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- AOR Present Proposals for a Church Which Doubles as a Pedestrian Bridge, Spanning a Finnish River
- Arthron / Manuel Herz Architects
- The Enchanted Shed & Leopold House / Franz&Sue
- Long and Slender / XS Studio for compact design
- ‘S’ HOUSE / Simple Projects Architecture
- VII XII Restaurant / zones design + TORO design(VI)
- Golnan Puratos Complex / A1Architecture
- Carlton Terrace / Windust Architects x Interiors
- Bill Gates Purchases 25,000 Acres of Land for Smart City in Arizona
- Nike New York Headquarters / WSDIA | WeShouldDoItAll
- Tierras Blancas House / Gonzalo Claro
- Marina Abramovic Ends Plans for OMA-Designed Art Institute After $2.2 Million Fundraising Campaign
- These Drawings Use Just 5 Lines to Create Beautiful Compositions
- Gallery 6 One / Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura
- CEMEX Announces Mexico Winners In Their 2017 Building Awards
- Extreme Cities: The Densest, Coldest, Remotest, Most Visited (etc) Human Settlements on Earth
- Remai Modern / KPMB Architects + Architecture49
- Portugal’s Center for Architecture Reopens With 3 Days of Events
- Free Business Card Templates for Architects
- Work is Underway on The World's First 3D-Printed Metal Bridge
| AOR Present Proposals for a Church Which Doubles as a Pedestrian Bridge, Spanning a Finnish River Posted: 14 Nov 2017 08:00 PM PST  © AOR Helsinki-based practice AOR have presented designs for a church in the Finnish town of Ylivieska which also doubles as a bridge spanning the Kalajoki River. The proposal, which was awarded a shared third prize in an open competition, intends to "revive the historical role of the church as a dominant building in the river landscape."  © AOR According to the architects, the building would connect the two sides of the river thereby creating a pedestrian connection across the rapids below. With a "strong symbolic character that brings people together both spiritually and physically," the church would add "a new historical layer to the sequence of existing bridges" in the town.  Site Plan. Image © AOR  Site Section. Image © AOR "The building mass is higher towards the old church and lower on the opposite side of the river. The dynamic building shape creates a strong gesture towards the old church and marks the main entrance of the new church. The lower part of the church creates an easily approachable access to the multifunctional hall used for meetings, seminars and as a dining hall for the elderly. The parish hall is located in the centre of the building and above the river, with panoramic views towards the rapids of Hamarinkoski creating a dramatic background for the altar."  North Elevation. Image © AOR  © AOR  Elevation. Image © AOR
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| Arthron / Manuel Herz Architects Posted: 14 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PST  © Julien Lanoo
 © Julien Lanoo  Diagram Text description provided by the architects. The Cologne area of Bayenthal is a neighborhood in search for an identity.When established in the middle of the 19th century, it was an industrial area that was dominated by the Kölnische Maschinenbau Aktienge- sellschaft, (Cologne Mechanical Construction Company.) This company was in fact the pride of German engineering and steel technology at its time, building amongst others several Rhine bridges, the roof construction of the Cologne Cathedral for its completion, and the roof of Cologne's first main railway station.With its leading manufacturing and prestigious projects the company, and hence the neighborhood of Bayenthal was one of the high-tech hubs of its time in Germany.  © Julien Lanoo  Facade Detail The company though was not only a manufacturing factory, it was also pursuing speculative real estate deals. Over years it had acquired far more land than it needed for its factories and o ces, and followed two seemingly contradictive spatial strategies.To the north of the factory compound, it left large areas undeveloped to create an artificial housing shortage, and hence demand higher rent from the worker's housing it owned. To the west of the factory compound it sought the development of a small villa area for the management of the company, and other high earning residents of Cologne.  © Julien Lanoo  © Julien Lanoo The fate of the company declined after World War I. And even though it survived the bombing of World War II it finally closed in 1970. In its place a large middle-income housing estate was constructed, completely transforming the character of Bayenthal from an industrial to a fully residential, though a very heterogeneously one.While the housing estate dominates the neighbor- hood, the working class structure – and inhabitants – have largely survived relatively untouched, just as the villas to the West. Today, Bayenthal is still one of the most heterogenous neighborhoods of Cologne. High-rise buildings with up to twenty floors sit next to historical villas, workers housing, industrial warehouses, and contemporary apartment buildings. How do you design in an urban context, as diverse as this? Do you relate to your next door neighbor, or can we shape an architectural design that has the power to create a new identity around itself, while taking specifically the nature of Bayenthal into account?  © Julien Lanoo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Enchanted Shed & Leopold House / Franz&Sue Posted: 14 Nov 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Andreas Buchberger
 © Andreas Buchberger Text description provided by the architects. The special appeal of this project lies in the appreciation shown for this old outbuilding in the shadows of the Vienna Woods villas. Back in the 1930s, few people could afford a basement, let alone a garage. So they built their own sheds to store wood, raise rabbits or boil laundry.Over the past few decades, these structures have lost their original purpose, and many are falling apart. Converted into small, cozy 'hideaways', they become affordable, magical retreats for families and their guests. We inserted a large pane of glass into the front wall of the attic floor and carefully insulated the trusses. The walls were paneled with varnished grey fir, and an elevated section at the rear was upholstered so that the attic can also be used as a guest room. An elegant brass trapdoor closes off this enchanted place, from where you can watch the squirrels play in the treetops. The ground floor is still used for storing garden tools, the lawn mower, and fruit crates, while upstairs it is snug and comfortable.  Section  © Andreas Buchberger Spotlights illuminate the brass in the evening, creating a warm light – even in freezing winter. The attic is ventilated via an already existing window and small air vents installed along the sides. After the war, this villa was the typical weekend house of a middle-class family in post-war Austria. We explained that the parlor and tiled stove were just ballast from the past and gently suggested that the house was somewhat overloaded with rustic kitsch. But where should one start with the ceiling construction? Where should the building show respect for the old, where must the new be radically introduced? Together with the clients, we felt that, from now on, other elements should shape the character of the building. For instance, the gnarled apple trees that blossom behind the house, the old terrazzo floors the color of black pudding, the slippery wooden floors and old double windows.  © Andreas Buchberger The first sketches showed new routes and visual axes through the orchard and idyllic places that no one had yet discovered. We gave the house a new open structure, a new spatial concept. We took only two radical steps: we had an external wall removed and replaced it with a generously sized but economical pane of glass. Out of three dark little rooms, we made a big, bright, loft-like space that now revealed a view of fruit trees and a magnolia, the pool from the 1950s, and the wooden shed treated with carbolineum. Now children play in small side rooms, the family lounges on an upholstered platform, the kitchen is both open and yet separate. The shed and the house are now connected by an apparently hovering larch deck that is like a kind of open living room from where you can look across the garden. Around the old apple trees, circles were cut out of the deck. When the children look out the spectacular window they see the tops of the fruit trees, illuminated from below at night.  © Andreas Buchberger  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Long and Slender / XS Studio for compact design Posted: 14 Nov 2017 04:00 PM PST  © Gidon Levin
 © Gidon Levin Text description provided by the architects. A long and narrow apartment in a preservation listed building on Tel-Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard. Open-minded and daring customers gave a fascinating challenge for a 93m² apartment: a room for each of the three children and for the parents, 2 bathrooms and a spacious living area. The starting point was unusual: the children's rooms were designed to be minimal, functional and simple thus providing a wider living space in the public areas.  Organization  © Gidon Levin The narrow structure demanded a particularly long corridor (9m in length) to enable access to all rooms. Therefore, the corridor and the exposed silicate-brick wall together became one of the two elements that directed the planning of the apartment. The second element organizing the apartment is the box-like structure with its elements of the woodwork.  © Gidon Levin The twins share a one-room space (14 square meters), with a 140-cm wide partition in the center from floor to ceiling and along the length of the space. The partition divides the space into two separate rooms. Each façade of the partition faces each room and contains all the room's functions: wardrobe, small writing desk; and in the middle, the beds "inserted" one above the other. Thus, the valuable area of the bed is doubled and the apartment's height was used to maximize the mass of both rooms.  Assembly scheme  © Gidon Levin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| ‘S’ HOUSE / Simple Projects Architecture Posted: 14 Nov 2017 02:00 PM PST  © Mansyur Hasan
 © Mansyur Hasan Text description provided by the architects. The name 'S' House is chosen to reflect the architect's experiences throughout the design and construction process. START  © Mansyur Hasan SMALL  © Mansyur Hasan SIMPLE  Section 3 SOUL  © Mansyur Hasan STRIPES  Elevation STRUGGLE  © Mansyur Hasan SPECIAL  © Mansyur Hasan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| VII XII Restaurant / zones design + TORO design(VI) Posted: 14 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Xuwei Xia
 © Xuwei Xia Text description provided by the architects. VII XII is located in the Wanda mansion business district, by zones design and TORO design(VI) together to create zones try to make the whole dining space as simple as possible, the entire space to "bright" mainly through the original wood flooring and translucent lamp shape will be dining atmosphere from the first floor to the second floor to spread.  © Xuwei Xia Zones design tried to bring this solid color blend of soft patches and bright light into space perception. The existing space is regarded as a large luminous box, "parallel space" by a turning staircase connection, stretching process differentiation, combination, multiply into a number of junction space, which constitute a separate dining area and public space.  Axonometric The seemingly semi-suspended wood color blocks are combined with the vertically cut square spaces to form the area of the dining space, and the quiet atmosphere of the minimalist space is continuously displayed at the entrance of the three-storey entrance.  © Xuwei Xia The existing space is divided into three parts by a broken staircase, a curve of the top of the three lines of view will be connected together, while the rising staircase was changed to stainless steel, so that the three parts of space in terms of both visual and spatial For continuation.  © Xuwei Xia  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Golnan Puratos Complex / A1Architecture Posted: 14 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST  © Deed Studio
 © Deed Studio Text description provided by the architects. The project is a combination of various usages such as administrative areas, demo center, training rooms, multifunctional saloons, temporary warehouses and amphitheater. The different usages have come together through an organic geometry made it like live organs and the facade has taken them inside to make a unity like the skin.  © Deed Studio The overall shape of the project is a monochrome and introverted big cube which has been flatten on the land and only for the sake of light has aperture on special points. To keep and emphasize on integrity even the entrance of the cube has been designed as supplemental element.  © Deed Studio Inside the cube, different application of area has been organized around a central atrium. These areas overlap and do not have specific frontier.  Programatic Scheme  Programatic Scheme Users, the staff and clients, constantly move on horizontal and vertical paths in the open plan of the project in which due to glassiness of internal spaces is visible from different sides.  © Deed Studio Using open plan has enabled the project to implement various materials and forms. However, while each material is presenting its own characteristic, still there is a harmony among these various spaces. The project was offered to A1 Architecture Studio at the structural phase and therefore the interior design, equipping and furnishing has been our main implementation.  © Deed Studio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Carlton Terrace / Windust Architects x Interiors Posted: 14 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  © Michael Kai
 © Michael Kai  Ground Floor Plan Text description provided by the architects. The owners of Carlton terrace asked for a break from the past. They looked forward to new spaces filled with natural light, all year round living, and the ability to connect visually with their surrounds. The local street character reveals rows of terrace houses, snug tightly alongside each other. Properties are narrow in width and short in depth. With the standard kitchen, dining and living space requirements, together with an ambitious 4 bedrooms and 2 x bathrooms, the challenge of going "up a level" and addressing the overlooking and overshadowing of neighbors cannot be underestimated.  © Michael Kai Volume  © Michael Kai  Section Design Elements  © Michael Kai  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bill Gates Purchases 25,000 Acres of Land for Smart City in Arizona Posted: 14 Nov 2017 08:00 AM PST  Arizona desert. Image © Flickr user extra zebra. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 An investment firm run by Microsoft founder Bill Gates has paid $80 million for 25,000 acres of Arizona desert to serve as the site of a new "smart city." To be known as Belmont, the city will be made up of 80,000 residences, as well offices, retail spaces and civic amenities such as schools and police stations. The city will serve as a test ground for the latest in logistical and infrastructural technologies. "Belmont will create a forward-thinking community with a communication and infrastructure spine that embraces cutting-edge technology, designed around high-speed digital networks, data centers, new manufacturing technologies and distribution models, autonomous vehicles and autonomous logistics hubs," Belmont Partners, the Arizona real state investment company involved in the deal, said in a statement. Located about 45 minutes west of Phoenix in an area known as the West Valley, the city would be situated along the new interstate 11 highway, which would make it just a short trip away from Las Vegas. The road is expected to be completed in 2018.  A view of Arcosanti. Image © Flickr user Jan Pauw. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Arizona desert seems to be a popular location for experimental cities – the community of Arcosanti, located an hour north of Phoenix, was established in 1970 as a testing ground for the radical urban concepts known developed by architect Paolo Soleri, a former pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright. A timetable for Belmont has yet to be announced, but it will be sure to compete with other recent smart city proposals in Toronto (by Alphabet / Sidewalk Labs) and Saudi Arabia.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Nike New York Headquarters / WSDIA | WeShouldDoItAll Posted: 14 Nov 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Floto+Warner
 © Floto+Warner Text description provided by the architects. Nike is in a New York state of mind upon completion of their new colossal office space in Midtown. WeShouldDoItAll (WSDIA) serves as creatives on environmental graphics.  © Floto+Warner New York City is raw, never finished, and constantly reinventing itself. Nike is innovation, with an unrelenting drive to exceed expectations and inspire all athletes. So what do New York City and Nike have in common? Both are bold, vibrant and constantly breaking new ground. The connection is now further entrenched with Nike's East Coast headquarters complete.  © Floto+Warner The six floor 150,000 square foot space includes a massive indoor basketball court, varied workspaces, a hand-tagged food truck, VIP and workout spaces, a Nike heritage inspired VW van, and a 90-foot long sedum planted Swoosh on the rooftop terrace.  © Floto+Warner The main directive—architecturally and graphically—was to highlight the synergy between New York City and Nike, by examining sport themed floors through the lens of NYC. The direction is manifested through materials, imagery, illustration, custom typography and space.  © Floto+Warner Nike's Workplace Design + Connectivity (WD+C) team partnered with STUDIOS Architecture to complete the architecture, while Michael Spoljaric (Senior Creative Director, Nike Global Basketball) worked closely with long-time collaborators WeShouldDoItAll (WSDIA) and a roster of talents to implement all environmental branding components in the space.  © Floto+Warner  Bleachers Details and Plans  © Floto+Warner Working closely with Spoljaric for over a year, WSDIA designed the indoor basketball court bleachers, all wayfinding and signage—featuring a custom typeface made exclusively for space—and numerous distinct branding moments.  © Floto+Warner Notable pieces include: a 30 foot tall bark wall that nods to Nike's Oregon roots; custom handmade rugs in various spaces, one of which—in the VIP Jeter Lounge—features all Yankees' championship years; floor patterns derived from court lines and NYC's bridges spill into the VIP Showrooms; custom running and basketball inspired CNC milled wall tiles; conference room ceiling tiles resembling shoe soles; a Michael Jordan mosaic tile wall; custom perforated locker patterns; and the art direction and curation of all illustration and photography for meeting booths.  © Floto+Warner  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tierras Blancas House / Gonzalo Claro Posted: 14 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Felipe Fontecilla
 © Felipe Fontecilla Text description provided by the architects. The Tierras Blancas house is located in a rural zone in the central valley of Chile were the Norwest wind sweeps the place most of the year and water shortage doesn't allow the presence of high vegetation. The dueling is set on soft slope hillside between three Hawthorns that were considered valuable to preserve due to their height and age. The project was conceived as a system rather than a finished piece, with the ability to be flexible in its use and allow future growth, thus defining what could be modified and what should be permanent. The program was developed through two pavilions arranged in parallel with a north- south orientation.  © Felipe Fontecilla  Exploded Isometric The space between these two volumes host the entrance and an interior patio that acts as the center of the main paths touring the house. Next to the order granted by the pavilions, the work was done defining three horizons to which a unique material was assigned. First the plinth (concrete), then the grid (steel) and finally the ceiling (laminated wood)  © Felipe Fontecilla  Detail Different to structure, the partition walls are attached to the side of the plinth accentuating its lightness and giving a new thickness reinforced by the projected shade to the base. Over the steel structure, 80 laminated wood beams lay, distributed uniformly, to create a cover like a kind of inclined mantle that generates a continuous plane that looks from the distant views and allows the passage of the light.  © Felipe Fontecilla  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Marina Abramovic Ends Plans for OMA-Designed Art Institute After $2.2 Million Fundraising Campaign Posted: 14 Nov 2017 04:30 AM PST  Some of OMA's design concepts. Image © OMA Performance artist Marina Abramovic has ended plans for her OMA-designed upstate New York art institute, leaving questions about what happened to the $2.2 million she raised from a slate of celebrity patrons and nearly 5,000 Kickstarter donors. When Abramovic first announced the project in 2012, she touted the plans as transformative for the town of Hudson, New York. To be known as the Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI), the facility was intended to create a new space for the "collaboration between art, science, technology and spirituality." Abramovic tapped OMA's Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu to design the space, located within an old 33,000-square-foot theater. Early architectural concepts were daringly experimental – ideas included a theater with seats that could be individually rolled away if visitors were to fall asleep during planned hours-long performances. .jpg?1510680321 "Some of OMA's design concepts. Image © OMA") Some of OMA's design concepts. Image © OMA But the artist has now revealed she will not be moving forward with the project, after an initial cost estimate of $20 million ballooned to a $31 million price tag. According to the New York Post, the announcement came as a surprise to both the residents of Hudson and Kickstarter backers, some of who also complained that they had never received their promised rewards for funding the project. When asked about the missing $2.2 million, a spokeswoman for MAI commented that all of the money, plus additional funds, had gone toward paying the architects. When asked if Abramovic would return the cash, a spokeswoman for the artist said all the money raised through Kickstarter, plus additional funds, went to pay Koolhaas's firm. "The funds were raised not for the renovation itself but specifically for the schematics and the feasibility study," the spokeswoman said. "They were used for exactly that purpose."  Some of OMA's design concepts. Image © OMA  Some of OMA's design concepts. Image © OMA Read the full statement posted on MAI's website, below: MAI's mission is and has always been to promote performance art and to create communal and participatory art experiences for the largest amount of people possible. MAI partners with venues and artists presenting workshops and projects around the world. For the past three years, MAI has presented 13 art experiences in 12 countries the majority of which was free of entrance and open to the public. The events have been attended by hundreds of thousands of people. The building on 620 Columbia Street in Hudson, NY, was donated to MAI by Marina Abramovic and it was intended to provide an educational space to host performances, workshops, lectures, residencies and research. The initial architectural study was performed by OMA, New York. At this stage, the projected budget for the completion of the project was estimated between 15 and 20 million dollars. MAI initiated a Kickstarter campaign to fund the second phase of the studies, the schematic designs. After the completion of this phase, the project budget was estimated to exceed 31 million dollars. In view of that, the Board of MAI has decided to cancel the building project. The project cost and the project risk far exceeds initial expectations and estimates. MAI continues to be committed to serving its mission and to achieve the greatest possible global impact. News via the New York Post.
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| These Drawings Use Just 5 Lines to Create Beautiful Compositions Posted: 14 Nov 2017 04:00 AM PST
DailyDose—one of ArchDaily's five favorite daily newsletters of 2017—have published a collection of drawings submitted as part of an open competition to sketch a composition of just five lines. To celebrate the milestone of their 1000th newsletter which has, over the course of the last five years, delivered 34,297 collected images to inboxes around the globe, one work (by Roberto de Oliveira Castro) will be made available as a limited edition framed artwork by Desplans.  Selected Winner: Roberto de Oliveira Castro. Image Courtesy of DailyDose The drawings are presented by composition rather than ranking.  Jonathan Vërnes. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Louise Vester. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Reihaneh Noori. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Aleksandra Budaeva. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Balthazar Donzelot. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Antoine Lachaux. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Simon Gysel. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Benoit Perrier. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Lucie Beauvert. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Roberto de Oliveira Castro. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Maxime Gehin. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Anna Grundmann. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Razvan Pop. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Vincent Macquart. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Jan Baes. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Micha Ringger. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Sunain Dalwani. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Matthias Wyler. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Loay Mansy. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Yoann Hector. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Aleksandra Budaeva. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  Maude Gyger. Image Courtesy of DailyDose  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gallery 6 One / Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura Posted: 14 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PST  © Haruo Mikami
 © Haruo Mikami Text description provided by the architects. Brasilia is a modernist city that is often compared to an open-air museum of Oscar Niemeyer's works. It is in this context that Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura operates and where the architect Clay Rodrigues creates an art gallery in an old hospital building. The first attitude of the architect was to remove the coatings from the environment when removed the liner was possible to see an unusual structure mainly in the shape of the beams that reveal a circular sector drawing. The preservation of this element and emphasizing it in the project became the premise of this work.  © Haruo Mikami The restoration of the beams and pillars happened without harming the history of the building maintaining a rustic appearance, with the concrete and structures without elements of finish, in a language that reveals the imperfections and the authenticity of the space. The loose white lining of the slab follows the skeleton design of the building creating a movement, where somehow resemble the ramps of the national museum designed by Niemeyer. Already on the walls was cemented boards that together with the floor and concrete bring neutrality to an environment that needs to expose different objects in different colors and different colors.  © Haruo Mikami The main workbench consists of a black sandstone sanded and levigated to remove the luster and next to a broken Carrara marble accentuates that the "defects" are purposely conserved and exalted, since they are that they give originality and personality in this project. In the middle of this gray and white climate the furniture was purposely chosen in the colors caramels, natural leather and wood, they are the ones that bring the warmth to the gallery and prevent the environment from staying cold.  © Haruo Mikami  Isometric The vast area of 105 m² reveals empty spaces for circulation and at the same time use for events and launches, as well as allowing the visibility of works from different angles and distances. The garden designed by Fabio Camargo appears in penumbras created by the textured glass, which has a regular dotted recording throughout its surface. The material allows natural light to pass without loss of privacy, which has allowed the creation of a game of seeing and not seeing, the pivotal windows also help in this integration of landscaping and urbanism, from inside the gallery it is possible to see and perceive the discreet intervention caused by street movement.  © Haruo Mikami  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| CEMEX Announces Mexico Winners In Their 2017 Building Awards Posted: 14 Nov 2017 02:30 AM PST  The CEMEX Building Award recognizes the best projects in Mexico and the rest of the world that use concrete in a creative and innovative way, with a focus on sustainability and social welfare. This year, the award received 545 entries in its Mexican Edition, of which 18 were awarded prizes. The awards ceremony took place on November 9th in Mexico City, with finalists attending from the Czech Republic, France, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and various countries from South America. The winners of the Mexico Edition were: Mexico Edition Winners by CategoryResidential Housing Cortesía de CEMEX Acolhúas House / SPRB Arquitectos  Cortesía de CEMEX Patio Infiltrado / PLUG Architectura  Cortesía de CEMEX Oyamel House / RP Arquitectos Affordable Housing Cortesía de CEMEX La Sexta Apartments / AS Arquitectura y R79  Cortesía de CEMEX Urvita / Greenfield  Cortesía de CEMEX Gála House / Apaloosa Building Cortesía de CEMEX Torre Reforma / LBR + A  Cortesía de CEMEX Los Amantes Distillery / Rootstudio  Cortesía de CEMEX Rectory Building at the Escuela Bancaria y Comercial / Taller de Arquitectura Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo  Cortesía de CEMEX KOI / HOK + VFO Arquitectos Collective Space Cortesía de CEMEX Teotitlán del Valle Cultural Center / PRODUCTORA  Cortesía de CEMEX Oaxaca's Historical Archive Building / Mendaro Arquitectos  Cortesía de CEMEX Casa del Abuelo / Taller DIEZ 05 Infrastructure Cortesía de CEMEX Tuxpan Port Terminal S.A. de C.V.  Cortesía de CEMEX Las Cascadas Tunnel  Cortesía de CEMEX Wastewater Treatment Plan, Third Stage, Aguascalientes Special AwardsSocial Value Cortesía de CEMEX Casa del Abuelo / Taller DIEZ 05  Cortesía de CEMEX Rural House in Puebla / Comunal Taller de Arquitectura  Cortesía de CEMEX TRC (Tabique + Reuso + Contexto) Sustainable Building Cortesía de CEMEX Teotitlán del Valle Cultural Center / PRODUCTORA  Cortesía de CEMEX Oaxaca's Historical Archive Building / Mendaro Arquitectos Construction Innovation Cortesía de CEMEX Oaxaca's Historical Archive Building / Mendaro Arquitectos Accesibility Cortesía de CEMEX Torre Reforma / LBR + A During the ceremony, the Arquitecto Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship was awarded to Paola López, who will study a Masters in Landscape Architecture in the Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain. Also present was Tania Osorio, to whom the Scholarship's Council decided to grant a special support for her Masters in History, Theory and Society of Architecture in Berkeley, University of California. The event came to an end after announcing the recipient of the Lorenzo H. Zambrano Award, which pays homage to an outstanding professional in the fields of architecture and construction, whose work and passion have left a mark in history. The winner of the award was Mexican architect and landscaper Mario Schjetnan Garduño, for his trajectory in the field of architecture through the creation of public spaces with a sense of sustainability, social responsibility and environmental responsibility.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Extreme Cities: The Densest, Coldest, Remotest, Most Visited (etc) Human Settlements on Earth Posted: 14 Nov 2017 01:30 AM PST  Hong Kong <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/commpilot23/14557847230/in/photolist-obqLN3-bmhgya-f5PRvs-Ywi6Wt-Ddnv6-mwCc2-8yuA8Z-9ZD4xe-4DEWwn-USUqW-4T7iw4-bmheiZ-Ww639P-qQAyRc-5CoLwz-muzCk-qvpjcM-J1Zej-5JEzcq-aCXkva-qqKc8h-Du5DG5-acdVzo-6tZceg-66KGXt-2FEXcB-Ys6tQS-66Q1gW-EEr2ZR-EVCzQT-93zMWG-EtuFRe-4yCKbQ-VsKGNG-nvHcx-bmhaJ4-7UwsRh-eZuyr-9ZFU3w-7LmemC-4Q4W9Z-JMwVS3-bmh5dg-qeZ1p-91Z9Uc-2u9ZMu-93zNjw-9PXwCD-69YHQB-boTF69'> Khush N </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'> CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a> Humans are adaptable animals; we have evolved to adjust to, and survive in, many difficult and extreme conditions. In some cases, these extremes are natural, while in other modern cities extreme living situations are created by us, and we are forced to accept and adjust. Here is a list of extreme settlement conditions: some challenging, some wonderful and all of them offering a fascinating insight into how we occupy the planet in 2017. Most Expensive CitySingapore Singapore © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/erwin_soo/8037900419/in/photolist-qkUY5N-8KTqHu-aq6zmR-Y9Wcvb-5wzBqZ-oG2mvS-drki8F-8YvaB4-dfhkKZ-9UPTpX-9UT1q7-2CshyT-ZEALaN-n63VCy-ef8pUw-9DSQyn-bK86xV-9XKZnY-dXRYEo-8YwLRV-6Xn12h-rkb7a6-j5SU1P-95Tpuu-Roy8Cb-gLdRip-fCZq8s-8KoH3V-SMmpG5-rgPwKv-8bevy2-k8ZgB6-c2XnG5-8YxYG9-9cuiAT-m6vV9n-e5yH3c-d4Seph-oQsFZA-K2Wayx-dtziC9-5ZESvu-rN2UEW-czmkas-anxD5c-X1JhML-bUKskL-pPJQ1R-pAGTPj-pCHBwG'> Erwin Soo </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/'> CC BY-NC 2.0</a> While several Asian cities feature on the list of most expensive in 2017, Singapore comes out on top. The study was based on the price of day-to-day and specialty products including food, clothing, drinks and household supplies converted to US Dollars. The conclusions drawn were that in Singapore, basic items cost a lot, with a one-kilo loaf of bread costing $3.55 U.S. and a bottle of wine $23.68. Interestingly, while most of the other cities on this list are facing housing affordability crises, as of 2016 80% of local Singaporeans were living in subsidized housing blocks, which perhaps explains how the most expensive city in the world remains viable to live in. Most Visited CityBangkok, Thailand Bangkok <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/97114498@N04/35268984381/in/photolist-VX2AUg-eN1jrH-eMgCm2-UDA24S-VW2kPe-VJALiB-VJAHVv-eMgDeT-dHiPy2-mPrmqH-dDfNsr-fqCXar-6kBB1m-e4qHdD-6aAzg5-h93bMB-7Dk5GN-mfbh82-fDHqqd-m7QEmR-5SVWeY-dEc23B-e28gGW-fSNiV-n8gKsK-VJAxGe-Sd5YoB-bXj3WH-doa6ba-dE4VpW-eGrAcK-deqqTb-Rx97pA-dFCgcu-4dEPsV-dyAiDT-dbKF5s-mfcewM-bFhKG8-eGxGUm-7od7Kx-8GPfP8-s7LHkS-4jSCFu'> Pier Alessio Rizzardi </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'> CC BY 2.0</a> Affordable, diverse and beautiful, it's no wonder Thailand features first on the list of most visited for 2017. Its vibrant center, Bangkok, is expected to draw 20.2 million international overnight visitors this year alone, more than double its population of 8 million. It is interesting to consider the nature of a city so dominated by, and therefore tailored to, tourists. Bangkok narrowly beats London by 200,000 visitors. City with the Highest Population DensityManila, Philippines Manila <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/jopetsy/33778518874/in/photolist-TsTJQs-UKoWJr-95zvMK-7sEiWR-62W9dY-bc5MM-7sJhf1-pQtYs6-7sEjjP-TEm5qn-fsZ5Me-UBM3uD-d9deff-Vkfu2M-qt9nnE-VNDp53-8H54ac-Jgrn87-frxvA-dRSTUu-aFTTDX-6tz6yH-TsTHRU-UKoWTK-UKoWYV-787SuH-UahJcJ-UKoW7e-UKoVqz-fGFMX-jhWyHv-orKfn-frxvz-ae7Fan-78bLSo-eGe4Mo-qRNTbw-UahGVA-frxvw-52fDmj-9TXWua-9WCJto-6dDajp-cM4qjm-SXceug-6r2KeN-oHTjf4-qTndub-fGFK2-4s4Fv7'> Jopetsy </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'> CC BY 2.0</a> With a population density of 71,263 people per square kilometer (or 107,562 per square mile), Manila in the Philippines is by far the most densely populated city in the world. Its density per kilometer squared is more than double that of the next densest location—neighboring municipality Pateros, and even famously dense Mumbai. A large harbor city, Manila locates its population among a series of contemporary high-rises and a prolific Spanish baroque style which came about in response to high earthquake risk. City With the Most SkyscrapersHong Kong Hong Kong (Public Domain) Hong Kong is famous as a global financial hub and for its sky-scraper skyline—often featuring in modern films. With 317 buildings over 150 meters tall, the city literally towers above the rest of the list of cities with the most skyscrapers, beating New York by 60. Most Livable CityMelbourne, Australia Melbourne <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/73227899@N05/33365918516/in/photolist-SQr48b-7uD9Bn-nLg4to-5T5C7Q-srhot-5FLndr-855zb-ad4Y7-7H67vd-eSGwaJ-eRhv5b-4StC2r-aPbnMi-rkpx9-ePTftG-64dTzZ-zSkrj-2SJdmk-7sZeCV-oFvoQE-4ncaxw-dtych-dm7714-4QvJ6V-7Jx82Y-VUyJY1-VLzBsk-5EdBS8-73dNTd-ess1TG-ftqSFm-bvnxg1-VQQiEh-ercM1X-7oDkF1-J6AXk-fpsUxT-iNr9uj-7W6HUJ-9VMGLg-fomP9o-bF8bP5-8pXjrW-4X4v3F-arRd9P-iMc4b4-6tajpW-7Enks7-cGZvfj-7NJAHN'> Pier Alessio Rizzardi </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'> CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a> Each year the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Liveability Index ranks 140 cities by their healthcare, education, stability, culture, environment and infrastructure to determine the world's most liveable city. Melbourne has taken the top spot for the seventh time, scoring 97.5 out of a possible 100. The ruling is not without controversy though, with critics suggesting the ranking glosses over the realities of life for many people living in the city. World's Highest CityLa Rinconada, Peru La_Rinconada_Peru © Hildegard Willer As the only settlement in the top ten not in China, La Rinconda is the highest city in the world at 5,130 meters (16,830 feet). The city rests at the foot of La Bella Durmiente, "The Sleeping Beauty" glacier, high in the Andes. With temperatures too low for tree growth, this barren and surreal landscape is home to nearly 50,000 people. Despite being only 14 degrees from the equator the average temperature is 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). Largest City (Based on City Proper Measurement)Chongqing, ChinaUNICEF defines city proper as "the population living within the administrative boundaries of a city." Described as one of China's emerging megacities, Chongqing packs in 30,165,500 people, beating Shanghai by close to 6 million. As a transportation hub and manufacturing center, Chongqing serves as the economic core of the upstream Yangtze Basin and is the only one of China's four direct-controlled municipalities located far away from the coast. Southernmost CityPuerto Williams, ChileAs a gateway into Antarctica, Puerto Williams uses its extreme southern location as a drawcard for tourists, even touting the slogan The southernmost city in the world. Two other cities also lay claim to the slogan, Ushuaia in Argentina and Punta Arenas in Chile, but by latitude Puerto Williams, a port town on Navarino Island, surrounded by pristine eco systems, is the ultimate winner. City with the Most BillionairesLondon, UK London <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/hrathmann/37410101141/in/photolist-YZNxHP-4yD984-mGMZZk-g7RPWk-4rh7KF-aBThUu-4yHfCG-cLcv8U-4aTuXa-aBQCVi-5MkQcR-aBQC9B-dMXtJo-DQLDd-7Ukonk-aCo38B-ahJ9Gq-fzjXvj-HU7f2N-93TpPg-RdJS8y-y4wX2G-pXVfJ8-pmKuTh-D2jSyr-4rmAX1-4yHwwS-9dah43-aTnJ8P-iuY8EX-adkSS4-375yTB-puhyGd-9HULgC-381dsQ-nyAMrG-8EBbqU-e5NWSJ-cB8Bzh-rmbfFS-dKLKRj-aepRzQ-4yDk1M-8WaGqL-dp2g-ptZkU8-ehsUE5-dDzCs7-qyMftm-86pd9e'> Hanno Rathmann </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/'> CC BY-SA 2.0</a> With a grand total of 80, London is the city the most billionaires choose to call home, according to the annual Sunday Times Rich List. According to Business Insider only 5% of the world's billionaires are worth more than $10 billion USD, but it doesn't stop them all collectively owning $7.6 trillion of the world's current total of $241 trillion in wealth. City with the Most Traffic JamsMexico City, MexicoDensely populated and a hot spot for tourists, it's no wonder Mexico City has some congestion problems. Evidently, the worst congestion problems in the world. This scale gives it a level of 66%, meaning an additional average of 59 minutes is spent per user on the roads. This gets as high as 101% during peak evening periods. Coldest City Oymyakon <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Oymyakon#/media/File:Oymyakon_forests.jpg'> Maarten Takens </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/'> CC BY-SA 2.0</a> Oymyakon, RussiaThe Even word kheium, in which this settlement aptly finds its namesake, reportedly translates to "unfrozen patch of water; place where fish spend the winter." Oymyakon, in Northern Russia is the coldest permanently inhabited locale on the planet. The average minimum temperature in winter remains below −50 °C (−58 °F) and the coldest ever temperature recorded in the Northern Hemisphere occurred there in 1933, coming in at −67.7 °C (−89.9 °F). June and July are the only months in which the temperature has never dropped below −10 °C (14 °F), and it can actually get hot, reaching over 30 °C (86 °F) on some days. Most Remote CityAuckland, New Zealand Auckland <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Auckland#/media/File:Skyline_(7187438034).jpg'> Pier Alessio Rizzardi </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'> CC BY 2.0</a> Last, loneliest, loveliest, exquisite, apart. Or so wrote Rudyard Kipling when visiting Auckland in 1922. Nestled deep in the Pacific ocean, Auckland takes the title of the city with a population of more than one million that is most remote from another city with a population of more than one million, with Sydney, Australia a mere 2,168.9 kilometers (1,347.7 miles) away. The indigenous Māori name for Auckland is Tāmaki Makaurau—land of a thousand lovers. Perhaps it would attract even more lovers if only they could get there...  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Remai Modern / KPMB Architects + Architecture49 Posted: 14 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST  Courtesy of KPMB Architects + Architecture49
 Courtesy of KPMB Architects + Architecture49  Site plan Text description provided by the architects. The form and massing respond to the low, flat topography of Saskatchewan's prairie landscape and evoke regional agrarian traditions of low-rise, rectilinear sheds and barns. Four cantilevered horizontal volumes engage the River edge to the south and 2nd Avenue to the east. The south elevation spans the length of the site and the ground floor is fully glazed to provide continuous day-lit public spaces with access to the River. Entrances at each end integrate the gallery into the new pedestrian flows along the river bank.  Courtesy of KPMB Architects + Architecture49 Public spaces on every level are organized to maximize the connection to the river. A central atrium organizes the plan and offers a community gathering space. A generously-scaled connecting stair on the ground floor is located to initiate a continuous path through all levels.  Courtesy of KPMB Architects + Architecture49 The exterior is clad in a copper-coloured metal screen and was inspired by Saskatoon's historic architectural landmark, the Bessborough Hotel (CNR, 1932).  Courtesy of KPMB Architects + Architecture49  Section The architecture of the Remai Modern simultaneously looks back and forward. It forges a strong relationship to the legacy of the Mendel and creates a platform to reinforce the role of art for the "advancement of Saskatoon as a creative city dedicated to lifelong learning."  Courtesy of KPMB Architects + Architecture49  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Portugal’s Center for Architecture Reopens With 3 Days of Events Posted: 14 Nov 2017 12:30 AM PST  Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos. Image © Casa da Arquitectura, via Flickr. This week, the Portuguese center for architecture Casa da Arquitectura (House of Architecture) celebrates the opening of its new premises in Matosinhos, Porto. In order to mark the occasion, the architecture museum has planned three days full of activities from the 17th to the 19th of November, with guided tours, performance, talks, music and films. Within the new gallery spaces, Casa da Arquitectura will hold two exhibitions open to the public, including their inaugural exhibition Poder Arquitectura. Organised by the architects Jorge Carvalho, Pedro Bandeira and Ricardo Carvalho, the exhibition will be open until March 2018, with several talks and debates by national and international figures that have been involved in the exhibition scheduled to take place during this time.   Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos. Image © Casa da Arquitectura, via Flickr. The Casa da Arquitectura Gallery will also be hosting X BIAU, the exhibition of the Ibero-American Architecture and Urbanism Biennial, that will feature part of the collection of Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, who won the 10th Ibero-American Award for Architecture and Urbanism last year. Souto de Moura will be a guest speaker during the Casa da Arquitectura's opening.  Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos. Image © Casa da Arquitectura, via Flickr. The opening weekend will include two conferences, with an eclectic guest panel, as part of "Please Share!"—an event organized by architect Roberto Cremascoli around the themes of curating and editing in architecture. "Tudo é Projeto," a film produced in collaboration with Casa da Arquitectura by Joana Mendes da Rocha and Patrícia Rubano, will be shown publicly as well. An educational program involving virtual and augmented reality will also feature, in partnership with the DFL (Digital Fabrication Lab of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto). At the same time, there will also be the opportunity to take guided tours around the museum's archives and exhibitions.  Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos. Image © Casa da Arquitectura, via Flickr. Casa da Arquitectura—Portugal's Center for ArchitectureCreated in 2007, Casa da Arquitectura is a non-profit cultural body that is dedicated to the public's interest in architecture by bringing together an exhibition space and archive. Its archives currently include over 500 models, panels, drawings, serigraphs, DVDs, books and other materials of the collections and estates of several architects, including Álvaro Siza, João Álvaro Rocha, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Fernando Távora and Souto de Moura, among others. The new location takes up a group of buildings restored by the architect Guilherme Machado Vaz for the Municipality of Matosinhos, occupying an area of about 4,700 square meters.  Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos. Image © Casa da Arquitectura, via Flickr. Brazil's presence in Casa da ArquitecturaThe making of the Brazilian Architecture Collection, a collection of projects from the ninety-year period between 1927 and 2017, will be revealed in an exhibition open to the public. Curated by Fernando Serapião and Guilherme Wisnik, the exhibition "Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Architecture" will showcase diverse functional projects such as single-family residences, office buildings, industrial pavilions, cultural, religious and symbolic buildings, as well as projects on furniture, landscape architecture and urbanism. The exhibition's focal point is the design and construction of Brasília in the late 1950s and early 1960s, presenting the great synergy between architecture and other important artistic movements of the period such as Bossa Nova in the field of popular music, one of the best known Brazilian music genres. The exhibition presents Brazil as a modern country overcoming the stigma of its colonial past and its perception as an "underdeveloped" country, to become a protagonist in architecture.  Casa da Arquitectura in Matosinhos. Image © Casa da Arquitectura, via Flickr. More information is available at www.casadaarquitectura.pt  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Free Business Card Templates for Architects Posted: 14 Nov 2017 12:00 AM PST  Designing a business card might seem to be a straightforward endeavor but if you've ever tried your hand at designing one from scratch, you've probably wished there was a graphic design consultant around. With this in mind, we've rounded up some classy minimalist templates that will help you take the guesswork out of what to include on your calling card. From ace border spacing and text placement to snazzy (and free!) font recommendations, these downloadable business card templates are ready for you to plug in your information. These templates also serve as an invaluable jumping off point if you're looking for some inspiration for your own designs. Here are ten hand-picked, well-organized, easy-to-use templates that have been downloaded and tested by our team of editors. Free Clean and Minimal Business Card Template via <a href='https://www.behance.net/gallery/46944969/Free-Clean-and-Minimal-Business-Card-Template'> Behance</a> Available formats: .indd, .psd, .ai Free Neat Resume Template via <a href='https://www.behance.net/gallery/28828421/Free-Resume-Template'> Behance</a> Available formats: .psd Free Minimal Business Card via <a href='https://remon92.deviantart.com/art/Free-Minimal-Business-Card-Freebie-671738243'> deviantart</a> Available formats: .psd Gradient Business Card via <a href='https://dribbble.com/shots/3319461-FREEBIE-Gradient-Business-Card-Templates'> dribbble</a> Available formats: .psd, .ai HEX Business Card Template.jpg?1510615573 "via <a href='https://pixelbuddha.net/freebie/hex-business-card-template'> pixelbuddha</a>") via <a href='https://pixelbuddha.net/freebie/hex-business-card-template'> pixelbuddha</a> Available formats: .psd Minimal Business Card Template via <a href='https://www.behance.net/gallery/29443111/Minimal-Business-Card-'> Behance</a> Available formats: .psd Clean Creative Individual Business Card Template via <a href='http://businesscardjournal.com/clean-creative-individual-business-card-template/'> businesscardjournal</a> Available formats: .psd Minimal Business Card Template via <a href='https://freedesignresources.net/free-minimal-business-card-template/'> freedesignresources</a> Available formats: .psd Stylish Business Card Free Template via <a href='https://freedesignresources.net/stylish-business-card-free-template/'> freedesignresources</a> Available formats: .psd Free Creative Artist Business Card via <a href='https://freedesignresources.net/free-creative-artist-business-card/'> freedesignresources</a> Available formats: .ai  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Work is Underway on The World's First 3D-Printed Metal Bridge Posted: 13 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST  © MX3D Dutch 3D-printing start-up MX3D has revealed new details about their plans to install the world's first 3D-printed metal bridge over a historic canal in Amsterdam. Originally slated to be built in place, further research concluded that the design would have placed too much stress of the canal walls. So it was back to the drawing board, and the studio, where the updated design is now under construction. Featuring complex curves and a 12-meter-span, the bridge is now being constructed by MX3D's sophisticated 3D-printed robot. And with about one-third of the structure already completed, it is back on schedule for a late 2018 installation on Amsterdam's Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal. To service both cyclists and pedestrians, the bridge will also serve as a "living laboratory," with its performance to be monitored and analyzed by MX3D and a team of researchers from The Alan Turing Institute. An integrated network of sensors will be installed on the bridge to measure structural data such as displacement, strain and vibration, as well as environmental factors such as temperature and air quality. All of this data will be input into a continually updated 3D model of the bridge, which will allow the designers to learn from its performance and refine their designs for further iterations. "The 3D printed bridge being installed by the MX3D team next year will be a world first in engineering. This data-centric, multidisciplinary approach to capturing the bridge's data will also mark a step-change in the way bridges are designed, constructed, and managed, generating valuable insights for the next generation of bridges and other major public structures," said Professor Mark Girolami, Chair in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London and the leader of the program. "It is a powerful embodiment of what data-centric engineering can deliver as a discipline, and I look forward to seeing the bridge in action from summer next year." Learn more about the project here and on MX3D's website, here, or check out related coverage below:
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