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BA-Project – Villa in Progress by Y.TOHME/ARCHITECTS Bridge by Bernard Tschumi and Hugh Dutton (HDA) El 22 by JSª AT&T Performing Arts Center by REX – OMA
 
BA-Project – Villa in Progress by Y.TOHME/ARCHITECTS

BA-Project – Villa in Progress by Y.TOHME/ARCHITECTS

BA-Project - Lebanon, Kaakour

Bridge by Bernard Tschumi and Hugh Dutton (HDA)

Bridge by Bernard Tschumi and Hugh Dutton (HDA)

Linking the historic city founded by Napoleon (“the Pentagon”) with new neighborhoods..

El 22 by JSª

El 22 by JSª

Facing a peruvian beach, 30 miles from Lima, El 22 is arranged with 4 beach apartments suitable for families.

AT&T Performing Arts Center by REX – OMA

AT&T Performing Arts Center by REX – OMA

575-seat “multi-form” theater with the ability to transform between proscenium, thrust, arena....

Place de la République Proposal by Mateo Arquitectura

Place de la République Proposal by Mateo Arquitectura

15 March 2010

Transforming a traffic junction into an urban space means, firstly, reducing the impact of road traffic. Having addressed the traffic, the challenge is to transform the place into an urban space.

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Learning from CCTV | An Interview with Rory McGowan

Learning from CCTV | An Interview with Rory McGowan

12 March 2010

Last man leaning, after Ole Scheeren has left the OMA ship. MovingCities publishes an interview with structural engineer Rory McGowan (ARUP Beijing), who has working in close collaboration with Rem Koolhaas/OMA during the past 17 years, on the construction of the CCTV-project, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building, Kansai Airport and Rory’s advice for the future generation of architects.

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Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

12 March 2010

This film by Eric Bricker, was shown at Palm Springs Modernism Week, at the Architecture and Design Film Festival, sponsored by Design Onscreen.

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VIDEO: CHIESA DI FOLIGNO, ITALY BY Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas

VIDEO: CHIESA DI FOLIGNO, ITALY BY Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas

11 March 2010

The project was won in 2001 after a national competition organized by the Conferenza Episcopale Italiana for the construction of new churches, the jury gave the following reasons for choosing, "as a sign of innovation that meets the latest international research, becoming a symbol of rebirth for the city after the earthquake."

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HIGH HOUSES by LEBBEUS WOODS

HIGH HOUSES by LEBBEUS WOODS

10 March 2010

The High Houses are proposed as part of the reconstruction of Sarajevo after the siege of the city that lasted from 1992 though late 1995. Their site is the badly damaged “old tobacco factory” in the Marijn dvor section near the city center.

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The International Criminal Court by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

The International Criminal Court by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

10 March 2010

After years of accommodation in temporary premises, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, The Netherlands has revealed its design for new permanent headquarters by schmidt hammer lassen architects (SHL).

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Winners 2010 Skyscraper Competition

Winners 2010 Skyscraper Competition

09 March 2010

eVolo Magazine announced the winners of the 2010 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organization. The award seeks to discover young talents whose ideas will change the way we understand architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments.

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Fishermen Departments, Studio Banana TV

Fishermen Departments, Studio Banana TV

09 March 2010

Studio Banana TV features the Fishermen Department in Cangas, Galicia, Spain, with explanations by its authors, Spanish architects Irisarri-Piñera. Watch the video after the jump.

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MINE THE GAP

MINE THE GAP

08 March 2010

The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce the 2010 Chicago Prize Competition: MINE THE GAP, a single-stage international design ideas competition dedicated to examining one of the most visible scars left after the collapse of the real estate market in Chicago.

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Video: Marne School of Architecture by Bernard Tschumi

Video: Marne School of Architecture by Bernard Tschumi

08 March 2010

The design of the school begins from the thesis that there are “building-generators” of events. Such structures are often condensers of the city. .. Watch the Video after the jump

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Elemental’s Monterrey Housing Wins Brit Insurance Architecture Design Award

Elemental’s Monterrey Housing Wins Brit Insurance Architecture Design Award

08 March 2010

The Design Museum in London today announced the seven category winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010. Collectively they celebrate everyday design, reflecting international trends, current themes of sustainability and social enablement.

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Harmonia // 57 Office Building Sao Paulo, Brasil wins Zumtobel Built Award

Harmonia // 57 Office Building Sao Paulo, Brasil wins Zumtobel Built Award

06 March 2010

The winner in the category “Built environment” is the Harmonia // 57 Office Building in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is designed by Triptyque Architects, Paris, France/Sao Paulo, Brazil and completed in 2008.

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Building designed by world leading classicist architect is new landmark for Beirut

Building designed by world leading classicist architect is new landmark for Beirut

05 March 2010

1458 Marfaa is a mixed use building on an historic site. Completed in October 2009 the building responds to the client’s request for a building of ‘timeless’ quality for a prominent corner site that marks an important medieval gateway into old Beirut.

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Green Roofed Apartment Building Rises in Amsterdam

Green Roofed Apartment Building Rises in Amsterdam

05 March 2010

Construction was recently finished on this green-roofed apartment building in Amsterdam, and residents will soon be able to move into their stunning new light filled apartments.

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