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Saturday, May 9, 2015

Arch Daily

S. Victor Lofts / A2OFFICE

© AL.MA
Architects: A2OFFICE
Location: , Portugal
Architecture And Coordination: Alberto Dias Ribeiro
Area: 52.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: AL.MA

Barcelona Sur Power Generation Plant / Forgas Arquitectes

© Simón García
Architects: Forgas Arquitectes
Location: Zona Franca, 08040 Barcelona, Barcelona, 
Project Architects: Joan Forgas, Dolors Ylla-Català
Project Area: 9435.0 m2
Photographs: Simón García 

Marginal de Esposende Redevelopment / Victor Neves Arquitectura e Urbanismo

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Architects: Victor Neves Arquitectura e Urbanismo
Location: Avenida Engenheiro Eduardo Arantes e Oliveira, 4740 , 
Project Architect: Prof. Dr. Arqt.º Victor Neves
Collaborators: Arqt.º David Correia, Arqt.ª Carla Anastácio
Project Area: 25500.0 m2
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Situla Housing and Office Complex / Bevk Perovic

© Miran Kambic
Architects: Bevk Perovic
Location: Vilharjeva cesta, 1000 , Slovenia
Design Team: Matija Bevk, Vasa J. Perovic, Andrej Ukmar, Christophe Riss, Jure Kozin, Gonzalo Piqueras, Blaz Gorican, Natasa Sprah, Maja Valic, Davor Pocivasek, Ida Sedusak
Year: 2013
Photographs: Miran Kambic

Rue du Charolais / Eva Samuel

© Clément Guillaume
Architects: Eva Samuel
Location: Rue du Charolais, 75012 Paris, 
Year: 2014
Photographs: Clément Guillaume
Chen's travel plan. Image © Michelle Tianhui Chen

Michelle Tianhui Chen Wins Robert A.M. Stern’s 2015 RAMSA Travel Fellowship

Michelle Tianhui Chen, a Master’s candidate at the Yale School of Architecture, has won Robert A.M. Stern Architects‘ $10,000 RAMSA Travel Fellowship. With the award, Chen will travel to India where she will study the architectural shift from a diverse fabric of expressive design languages to a politically and ethnically neutral vocabulary.
“In our world of increasingly ubiquitous gleaming towers, clean in form but cleansed of details, looking to centuries-old traditions might be a means toward reestablishing human attachment to our everyday surroundings,” says Ms. Chen. Her proposal promises to “culminate in a book of drawings and text that attempts to chart a path to a more balanced architecture—one which does not forsake cultural expression for a shallow conception of political order.”

MM House / Estudio Puyol – Meinardy

© Federico Cairoli
Architects: Estudio Puyol – Meinardy
Location: Colastine, Santa Fe, 
Project Architects: Gervasio Meinardy, Ma. Dolores Puyol, Virginia Fabre, Leticia Santarelli, Milagros Reinante
Collaborators: Melisa Roth
Project Area: 224.0 m2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Federico Cairoli

Davis Brody Bond to Expand Baltimore’s National Great Blacks in Wax Museum

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Davis Brody Bond‘s plan to expand Baltimore‘s National Great Blacks in Wax Museum has been approved. As the Baltimore Business Journal reports, the $75 million overhaul hopes to foresee a significant increase in attendance, bringing in more than 500,000 visitors annually.
A destination for both tourists and locals, the expanded museum will open itself to the surrounding community beyond normal operating hours. It will house a multi-purpose space, retail, orientation theatre, changing gallery and educational programs as well as the museum and a bus drop-off on the main thoroughfare.

Housing and Urban Planning of “Grand-Pré” Neighbourhood / Luscher Architectes

© Pierre Boss
Architects: Luscher Architectes
Location: Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland
Architect In Charge: Rodolphe Luscher, architect FAS/SIA, town planer FSU
Area: 13000.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Pierre Boss

Renzo Piano’s First US Residential Tower to Rise in New York

Renzo Piano’s recently completed Whitney Museum in  City. Image © Paul Clemence
According to the New York Post, Renzo Piano has been commissioned by Michael Shvo and Bizzi & Partners to design his first US residential tower. Planned to rise in the southern Manhattan district of Soho at 100 Varick Street, the Piano-designed tower will include up to 280,000 square-feet of  and reach nearly 300 feet. Featured amenities include a “gated private driveway” and “automated parking.” Stay tuned for more details.
Piano recently completed the highly discussed Whitney Museum in city’s Meatpacking District. See what the critics have to say about the project, here.

BSAS Geodesy Directorate Historical Archive / SMF Arquitectos

Architects: SMF Arquitectos
Location: Calle 61 e/ 10 y 11 Ciudad de , 
Project Architects: Enrique Speroni, Gabriel Martinez, Juan Martin Flores
Project Area: 1000.0 m2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Albano Garcia 

Travelbox Combines Essentials for Living In A Portable Box

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Permitting  on a budget, the architects of Juust have designed a compact “Travelbox” that consolidates all the essentials – bike, bed, table, chair and storage. Beautifully constructed from wood and clad in aluminum, the clever arrangement brings the comfort of home to wherever life may lead you. 
“In its closed position it is rigid, efficient, and ready to endure the inevitable bumps of international travel. Upon arrival the Travelbox can be unfolded to instantly transform your new abode into a comfortable home,” says Juust.
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Estudio Barozzi Veiga’s Philharmonic Hall Szczecin Photographed by Laurian Ghinitoiu

© Laurian Ghinitoiu

The Covert House / DSDHA

© Helene Binet 
Architects: DSDHA
Location: Clapham,  SW4, UK
Design Team: Deborah Saunt, David Hills, Matt Lambert, Emma Canning
Area: 135.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Helene Binet
VitraHaus / Herzog & de Meuron. Photography by Iwan Baan © Vitra

Spotlight: Herzog & de Meuron

Led by Jacques Herzog (born 19 April 1950) and Pierre de Meuron (born 8 May 1950), most descriptions of Herzog & de Meuron projects are almost paradoxical: in one paragraph they will be praised for their dedication to tradition and vernacular forms, in the next for their thoroughly modern innovation. However, in the hands of Herzog & de Meuron this is no paradox, as the internationally-renowned architectural duo combine tradition and innovation in such a way that the two elements actually enhance each other.

A Guided Tour Of The 2015 Milan Expo

© Hufton+Crow
With 145 countries participating in the 2015 Expo, alongside input from international organizations, corporate partners and an extensive program organized by the Expo itself, there’s a lot going on in Milan right now. So much so, in fact, that it can be a little overwhelming to get a handle on all the sights that are worth your attention.
To help you out, we’ve put together a guided tour of the key pavilions that are turning heads, including the defining vistas of the expo grounds, the displays that are worth your time and the oddities that might entertain. From the Expo’s defining icon, the 30-meter-tall Tree of Life, to the exhibition on architecture’s favorite consumable (that’s coffee), and all the national pavilions in between, the things you need to see are here. Whether you’re planning to visit the Expo and want a quick and dirty way to ensure you’ve covered the highlights, or whether you’re simply hoping to live vicariously through the internet, this tour is for you.

Orona Ideo / Barrutieta + Goikoetxea + delaFuente + Perez

© Agustín Sagasti
Architects: , Goikoetxea, delaFuente, Perez
Location: , Gipuzkoa, Spain
Architects In Charge: Orona Architecture & Facilities (Xabier Barrutieta, Eneko Gokoetxea), LKSingenieria (Javier de la Fuente, Santi Perez)
Area: 50000.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Agustín Sagasti 

Incredible Color Video Shows Life in Berlin at the End of WWII

May 8th marks the 70-year anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, when ’s Third Reich surrendered to the Allied forces. To commemorate the anniversary, Konstantin von zur Muehlen has released “Spirit of ,” a short color film with historic footage showing everyday life in the German capital in July 1945 — just two months after the end of the war.
Learn more after the break. 
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