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- Event Hall in Etyek / kissmiklos
- Modern Manor / Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz
- Apparel B / void design office
- Franco-German Embassy in Dhaka / Stephane Paumier Architects
- McDonald's Chicago Flagship / Ross Barney Architects
- Winner of ‘Home: What is the Future?’ Competition Announced
- A2M Social Housing / Nunzio Gabriele Sciveres + Giuseppe Gurrieri
- The Øm Museum Juxtaposes Archaeological Ruins With A Modern Interpretation of Medieval Monastic Architecture
- This Week in Architecture: What Makes a Place?
- Showroom Schüco / Kuklica x Smerek Architekti + Juraj Hubinský
- Buddhist Monasteries and Spain's Islamic Palace-City Among 19 New Sites Added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
- Matthias Jung's Collage Houses Redefine Surreal Architecture
| Event Hall in Etyek / kissmiklos Posted: 29 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Eszter Sarah
 © Eszter Sarah Text description provided by the architects. There had been a house and an almost 200-year-old wine cellar on the same plot since the 1990s. I had to take these circumstances into consideration when setting up the rooms appropriate for hosting events and operating a restaurant. The walls of the cellar were beautifully green and covered by climbing plants. Starting from this, I pictured a terrace, which involves the green and engages it with the inner space. My vision was to create a spectacular construction of steel, glass and wood, which resembles the characteristic atmosphere of greenhouses and orangeries.  © Eszter Sarah  Plan  © Eszter Sarah This way, the plan actually lies upon a fusion of marketing and architectural basis, but relies on the existing potentials and conditions. I changed the original windows of the cellar for flat glass windows in steel frames in order to let more light into the restaurant from which visitors can see the wine cellar as well. The simplicity of the furnishing was an important aspect because of the convertibility: the restaurant is not permanently serving, but a catering one, so creation of rooms for a wedding with a personal touch was quite important.  © Eszter Sarah  Image  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Modern Manor / Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz
 Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz Text description provided by the architects. A manor is an extremely important phenomenon for the Polish identity. For hundreds of years manors have been a characteristic element of the Polish landscape, a depositary of the Polish history and culture, centres of the gentry ethos and customs as well as national traditions and the struggle for the Polish identity. Almost since the very beginning of the state they had been built first as defensive knights dwellings, and later, since the middle of the seventeenth century, as modest – in comparison with palaces - residences of landowners. As compared to other European countries, there were relatively many small landed gentry mansions in Poland. One major threat to our culture and identity in Europe that started after 1939 is the process of removing historical manor houses and parks from the Polish landscape, what implies blurring of patriotic gentry values in the collective consciousness of the society. Polish manors demonstrate a great variety of architectural concepts implemented in different historical periods.  Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz  Ground floor plan  Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz  First floor plan In Grębynice near Kraków, next to the Valley of the Prądnik River and an enclave of the Ojcowski National Park with the ojcowska birch (Betula pendula var. oycowiensis), the world endemit, the Barycz and Saramowicz Architectural Office has built another villa. The area has important historical and cultural aspects here. In the neighbourhood there is the Korzkiew Castle, former Knights' stronghold dating back to the fourteenth century. Significance of the nearby town of Ojców, a popular health resort but also the centre of national revival on the borders of the then territory under the Russian rule, at the beginning of the last century, is invaluable.  Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz Hence the villa in Grębynice has been given a form which is a far intellectual transposition of the massive archetype of a Polish manor. The building is a modern version of a country house out of town. It has been built using modern methods, relevant to the aesthetic sense of modernity. However, created with the use of state-of-the-art means of architectural expression and wonderful possibilities of modern technology, is by no means a copy of an international style. It is a creative reference to the Polish building tradition.  Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz The villa has a compact, rectangular, slightly elongated floor shape. The archetypal expression of the building and certain symmetry of the composition, with fragments of the construction extended on the sides, recall the shape of the Polish manor house, with a front porch and alcoves. The villa has been built on the archetypal plan of a Polish manor, but everything else in it is modern. The walls of the building being a combination of limestone and quartz sinter are innovative. So is the shiny roof, which gives the house an unearthly, cosmic look. The abstract physiognomy of the villa has been multiplied by its material definition, where the appearance of the roof and the walls has been harmonised and is identical both texturally and chromatically. A stone cladding made of crushed Jura limestone corresponds with the quartz sinter with a vertical print of wooden formwork. The boundary between the plane of the walls and the roof has been obliterated.  Courtesy of Biuro Architektoniczne Barycz & Saramowicz  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apparel B / void design office Posted: 29 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT .jpg?1533224541 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee
.jpg?1533224860 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee 'Regenerated Construction' means to change existing building into new and attractive space without damaging its own identity. 'Tate Modern' of London, England changed from thermal power plant to modern museum with maintaining its original form, and 'High Line park' of New York, America regenerated as a park from elevated railroad, are the representative examples of 'Regenerated Construction'. In Korea, there are 'Cafe Daerimchango' being used as cafe and cultural space renovated from old rice mill and warehouse, and Culture Station Seoul 284 transformed from the former Seoul Station to new multiple cultural space. Recently, multipurpose spaces starting from 'Regenerated Construction' are increasing constantly An old four-storied building built over 40 years ago became new company building of Apparel B, a company to produce, distribute and sell men's wears. It was in the state of total neglect from the basement to the fourth floor without being used as anything except the first floor used as store for cars. .jpg?1533227004 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee Designer didn't think to remove all the shabby traces of the building, but strived to keep the smell of time permeated deeply in the building as much as possible. The designer judged that it would coincide with Apparel B's ambitious identity and career which has worked its way up from the province with various experiences. However, he had to take pains in order to show the company's enterprising vision, while keeping the atmosphere completely created by the traces of time m layers. .jpg?1533224562 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee He added young and refined design elements suitable for it here and there. Showroom on the first floor seen from the outside through whole glass window is a space where the designer's efforts for such harmony were condensed. This space is motivated by 'Nighthawks' by Edward Hopper, a painter who had drawn solitary life and desire of the American urban dwellers. Sensitivity of Edward Hoppers paintings seems to be connected with the present time as if they were the artworks of these days. It was proved by a phenomenon that an advertisement of a Korean leading large enterprise inspired by Edward Hoppers painting won the sensational popularity. Five pillars which keep the antique taste while they have endured for 40 years, emit powerful force to dominate the interior space of the showroom in themselves. .jpg?1533227342 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee  basement floor plan .jpg?1533226677 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee  1st floor plan The designer refined them harmoniously using matter properties of glass and frame, while responding to them with another force by placing furnitures made of steel plate and composing masses with speedy feeling. It is resulted from the wise consideration about harmonious beat and balance of the space. Adding to this, a long table placed in the middle also becomes a symbol of expression to pursue free and unreserved communication among employees regardless of rank and position. Wide-open conference room, workplace opened without partitions, and storage area occupying almost entire wall for keeping all kinds of design books, are resulted from the consideration for the company's vision to grow up. .jpg?1533226986 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee through the active communication and the development of professional design abilities. One more part showing remarkable harmony is just CEO's room placed as a separate space while making way for a visible human traffic line by reflecting the required minimum authority and the separate work patterns. .jpg?1533226163 "© Namsun Lee") © Namsun Lee  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Franco-German Embassy in Dhaka / Stephane Paumier Architects Posted: 29 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Amit Pasricha
 © Amit Pasricha Text description provided by the architects. The common ambition of the Franco-German embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh presented itself as a strong opportunity for the design team to display the theme of duality and unity in a single building. This synergy between the two nations led to proposing a formal concept of permanent growth. The double DNA like spiral represents the dynamic relationship of France and Germany as the 'political and economic engine' of modern Europe.  Site Plan The program is a combination of a common base for the reception, section issuing the Schengen visa, security services, technical support, and parking, but identified chanceries, French and German ambassadors and separate IT services. From this 'common ground' emerged the tower to express duality. One of the constraints on the 8000 sq.m. square plot was a large set back from all sides to mitigate the possible effect of a bomb blast on the road; leaving a low rise ground level in contact with the street for the visa section and technical areas, and a tower with diplomats. That became a de-facto medieval castle with the boundary wall playing the rampart.  © Amit Pasricha .jpg?1538052464 "Concept Diagram") Concept Diagram  © Amit Pasricha The resulting garden is divided as a Char-Bagh in the tradition of Moghul gardens). This concept opened the possibility of a formal arrival court for the officials and cars followed by a 'court d'honneur' after the drop off porch for the diplomats and ambassadors, a 'terrace de café' for the café outdoor extension for casual events by the cultural service and the trade commission's café du commerce towards the school courtyard and the formal garden for receptions, cocktails, garden parties, and national day celebrations.  © Amit Pasricha  Brick Details The diplomatic area of Baridhara is a lush green enclave of low rise embassies within large gardens, in the best tradition of Dhaka of the 60s that was a garden city. In this neighborhood are remarkable buildings like the British High Commission, the US Embassy, and the Korean Embassy. Most are made of exposed brick, the best of its kind in South Asia- silky rich red bricks from the delta. We felt the great opportunity to blend in the texture of the city while being different at the same time. In this scheme, there is no front-back, no left-right, and no top-bottom segregation. Every entity gets its equal share of exposure on all sides; the continuity is ensured by two continuous stairs facing each other around the atrium.  © Amit Pasricha  Section 1  © Amit Pasricha  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| McDonald's Chicago Flagship / Ross Barney Architects Posted: 29 Sep 2018 11:00 AM PDT  © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers
 © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers Text description provided by the architects. The new Chicago Flagship celebrates the pure simplicity and enduring authenticity of McDonald's, welcoming both residents and visitors to a playful and informal gathering place in the heart of the city. The site is a full city block, just steps off Michigan Avenue, occupied since 1985 by the iconic "Rock 'n Roll" McDonalds that emphasized drive-through services. The new design re-balances car-pedestrian traffic creating a city oasis where people can eat, drink and meet. Green space is expanded over 400%, producing a new park-like amenity for a dense area of the city.  © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers  Floor Plan  © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers A generous solar pergola visually unites the restaurant into a single volume. Beneath this "big roof", indoor dining areas, contained in a pure glass box, are seamlessly connected to outdoor spaces. The new kitchen reuses the footprint and structure of the previous store and comprises a second concrete clad box. The dining room features a garden planted with ferns and white birch trees floating above a digital ordering "street". From this vantage point, guests can experience the landscape beyond and above.  © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers Over shared tables with wireless charging and outlets, "tapestries" of living plants improve indoor air quality and provide a backdrop of green gradients. What might surprise many can be found on the adjacent kitchen roof: a row of harvestable apple trees can be seen through a clerestory window, telling a story about the future of urban farming and the utilization of often underused space.  © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers McDonald's corporate commitment to sustainability is at the core of the new restaurant design. The structural system, Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), will be the first commercial use in Chicago and has a lighter environmental footprint than concrete and steel. The solar pergola will capture the sun's energy, supplying part of the buildings consumption needs. Throughout the site, permeable paving is used to reduce stormwater runoff and the heat island effect. The building is designed to achieve LEED Platinum performance.  © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers  Section  © Kendall McCaugherty, Hall+Merrick Photographers  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Winner of ‘Home: What is the Future?’ Competition Announced Posted: 29 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT  Overall Winner: "HAPPI: Integrated Apparatus" by Massimilian Orzi, Studio Orzi. Image Courtesy of arch out loud Architectural research initiative 'arch out loud' has announced the winners of the HOME competition. Entrants were asked to answer the question: 'What is the future of HOME?' A winner was identified for each category: Overall, Innovation, Adaptability, and Pragmatism. As changes in global circumstances give rise to new design and living trends, the traditional definition of the home as a private place of permanence and stability has altered to accommodate these transitions. The competitors were asked to consider these changes, such as the impact of population shifts, the unpredictability of our changing ecosystem, contemporary forms of community housing and community relations, and newly engineered materials. Overall WinnerHAPPI: Integrated Apparatus / Massimilian Orzi, Studio Orzi  Overall Winner: "HAPPI: Integrated Apparatus" by Massimilian Orzi, Studio Orzi. Image Courtesy of arch out loud The overall winner, Studio Orzi, designed 'HAPPI', a series of tri-level structures composed of a mixture of extracted sand from neighboring river banks and epoxy resins. The density of this material does not deter from the overall lightness of the HAPPI structure that, upon first glance, looks as though it is hovering above the landscape, with minimal disruption to the surrounding environment. The structures embrace the current trend of 'smart' technology spearheaded by rising tech companies. HAPPI, short for, 'Housing and Power Production Infrastructure' refers to the housing network's ability to function as a series of small hydro-power plants. Innovation AwardAbove the Tire / Dazhong Yi, University of Pennsylvania  Innovation Award: "Above the Tire" by Dazhong Yi, University of Pennsylvania. Image Courtesy of arch out loud 'Above the Tire' combines the technological advances of self-driving cars with microscale living. In cities like Los Angeles, the proposed site for the prototype structure, this form of housing could revolutionize the relationship between the vehicle and the home, and maximizing the benefit of this form of new technology. Adaptability AwardThe Not-For-Long Home / Stav Dror and Liran Messer, Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design  Adaptability Award: "The Not-For-Long Home" by Stav Dror and Liran Messer, Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design. Image Courtesy of arch out loud 'The-Not-For-Long Home' experiments with a transitional approach to urban living. The home is transformed into an accumulation of things or collectibles, arranged in a specific way to accommodate the needs of the individual. As a composition of individual units, walls lose their traditional function as the primary delineators of space. Each of the isolated, functional units are easily moved to accommodate the constant changes and sometimes unpredictable needs of the individual. The designers describe the design as a compositional matrix: "The act of moving units in time becomes the new household and the changing appearance of the home indicates on he who lives in it." Pragmatic AwardUrbanism of Stuff / Jacob Comerci, Princeton University School of Architecture  Pragmatic Award: "Urbanism of Stuff" by Jacob Comerci, Princeton University School of Architecture . Image Courtesy of arch out loud 'Urbanism of Stuff,' veiled by the overarching concept of pragmatism, explores what aspects of the traditional home were private and what was public. The definition of the home as a private, eclectic space becomes a perception of the past. Instead, the home is a shared domestic space, a constellation of materials, furniture, and objects. The personal and privately owned elements of the home are minimized and redefined as simply the bed and the small storage space – all other aspects of the home become part of the public domain. News via arch out loud  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A2M Social Housing / Nunzio Gabriele Sciveres + Giuseppe Gurrieri Posted: 29 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Filippo Poli
 © Filippo Poli Text description provided by the architects. The architectural program of the building cooperative foresees the realization of sixteen residences within a plan of social housing in Marina di Ragusa in Sicily. The project origins from the analysis of the Sicilian natural and urban landscape, a land full of great contradictions: a beautiful and complex place, which lies in between cultural heritage and traditions, conservation and transformation, architectural experimentation and conventional living. Through design, we have explored the genesis of the Mediterranean built environment: a multidimensional representation in which it is hard to separate the natural landscape from the city, the city from the architecture, the architecture from people's lives.  © Filippo Poli The project of the single-family homes has a clear ambition: to invade the field of public residential construction - a private initiative supported by public institutions - with a proposal that puts research on the best conditions for comfort and quality of residential space in front of reasons related to building ratio indexes and the real estate market. A rigorous thought process lies at the foundation of this project in order to evaluate objectives against available tools, remaining within budget limits, and aims to provide a real contribution to the social housing idea in Sicily – great design at a minimum cost.  © Filippo Poli The area was divided into sixteen lots served by a single two-way street; four different freestanding residential building typologies have been designed. They consist of two floors and each typology is characterized by a different relationship to the context. The idea is trying to build a new neighborhood model, which references to tradition while adapting to everyone's needs, which is populated by everyone's vegetation and shared by everyone's look. The result lies in the simplicity of its style, in its formal rigor and rigidity in contrast to the extreme flexibility of interpretation that responds to the various habits and preferences of its inhabitants.  Ground floor plans  © Filippo Poli According to the architectural program, each residence has an area of 110 square meters distributed on two levels and has a 25 square meter covered garage space. On the second floor, the roof of the garage can be used as a terrace with views of the sea. The road is made of concrete colored with oxides and lava powder. The same mixture has been sprayed on the boundary walls with the intent to create a monolithic section of the road, similar to a trench.  © Filippo Poli In addition, the project aims to design energy efficient buildings with high thermal insulation properties through the use of modern building systems, technologies and renewable energy sources.  © Filippo Poli  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Galmstrup Denmark's natural landscape along the shoreline of Mossø lake was once home to a vibrant monastic community. All that remains are ruins and unearthed artifacts - the reminisce of an active, self-sustaining monastic compound. Galmstrup, a London-based architecture firm that specializes in community and cultural projects, has designed a gallery building to house the excavated archaeological objects and remains on site – maintaining the strong connection between the ruins and the growing collection of artifacts.  Courtesy of Galmstrup Each object found on the site has the potential to unlock new information about the life of the medieval monk at Øm. The circulation of the museum's interior was designed with the intention of telling the story of monastic daily life and enhancing the connection between spirituality and the surrounding natural landscape.  Courtesy of Galmstrup The geometries of the new museum structure were inspired by elements of medieval church design, more specifically, the 12th-century invention of the pointed Gothic arch and vaulted interiors. Galmthrup's design uses a curved semi-arch, fin-like motif to enhance the site's generous sightlines and allow visitors to view the surrounding ruins from any angle with little, to-no obstruction.  Courtesy of Galmstrup The main floor of the new gallery building is elevated above ground level in an effort to enhance the views and preserve the natural landscape. The surrounding excavation has unearthed what is believed to be a complex of churches, abbeys, graveyards, and a monastery hospital, but archaeologists have also noted that medieval monasteries depended equally on interior and exterior spaces, as the generous monastic gardens played a key role in the survival and success of the monastery. With this in mind, Galmthrup's design also includes a winter garden structure that will house the site's ongoing botanical research of excavated plant relics. News via Galmthrup  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Week in Architecture: What Makes a Place? Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Courtesy of Es Devlin It's well understood that a sense of place is an essential value for people, architecture, and cities. Everyone from designers to planners to city governments speak breathlessly of the power of places to transform cities for the better - but it's not clear what placemaking really means. Even more frustratingly, the term is often wielded to defend opposing styles or approaches in architecture. For some, making a place can mean creating an architecture of singular identity; for others, it means understanding and blending into existing context. The power of place is commonly extolled in advertisements for massive private development; it's proven an equally valuable watchword for local preservation and community efforts. This week's stories touched on a range of definitions of placemaking. Read on for this week's review. The Two Extremes Historical building and Yale university campus in downtown New Haven CT, USA / via Shutterstock.com Robert Stern, founder of RAMSA and former Dean of Yale's School of Architecture, is known for his portfolio of neo-classical works, works that at first glance seem disconnected from much of contemporary architectural discourse. But, as Mark Alan Hewitt argues, this isn't really case: Stern's works prove that contemporary placemaking need not be shocking to be successful.  The Imprint / MVRDV. Image © Ossip van Duivenbode But sometimes a little shock value can be a good thing. Dutch architecture firm MVRDV recently completed The Imprint, a nightclub and indoor theme park located outside of Seoul. Despite the interior facing program, the architects cited a desire to connect the building to its place and surroundings. The result: a striking white facade dotted with trompe l'oeil windows and doors, dipped partially in a shimmering gold. Collective Memory, Past and Future The Ripple Effects. Image Courtesy of Wodiczko + Bonder, Maryann Thompson Architects and Walter Hood The shortlist for Boston's MLK memorial was announced this week, featuring names such as David Adjaye and MASS Design Group. The memorial is part of a range of initiatives in the city intended to honor the Kings. But memorials and installations can be an odd paradox in placemaking. By their definition they aim to harness common identity, but are often built to maximise public visibility. Can something that belongs to everyone belong truly to anyone?  Courtesy of Es Devlin It's partly this question that designer Es Devlin has said she'll tackle in her proposal for the UK's pavilion at Dubai's Expo 2020. Named the Poem Pavilion, the design will highlight British expertise in artificial intelligence and space. Making a Place - then Remaking It Renovations aren't out of the ordinary - but changes to ancient ruins aren't so common. In this tweet thread from 2014, Paul Clements took readers down the rabbit-hole adventure after discovering strange inconsistencies between different pictures of the Temple of Athenian Zeus. It's a bizarre and compelling tale of ingenuity in design - and the power of a postcard. One Not to Miss.jpg?1538218339 "Courtesy of VSBA") Courtesy of VSBA An previously unpublished section from an interview with Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown from 2004. In it they discuss how they approach projects across the globe, their own backgrounds, and what identity means to them and their work.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Showroom Schüco / Kuklica x Smerek Architekti + Juraj Hubinský Posted: 29 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Foto studio flusser
 © Foto studio flusser Text description provided by the architects. The origin of our project for the Schüco showroom interior was launched, when we won the two-stage competition with a dynamic proposal, working with disposition and form of fragmented masses, interlinked into one envelopping structure and deployed into a strictly delimited space on the ground floor of a polyfunctional building in the city of Bratislava.  © Foto studio flusser Our concept relies on the contrast between the rough exterior surroundings and a clean interior „shell"; in other words, the house and the garden.  © Foto studio flusser In our project, we tried to further develop this trivial contrast by continually forming, opening up and dynamizing the initial cubic enclosed masses. Our concept enhances contrasting colour and material of the interior white „shell", a fragment of the house, inserted into the bleak and dark surroundings formed by rough plasters on the walls and ceramic tiles on the floors, which are more often characteristics of the exterior.  © Foto studio flusser  Scheme  © Foto studio flusser Into the walls of the embedded white structure we have integrated the essential element of the showroom – functional real-size windows by Schüco in various sizes and styles. A visitor to the showroom is invited to try them out, walk through them and perceive them in a real-life environment. These windows, however, are not only on display, but are also functional and aesthetic components delimiting spaces such as intimate meeting rooms, a small kitchen with a kitchen island, and a lecture „patio".  © Foto studio flusser The interior of the showroom entwines a logical pathway, which, however, doesn´t have to be strictly followed. The visitor can pass freely through the perforated white „shell" into the dark surroundings and back again. During his/her „journey", the visitor perceives a steel load-bearing bookcase, a large sliding corner window with an electric drive, more intimate spaces for private meetings furnished with oak accentuated mobiliari, a „patio" used for lectures and projections, separable by drapery, a kitchen with bar seating, and a space offering immersion into virtual reality. Surrounding dark space of the inserted structure is complemented by freely distributed greenery, which softens and underlines its exterior character.  © Foto studio flusser Internal lighting is an integral part of the showroom. The inserted object is illuminated from above and through circular apertures by solitary designer chandeliers. From the outside, the object is bordered by track lighting with movable reflector lights in suspended tracks, complementing the overall luminance. (Kuklica, Smerek, Hubinský)  © Foto studio flusser  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2018 01:00 AM PDT  © Council for Inscription of Buddhist Mountain After carefully deliberating in their annual session, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee selected 19 new sites to inscribe on the World Heritage List in the city of Manama in Bahrain. Featuring 13 cultural sites such as Buddhist mountain monasteries in Korea, the industrial city of Ivrea in Italy, and the Caliphate city of Medina Azahara in Spain, alongside three natural sites and three mixed sites (classified as both cultural and natural heritage), the list now aggregates to 1092 sites in 167 countries. From the historical Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul to the contemporary city of Brasilia orchestrated by Oscar Niemeyer, the World Heritage List has continuously exhibited varied examples of architecture and urban planning from different eras and movements from around the world. Amongst the new additions, there are several sites of religious importance, city organization, and natural conservation.  © Madinat al-Zahra Archaeological Site (CAMaZ)/M. Pijuán The Sansa, Buddhist mountain monasteries, continue to be sacred living centers to practitioners of the faith as they feature valuable objects, documents, and shrines. The "madang," an open courtyard, is surrounded by the Buddha Hall, pavilion, lecture hall and dormitory in the precise spatial arrangement of Korean temples. As remnants of the 7th and 9th centuries, they express the significance of architecture as a physical manifestation of long-lasting ideological and belief systems.  © MHC/QDP Also included in the list, the industrial city of Ivrea, the testing ground for Olivetti, a manufacturer of typewriters, mechanical calculators and office computers, is located in the Piedmont region of Italy. An embodiment of the Community Movement (Movimento Comunità) by Italian urban planners in the 20th century, the city showcases the relationship between industrial production and architecture. The juxtaposition of the residential buildings alongside the dense fabric of factories serves as an intriguing case study in city planning.  © Förderverein Welterbe an Saale und Unstrut/Guido Siebert Furthermore, the list highlights the Caliphate city of Medina Azahara in Spain, under the reign of the Umayyad dynasty in Cordoba in the mid-10th century. The holistic infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water systems, buildings, and more depict the advanced nature of the Western Islamic civilization that was forgotten until it was rediscovered in the early 20th century. This site provides further anthropological and historical insight regarding such a culturally interspersed period of time.  © Nagasaki Préfecture/Kyushu Air Lines  © Council for Inscription of Buddhist Mountain Other notable sites in the list include the archaeological border of Hedeby and Danevirk in Germany, the Victorian and Art Deco ensembles in Mumbai, India, as well as the hidden Christian sites in Nagasaki, Japan. Preserving architecture is not only an imperative responsibility but also an act that forces one to revisit the great marvels of human design and engineering throughout the ages. The next session of the World Heritage Committee will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan in early July. Below are the new additions to the World Heritage List:
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| Matthias Jung's Collage Houses Redefine Surreal Architecture Posted: 28 Sep 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Searching For the Enchanted Whale. Image © Matthias Jung Matthias Jung's "Houses" series depicts finely stitched architectural facades against the picturesque landscapes of Northern Germany to create surreal architecture. Commencing as a childhood pastime in his father's photo lab, his passion for collaging has evolved into his career as a designer and artist.  Supergod. Image © Matthias Jung Each composition features the dichotomy between "order and disorder" and "homogeneity and diversity" as Jung collates the varying synesthetic qualities that each architectural element evokes. For example, the coziness of the lattice windows juxtaposed with the coldness of the concrete walls highlights the tangibility of mundane materials that viewers can relate to.  You Promised Me a Gingerbread Heart. Image © Matthias Jung In the process of creating these works, Jung first grounds the house with a sense of stability and normalcy and then slowly intertwines elements that transform the ordinary into a dreamlike state. He remarks, "I weave, so to speak, spiritual realities into everyday things."  Long After the Anger We Made a World Trip. Image © Matthias Jung  My Grandfather Was a Spice Dealer. Image © Matthias Jung News via Zabadu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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