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10Cal Tower / Supermachine Studio
Architects: Supermachine Studio
Location: Gym Burapha University, Saen Suk, Chon Buri District, Chon Buri 20130, Thailand
Design Team: Pitupong Chaowakul with Sujinda Khawkam, Kasidis Peuktes and Mint Mintly
Client: Siam Cement Group (SCG)
Year: 2014
Photographs: Wison Tungthunya
Location: Gym Burapha University, Saen Suk, Chon Buri District, Chon Buri 20130, Thailand
Design Team: Pitupong Chaowakul with Sujinda Khawkam, Kasidis Peuktes and Mint Mintly
Client: Siam Cement Group (SCG)
Year: 2014
Photographs: Wison Tungthunya
“Weight, Pride and Creativity” in Daniel Elis Karlsson and Pauline Algeröd’s “Bärande Möte”
In the the former shipbuilding city of Gothenburg on Sweden’s west coast stands Daniel Ellis Karlsson and Pauine Algeröd’s “Bärande Möte,” a glass and concrete wind shelter and pavilion.
Concrete beams are suspended in midair by load-bearing glass walls, inverting the traditional structural hierarchy between the two materials and allowing uninterrupted river views. Read more about the project and view selected images after the break.
Maisam Creates A Gateway to Petra
The ancient stone-carved city of Petra is famous the world over. Known as one of the seven wonders of the world, the ruins generate most, if not all, of the tourism for Wadi Musa, the Jordan town that sits adjacent to the city. Tourism has also led Wadi Musa to develop into a sprawling thoroughfare of shops, kiosks, and hospitality services. This urban chaos would be an abrupt contrast to Petra, were it not for the intervention of Maisam Architects & Engineers. The design firm is responsible for “A Gateway to Petra,” a structure that frames the entrance to the ruins while incorporating the planned and existing tourist buildings in the area.
For the Highest Density of Design Excellence, Visit Dallas
Since the construction of the first high-rise, it seems architectural merit has been weighed most heavily by a building’s height. However, Kriston Capps of CityLab notes in his article “For the Best U.S. Architecture Per Square Mile, Head to Dallas” that the concentration of buildings by award-winning and internationally-renowned architects can also put cities on the architectural map. Although Chicago and New York may have taller skylines, he argues, in terms of stellar design density, Dallas can’t be beat. Read the full article, here.
Conversion of Doxiadis Office Building-ATI to Apartment Buildin / Divercity
Architects: Divercity
Location: Athens, Greece
Architect In Charge: Nikolas Travasaros, Christina Achtypi
Design Team: Nikolas Travasaros, Christina Achtypi, Dimitris Travasaros, Demetra Karabelia, Dimosthenis Lappas, Angelina Manitsa, Marios Triantafyllou
Area: 1709.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Fernando Guerra, Nikos Daniilidis, Courtesy of Divercity
Location: Athens, Greece
Architect In Charge: Nikolas Travasaros, Christina Achtypi
Design Team: Nikolas Travasaros, Christina Achtypi, Dimitris Travasaros, Demetra Karabelia, Dimosthenis Lappas, Angelina Manitsa, Marios Triantafyllou
Area: 1709.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Fernando Guerra, Nikos Daniilidis, Courtesy of Divercity
Eiffel Tower and Burj Khalifa Listed Top 3 in Global “Selfie” Rankings
New research has found that (unsurprisingly) the Eiffel Tower and Burj Khalifa - the world’s tallest building – are among the top three most popular backdrops for “selfies.” The study, conducted by attractiontix, used data from Instagram to come up with the list, of which the Colosseum in Rome and Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia seems to have also secured a top spot.
The top 10 “selfied” attractions (in order) are:
A TUDelft Student Asks: “Can We Live With Zero Wasted Space?”
Architectural space as we know it is left largely empty even when it is inhabited. We have become accustomed to this empty space, take it for granted, and most likely could not imagine a life in which we are forced to occupy only the space that we use. Through cataloguing our everyday activities and analyzing our body movements, Stavros Gargaretas of Why Factory studio at TUDelft sought to examine the question of ultimate space efficiency with a project entitled “The Evolving Room: Inhabiting Zero Wasted Space.” The work was completed under the supervision of Ulf Hackauf, Adrian Ravon and Huib Plomp, along with Why Factroy founder Winy Maas and won TUDelft’s Best Graduation Project of the Faculty of Architecture award.
Childhood House / Heams et Michel
Architects: Heams et Michel
Location: Cannes, France
Area: 200.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Aldo Amoretti
Location: Cannes, France
Area: 200.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Aldo Amoretti
Video: ZAO/standardarchitecture’s Zhang Ke on “Contemplating Basics”
In conjunction with “Contemplating Basics,” the 35th Aedes Architecture Forum’s exhibition of work by Beijing-based ZAO/standardarchitecture, Reframe presents an interview the firm’s founder, Zhang Ke, and Dr Eduard Kögel, an Urban Planner and critic from Berlin.
Since its establishment in 2001, ZAO/standardarchitecture has produced a diverse portfolio of projects responding to the specific nature and local culture of their sites, and mediating between traditional values and contemporary means of production. Keenly engaged with social issues, Ke recognises the importance of designing in a manner that is cognisant of broader context and bridges the gap between tradition and modernity.
“Every generation of course needs to go back to the original questions… ‘Okay, what architecture can grow out of this place in our time, and with our interaction with the local people and local techniques?’” he asks, “The results could be striking but the departure point is basic.”
ZAO/standardarchitecture has been responsible for large urban museums and small scale rural interventions alike, adopting in all cases this democratic approach to design.
“I learnt neither to look up nor to look down,” Ke said, “But to look straight in the eye, which means that you truly respect the culture.”
R50 – Cohousing / ifau und Jesko Fezer + HEIDE & VON BECKERATH
Architects: ifau und Jesko Fezer, HEIDE & VON BECKERATH
Location: Ritterstraße 50, 10969 Berlin, Germany
Architect In Charge: Susanne Heiß, Christoph Heinemann, Christoph Schmidt und Jesko Fezer, Verena von Beckerath, Tim Heide
Area: 2037.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Andrew Alberts
Location: Ritterstraße 50, 10969 Berlin, Germany
Architect In Charge: Susanne Heiß, Christoph Heinemann, Christoph Schmidt und Jesko Fezer, Verena von Beckerath, Tim Heide
Area: 2037.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Andrew Alberts
Museum Of The Sea In Sete / C+D Architecture
Architects: C+D Architecture
Location: Rue Jean Vilar, 34200 Sète, France
Architect In Charge: Nicolas Crégut, Laurent Duport
Area: 1053.0 sqm
Photographs: Marie-Caroline LUCAT
Location: Rue Jean Vilar, 34200 Sète, France
Architect In Charge: Nicolas Crégut, Laurent Duport
Area: 1053.0 sqm
Photographs: Marie-Caroline LUCAT
The Origami-Inspired / Landmak Architecture
Architects: Landmak Architecture
Location: Khu công nghiệp Nam Thăng Long, 2-4-5 Khu CN Nam Thăng Long, Thụy Phương, Từ Liêm, Hà Nội 0084, Vietnam
Architect In Charge: Ta Tien Vinh, Truong Tuan Chung
Design Team: Do Thanh Tung, Vu Nam Son, Bui Huy Toan, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Do Ha, Pham Dinh Hanh, Tran Viet Phu
Project Manager: Do Thanh Tung
Area: 110.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Le Anh Duc
Location: Khu công nghiệp Nam Thăng Long, 2-4-5 Khu CN Nam Thăng Long, Thụy Phương, Từ Liêm, Hà Nội 0084, Vietnam
Architect In Charge: Ta Tien Vinh, Truong Tuan Chung
Design Team: Do Thanh Tung, Vu Nam Son, Bui Huy Toan, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Do Ha, Pham Dinh Hanh, Tran Viet Phu
Project Manager: Do Thanh Tung
Area: 110.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Le Anh Duc
On View: Inside Outside’s “Museological Reconstruction” of Rotterdam’s Iconic Sonneveld House
Inside Rotterdam’s Sonneveld House everything is in order: books arranged nearly on shelves, chairs tucked under tables, rugs set square on the bedroom floor. The house is a pristine tableau depicting what the interior would have looked like whilst inhabited by the eponymous Albertus Sonneveld and his family.
Yet something interesting lies underfoot, thanks to an intervention by Inside Outside that sees the entire floor of the home covered with a single, continuous mirror. Read more about the installation and view selected images after the break.
Arup Unveils Plans for New A.C. Milan Football Stadium
Arup has unveiled a proposal to construct a new stadium for the Italian football club A.C. Milan in a central area of Milan. If built, the venue would integrate a “modern stage” for the team’s home matches with a hotel, sports college, restaurants, children’s playground and public open space.
“The project has been developed with a fully holistic and integrated approach where all the design components have been carefully balanced around the spectator’s experience,” stated Arup in a press release.
Miami 2100: Envisioning a Resilient Second Century
Climate change, particularly rising sea levels, is expected to have a substantial impact in Miami, Florida over the next 100 years. Miami 2100: Envisioning a Resilient Second Century, an exhibition at the Coral Gables Museum, addresses this pressing issue, examining effective design solutions through the lens of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. The exhibition of graduate student work from Florida International University uses the city’s existing infrastructure and architecture as the groundwork for future adaptation and development. A panel discussion highlighting the topic will take place on Thursday, February 12, with architects from BIG, OMA and West 8. Learn more, after the break.
Community Arts Center and Youth Club / Mas Architecture
Architects: Mas Architecture
Location: Vence, France
Area: 740.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Courtesy of Mas Architecture
Location: Vence, France
Area: 740.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Courtesy of Mas Architecture
9 Stunning Treehouses that Will Bring Out Your Inner Child
The word “treehouse” can conjure up fond childhood memories for many. As a kid, the idea of a house floating above the ground is an endless source of wonder– and that wonder never truly goes away! Countless designers have experimented with the idea of suspending their architecture among the trees, and a large number of those projects have made their way onto our site. See nine of our favorites, after the break.
CIAM 4 and the “Unanimous” Origins of Modernist Urban Planning
Held in 1933 on a ship in the Mediterranian, the fourth CIAM congress and Le Corbusier’s subsequent Athens Charter (La Charte d’Athenes) are widely regarded as a defining period in Modernist urban planning, a moment when architects came to an agreement on what the future of our cities should look like. But how correct is this interpretation? Edited by Evelien van Es, Gregor Harbusch, Bruno Maurer, Muriel Perez, Kees Somer and Daniel Weiss, a significant new 480-page book, “Atlas of the Functional City - CIAM 4 and Comparative Urban Analysis” examines the congress in depth. In the following excerpt from the book’s introduction, Daniel Weiss, Gregor Harbusch and Bruno Maurer examine the commonly accepted history of the congress, finding that support for the underlying principles of Modernism was perhaps not so unanimous after all.
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