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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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Viola Communications Office / M+N Architecture

© Verdekiwi Photography
Architects: M+N Architecture
Location:  –  – 
Design Team: Lorenzo Zoli, Alessandra Barilaro, Giulio Asso, Marco Barazzuoli
Area: 1463.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Verdekiwi Photography

Care Implant Dentistry / Pedra Silva Architects

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG 
Architects: Pedra Silva Architects
Location: Chatswood NSW 2067, 
Architects: André Góis, Dina Castro, Hugo Ramos, Hugo Ferreira, Maria Rita Pais e Ricardo Sousa
Area: 402.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Cozy House / FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects

© Yoshihiro Asada
Architects: FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects
Location: Shiga Prefecture, 
Area: 92.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Yoshihiro Asada

Morphosis Breaks Ground on Shenzhen Office Tower

© Luxigon, courtesy of 
Construction is underway on a striking new tower by Morphosis Architects in Shenzhen. “A departure from conventional towers,” as the practice describes, the “Hanking Center Tower” merges commercial retail with private office space through the folding of its steel structure. Beyond that, tenants are further connected via a series of five communal sky gardens and a massive sun-lit atrium that occupies the building’s core.

Pumphouse Point / Cumulus Studio

© Stuart Gibson
Architects: Cumulus Studio
Location: Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Lake St Clair Road, TAS 7140, Australia
Architect In Charge: Chris Roberts, Liz Walsh, Peter Walker, Todd Henderson
Area: 1035.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Stuart Gibson, Adam Gibson, Sharyn Cairns

3 Finalists Emerge in St. Petersburg Pier Redesign Competition

© The Pier Park / Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers, ASD, Ken Smith
After deliberating over eight shortlisted proposals to reimagine the St. Petersburg Pier, the Pier Selection Committee has narrowed the competition down to three designs. Though the proposals vary widely in aesthetics, the finalists all approached the project as an opportunity to express the past while embracing modern forms and incorporating strong public programs.
Next on the agenda, the Pier Selection Committee will conduct an initial public meeting on April 23 in which finalists will present clarifications on their designs, followed later that day with a second meeting to announce the teams’ rankings. Based on these proceedings, one design will be chosen for further development, in collaboration with the city. Check out the three finalists, after the break.

Novopie Podiatric Clinic / Estudio de Arquitectura Antonio Jurado

Architects: Estudio de Arquitectura Antonio Jurado
Location: Urbanización Centro Internacional, 29770 Torrox, Málaga, 
Architect In Charge: Antonio Jurado
Area: 18 sqm
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Cortesia de Antonio Jurado

Inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces 2015 Participants

 Biennial to feature photo series by Iwan Baan. Image © Iwan Baan
A 60-strong list of international studios has named the official participants of the first-ever Chicago Architecture Biennial - the “largest international survey of contemporary architecture in North America.” Chosen by Biennial Co-Artistic Directors Joseph Grima and Sarah Herda – who are supported by an advisory council comprising David Adjaye, Elizabeth Diller, Jeanne Gang, Frank Gehry, Sylvia Lavin, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Peter Palumbo, and Stanley Tigerman - each participating practice will convene in Chicago to discuss “The State of the Art of Architecture” and showcase their work from October 3 to January 3, 2016.
“The city of Chicago has left an indelible mark on the field of architecture, from the world’s first modern skyscraper to revolutionary urban designs,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “That’s why there’s no better host city than Chicago for this rare global event. The  offers an unprecedented chance to celebrate the architectural, cultural, and design advancements that have collectively shaped our world.”
A complete list of participants, after the break. 

Princeton St. Bungalow / Ruben S. Ojeda Architects + Koning Eizenberg Architecture

© Shawn Bishop 
Architects: , Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Location: , CA 90403, USA
Landscape Architect: Janis Tidwell
Year: 2014
Photographs: Shawn Bishop

Studio Gang Goes Public with Chicago’s Newest Tower: Wanda Vista

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Studio Gang Architects has gone public with what will be Chicago‘s third tallest tower, Wanda Vista. The massive mixed-use development, planned to open adjacent to the  River in the city’s Lake Shore East community by 2019, will reach 1100 feet (335 meters) and encompass more than 1.8 million-square-feet of residential and hotel space.
Defined by three vertical elements, the tower is shaped to maximize resident views of the city and river below.

Cordoba-ReUrbano Housing Building / Cadaval & Solà-Morales

© Miguel de Guzmán 
Architects: Cadaval & Solà-Morales
Location:  City, Federal District, 
Architects In Charge: Eduardo Cadaval, Clara Solà-Morales.
Area: 2200.0 sqm
Photographs: Miguel de Guzmán 

Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India’s Ancient River

Courtesy of Anthony Acciavatti
Few geographies in the world nurture such a rich and complex imaginary as the Ganges River Valley. The heart of Indian Culture, and home to over one quarter of India’s population, the Ganges is one of the most fertile and infrastructure-heavy river valleys in the planet. Its many physical, historical and spiritual natures defy a single interpretation: always in flux, source of life and destruction, and venerated as a Hindu Deity, the Ganges fully embodies the complexities and excesses of the Indian Civilization.
In “Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India’s Ancient River,” Anthony Acciavatti orchestrates a magnificent portrait of the Ganges River Basin, and its continuous reinvention as a test-bed for infrastructural innovation. Through the hybrid genre of the Atlas-Almanac-Travelogue, the book unfolds the many nested spatial and temporal scales that characterize this highly contested territory. Those captivated with the planetary urbanization of  will find in this book a timely and relevant volume of encyclopedic ambition and exquisite design.

Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum / Teeple Architects

© Tom Arban
Architects: Teeple Architects
Location: Wembley, AB T0H, 
Area: 42000.0 ft2
Year: 2014
Photographs: Tom Arban 

Winner of Yeats2015 “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” Announced

Courtesy of Yeats2015
Yon ho Shin and John Randle have been announced as the winners of “The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” a design competition held earlier this year as part of the Yeats2015 festival. Based in London and Daegu, South Korea, the pair of architects proposed “Square Moon,” a light-based installation for the Irish Island about which Yeats wrote his eponymous1892 poem, and from which the competition took its name.
The AEG Turbine Factory. Image © Flickr CC user Joseph

Spotlight: Peter Behrens

If asked to name buildings by German architect and designer Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940), few people would be able to answer with anything other than his AEG Turbine Factory in Berlin. His style was not one that lends itself easily to canonization; indeed, even the Turbine Factory itself is difficult to appreciate without an understanding of its historical context. Despite this, Behrens’ achievements are not to be underestimated, and his importance to the development of architecture might best be understood by looking at three young architects who worked in his studio around 1910: Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius.

Living-Garden House In Katowice / KWK Promes

© Jakub Certowicz
Architects: KWK Promes
Location: , 
Architect In Charge: Robert Konieczny
Area: 411.0 sqm
Year: 2009
Photographs: Jakub Certowicz, Olo Studio
Courtesy of RIBA

RIBA Future Trends Survey Shows UK Public Sector Workloads Dip

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)’s Future Trends Survey for February 2015 has revealed continued optimism, although the public sector workload forecast has dipped with uncertainty about spending commitments ahead of the UK General Election in May. The workload index fell back slightly to +26 (from +29 in January) and workload forecast balance figures have remained high, the highest numbers being reported from practices in the Midlands and East Anglia (+43) and in Wales and the West (+39). In addition, practices have reported that they are now employing 16% more Part 1 (undergraduate) and Part 2 (postgraduate) students than they were twelve months ago.

Old Mill Hotel Belgrade / GRAFT Architects

© Tobias Hein 
Architects: GRAFT Architects
Location: Bulevar vojvode Mišića, , 
Managing Directors: Lars Krueckeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit
Project Manager: Konstantin Buhr
Project Team: Andrea Göldel, Sascha Krückeberg, Sebastian Gernhardt, Stephen Molloy, Denis Leo Hegic, Sonja Wedemeyer, Alice Mayer, Antonio Luque, Tade Godbersen
Year: 2014
Photographs: Tobias Hein

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