The concept of the “kindergarten-in-motion” includes the surrounding area of unspoilt nature.
30 June 2009
In December 2008, Italian fashion brand United Colors of Benetton launched the international competition Designing in Teheran to develop a design for two multistory buildings in Iran’s capital city of Teheran. Designers were called to integrate the new structures in the local urban and commercial setting while taking in account cultural and technical aspects. The two new towers will house Benetton offices, as well as retail space.
29 June 2009
0300TV presents a video of Naoshima Ferry Terminal designed by SANAA. Watch it after the jump.
25 June 2009
An international idea contest was held for Tallinn’s new City Hall in Estonia, and the best concept was presented by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) from Denmark together with Adams Kara Taylor of the UK.
22 June 2009
A farewell chapel is located in a village close to Ljubljana. The site plot is next to the existing graveyard. The chapel is cut into the rising landscape. The shape is following the lines of the landscape trajectories around the graveyard. Three curved walls are embracing and dividing the programs.
19 June 2009
0300TV presents a video of Island City Central Park GRIN GRIN in Fukuoka designed by Toyo Ito.
17 June 2009
“Asphalt Spot” designed by R&Sie is a combination of a parking lot for 20 cars, a 300 m2 exhibition room and public facilities near Tokamashi in Japan.
16 June 2009
Go ahead and say it; everyone does. Certainly I did. Here’s a striking building, perched on a slope outside the small Austrian town of Leoben — a sleek structure made of glass, wood and concrete, stately but agile, sure in its rhythms and proportions: each part bears an obvious relationship to the whole. In the daytime, the corridors and rooms are flooded with sunshine. At night, the whole structure glows from within. A markedly well-made building, and what is it? A prison.
16 June 2009
From Bustler The multi-award winning Imperial War Museum North (IWMN) in Manchester, UK has selected a preferred design team to develop the external spaces of the Museum following an RIBA international design competition and public consultation with visitors and key partners. Winning design for external spaces at Imperial War Museum North by TOPOTEK 1 ———————————————————————————————– The proposed scheme was [...]
15 June 2009
The first Re-Inventcities competition recently announced the three winning concepts. The competition is dedicated to (re) think the basics physical and social structures of the cities on the contemporary scenario. Re-Inventcities asked to be understood as an urban-theoretical project seeking to promote the discussion about contemporary landscape of the city taking into account the values of sustainability on large urban agglomerations.
11 June 2009
After presenting the design to Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Zaha Hadid Architects was announced as architects of the new Cairo Expo City. Zaha Hadid Architects will be designing Cairo Expo City together with global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold.
10 June 2009
The new academic building at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is yet more proof that some great art was produced in those self-indulgent times. Designed by Thom Mayne of the Los Angeles firm Morphosis, it is not a perfect building, but it is the kind of serious work that we don’t see enough of in New York: a bold architectural statement of genuine civic value. Its lively public spaces reaffirm that enlightenment comes from the free exchange of ideas, not just inward contemplation.
03 June 2009
zerOgroup/Unique won the First Prize and the contract for the construction. Completion is expected end of 2009. The second prize went to Mário Figueroa and the third prize to Fernanda Cláudia Lacerda Rocha. 3 honorable mentions have been given to: Glênio Leilson Ferreira Lima, Paulo de Siqueira Campos Junior and Bruno Melo Braga.
03 June 2009
Architect Jacques Herzog discusses the plans for Herzog & de Meuron's extension to the Tate Modern gallery.
02 June 2009
Photographer Richard Mosse first appeared on BLDGBLOG last year with his unforgettable visual tour through the air disaster simulations of the international transportation industry. He and I have since kept in touch—so, when Mosse returned from a trip to Iraq this spring, he emailed again with an unexpectedly intense, and hugely impressive, new body of work.
29 May 2009
Underscoring the city’s stature as a global center for innovation and excellence in architectural design, 29 project teams are being honored today at the 39th annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards. Hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC), the awards recognize a wide array of project types, all completed or designed in Los Angeles in 2007 or 2008.
29 May 2009
INTERNI magazine posted on YouTube videos of SistemA project, an installation by David Chipperfield and Marazzi at the Milan Design Week 2009. Watch them after the jump
27 May 2009
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) recently announced the winners of the 2009 RIBA Awards. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence have been presented across the country with 103 buildings in the UK and Europe winning awards (97 in the UK and six in the rest of the EU).
23 May 2009
Samoo Architecture PC, with the project lead Samsung C & T Corporation and Samoo Architects & Engineers in Seoul, Korea, have been awarded first prize and the building/construction commission for the new Taekwondo Park World Headquarters in Muju, Korea.
22 May 2009
Yesterday, UNStudio was selected in the competition for a 110 meter tall hotel tower. From the six projects presented, the jury, chaired by Prof. Johann Eisele, chose the designs by UNStudio - Ben van Berkel (Amsterdam), and Kohn, Pedersen, Fox (New York) and recommended proceeding with the UNStudio design for further development.
