Posts tagged Architecture

Alésia Museum Visitor’s Centre by Bernard Tschumi Architects -“The cylindrical centre occupies the same position held by the Roman army during a historic battle against the Gauls over 2000 years ago and its wooden exterior references the timber fortifications that would have been constructed nearby.”

Alésia Museum Visitor’s Centre by Bernard Tschumi Architects -“The cylindrical centre occupies the same position held by the Roman army during a historic battle against the Gauls over 2000 years ago and its wooden exterior references the timber fortifications that would have been constructed nearby.”

Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Weiwei is the team working on this year’s Pavilion at the Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London. They built that crazy looking lush “birds nest” inspired Beijing National Stadium, for the 2008 Olympic Games and won the prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize.

Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Weiwei is the team working on this year’s Pavilion at the Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London. They built that crazy looking lush “birds nest” inspired Beijing National Stadium, for the 2008 Olympic Games and won the prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize.

“ARCHIZINES is a touring exhibition and ongoing research project which celebrate and promote the alternative and independent architectural publishing from around the world. Spanning photocopied pamphlets to print-on-demand newsletters, as well as beautiful magazines, the exhibition enables to discover and to read each magazine in situ, while video interviews with their creators are also there to help guide the visitor through each publication’s world and concept. From 27 January to 23 February, the exhibition travels to SpazioFMGperl’Architettura in Milan, showcasing 60 titles from 20 different countries.”

“ARCHIZINES is a touring exhibition and ongoing research project which celebrate and promote the alternative and independent architectural publishing from around the world. Spanning photocopied pamphlets to print-on-demand newsletters, as well as beautiful magazines, the exhibition enables to discover and to read each magazine in situ, while video interviews with their creators are also there to help guide the visitor through each publication’s world and concept. From 27 January to 23 February, the exhibition travels to SpazioFMGperl’Architettura in Milan, showcasing 60 titles from 20 different countries.”

Moon Hoon: Lollipop House - “Seoul-based practice Moon Hoon has recently completed ‘Lollipop House’, a single family dwelling in Giheung-Gu, Korea. Evoking the imagery of a child’s candy with alternating pink and white rings, this rounded and segmented elevation conceals seven storeys of internal living spaces, beginning with input from the inhabitants, the design initiated with explorations of rising stairs and spirals. due to budget limitations, the ideas were simplified into a practical skip floor format which wrap around an interior void which forms an atrium”

Moon Hoon: Lollipop House - “Seoul-based practice Moon Hoon has recently completed ‘Lollipop House’, a single family dwelling in Giheung-Gu, Korea. Evoking the imagery of a child’s candy with alternating pink and white rings, this rounded and segmented elevation conceals seven storeys of internal living spaces, beginning with input from the inhabitants, the design initiated with explorations of rising stairs and spirals. due to budget limitations, the ideas were simplified into a practical skip floor format which wrap around an interior void which forms an atrium”

Artist Damien Hirst to Build Eco-Homes - One of the world’s wealthiest artists is investing some of his fortune (he’s said to be worth about $340 million) into the development of 500 new eco-houses near his home in North Devon in Britain… (Non-artist’s rendering of artist’s rendering of houses in a tank a.k.a. reasonable facsimile fully realized by the fine folks at the grist).

Artist Damien Hirst to Build Eco-Homes - One of the world’s wealthiest artists is investing some of his fortune (he’s said to be worth about $340 million) into the development of 500 new eco-houses near his home in North Devon in Britain… (Non-artist’s rendering of artist’s rendering of houses in a tank a.k.a. reasonable facsimile fully realized by the fine folks at the grist).

How to Build an Igloo - “The weather outside may be frightful, but your cozy igloo will be a delightful 20–60˚F inside. It will also reinforce itself naturally, through constant melting and freezing, until it’s strong enough to withstand natural disasters ranging from hurricane-force winds to (legend has it) over-curious polar bears. Here’s how to build one”

How to Build an Igloo - “The weather outside may be frightful, but your cozy igloo will be a delightful 20–60˚F inside. It will also reinforce itself naturally, through constant melting and freezing, until it’s strong enough to withstand natural disasters ranging from hurricane-force winds to (legend has it) over-curious polar bears. Here’s how to build one”

Thermally Responsive Intervention, Doris Sung: Bloom at Materials & Applications: “The latest installation at the materials & applications courtyard, ‘Bloom’ by Los Angeles-based architect Doris Sung in collaboration with Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter and Matthew Melnyk, is a 6-meter tall intervention constructed out of a metal skin that kinetically responds to the heat of the sun. The towering shade structure carves out a tubular volume within the outdoor space and is supported by a system of self-organizing cellular panels of laser-cut sheet metal.”

Thermally Responsive Intervention, Doris Sung: Bloom at Materials & Applications: “The latest installation at the materials & applications courtyard, ‘Bloom’ by Los Angeles-based architect Doris Sung in collaboration with Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter and Matthew Melnyk, is a 6-meter tall intervention constructed out of a metal skin that kinetically responds to the heat of the sun. The towering shade structure carves out a tubular volume within the outdoor space and is supported by a system of self-organizing cellular panels of laser-cut sheet metal.”

An Underground Skyscraper in Mexico City - “The Earthscraper, designed by BNKR Arquitectura, is the Skyscraper’s antagonist in the historic urban landscape of Mexico City where the latter is condemned and the preservation of the built environment is the paramount ambition. It preserves the iconic presence of the city square and the existing hierarchy of the buildings that surround it.”

An Underground Skyscraper in Mexico City - “The Earthscraper, designed by BNKR Arquitectura, is the Skyscraper’s antagonist in the historic urban landscape of Mexico City where the latter is condemned and the preservation of the built environment is the paramount ambition. It preserves the iconic presence of the city square and the existing hierarchy of the buildings that surround it.”

Stanley Tigerman, The Titanic, 1978. Photomontage on Paper - Mies van der Rohe, is sinking

Stanley Tigerman, The Titanic, 1978. Photomontage on Paper - Mies van der Rohe, is sinking

Descendants of the High Line -“The High Line’s success in New York has sparked a broader discussion about whether or not elevated parks can succeed in American cities in general. Witold Rybczynski, author of Makeshift Metropolis and professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, recently argued in The New York Times that great elevated parks require a “combination of history and density” unique to places like New York and Paris. (The Promenade Plantée in Paris, a precursor to the High Line, opened on a 2.8-mile viaduct in the 12th Arrondissement in 1993.) If too many cities try to duplicate the High Line concept in less ideal environments, then elevated urban parks will soon join the “dismal record of failed urban design strategies,” Rybczynski wrote.”

Descendants of the High Line -“The High Line’s success in New York has sparked a broader discussion about whether or not elevated parks can succeed in American cities in general. Witold Rybczynski, author of Makeshift Metropolis and professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, recently argued in The New York Times that great elevated parks require a “combination of history and density” unique to places like New York and Paris. (The Promenade Plantée in Paris, a precursor to the High Line, opened on a 2.8-mile viaduct in the 12th Arrondissement in 1993.) If too many cities try to duplicate the High Line concept in less ideal environments, then elevated urban parks will soon join the “dismal record of failed urban design strategies,” Rybczynski wrote.”

Sosno + Rytis Daukantas: Sosno Art Gallery Building - “French sculptor Sosno and Lithuanian Architect Rytis Daukantas have collaborated to create the ‘Sosno Art Gallery Building’, a large scale adaption which transforms the ‘La Paille Dans L’œil Du Voisin’ sculpture into a habitable space for the city of Nice, France. the 22 meter tall structure will contain 600 square meters of program arranged within six unique floor plates. The concealed core positioned within the head and shoulders contains a framework to stabilize the cantilevered wings illustrating the wooden beam which intersects the face of the bust.”

Sosno + Rytis Daukantas: Sosno Art Gallery Building - “French sculptor Sosno and Lithuanian Architect Rytis Daukantas have collaborated to create the ‘Sosno Art Gallery Building’, a large scale adaption which transforms the ‘La Paille Dans L’œil Du Voisin’ sculpture into a habitable space for the city of Nice, France. the 22 meter tall structure will contain 600 square meters of program arranged within six unique floor plates. The concealed core positioned within the head and shoulders contains a framework to stabilize the cantilevered wings illustrating the wooden beam which intersects the face of the bust.”

La Paille Dans L’œil Du Voisin - Sculpture by French artist Sosno. Art Gallery building. Architectural proposals by R.Daukantas.

Bertrand Goldberg - “Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention,” at the Art Institute of Chicago from Sept. 17 through Jan. 15, 2012, is the first comprehensive retrospective of the architect’s work.  Bertrand Goldberg’s iconic Marina City apartment towers, in Chicago, shown here around 1965, feature prominently in the exhibition Hedrich Blessing Archive, courtesy of the eChicago History Museum

Bertrand Goldberg - “Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention,” at the Art Institute of Chicago from Sept. 17 through Jan. 15, 2012, is the first comprehensive retrospective of the architect’s work.  Bertrand Goldberg’s iconic Marina City apartment towers, in Chicago, shown here around 1965, feature prominently in the exhibition Hedrich Blessing Archive, courtesy of the eChicago History Museum