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Thursday, April 30, 2015

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Faber Headquarters / GEZA

© Massimo Crivellari
Architects: GEZA
Location: Via dell’ Industria, 33043 Zona Industriale-artigianale UD, Italy
Design Team: Stefania Anzil, Chiara Marchetti, Tania Teixeira, Francesco Casella, Tina Carletti
Area: 3170.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Massimo Crivellari
© Navesh Chitrakar. Courtesy of Reuters

RIBA Seeks Architects In The Wake Of The Himalayan Earthquake

Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal this week, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have teamed up with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to “help to identify Nepalese nationals or others with local or regional experience to provide technical expertise.” According to the RIBA, the IFRC “has already deployed approximately 100 people to support the Nepal Red Cross in search and rescue efforts, emergency health, water and sanitation, relief, shelter and inter-agency coordination as well as support services such as telecoms and logistics.”

Juniper House / Murman Arkitekter

© Åke E-son Lindman
Architects: Murman Arkitekter
Location: 623 69 Katthammarsvik, Sweden
Architect In Charge: Ulla Alberts, Hans Murman architects SAR/MSA
Client And Builders: Ulla Alberts, Hans Murman
Area: 50.0 sqm
Year: 2007
Photographs: Åke E-son Lindman, Courtesy of Hans Murman, Göran Uhlin

Swarovski Kristallwelten / Snøhetta

© Patrick Lüth
Architects: Snøhetta
Location: Swarovski Kristallwelten, Kristallweltenstraße 1, 6112 , Austria
Year: 2015
Photographs: Patrick Lüth, Swarovski Kristallwelten, Courtesy of Snøhetta

MA of Wind / Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect & Associates

© Kaori Ichikawa
Architects: Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect & Associates
Location: , Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Area: 84.0 sqm
Year: 2011
Photographs: Kaori Ichikawa

Walumba Elders Centre / Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects

© Peter Bennetts
Architects: Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects
Location:  WA 6743, Australia
Design Team: Finn Pedersen, Adrian Iredale, Martyn Hook, Joel Fuller, Rebecca Angus, Jason Lenard, Nikki Ross, Caroline Di Costa, Khairani Khalifah, Drew Penhale, Mary Mcaree, Layla Cluer, Jonathan Alach, Matt Fletcher, Jonathon Ware
Builder: Norbuilt
Year: 2014
Photographs: Peter Bennetts

Circle House / Kichi Architectural Design

© Ippei Shinzawa
Architects: Kichi Architectural Design
Location: Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, 
Year: 2015
Photographs: Ippei Shinzawa
Artscience Museum and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore / Safdie Architects. Image © MBS Digital Media

Apply Now: Safdie Architects Announces 2015 Research Fellowship

Safdie Architects’ 2015 Research Fellowship will center on the theme of “dense urbanism,” and the ways in which the field of architecture can rethink its approach to vital issues such as materiality, construction, environmental conditions, and the demographic realities of rapidly growing populations. This year, Moshe Safdie and his team invite exceptional individuals to attack the challenges of the contemporary urban landscape head-on by proposing new tools and solutions to create a better functioning and humane city. Accepted candidates will spend one year in residence at Safdie Architects’ Boston office, during which they will receive support from the practice and have access to the firm’s resources and consultants. 
Interested candidates can apply to fellowship@msafdie.com. The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2015 for an expected start in August.

The Top 100 Universities in the World for Architecture

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Cedric Weber / Shutterstock.com 
QS has released its annual World University Rankings for 2015, covering 36 individual subjects and sorting based on “academic reputation, employer reputation and  impact.” The company, which claims to explore the top 800 universities in the world, began publishing academic rankings in 2011. Read on to see the list of top universities for architecture, and be sure to see the full, sortable list at QS’s site. 

IC House / Alexanderson Arquitectos

© Carlos Díaz Corona
Architects: Alexanderson Arquitectos
Location: , Jal., Mexico
Project Architect: Pablo Alexanderson Silva
Project Area: 775.0 m2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Carlos Díaz Corona

Video: Bjarke Ingels on Urban Hybrids and “Courtscrapers”


Bjarke Ingels has built a reputation for formulating new urban hybrids. From merging power plants with ski slopes to reintroducing nature to the workspace, Ingels’ well-respected practice BIG is missioned to realize the fictitious world we all dream to inhabit by redefining conventional building typologies. An example of this is the Danish practice’s  “” – W57, a clever union of the courtyard building and skyscraper that guarantees sunlight to all its inhabitants. Watch the video above to learn more.

EDP / RCA – Regino Cruz Arquitectos

© Fernando Guerra | 
Architects: RCA – Regino Cruz Arquitectos
Location: Leiria, Portugal
Design Team: Regino Cruz, Célide Cruz, Filipe Balestra, Sara Göransson, Rafael Balestra, Hugo Ricardo, Ruben Mateus and Luís Pestana
Area: 1250.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

11 Projects Win Modernism in America Award

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Eleven buildings have been announced as winners of Docomomo US‘ 2015 Modernism in America Awards (#ModernismAwards), of which includes the Frederick Dunn-designed Lewis and Clark Branch Library that is currently scheduled to be demolished. Each awarded project is “emblematic of the work going on all over the country and represent buildings and building typologies of postwar society in the United States.” It is hoped that these awards will shed light on the importance of preserving modern architecture. Take a look at the winners, after the break.

Nahahum / Balance Associates

© Steve Keating Photography
Architects: Balance Associates
Location: , WA 98815, USA
Architect In Charge: Tom Lenchek AIA
Project Architect: Kyle Zerbey AIA
Structural Engineers: Harriott Valentine Engineers
General Contractor: Fred Dowdy
Area: 1650.0 ft2
Year: 2009
Photographs: Steve Keating Photography

Insiders Tip BIG to Redesign Foster + Partners’ World Trade Center 2 Tower

Orignial WTC scheme; 
A new report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that BIG may replace Foster + Partners to realize the World Trade Center 2 (WTC2) tower - the final tower planned to be built on Ground Zero. The 79-story tower, originally designed in 2006, was stalled due to the economic crash of 2008. 
According to the report, 21st Century Fox and News Corp have “tipped” BIG to redesign the tower should they strike an agreement with project backers Silverstein Properties and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to move into the tower. If the deal goes through, the two companies would occupy nearly half of the building – enough to kickstart development. 

Linear House / Roberto Benito

© Gonzalo Viramonte
Architects: Roberto Benito
Location: , Cordoba, Argentina
Interiors: Nancy Silvestro
Project Area: 277.0 m2
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Gonzalo Viramonte 

11 Tips You Need To Know Before Building A Shipping Container Home

PV14 House / M Gooden Design. Image © Wade Griffith 
One of the more niche trends in sustainable design of the past few years has been the re-use of shipping containers in order to create the structure of a building. Due to their convenient size, shipping containers are well-suited for use in houses and their appeal lies in their apparent simplicity: you get a room delivered in one piece, and you can stack them together to make multiple rooms or join them up to make larger rooms.
But of course, things are never so simple, and using shipping containers to make a house is still fraught with challenges – particularly as the idea is still relatively new, so there are few people with the expertise required to build one without a hitch. That’s why the folks over at Container Home Plans reached out to 23 experts from around the world - designers and owners who have overcome the challenges to build their own container houses – to ask them what they wish they’d known before taking on this challenge. Check out their 11 top tips after the break.

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