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- Casa Santa Barbara 49 / Mano de Santo – Equipo de Arquitectura
- NILOOFAR 22 / STUDIO SAHEB
- Wave Apartments / Benson McCormack Architects
- Seacliff House / Michael C.F. Chan & Associates
- Taha Commercial Office / Makanpaydar Consulting Compan
- Lake House / Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo
- Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter Reveals Runner-Up Southmere Village Library Proposal
- Bigorrilho Apartment / Mário Sampaio
- OMA Reveals Concept for Manifesta 12 Palermo: The Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence
- University of Iowa West Campus Transportation Center / Neumann Monson Architects
- Winning Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park Entry Excavates Site to Celebrate the Journey of Legendary Korean General
- Granite Ridge / DYNIA ARCHITECTS
- The Ultimate Guide to the World's Architecture and Design Biennials
- Foro Boca / Rojkind Arquitectos
- Störmer Murphy and Partners Will Design Germany’s First Wooden High-Rise
- Spotlight: Minoru Yamasaki
| Casa Santa Barbara 49 / Mano de Santo – Equipo de Arquitectura Posted: 01 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Diego Opazo
 © Diego Opazo Text description provided by the architects. A project which begins with the selection of the plot and continue with an Idea that respond to the willingness of customers to show their own identity.  © Diego Opazo An Idea is adapted to take advantage of the topography of the plot which sectorizes criteria of privacy and uses environment.The Plants which buring the services of the houses like parking, warehouse and facilities and emerging from the terrain in the shape of the roundabout with a set of volumes of the plants which is housing uses.  Sections The access of the house is projected by the northwest street, a linear route that leads this and hides the views of the rest of the plot.  © Diego Opazo In the facades Southeast and Southwest, the house opens to the garden and the views, Introducing the natural light of the house projecting the interior spaces to the exterior.  Ground Floor Plan  © Diego Opazo  First Floor Plan White concrete and gray concrete with wooden slats are used as the main material. The design, layout and the house have as a result an energy-efficient building.  © Diego Opazo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
 © Ali Daghigh Text description provided by the architects. Niloofar 22 is a 10-unit infill apartment. In Tehran, we encounter a type of building resulted by the domination of market economic behaviours and structural system over architectural form. The two-dimensional order of infill typology along with the common constructed route seeks easy and readymade answers and thus hindering more sophisticated and untested architectural forms. This project is an effort to counter this condition in Tehran.  © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh The main concept to change this condition in this project was to divide the building mass to separate individual boxes and then redefine the building mass by setting these boxes alongside each other in a new order. The boxes have two missing opposite faces. By a 90-degree rotation along a vertical axis, two distinct group of boxes are created. The first group are the boxes with missing faces toward facade that provide light and ventilation, the second group are the ones with solid surface toward facade, that can shape semi-open spaces for balconies.  North Elevation Redefinition of building mass through the irregular placement of boxes on each other disturbs the conventional horizontal and vertical systems in the facade and postpones the visual perception of common levels in the building. So Niloofar 22 is a minor effort to counteract the solid order of infill typology and tries to find and experiment new possibilities and new ideas in this confined typology.  © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wave Apartments / Benson McCormack Architects Posted: 01 Dec 2017 02:00 PM PST  © Melinda Hird Photography
 © Melinda Hird Photography Text description provided by the architects. WAVE is a mixed-use urban infill development located in Marrickville which is a rapidly changing inner-city suburb of Sydney that is enjoying a steady intensification of development and with that a long-awaited rejuvenation and reinvigoration of its urban landscape. WAVE reflects the new-found optimism of its changing context whilst serving to balance the live/work environments of the scheme that results in an architectural solution of social equity and inclusion for all users. Completed in early 2017, WAVE comprises 34 shop-top dwellings located above ground floor retail tenancies that activate its street edge with cafes and other strip retailing spaces. The orthogonal building form reinforces the street-wall whilst 'peeling' away from its northern side boundary to liberate a safe zone for the building's occupants. optimize solar access and A ground floor commercial tenancy overlooks a generous garden space setback from the street all inhabitants living and working in the development ove through to encourage a strong sense of community through the accidental convergence between occupants.  © Melinda Hird Photography The building form is orthogonal in the way it addresses the two street frontages. The building form reinforces the street-wall objectives of the urban design principles governing future development in the precinct. Modest gaps in the front façade also allow glimpses of the courtyard space beyond that serves as the 'heart' of the development. The product of careful peeling away of the main building form from northern side boundary is a generously landscape central courtyard through which all users move and enjoy. The curving, twisting building form defines a relaxed and reflective open space insulated from the noise of this urban address. Wave is a new mixed-use development located on the western side of Illawarra Road, Marrickville. The address originally comprising two (2) old warehouses which are now replaced by a 6-storey building consisting 34 apartments above ground floor retail (4) and commercial (1) tenancies.  © Melinda Hird Photography  First Level Plan Completed in late 2016, the core conceptual framework for the design was to promote a development that promoted the 'accidental' convergence of all users, thus creating a living/working environment of social equity and inclusion; a truly 'mixed-use' development that celebrates the vitality of this inner western Sydney precinct. The building form is orthogonal in the way it addresses the site's two street frontages. The building form reinforces the street-wall objectives of urban design guidelines established for the precinct but modestly challenges those guiding principles by modestly detaching from the site's extremities. This reveals gaps in the streetscape that allow glimpses from the public domain into the 'heart' of the development. All users pass through one of the gaps in the street-wall to be presented with a landscaped courtyard that's insulated from the noise of this dense urban address. The building peels back from the side boundary to reveal a 'lung' of quiet open space for the enjoyment of all building occupants.  © Melinda Hird Photography  Third Level Plan The twisting and curving form of the building behind the street facades defines a relaxed communal environment at its core. Materials employed in the development are deliberately honest and somewhat primitive, befitting the urban context in which the development is set. Curved off-form concrete walls and slabs are set against face brickwork that adds warmth to the overall pallet of materials. Metal blades 'blinker' sight lines between dwellings but importantly adds a layer of lightness to the otherwise masonry building form. 'Wave' sought to establish a genuine live/work community within a single development where each resident, employer, employee or visitor could converge to equally share the seclusion of the landscaped courtyard space or conversely sample the street activity newly created at the Illawarra Road frontage; a truly 'mixed-use' development. Too often the 'ceremony' of entering and exiting a development of this scale and type is neglected particularly in dense inner city urban environment such as this.  © Melinda Hird Photography  Sixth Level Plan While respecting the overriding urban design principles established for the precinct, the design modestly challenges the guiding principles by creating gaps in the 'street-wall' to allow glimpses into the 'heart' of the development. Detaching the building from the site extremities also allows the building to 'breath' with cross ventilation of private and communal areas important for the health of those living and working in the building. Despite the predominantly east-west axis of the property, most apartments are deliberately orientated north to optimize solar access for all dwellings. Materials employed in the development are deliberately honest and somewhat primitive, befitting the urban context in which the development is set. Curved off-form concrete walls and slabs are set against face brickwork that adds warmth to the overall pallet of materials. Metal blades 'blinker' sight lines between dwellings but importantly adds a layer of lightness to the otherwise masonry building form.  © Melinda Hird Photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Seacliff House / Michael C.F. Chan & Associates Posted: 01 Dec 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Paul Dyer  © Paul Dyer Text description provided by the architects. Located on a steep cliff lot in the Sea Cliff district of San Francisco, California, this project is a custom rebuild single family house. Bordering the Presidio and Lincoln Park, this house overlooks the Pacific and the whole Bay Area views.  © Paul Dyer This modern home utilizes quality and sustainable material: teak, zinc and simple stucco. Set on 48 concrete piers of the steep cliff site. Interesting and diverse windows at all sides open to this unique site, making the open interior space and natural building material hidden in the greens.  © Paul Dyer In the area where most buildings are mere feet away from the street, this lot is set back behind, making the house almost invisible from the street and neighbors. Carefully designed fenestration give views of the neighbor's back garden instead of the buildings. It feels completely private, like being living in a tree house.  Section The interior is hi-lighted by a two-story skylight and teak stepping ramp which cascades up the full length of the house. Made of 6-inch-thick hunks of laminated teak, the stepping ramp rises like an interior bridge, with steel cable railing on side and two-story hull height wall of square cubbies. The open floor plan emphasizes contemporary day living while taking advantage of the spectacular views and setting.  © Paul Dyer The Architect successfully persuaded the Owner to open a window in front of the bath vanity, instead of a standard mirror. Thus, instead of looking at her own just-woke-up face in the mirror, she can say morning to the Golden Gate Bridge.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Taha Commercial Office / Makanpaydar Consulting Compan Posted: 01 Dec 2017 11:00 AM PST  © Hamidreza Bani
 © Hamidreza Bani Text description provided by the architects. Taha commercial office building occupies 350 square meters with dimensions of 13 ×27. This 10-story building has a 4-floor underground car park, two commercial units on the ground floor, and 20 office units on the other five floors. Taha building is located near the Emamzadeh Mohsen shrine, one of the Islamic buildings of Isfahan, which is located in the center of the city.  © Hamidreza Bani Isfahan is one of the oldest cities in the world with an age of 3300 years. The proximity of Taha building with a historic religious establishment led to the use of motifs and arrays of Iranian architecture in the design of the building. The needs of the employer and observance of architectural and urban planning standards of the city Isfahan was one of the important factor in the design and implementation of the project. Another important consideration in the design of this building was the use of suitable openings for illumination and optimum visibility towards adjacent buildings and surrounding alleyways, as well as the use of indigenous materials and colors appropriate to the traditional historical context of Isfahan.  © Hamidreza Bani Considering the location of 24 Meters Street in the north of the building, the facade was designed in two dimensions of pedestrians (human scale) and riders (city scale). It means that the first two floors of the building have a different facade for pedestrians view and the rest of the floors are designed with a distinctive view.  © Hamidreza Bani  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lake House / Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo Posted: 01 Dec 2017 09:00 AM PST  Cortesía de Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo
 Cortesía de Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo Text description provided by the architects. The house is emplaced between two old Coihue trees, over a mild hill, with a scenic view to the Llaima volcano and an artificial lake. The challenge was clear; a solid and opaque volume, as cubic and geometric as possible, with great inside space.  Cortesía de Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo The solid and dark cubic shape of 12x12 meters changed with the client’s complimentary work towards a lighter and thinner version, drilling the volume and opening new spaces. With this actions the house won a straight communication with its outside and panoramic views, without diminishing the magnificence and presence that the project required.  Floor Plans  Exploded Axonometric The volume was structured from the central empty space, gathering together the different areas of the project. This space was crowned with a skylight, sharing uniform light into the common areas of the first and second floors. The exterior views, from south to north, goes through this empty central space; from the main access that makes first floor face the landscape and the surroundings, while the second floor gives priority to the intimacy and the above light from the skylight into the rooms. The basement is a playing area were to hang out at night or on rainy days, necessary on this southern weather. The terrace roof is designed to provide a spectacular panoramic view of the Araucania mountain range.  Cortesía de Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo Building Materials The house is a huge wooden structure laying on top of a framed concrete baseboard. The inside lining was made with a wide variety of recycled native wood, allowing the client to have an inner design as he wanted, with many different colors. Black galvanize steel was the best option for the exterior cover, due to its simplicity and tolerance on a rainy weather and low maintenance for a house that is not use daily. Despite the building's magnificence, the idea was to make the house as traditional as we could; a simple construction systems using local materials and workforce.  Cortesía de Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo  Cortesía de Rodolfo Wiedmaier Delorenzo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter Reveals Runner-Up Southmere Village Library Proposal Posted: 01 Dec 2017 08:00 AM PST  © RRA Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has revealed their finalist proposal for the recent RIBA Competition to design a new Southmere Village Library and civic space for the southeast London suburb of Thamesmead, a competition won by Bisset Adams. Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter's proposal embraces the waterfront nature of the site by introducing a stepped, sawtoothed building that interacts with the water in a way similar to the old brick factories of East London and the palaces of the upper Thames. Reflections from the water could pass through the high-transparency glass walls of the library, connecting visitors with the Southmere Lake even when indoors  © RRA "When considering the context of the proposed new library, one becomes fascinated by the great impact this place has had on the imagination of Londoners, and its influence in England's greatest contribution to human culture - its literature," explains Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. "This hinterland, where South East London meets the marshes of Kent, and the River Thames meets the open seas under a vale of mist, has inspired some of the nation's greatest artworks - the Thames Estuary is both a gateway to the world as captured by Turner and Canaletto, and a place of eerie mystery for HG Wells and famously where Charles Dickens' Magwitch is imagined coming ashore."  Exploded Axo. Image © RRA  © RRA Inside, bookshelves would stretch from the ground floor to the open second level, which would also provide access to a terrace overlooking the lake. "The opportunity to create a new library in this setting that is already blessed with such a rich literary heritage is a great one," add the architects. "Indeed, the challenge is to create a civic asset that can also capture something of this character, and stimulate the imagination of a new generation of Thamesmead residents."  © RRA  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bigorrilho Apartment / Mário Sampaio Posted: 01 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Thiago Autran
 © Thiago Autran Text description provided by the architects. Situated in a building of the 80's this apartment with a floor area of 130.00 m2 was completely renovated but, at the request of the owner, kept its original space, except the Living room that was integrated into the first room creating the TV room.  © Thiago Autran A large element of clear laminated plywood sheets has been constructed, it is the articulator link of the intimate and social part with multiple functions: The plastic because it brings a new aspect to the architecture of the place, transforming it and the functional one because it covers both the beams exposed from the inner circulation as the unevenness of the room left over after demolition of two walls, an intermediate column and the sliding door rail that isolates the intimate social area. It also houses two cabinets that we reused from the previous owner's apartment adapted and painted for the new situation.  © Thiago Autran In all the social area in contrast to the wood element and in the bathrooms, we chose to use the raw cement in the floor, in the bathrooms was also applied the material in the walls and tops.  © Thiago Autran Finally, the engravings already acquired by the client were reorganized into a mural. The coffee table is the work of her parents, both were teachers of a technical school in São Paulo, the plant inherited from an aunt and the glass bottles are family collection, in fact all elements already existent and kept on demand due to the bond emotional.  © Thiago Autran  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| OMA Reveals Concept for Manifesta 12 Palermo: The Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence Posted: 01 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST  Veduta di Palermo, Francesco Lojacono, 1875; Palermo Atlas. Image Courtesy of OMA Urban Studies leader OMA and the creative mediators of Manifesta 12 have revealed the concept for next year's Manifesta 12 biennial in Palermo. Entitled The Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence, the concept will explore "coexistence in a world moved by invisible networks, transnational private interests, algorithmic intelligence and ever-increasing inequalities through the unique lens of Palermo – a crossroads of three continents in the heart of the Mediterranean." The concept was derived from an earlier analysis conducted by OMA named the Palermo Atlas, which investigated the "social, cultural and geographical textures of the city." The event will allow visitors to visualize contemporary global transformations through the lens of Palermo.  Strategy of Intervention, Palermo Atlas. Image Courtesy of OMA The Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence will consist of four main sections arranged as a "laboratory to investiage the challenges of our time and look for traces of possible futures." Each area will be dedicated to a key topic of the concept: Garden of Flows; Out of Control Room; City on Stage; and Teatro Garibaldi, which will be the main center of Manifesta 12. The conceptual direction of Manifesta 12 is being led by OMA with creative mediators Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, partner at OMA; Swiss contemporary art curator Mirjam Varadinis; Andrés Jaque, the founder of the Office of Political Innovation; and Dutch filmmaker and journalist Bregtje van der Haak. "Palermo Atlas is a study of the past and present city, a collection of patterns, perceptions, stories and testimonies gathered on the ground and supported by data," said Pestellini Laparelli. "On the one hand, the Atlas uses the city of Palermo as a point of departure to tell the story of the Mediterranean and Europe at large; on the other it is a reflection on characteristics that are specific to Palermo." Manifesta 12 will run from June 16, 2018 to November 4, 2018. To learn more about the event, visit https://manifesta.org/biennials/manifesta-12/
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| University of Iowa West Campus Transportation Center / Neumann Monson Architects Posted: 01 Dec 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Assassi Productions
 © Assassi Productions Text description provided by the architects. Responding to a major expansion of the University of Iowa's primary research hospital, this 18,350 sqf facility houses a bus interchange, offices for Parking and Transportation, and a 780-foot enclosed walkway system. The Transit Center is an integral cog in the University's free mass-transit system, with roughly 4,000 people passing through each day. Two guiding parameters inform the transit building's composition. The first is the stacking of program elements that the owner initially planned to be sited separately.  © Assassi Productions  Section A  © Assassi Productions The second is the navigation of densely knotted web of underground utilities permeating the site. The building's first floor accommodates the bus interchange. Paired escalators and a grand stair lead to offices and the skywalk above. Glazing at the skywalk, transit hub, and connecting elevator maximizes views and visibility. Rain screen cladding and a curtain wall with operable exterior sunshades clad the remainder of the building. At grade level, stained ipe responds to the surrounding buildings' brown brick. Above, fiber cement panels extend beyond the offices to cradle the skywalk's angled connection.  Massing Diagram  Axonometric The fiber cement system was selected for its durability, the economy of its fabrication and installation, and the variegated color tones that visually mitigate the overhang's dramatic scale. Six 3' diameter caissons support the skywalk's length, carefully sited to avoid the nearly ubiquitous underground utilities. Large roof beams span between the caissons' forked piers. Stainless steel rods at 5' on center suspend the thin floor assembly, while insulated structural glass sidewalls supported by clamp plates complete the shell.  © Assassi Productions  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2017 04:20 AM PST  Courtesy of Simplex Architecture The team of Simplex Architecture, Dongsimwon and studio201 has been selected as the winners of the Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park International Competition. The international competition asked designers to create a new memorial and monumental park in the city of Samcheok, South Korea, that would tell the story of the voyage undertaken by legendary general Yisabu to the islands of Usanguk and Dokdo in 512 A.D. Located on a 24,600-square-meter site overlooking the Sea of Japan, the project will serve as center of education, experience and tourism while engaging the essential elements of earth and water as well as the five senses.  Courtesy of Simplex Architecture Titled "Disclosed Nature," the winning plan aims to highlight the inherent natural qualities of the site, while also integrating in the historic architecture of an existing fire station, temple and community center. The project does this by breaking down the site conceptually into three "natures": topographical nature (disclosed earth), hydrological nature (disclosed sea), and geographical nature (disclosed regionality). The "topographical nature" involves excavating the site to reveal the site's historic topography, conjuring images of how it would have appeared during Yisabu's journey more than 1,500 years ago. For "hydrological nature," the architects reintroduce water to the site, again referencing the sea and creating opportunities for education, experience and leisure at the museum and park. Through "geographical nature," the team aims to celebrate the valuable cultural and historic assets already located on site, improving them through new relationships to the site landscape.  Courtesy of Simplex Architecture  Site Plan. Image Courtesy of Simplex Architecture In addition to the overall planning and refurbishment of existing structures, the project introduces four new architectural elements onto the site: the Tourist Information Center, the Yisabu Memorial Hall, the Dokdo Experience Space and the Culture and Art Village. Serving as the entrance to the new Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park, the Tourist Information Center will bring visitors along an architectural promenade from street level down into the memorial, as well as provide educational and touristic information. Located at the end of a serene water garden, the Yisabu Memorial Hall will offer gallery space for educational exhibitions and events. A double-height entrance lobby will welcome in visitors, while a relaxing lounge will give people a space to take in the scenery of the stone plaza. Across the plaza, two buildings will make up the Dokdo Experience Space where large physical models and historical exhibitions will be displayed. In the North wing, a ramp will lead visitors to a second level where to the exhibitions can be viewed from above. From here, a bridge will connect to the South wing, where a book cafe and multi-purpose space will be located.  Courtesy of Simplex Architecture  Courtesy of Simplex Architecture The final element, the Culture and Art Village, will be built among an existing series of tightly enclosed volumes with little open space. The architects propose to deconstruct some of the existing walls to create new open spaces while renovating the remaining buildings to become more open and flexible to people and a range of activities. Learn more about the project and see the full boards for the winning and other finalist entries, here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Granite Ridge / DYNIA ARCHITECTS Posted: 01 Dec 2017 03:00 AM PST  © David Agnello
 © David Agnello Text description provided by the architects. This slope side 8,500 square foot residence at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort was designed to host a Brazilian restaurateur's large extended family during their summer and winter retreats. Rigorous community design guidelines influenced the low-key exterior; vertically stacked Oakley stone is juxtaposed with horizontal planks of naturally patinated Montana wind fencing. The interior finishes are an elegant and restrained material palette of white oak, grey stone, and white drywall. Large windows and an extensive interior glazing package, including a glass floor above the entry, allows for maximum light infiltration and visually connects the two levels of the home.  © David Agnello The main living spaces sit above the densely wooded canopy on the second floor, capturing mountain views to the south and southwest. A custom Bulthaup kitchen is a blend of oak and stainless steel cabinetry, fixtures, and countertops. Situated above the gas range is a Gorgona range hood. Windows are placed under the custom designed open upper cabinet in lieu of a backsplash and a large picture window facing the ski slope is framed with oak panels. Designed for entertaining, the oak waterfall counter seats eight next to an expansive walnut dining table for 12.  © David Agnello Oakley stone wraps the dual sided fireplace separating the dining room from the living area. Furnishings in walnut and shades of grey define two seating zones in the living room. Oak plank paneled feature walls, a modern play on the log cabin, punctuate the smooth white drywall. The home sleeps thirty guests; six bedrooms and custom designed bunk spaces on the lower level accommodate a growing extended family. The home was designed and constructed on a strict 18-month schedule, in time for the family to enjoy the 2015 ski season.  © David Agnello  Floor Plans  © David Agnello  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Ultimate Guide to the World's Architecture and Design Biennials Posted: 01 Dec 2017 01:30 AM PST  Venice? Chicago? Lisbon? Seoul? Architecture biennials, biennales, triennials, and triennales have become a vital part of the culture of modern architecture. Every two or three years, they debut new ideas, discuss popular topics, and showcase the best of what is happening in the field for both today and tomorrow. But, with the proliferation of these events in countries around the world, they can be tough to keep track of. How many are there, and when are they? ArchDaily has you covered. Below we have compiled what we believe is a comprehensive list showing the what, where, and when of the world's architecture and design biennials, triennials, and a handful of the larger yearly events. We've also included some more in-depth descriptions of a handful that have (in recent years at least) proven themselves to be big names. The Big NamesLa Biennale di Venezia (Venice Architecture Biennale).jpg?1512054104 "\"Reporting the Front,\" the central exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu") "Reporting the Front," the central exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu La Biennale di Venezia is easily the most well-known best-recognized architecture biennale, hosted in even-numbered years (with the longer-running and larger Art Biennale taking the odd-numbered years). The architecture-focused event has an attendance upwards of 250,000 visitors per exhibition period. The Biennale consists of two main areas: the Arsenal, a large exhibition hall, and the Giardini, a large garden housing 40 permanent national pavilions built at different periods by the various countries participating in the Biennale. Countries not yet owning a pavilion are exhibited in other venues across Venice. Pavilions and spaces are designed and curated to represent their respective countries' perspective on the given year's theme, chosen by the Biennale's director.
Chicago Architecture Biennial The outside of the Chicago Cultural Center at the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial. Image © Tom Harris The Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is the largest architecture and design exhibition in North America. Established in 2015, the Biennale was part of mayor Rahm Emanuel's vision for a major international architectural event and cultural plan for the city. Today, it strives to create an international forum on, and celebrate the global impact of, creativity and innovation within the architecture and urbanism fields. The latest biennial featured over 141 exhibitors from more than 20 countries.
Istanbul Design Biennial Universal Space Program, Voyager — Humanity in Interstellar Space; an installation at the 2016 Istanbul Design Biennial. Image © Sahir Ugur Eren The Istanbul Design Biennial opens its doors to all disciplines of creative industries to emphasize the importance of design for production, economy, culture, and quality of life. Being the gateway between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Turkey has long been recognized as a world economic, political, and cultural hub, particularly in the multicultural metropolis of Istanbul. The Biennial strives to highlight Turkey's emphasis on innovation and design within the creative industries to enrich global design culture.
Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (UABB) Image <a href='http://en.szhkbiennale.org/'>via szhkbiennale.org</a> The Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale takes an innovative approach to the traditional Biennale—the biennale takes place in two in a mode that is described as "Two Cities, One Biennale." The Biennale serves as a platform for finding new and innovative techniques and practices and each year's theme revolves around the city and urbanization. The focus is on the idea of discovery, rather than showcasing accomplished projects.
Lisbon Architecture TriennaleThe Lisbon Architecture Triennale's mission is to research, foster, and promote architectural thinking and practice. Topics and discussions for the festival are centered around the dissemination of architecture across geographic and disciplinary boundaries.
International Architecture Biennale RotterdamThe International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam views itself as a means to bridge the gap between research and action. It was founded in 2001 on the basis of architecture and urbanism to be of great social importance and since has focused its themes on the future of the city. The objective is to create real-world change by bringing together professionals in key disciplines to carry out result-oriented research and the power of design to develop solutions for the city of tomorrow.
Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism An installation by Dominique Perrault Architects at the 2017 Seoul Biennial. Image © Dominique Perrault SUBLABEPFL x EWHA The Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism is the youngest on this list having inaugurated in September 2017, but made a splash by launching alongside the UIA World Architects Congress, which is hosted in a different city every 3 years. The exhibition brings in a wide range of fields—from sociology, geography, and economics to literature, art, theater, and film—to seek innovative design and policy alternatives in the advancement of cities.
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| Foro Boca / Rojkind Arquitectos Posted: 01 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Jaime Navarro
 © Jaime Navarro Text description provided by the architects. Today is the opening of Michel Rojkind's newest project in Mexico.  © Jaime Navarro The philharmonic orchestra is unique not only in Mexico, but worldwide. Through three lines of action, consisting of a yearly season of Orchestral Concerts, as well as monthly Chamber Music performances, and finally, an after-school social development program for low-income children named "Orquestando Armonia", which focuses on choral and orchestral education fostering values and a sense of excellence for the children and the community. The dynamics and activities of the orchestra have had a successful social and cultural development, and have demonstrated the need to create a new social enclosure to serve as the new home for the orchestra and its programs.  Ground Floor Plan Foro Boca fits within a master plan that seeks to revitalize an urban area that is currently deteriorated. It is located in the estuary of the river, location that not only gives name to the locality, but also has a rich history and culinary tradition. The piece of land is located beside the breakwater dividing the river and the sea, the end of the Coastal Avenue Vicente Fox, and its point of convergence with Avenue Zamora, where all the local restaurants are lined.  Sections The Foro Boca's location is intended to articulate the dynamics of the central part of the city with the coastal avenue, and has the goal of functioning as an urban detonator capable of inciting modernity in the area. The forum itself is a tool that has permitted the reconstruction and renovation of the infrastructure and urban image of this part of the city. The building appropriates the timeless expression of the concrete cubes formed by ripraps in the breakwater, assimilating them as its origin and re-interpreting them in a building made of apparent concrete, forming various areas of volume that contain the concert hall.  © Jaime Navarro In its interior, the concert hall unfolds the technical knowledge of foreign and local specialists in acoustics, isoptics and theatrical mechanics. It possesses the equipment to become the most sophisticated concert hall in the country. The architectural program considers a concert hall for classical, traditional and popular music for an audience of 966, also having the possibility of presenting shows involving dance and theater, as well as cinema. Additionally, the forum will have a rehearsal hall that can also serve for camera concerts, floor theater plays, cinema and contemporary dance presentations. The hall can hold 150 spectators.  © Jaime Navarro The Back of the House area of the forum responds primarily to the needs of the philharmonic orchestra. It will feature rehearsal halls for percussionists, pianists and solo performers, and a recording studio. It has general changing rooms, private changing rooms for directors, guest performers and the philharmonic's director. These areas were conceived to combine the daily routines of the orchestra with the needs of the other activities, such as a theater performance. The building will also hold an office area and a musical library. In all these facilities, the forum will be able to offer workshops, courses and various festivals.  © Jaime Navarro The public area of the building features a three-story height vestibule combining the floors and voids creating the access to the halls. The final floor fits a terrace overlooking the river and the sea. The building also has a cafeteria and a restaurant. Within the platforms of the vestibule, spaces are formed where solo concerts, camera concerts, dance performance and contemporary theater plays can be held.  Sections The Foro Boca generates a public space on its exterior that permits the extension of the access plaza throughout the breakwater area, creating points of entertainment, or ludic spaces that complement the public life of the hall. There will also be an audio and visual projection system to be screened on the interior façade of the building, with the intention of consolidating a social enclosure that builds on the public sphere of the area.  © Jaime Navarro  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Störmer Murphy and Partners Will Design Germany’s First Wooden High-Rise Posted: 01 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST  via Störmer Murphy and Partners Germany's first wooden high-rise, the "Wildspitze," is being designed by Störmer Murphy and Partners. At 18 stories and 64 meters high, this residential tower will be one of Europe's largest urban development projects. Located in Elbbrücken, a peninsula neighborhood within Hamburg's HafenCity, Wildspitze will add 189 residential units on its riverside site. Each apartment will feature a loggia behind a double glass facade.  via Störmer Murphy and Partners  via Störmer Murphy and Partners In addition to residences, Wildspitze will house the two-level German Wild Animal Foundation exhibit space. The exhibit will be a 2,200 square meter, multi-media experience. "Augmented reality," and a nature film cinema will help visitors understand more about German wildlife.  via Störmer Murphy and Partners Sustainability is a priority. Developer, Garbe Immobilien-Projekte GmbH, will use primarily raw, renewable materials, to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during construction. Prefabrication and short construction time will help achieve these sustainability goals.
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| Posted: 30 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST  World Trade Center / Minoru Yamasaki Associates + Emery Roth & Sons. Image <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Twin_Towers-NYC.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a>. Part of the Carol M Highsmith Archive donated to the Library of Congress and placed in the public domain Minoru Yamasaki (December 1, 1912 – February 7, 1986) has the uncommon distinction of being most well known for how his buildings were destroyed. His twin towers at the World Trade Center in New York collapsed in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, and his Pruitt-Igoe complex in St. Louis, Missouri, demolished less than 20 years after its completion, came to symbolize the failure of public housing and urban renewal in the United States. But beyond those infamous cases, Yamasaki enjoyed a long and prolific career, and was considered one of the masters of "New Formalism," infusing modern buildings with classical proportions and sumptuous materials.  Minoru Yamasaki with a model of the World Trade Center. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/okinawa-soba/6119523472'>Flickr user okinawa-soba</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a> Born in Seattle, Washington to Japanese immigrant parents, Yamasaki enrolled in the University of Washington's architecture program in 1929. Working in a salmon cannery to pay his tuition, he graduated with a Bachelor's in Architecture in 1934. After completing a master's degree at New York University, Yamasaki went to work for the firm of Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, designers of the Empire State Building. In 1945, Yamasaki took a job with the Detroit, Michigan firm Smith, Hinchman & Grylls (now SmithGroup JJR), where he worked until starting his own firm in 1949.  Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project. Image <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pruitt-igoeUSGS02.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a>. Image by the United States Geological Survey in public domain The 33-building Pruitt-Igoe housing complex, completed in 1954, was one of Yamasaki's first independent commissions, and although it was almost immediately beset with problems, the scale and complexity of the project prepared him for the many prominent commissions that would follow. Cost cutting during the design process, a lack of maintenance, and changes in public housing policy quickly led to the downfall of Pruitt-Igoe, and all 33-buildings were imploded between 1972 and 1976. Although the complex is frequently cited as an example of the failures of public housing, and of Modernist architecture, recent analysis has taken a more nuanced approach.  One M&T Plaza. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M%26T_Plaza.jpg'>Wikimedia user Fortunate4now</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en'>CC0 1.0</a> Subsequent commissions included several airports and a wide range of office buildings, which eventually led to Yamasaki's selection to design the World Trade Center in 1962. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had requested 10,000,000 square feet of office space on the site, necessitating the twin 110-story towers. To conserve space that would have otherwise been occupied by elevator shafts, Yamasaki and the buildings' engineers conceived of the concept of "sky lobbies," inspired by the local-express system used on some New York City subway lines, where office workers could transfer from high capacity express elevators to local elevators that served each floor.  Century Plaza Towers. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/37527185@N05/22347751993'>Flickr user Tyler Merbler</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'>CC BY 2.0</a> In addition, Yamasaki designed many prominent buildings in cities around the United States, and the world. These include Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport terminal, Dhahran International Airport in Saudi Arabia, the Federal Reserve Bank tower in Richmond, Virginia, One M&T Plaza in Buffalo, New York, and the Century Plaza Towers in Los Angeles. Recently, preservationists came to an agreement with developers to prevent the demolition of the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, ensuring that it did not meet the same fate as some of Yamasaki's other works. To learn more about Yamasaki's work, see his two most infamous projects in the thumbnails below, and more articles about his work in the links below those. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History The 9 Most Controversial Buildings of All Time References:
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