The concept of the “kindergarten-in-motion” includes the surrounding area of unspoilt nature.
Archive | June, 2009 
ISLAND CITY CENTRAL PARK GRIN GRIN
0300TV presents a video of Island City Central Park GRIN GRIN in Fukuoka designed by Toyo Ito.
The Villa – Libeskind Signature Series
Like a crystal growing from rock, a dramatic structure emerges from the ground.
Aphalt Spot designed by R&Sie
“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.
Behind Bars … Sort Of
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.
TOPOTEK 1 Selected for Imperial War Museum North Exterior
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 ———————————————————————————————– [...]
Re-Inventcities Competition Announces Results
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.
Zaha Hadid Architects Win Cairo Expo City Competition
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.
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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.
The Highline – New York by JCFO & diller scofidio + renfro
the high line, in collaboration with field operations, is a new 1.5-mile long public park …
zerOgroup/Unique wins ‘PRAÇA DO NATAL’ Competition in Brazil
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.
TateShots: Jacques Herzog Interview
Architect Jacques Herzog discusses the plans for Herzog & de Meuron’s extension to the Tate Modern gallery.
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