location: Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Architecture: Iván Hernández
Design Team: Tiago Pinto + Anna Mieszek + Antonio García + Juan Vázquez
Project Area: 300.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Angélica Ibarra, Courtesy of Briefcase
Location: Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Architecture: Iván Hernández
Design Team: Tiago Pinto + Anna Mieszek + Antonio García + Juan Vázquez
Project Area: 300.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Angélica Ibarra, Courtesy of Briefcase
designcamp moonpark dmp Wins Competition for Ansan Cultural Arts Center

More on the winning design, after the break.
TED Talk: How MASS Design Group Gave the Word “Architecture” a Meaning in Rwanda
In one of the eight talks that make up the TED Prize-winning City2.0, MASS Design Group Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Alan Ricks explains how, with their Butaro Hospital Project, MASS brought architecture to Rwanda -
quite literally, as before they arrived there was not even a word in
the local language to refer to an architect. Through anecdotes and
testimonials from others involved (including everyone from the hospital
gardener to Rwanda’s Minister for Health), Ricks demonstrates that no
matter what the context, architecture can and should find opportunities
in the local environment that bring not only health benefits but also
economic benefits, jobs and even dignity.
Climb Inside Numen/For Use’s Membrane of Packing Tape at Palais de Tokyo in Paris

Enter the elastic world of Tape Paris after the break
Secondary School / Hubert & Roy Architectes

Architects: Hubert & Roy Architectes
Location: Le Bourget, France
Area: 8400.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Courtesy of Hubert & Roy Architectes, Abbadie
Location: Le Bourget, France
Area: 8400.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Courtesy of Hubert & Roy Architectes, Abbadie
Alpine Foothills House / Deamicisarchitetti

Architects: Deamicisarchitetti
Location: 10080 Borgiallo Turin, Italy
Area: 180.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: L. Bartoli, G. Leo
Location: 10080 Borgiallo Turin, Italy
Area: 180.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: L. Bartoli, G. Leo
NQ House / N¬ha Dan Architects

Architects: N¬ha Dan Architects
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Architect In Charge: Nguyen Dinh Gioi , Nguyen Van Anh
Design Team: Nguyen Phan Anh Tuan , Tran Minh Phuoc , Pham Thi Cam Van
Area: 141.0 sqm
Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Architect In Charge: Nguyen Dinh Gioi , Nguyen Van Anh
Design Team: Nguyen Phan Anh Tuan , Tran Minh Phuoc , Pham Thi Cam Van
Area: 141.0 sqm
Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki

Open for Submissions: Re-Imagining Toronto’s “Winter Stations”
RAW Design, Ferris + Associates and Curio have launched Winter Stations, an open international design competition challenging artists, designers, architects and landscape architects re-imagine the life guard stands on Toronto’s waterfront as “temporary wintertime installations” that “inject color, movement, humor and more into the landscape.” The theme is “Warmth,” and there is no limit to the size of the installation, but the jurors will take durability and constructibility into account. The selected installations will be built in February 2015. Registration is now open and submissions are due December 5, 2014 with winners announced in early January 2015. All the details can be found, here.Mikolai Adamus’ Proposal for a New Aquarium in Gdynia

Mikolai Adamus has shared with us his proposal for a “New Aquarium” to activate the Southern Pier in Gdynia,
Poland. Using the golden ratio and the Fibonacci sequence to guide the
design, the rectangular structure burrows into the pier, becoming
secondary to the surrounding landscape. As Adamus describes, the
aquarium is designed to transparent and “a place where architecture is
subordinated to function, devoid of unnecessary detail.” More details,
after the break.
Video: Snøhetta on Designing the 9/11 Memorial Museum
<a href="http://www.vimeo.com/111407938">http://www.vimeo.com/111407938</a>
“So in some ways I think that this tragedy gave a sense of purpose to
people that was very positive, and we tried to translate that feeling
into this building.” In this video from the Louisiana Channel, Craig Dykers of Snøhetta describes how his own experience with the events of 9/11 and the positivity of the spirit of people around him helped inspire the design process of the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
He speaks of the journey of healing and understanding as central to the design and experience of the building itself. “As you move through these cycles, you realize one day that you are alive, and you that have to present the strength of being alive to those around you, and this building is meant to be a part of that cycle…to allow you to see yourself, at a moment in time.”
Watch the video above to learn more about the challenges of designing a memorial museum fully integrated within an essentially nonexistent site.
He speaks of the journey of healing and understanding as central to the design and experience of the building itself. “As you move through these cycles, you realize one day that you are alive, and you that have to present the strength of being alive to those around you, and this building is meant to be a part of that cycle…to allow you to see yourself, at a moment in time.”
Watch the video above to learn more about the challenges of designing a memorial museum fully integrated within an essentially nonexistent site.
JD House / Atelier d’Arquitectura J. A. Lopes da Costa

Architects: Atelier d’Arquitectura J. A. Lopes da Costa
Location: Santo Tirso, Portugal
Architect In Charge: José António Lopes da Costa, Tiago Meireles
Co Workers: Rita Gonçalves and Filipe Ribeiro
Year: 2013
Photographs: Manuel Aguiar
Location: Santo Tirso, Portugal
Architect In Charge: José António Lopes da Costa, Tiago Meireles
Co Workers: Rita Gonçalves and Filipe Ribeiro
Year: 2013
Photographs: Manuel Aguiar
SYNWHA Consortium Wins Competition to Design Waterfront Park for Busan North Port

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