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- Haus B / Yonder – Architektur und Design
- AOR Win Commission to Extend Public Art Galleries in Finnish City of Tampere
- Chapel of Silence / STUDIO associates
- Baltic Station Market / KOKO architects
- Transform a Dark Space into a Bright Interior for the FAKRO Fusion Design Competition
- Natanz Villa / White on White Studio
- Shinsegae International / Olson Kundig
- Bee Breeders Announces Winners of Adelaide Creative Community Hub Competition
- 18 Beautiful Barbecue Areas for Summer
- Rancho El Descanso / RE+D
- 10 Incredible Works of Architecture Photographed in Fall: The Best Photos of the Week
- House in Oleiros / Emilio Rodríguez Blanco
- Architecture Books You Can Borrow (For Free) From The Internet's Largest Library
- The 7 Best Podcasts Hosted by Architects, for Architects
- Libergier Sports Centre / philippe gibert architecte
| Haus B / Yonder – Architektur und Design Posted: 15 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Brigida González
 © Brigida González From the architect. Haus B is a work by Yonder for a well-known, Stutt- gart-based family of architects. Before the turn of the century, the family moved into a frequently refurbished 1950s building located on a site with magnificent views of Stuttgart's basin-shaped valley. Yonder's task was to renovate and rebuild this existing building. In an effort to work sustainably, the new construction makes use of the existing house as much as possible. At the same time, the reconstruction more clearly organizes space, better frames the site's breathtaking views and ensures that the four-level building is easily accessible despite being constructed on a site with an extreme slope.  © Brigida González  Axonometric  © Brigida González To this end, the building's roof and ground floor were partly removed and rebuilt in wood. The new construction has an airy, spacious quality, and provides an elevator and a generous roof terrace. Panoramic windows at the newly designed levels afford unimpeded views over Stuttgart and the nearby Teahouse. The building's open interior has a continuous flow accented by unique architectural spaces, built-in furniture made from oiled walnut and oak and carefully positioned windows. Living in "green space," above the rooftops of the city, is thus experienced spatially through one's ever-changing point of view. The ground floor and the upper floor are connected to each other by an open staircase flanked by wooden built-ins.  © Brigida González  © Brigida González Most importantly, this construction strives to be Energy-Plus and could, in the future, deliver excess energy to the greater power grid. Drilled geothermal wells provide groundwater used to heat and cool ceilings and floors. Photovoltaic shingles clad the roof, harvesting energy while serving as a water-resistant roof covering, and a highly insulated façade ensures optimal protection from heat in summer and cold in winter. Electric filling stations facilitate the use of e-mobility.  © Brigida González  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AOR Win Commission to Extend Public Art Galleries in Finnish City of Tampere Posted: 15 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Exterior Rendering. Image © AOR Designs by Helsinki-based practice AOR have been selected following an open competition for the extension of Tampere Art Museum, in Finland. The existing building which the museum currently occupies was formerly used as a granary, designed by C. L. Engel and completed in 1838. Most believe it to be the third oldest building in the country. AOR's winning proposal seeks to create "a landmark for the museum" by articulating the urban landscape between nearby Pyynikintori square and adjacent parkland, connecting to and with the existing gallery spaces.  Site Plan. Image © AOR The competition brief required "an architecturally high-quality solution to extending Tampere Art Museum" balancing aesthetic, functional, technical, economic and sustainable concerns. The proposed extension joins a collection of public buildings thereby making the museum more visible from the main street. The new extension, "compact in footprint and similar in scale to the existing museum building," seeks to preserve as much of the park area surrounding the museum as possible, allowing for the possibility of supplementary buildings suitable to the scale of the surrounding urban structure in the area.  Model Drawing. Image © AOR According to the architects, "the ground and third floor of the five-story extension open up to the surrounding cityscape, making the city part of the museum and the museum part of the city." The exhibition circulation of the extension continues by way of an underground connection to the existing museum building, "enabling flexible and versatile exhibition arrangements."  Elevation. Image © AOR "The red-brick extension forms a counterpart to the existing museum building, a former grain granary, and interprets the continuum of historical industrial buildings in Tampere."  Model. Image © AOR  Floorplans (all floors). Image © AOR  Section. Image © AOR  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Chapel of Silence / STUDIO associates Posted: 15 Oct 2017 08:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of STUDIO associates
 Courtesy of STUDIO associates From the architect. The Chapel of Silence is located on the top of a valley in a little town in the province of Brescia, Botticino.  Courtesy of STUDIO associates The Chapel is situated on the border between the vast wild wood that dominates the landscape of the valley, which embraces the Chapel on three sides (North, South and East), and a vineyard in the West that gently slopes down on three cliffs towards the bottom of the valley, acting as a threshold element between the two territorial systems.  Scheme The Chapel is laic. It is born out of the desire of a local community formed by members of different religious beliefs. It is meant to be a place of worship, silence, and prayer, suitable for everyone. The arrival to the Chapel is preceded by a long uphill walk, on a trail that runs all along the vineyard.  Courtesy of STUDIO associates Once at the entrance, you are welcomed in the Chapel that is suspended from the ground, by a monolithic element made of Botticino's marble and excavated on the surface. This element serves also as a rainwater collector.  Courtesy of STUDIO associates The first space, longitudinal, leads to a fragment of the wood, framed by an iron opening that emotionally prepares the "prayer" for what is to come, and introduces a measured bond with nature.  Courtesy of STUDIO associates The second space, the main one, made of the small assembly that frames the outer forest and a three meters high menhir made of Botticino's marble. This space was designed to be interpreted freely by the "prayer".  Plan Therefore, there is no pre-constituted assembly, but only some large dark leather pillows that may be arranged as desired. A black curtain also regulates the levels of intimacy with the outside as required.  Courtesy of STUDIO associates The study of the shape is drawn from a careful analysis of the local archetypes that have been catalogued and reinterpreted, in such a way as to form a contemporary element evoking images that are both familiar and part of the collective memory.  Courtesy of STUDIO associates The Chapel is six meters long, six meters high and 3 meters wide. It is entirely made of bitumen-coated wood that lends it a black color, similar to that of the trunks of the oaks that surround it and towards which the Chapel looks.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Baltic Station Market / KOKO architects Posted: 15 Oct 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © Tõnu Tunnel
 © Tõnu Tunnel From the architect. The Baltic Station Market is located in north Tallinn between the city's main railway station and the popular residential district of Kalamaja.  © Tõnu Tunnel  Site Plan  © Tõnu Tunnel The aim of the reconstruction design was to create a contemporary and diverse market, while also preserving the historic character of the market with all of its hustle and bustle and chaotic nature. We added to the pre-existing context to attract the widest target audience possible - from rail passengers to local residents, young people to tourists, and everyone who happens to be passing through the area.  © Tõnu Tunnel The main architectural facade of the market is made up of three two-storey limestone warehouses from the 1870s. The new extension essentially includes a single unifying pitched roof that follows the shape and size of the original buildings, and of an underground floor to contain the new functions.  © Tõnu Tunnel The interior market is laid out over three floors within the reconstructed buildings and between them. The front part of the roof is left open for an outdoor market where it also stood within the original market (1993-2016) and where one would naturally expect it. Beyond the outdoor market stand wooden kiosks, designated for smaller businesses, such as bakers, sweet shops, spice shops etc.  © Tõnu Tunnel Next to the outdoor market at the front is the Hommikuväljak (Morning Square) with the Õhtuväljak (Evening Square) on the other side of the building – their names referring to the best time of the day to spend time in either. The squares are connected by ramps and terraces, lined with cosy areas for eating and sitting, a children's playground, and terraces for cafés and restaurants.  © Tõnu Tunnel  Ground Floor Plan  © Tõnu Tunnel The main objective of the market's ground floor is to convey the hustle and bustle. The desired environment is created through the massing of various market forms, brought together on the ground floor. Typical functions of a market – stalls for meat, fish, and dairy – stand side by side with the farmers market, vegetable stalls, and a street food avenue in the central building. Combining these functions creates an entirely new way to experience the Baltic Station Market.  © Tõnu Tunnel The first floor is mainly dedicated to the essentials of the former market – antiquities, second-hand goods and clothing – but as a new addition there is also Estonian design, craft and household goods. High roomy wood-strip ceilings and ample natural light create an open airy environment throughout the whole first floor. To make use of the wonderful views from the first floor, an eatery and brewery have been installed there, both of which have an outside terrace opening to the midday sun.  © Tõnu Tunnel When it comes to the interior architecture, emphasis is placed on displaying the history of the former warehouses and creating brand new historical-looking details was consciously avoided. The material palette includes bricks of various colours and brick-sized ceramic tiles. Wood and black metal were used for the railings and shop fronts. The general lighting is warm and discreet, which makes it possible to create special lighting for specific goods and businesses, if needed.  © Tõnu Tunnel The reconstructed market was opened to visitors in May 2017 and saw around 230,000 visitors during its opening week.  © Tõnu Tunnel  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Transform a Dark Space into a Bright Interior for the FAKRO Fusion Design Competition Posted: 15 Oct 2017 06:00 PM PDT  Dark and forgotten attic spaces, full of useless items, are due to the present fashion in interior design and architecture for living under a roof. The enormous arrangement potential of attic interiors results from their unusual shape, which is dictated by the diversified construction of roof structures. Benefits arising in connection with this fact can be achieved exclusively through an individual approach to each project. However, the most important element of this puzzle is light. Indeed, light is the main interior designer, creating the space and contributing to arranging a cozy room on a small area such as the attic. Details on how to apply can be found here. Criteria of the Competition:
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| Natanz Villa / White on White Studio Posted: 15 Oct 2017 05:00 PM PDT  © Arash Ashourinia
 © Arash Ashourinia From the architect. Located in Natanz's suburbs, this small plot of land was chosen to become the home of a cozy villa with a limited budget for construction. The client's main demand was preserving the view toward south-east horizontal gardens for all interior spaces while maintaining their privacy. In addition to the concern mentioned above, because of the political importance of this site in which nuclear facilities are located, there was limited access to materials and professional workforce. This compelled the client to merely use the local materials.  © Arash Ashourinia Since according to Nataz city code, just one floor on the top of the pilot level was allowed to build, and pilot level did not have any views over the flat gardens in the southeast, it was decided to leave the pilot level open as much as possible and transfer all functional needs to the first floor. After placing all spaces on one floor, the main challenge was to preserve the view of all spaces.  Design Process Diagram Design started with separating the public spaces (living room, kitchen) and private spaces (bedrooms, bathrooms) as two independent boxes. The only configuration that would allow all the interior spaces to have a view to the gardens while maintaining their independence was to juxtapose the boxes in an L shape form while having a common ground.  © Arash Ashourinia The westward wall that was the only one shared with Public Street was covered with brick texture to both guards the unpleasant western light and maintain the privacy of the property. Large windows from floor to ceiling were placed for the walls which overlooked the gardens including kitchen and living room, the size of these windows were smaller in the bedrooms.  Section 1 Main materials that are used in this project are traditional brick and granite stones, both of which are local materials of the region. When we used a local material in the construction, the client's concerns regarding material transportation from the capital to the city of Natanz were alleviated; it also contributed to the local employment in the region and met the client's limited budget.  © Arash Ashourinia  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Shinsegae International / Olson Kundig Posted: 15 Oct 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Kyungsub Shin
 © Kyungsub Shin From the architect. In designing a new fifteen-story headquarters for international luxury clothier Shinsegae International, Olson Kundig sought to create an iconic landmark in the heart of Gangnam-gu, one of Seoul's largest districts. Completed in 2015, the building unites more than five hundred Shinsegae employees, who were previously spread between several buildings throughout the city. The program includes staff offices and meeting spaces, design studios, a rooftop garden and sculpture park, and ground-level retail and restaurant space that face onto a public plaza. Secure zoned entry provides public building access from the street and controlled private access for corporate officers and VIP guests via a side entry.  © Kyungsub Shin The high-performance custom-designed façade is a direct response to the client's desire for a corporate flagship that departs from the traditional look-and-feel of modern commercial buildings. Designed to meet Korea's progressive energy codes, which are more rigorous that the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® standards, the building's skin incorporates a range of technologies that reduce heat gain while optimizing thermal comfort and maximizing natural daylight all year round. Each component of the gridded facade contributes to the structural fidelity of the building as much as its unique aesthetic, which evokes a sense of woven material or tapestry—a nod to the fashion industry.  © Kyungsub Shin This sense of movement and materiality is particularly evident within the first four floors of the building where seven custom eight-foot-diameter steel wheels open and close 35 foot-tall external panels to modulate daylight. The dynamic ethos of the fashion world is captured in these kinetic components, which can move, morph and change throughout the course of the day; each time the panels are engaged, the building's presence is altered anew.  Northeast Section A well facilitated design and engineering process—which included early prototyping and testing by the project team in the Pacific Northwest—combined with a close collaboration with the local architect, engineers and contractor in Seoul, contributed to this successful project whose urban site came with extremely tight contextual logistics.  © Kevin Scott  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bee Breeders Announces Winners of Adelaide Creative Community Hub Competition Posted: 15 Oct 2017 09:00 AM PDT .jpg?1507695443 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders Bee Breeders announced the winners of the Adelaide Creative Community Hub competition, challenging designers to propose an innovative, vibrant public space for the city of Adelaide, Australia. Participants were required to design either a temporary pavilion or fixed landmark within the frequented public park. Competition submissions seemed to focus on one of three things: a flexible open program, half building/half landscape, or a temporary pavilion. Judges looked for a clear concept. Winning projects have the potential to do more than merely bring people together; they go a step further sparking innovation in creative communities. The competition winners are listed below. First Prize:.jpg?1507695490 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders .jpg?1507695540 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders Creative Jungle / France / Lucas Monnereau & Thomas Leblond The winning design has an indoor forest that exists three meters below the street. At ground level, three volumes house a cafe, administration, and performance spaces. Above, the top floor acts as a transparent, flexible workshop where many creative individuals with different disciplines can merge and learn from one another.
Second Prize:The Factory / France / Judith Busson Taridec & François Cattoni .jpg?1507695766 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders The Factory is composed of four parts. At the ground level, the base is called "share." It acts as transparent, flexible community meeting space. Accessible to the base, three elements extend up from the "share" level. Each structural elements has their own creative program: production, living, and exhibition.
Third Prize:The Hub of Creativity / Denmark / Kathrine Vand, Emil Trabjerg Jensen & Sebastian Appel .jpg?1507698265 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders The Hub of Creativity relates to the human scale by creating small labs with physical and visual relationships to one another that act as a stage for spontaneous innovation. Bridges connect the studios to one another and float above a shared outdoor space.
BB Student Award:Versatile Pavilion / Chile / Banny Fabian Sandoval, Salinas .jpg?1507695911 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders .jpg?1507695922 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders A flexible, modular space, the Versatile Pavilion features the arch of crosses and a spiral staircase. The arch of crosses subdivides the space based on urban patterns present in the context of the site. The spiral staircase connects three large floors through a central, celebrated and artistic element. Festival State (SA Chapter) Award:Adelaide Creative Community Hub Competition / Australia / Luke Carter, Dain McClure-Thomas & Mukesh Vanjani; Sandbox Studio Pty Ltd .jpg?1507695395 "Courtesy of Bee Breeders") Courtesy of Bee Breeders This project acts as a one-stop-shop and includes everything from a cafe to a gallery, indoor and outdoor plazas, a hall, sleeping pods, a theatre and more. The space is broken up into three main programs: public sphere, creation zone, and regeneration realm. The regeneration realm is a wifi-free place for creatives to rejuvenate by going to places such as the mind and body gym, which houses brain games in addition to traditional gym equipment. The Honorable Mentions, complete jury comments and winners' interviews can be found on the competition website, here. News via: Bee Breeders.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 18 Beautiful Barbecue Areas for Summer Posted: 15 Oct 2017 07:00 AM PDT  Pabellón de Playa / PAR Arquitectos © Diego Elgueta Our readers in the southern hemisphere are getting ready to fire up their barbecue area for some warm weather fun. For many, this space has converted into an important social space where family and friends get together to enjoy a meal. Due to its importance, architects include this enclosure as one of the fundamental parts of the functioning of the house. Below we have compiled some of the best barbecue areas published in ArchDaily to inspire and tempt you, our readers. 01. Beach Beach Pavillion / PAR Arquitectos Pabellón de Playa / PAR Arquitectos © Diego Elgueta 02. Kübler House/ 57STUDIO Casa Kübler / 57STUDIO Cortesía de 57STUDIO 03. Rambla House/ LAND Arquitectos Casa Rambla / LAND Arquitectos © Sergio Pirrone 04. Casa Mirador / Matias Zegers Casa Mirador / Matias Zegers © Cristobal Palma 05. Quincho Tía Coral / Gabinete de Arquitectura Quincho Tía Coral / Gabinete de Arquitectura © Federico Cairoli 06. Barbecue Place in Lampa / Rosario Illanes Feuerhake + Josefina Feuerhake Rodríguez Quincho en Lampa / Rosario Illanes Feuerhake + Josefina Feuerhake Rodríguez © Natalia Vial 07. Outside Grill MolVento / alarciaferrer arquitectos ASADOR MolVento / alarciaferrer arquitectos © Federico Ferrer Deheza 08. One Column House / NE-AR Casa de Una Columna / NE-AR © Mike Mercau 09. Barbecue House in Panguipulli / ABESTUDIO Casa Quincho En Panguipulli / ABESTUDIO © Nico Saieh 10. Casa CG342 / BAM! arquitectura Casa CG342 / BAM! arquitectura © Jeremías Thomas 11. SH House / 01ARQ Casa SH / 01ARQ © Aryeh Kornfeld 12. Loft Lo Curro / Matías Silva Arquitectos Loft Lo Curro / Matías Silva Arquitectos - Cortesía de Matías Silva Arquitectos 13. MM House / Estudio Puyol – Meinardy Casa MM / Estudio Puyol – Meinardy © Federico Cairoli 14. V.A House / Development Architectural Group Casa V.A / Development Architectural Group © Gonzalo Viramonte 15. Intervención Vivienda Gimenez / b|f|a Intervención Vivienda Gimenez / b|f|a © Federico Cairoli 16. Apéndice 2V / Diez+Muller Arquitectos Apéndice 2V / Diez+Muller Arquitectos © Sebastian Crespo 17. Swett House / Prado Arquitectos Casa Swett / Prado Arquitectos © Daniel Pinilla 18. Single-Family Residence Tunquén / CO2 Arquitectos Vivienda Unifamiliar Tunquén / CO2 Arquitectos © Productora AndesEmpire  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 15 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © César Bejar
 © César Bejar From the architect. The site, which was originally a family ranch dedicated to the breeding of friesian horses, was adapted to become a garden for events of all kinds, since the innate nature of the site allows to offer unique experiences at weddings, baptisms, equestrian events, etc.  © César Bejar It was designed with a multipurpose infrastructure embed in the natural topography of the site, strategically located to seize the views of the lake of Cajititlán and the Sierra Madre Occidental, that manages to generate a route that exploits the beauty of the ranch. The infrastructure has 2 main goals: 1. (Public) Linkage of the arrival from the halt all the way to the reception site, where a hostess indicates the place that each attendee will occupy at the event. Thus, a harmonious link and exceptional route is created, from the point of arrival to the allocation of the place of each guest, achieving, likewise, to poetically prioritize the arrival of special guests.  © César Bejar 2. (Private) In addition to linking two important points at the ranch, the bathrooms are embed inside this route, providing with the ability to solve the demand of infrastructure needed to carry out the events.  © César Bejar The mixture of these two main objectives create harmony between the spaces through linking them, where, on the rooftop zone, there's a welcome terrace for cocktails that offers an spectacular view towards the riding stables, site where horse riding events are held. In addition, it manages to explode exponentially the view to the lake of Cajititlán and marks a route for the guests, where without realizing that they are on top of the bathrooms, being careful not to mix the flows of those who go to the bathroom through a labyrinth of stone in talud, generating spaces of public interaction along the whole route which, with unexpected leaks and closures, becomes more a space of coexistence with the natural elements of the site, such as stones and walls that weep through the topography and natural humidity. Also, in the interior, the natural stone of the place mimics and accentuates the entrance of natural light, allowing to see the natural elements of the site.  © César Bejar  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10 Incredible Works of Architecture Photographed in Fall: The Best Photos of the Week Posted: 15 Oct 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Cortesía de VIPP September 22nd marked the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. This season of the year is excellent for architectural photography due to the effects of nature, which delights us with wonderful red and orange foliage. To mark the beginning of this season, we have created a selection of 10 works captured in fall by prominent photographers such as Francisco Nogueira, Jorge López Conde, and Steve Montpetit. Iwan BaanOffice in the Woods / SalgasCano © Iwan Baan Roland HalbeFarnsworth House / Mies Van Der Rohe © Roland Halbe Francisco NogueiraAlvega Canoeing Center / ateliermob © Francisco Nogueira Format Elf ArchitektenFormstelle / Format Elf Architekten Cortesía de Format Elf Architekten Roger FreiLimmat Footbridge and Promenade Lift / Leuppi & Schafroth Architekten © Roger Frei Matter Design + FR|SCHFive Fields Play Structure / Matter Design + FR|SCH Cortesía de Matter Design + FR|SCH Steve MontpetitRosenberry Residence / Les architectes FABG © Steve Montpetit Roger FreiLimmat Footbridge and Promenade Lift / Leuppi & Schafroth Architekten © Roger Frei Jorge López CondeEx House / GarcíaGermán Arquitectos © Jorge López Conde VIPPThe VIPP Shelter / VIPP Cortesía de VIPP  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House in Oleiros / Emilio Rodríguez Blanco Posted: 15 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Ana Amado
 © Ana Amado From the architect. A journalist, her partner around age 40 and their son would like to have a 3 bedrooms house, with living room and kitchen. They have a plot near Corunna that were purchased years ago... and very little money. Some 120,000 euros. The plot is small, hard, at the core of Perillo, or what remains of it, squeezing it to the maximum will allow us to build 174m2. We conceive a plan of one floor around 3 courtyards that attempts to maximize the space of the plot, appropriating and using it as a leisure area.  © Ana Amado The inclusion of housing in the urban layout is also conditioned by the need to be attached to a small dividing existing home. We transform this uncomfortable situation into an opportunity and are in contact with the adjacent building where architecture and space acquire a unique status that meets regulatory requirements and at the same time, it becomes an event and mineral landscape.  © Ana Amado  Axonometric Views  © Ana Amado The ground floor appears open and fluid. Spaces are merged without imposing uses. We have not used any interior woodwork, but have resolved the specific need of privacy by using curtains. The outside of the plot blurs its boundary penetrating into the house. The upstairs retains its relationship with the environment, open to the views. Dividing space becomes domestic alpine scenery, a terrace, solarium, point of observation and relationship with the neighborhood.  © Ana Amado  Lower Floor Plan and Section The architecture is understood as a container waiting to be filled, without rules, in which the everyday anger suggesting ways to inhabit, avoiding where possible the dictatorship of furniture and design. The materials are the most accessible and affordable, without anything that is not part of any local store inventory of usual construction avoiding unnecessary transport. On a structure of walls and concrete slabs resolved, to the domestic space of the courtyards, a ventilated façade of local untreated pine using the same concept outside, that time with black panels of corrugated fiber cement.  © Ana Amado  Upper Floor Plan and Sections In the interior concrete is exposed as a memory of the performed work, the gray resin floor without joints reaffirms the continuity of space. The roof has inverted flat gravel. The use of energy-efficient systems, orientation, cross ventilation and natural lighting conditions, supplemented with other strategies of harnessing clean energy by using solar panels, heat pump, high thermal inertia enclosures, floor heating system, low emissivity carpentry and appropriate thermal efficiency were also key issues for this project.  © Ana Amado  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Architecture Books You Can Borrow (For Free) From The Internet's Largest Library Posted: 15 Oct 2017 01:00 AM PDT  Have you registered for your free library card? If you haven't, you're missing out on some serious perks! The Internet Archive has a lending feature that allows users to electronically "borrow" books for 14 days. With over 2,000 borrowable books on architecture, patrons from across the globe can read works by Reyner Banham, Walter Gropius, Ada Louise Huxtable and Jonathan Glancey. There are also helpful guides, dictionaries and history books. Signing up is easy. Head over to Archive.org and enter your email, a screen name, and password. Agree to the terms and conditions, and voilà, you have a library card.  The library card is all you need if you are happy to read the books online using the Archive.org interface. If you prefer to download your books as PDFs and read them on devices like phones or tablets, all of you have to do is download Adobe Digital Editions (available for Mac and Windows). This software is also free. If you need help you can turn to their handy tutorial.  We've sifted through hundreds of titles to create a selection of great architecture- and design-related books that you can borrow from the library. (And pssst, there are lots of non-architecture books that will probably interest you, but that's for another post).  The new architecture and the Bauhaus by Walter Gropius Modern architecture; the architecture of democracy by Vincent Scully From Bauhaus to our house by Tom Wolfe An introduction to modern architecture by J.M. Richards The story of architecture by Jonathan Glancey The oral history of modern architecture: interviews with the greatest architects of the twentieth century by John Peter Theory and design in the first machine age by Reyner Banham Three American architects: Richardson, Sullivan, and Wright, 1865-1915 by James F O'Gorman Scope of total architecture by Walter Gropius Pier Luigi Nervi by Ada Louise Huxtable Louis Sullivan by Albert Bush-Brown and Donald D. Walker Gaudi by Ignasi Solà-Morales Rubió; Francesc Català Roca Landmarks of twentieth-century design: an illustrated handbook by Kathryn B. Hiesinger and George H. Marcus Twentieth-century American architecture: the buildings and their makers by Carter Wiseman Sixteen acres by Philip Nobel A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture by James Stevens Curl Site design and construction detailing by Theodore D. Walker Stairs, steps, and ramps by Alan Blanc See over 2,000 architecture books to check out HERE.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 7 Best Podcasts Hosted by Architects, for Architects Posted: 15 Oct 2017 12:00 AM PDT  © <a href='https://unsplash.com/photos/4fegNAjoAl4'>Jaz King</a> on <a href='https://unsplash.com/'>Unsplash</a> This article was originally published by The Architect's Guide as "The 7 Best Architecture Podcasts For Architects, Hosted By Architects." As an avid podcast listener I thought I would put together a list of the best architecture podcasts that are also hosted by architects. I think it is helpful to get insight into the design and business side of architecture from someone who has been through the process personally. So, in no particular order, here are my picks for the best architecture podcasts currently available.
1. Entrepreneur ArchitectArchitect Mark R. LePage, AIA, is Partner in Charge of Operations at the New York-based residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. In 2012, Mark launched Entrepreneur Architect, an online educational resource inspiring small firm architects to build better businesses. Mark writes a weekly blog, hosts the EntreArchitect Podcast and is growing EntreArchitect Academy, a private online community for architects seeking success in business, leadership and life. Learn more at EntreArchitect.com. 2. ArchispeakWhat's it really like to work in architecture? The hosts of Archispeak know, and they're here to share real life experiences. Since 2012 Evan Troxel, Neal Pann, and Cormac Phalen have been podcasting their brand of real talk on everything from design, tools, and work/life balance to generational differences, mentoring, job hunting and more. Probing questions, revelatory interviews, and unique insights have grown their audience and become a bi-monthly ritual for students and seasoned professionals alike. To join the conversation or learn more about the hosts, visit archispeakpodcast.com. 3. Business of ArchitectureIf you lead a firm (or plan to in the future) the Business of Architecture show is for you. Every week California architect Enoch Sears interviews an architect or designer on business strategies for running a successful design practice. You'll discover topics such as how to market a firm effectively, the questions you should ask a prospect in your first meeting, and how to keep more of your hard-earned profit. Pasts guests include architect / developer Jonathan Segal and Thom Mayne of Morphosis. You'll also hear from hundreds of other less known but successful and innovative firm leaders. Subscribe to get a weekly interview delivered straight to your device on iTunes, for Android, or on BusinessofArchitecture.com. 4. Young Architect PodcastMichael Riscica is deeply passionate about helping the next generation of Architects pass the Architect Exam and be more successful in their careers. After writing and blogging endlessly about these topics, Michael started The Young Architect Podcast as a way to hear from up and coming leaders within the profession or people who have caught his attention by doing inspiring work. Learn more at YoungArchitect.com. 5. The Black Spectacles ARE® Live PodcastThe Black Spectacles ARE® Live Podcast is your home for navigating the road to passing the Architect Registration Exam (ARE®) and becoming a licensed architect. The show is typically hosted by Architect and Black Spectacles Founder, Marc Teer along with Architect, Mike Newman. Episodes include discussions about specific ARE and NCARB topics, interviews with distinguished architects and guests, and recordings of live broadcasts covering specific exam topics and questions and answers from a live audience. To learn more visit blackspectacles.com. 6. About Buildings and CitiesAs the name suggests, it is a podcast about architecture, buildings and cities, from the distant past to the present day. In addition, the podcast detours into technology, film, fiction, comics, drawings, and the dimly imagined future. The show is hosted by Luke Jones and George Gingell. Learn more at aboutbuildingsandcities.org and subscribe on iTunes or by RSS. 7. DnA Design and ArchitectureDesign and architecture shape our world. On DnA: Design and Architecture, host Frances Anderton talks to designers, users and critics about the latest in products, architecture, urban planning and more, in Los Angeles and beyond. Learn more at kcrw.com. I hope this list of the 7 Best Architecture Podcasts For Architects, Hosted By Architects has been helpful. Thanks for reading! Disclaimer: Through my research I wasn't able to verify if all the hosts hold active architect licenses in the region they practice.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Libergier Sports Centre / philippe gibert architecte Posted: 14 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Philippe Ruault
 © Philippe Ruault Concrete Base and Reflective Glass  © Philippe Ruault On the top of the concrete base, where is based the multisports hall, is the main body made up of a lightweight structure, in which the dance studio/judo is located. The quality materials strengthen the extension's sober design. This sobriety is reflected in the chapel's treatment, whose interior volume has been restored to create a large training/ping-pong area.  Section  © Clément Chevet Each of the sports halls of the extension and the rehabilitation are accessible from the entrance hall and can be used autonomously while closing access to unused spaces. The hall also provides fluidity of flows and enables an easy control of entrances and exits from the professors' office located at the entrance. The project enables natural lighting of all sportive areas and includes a bioclimatic and HEQ approach by the use of a Trombe wall that provides thermal comfort and reduces heating needs.  © Philippe Ruault  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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