27
Jan 2012
© James Brittain
Architects: ACDF*
Location: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Client: Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe
Consultant: Inneauve
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 3600 sqm
Photographs: James Brittain, ACDF*
ArchDaily: The world's most visited website for architects
27
Jan 2012
Martín Azúa 1999 / Photographs Daniel Riera
Barcelona designer Martín Azúa questions the idea of the private home with the Basic House – an inhabitable volume that is “foldable, inflatable and reversible”. The experimental prototype challenges the idea of homeownership, offering an alternative to the materialistic reality of today. Made from metalized polyester, the Basic House is a shelter small enough to fit in your pocket, allowing you to break away from the imprisonment of material ties.
Continue reading for more.
27
Jan 2012
Courtesy of Alphaville Architects
Architect: Alphaville Architects – Kentaro Takeguchi + Asako Yamamoto
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Project Team: Tomohisa Koike(Associate Architect), Kazuo Takeguchi(Structural Engineer)
General contractor: Craftman Ship Kawana
Project Area: 78.68 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Alphaville Architects
Recent Facebook activity
27
Jan 2012
By Alison Furuto — Filed under: Mixed Use ,Residential , Century City Development Corporation, Manila, Philippines
Courtesy of Century City Development Corporation
Century City Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Century Properties Group Inc. focused on mixed-use developments with high-rise condominiums, recently revealed their architectural design for the Trump Tower in Manila, Philippines. The tower is going to be prominent on the Manila skyline for years to come. It’s a beautiful glass building – very architecturally significant with an incredible spire. Its architecture will be truly iconic. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »
27
Jan 2012
Uploaded by Victoria King — Filed under: Houses ,Selected , Japan, Matsusaka, Mie, Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates
Architect: Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates
Location: Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
Contractor: Sanyo Construction Corporation
Site Area: 667.84 sqm
Architectural Area: 189.15 sqm
Total Floor Area: 293.19 sqm
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates
27
Jan 2012
Special thanks to our readers Danielle Bakkes, Tjeerd Hermsen, Rudi Koster, Viet Le, Wouter Rooijackers and Kor Zijnstra from the Academy of Architecture Arnhem for sharing their funky video on the Ronchamp Chapel with us. The short film was compiled after the students completed a workshop at the Chapel back in 2007. What do you think of the video’s mystical spin?
27
Jan 2012
view towards main building
Kouvo & Partanen was recently announced as the winners of design competition for the Alma Hotel Residence in the Atacama Observatory and Research Center in the desert of northern Chile. The aim of the competition was to find the best solution on a fixed design fee and construction price for the building that offers the astronomers, engineers, and other staff working at the observatory accommodation, restaurant and office services and recreational spaces. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »
27
Jan 2012
Uploaded by Victoria King — Filed under: Educational ,Featured ,Selected , Groningen, Rudy Uytenhaak Architectenbureau, The Netherlands
© Marcel van der Burg
Architect: Rudy Uytenhaak Architectenbureau bv
Location: Nijenborg 7, Groningen, the Netherlands
Client: Property and Investment Projects, University of Groningen
Contractor: Sternike Partnership (Strukton, Voortman, GTI)
Project Area: 36,000 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Marcel van der Burg
“From Suburb to City” International Summer Academy 2012
[ July 22, 2012 0:00 to August 8, 2012 0:00. ] Between 22 July – 05 August 2012, the architects group Krokodil (EM2N, pool, Roger Boltshauser, Frank Zierau, Schweingruber Zulauf) and the Department of Architecture of the ETH Zurich (D-ARCH) will jointly run the International Summer Academy 2012 in Zurich with…
Read more »27
Jan 2012
Uploaded by Victoria King — Filed under: Cultural ,Featured ,Refurbishment ,Selected , EMBAIXADA arquitectura, Portugal, Tomar
Courtesy of EMBAIXADA arquitectura
Architect: EMBAIXADA arquitectura
Location: Praceta Alves Redol, 2300 Tomar, Portugal
Project Team: Albuquerque Goinhas, Augusto Marcelino, Cristina Mendonça, Luis Baptista, Nuno Griff, Pedro Patrício, Sofia Antunes
Project Year: 2007
Project Area: 980,34 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of EMBAIXADA arquitectura
Passive House International Design Competition
Passive House Bulgaria recently launched an International Design Competition for a Passive House near Sofia, Bulgaria. The main goal with this competition is to challenge the architectural community to design a schematic design proposal for an affordable, low energy, single-family…
Read more »
National and University Library NUK II Competition
Open to citizens of the Republic of Slovenia or other EU member states and/or competitors who have a place of business in either, the competition of a solution for the National and University Library NUK II must reflect the period…
Read more »26
Jan 2012
Uploaded by Megan Jett — Filed under: Featured ,Interiors ,Offices ,Selected , Billund, Denmark, Rosan Bosch, Rune Fjord
© Anders Sune Berg
Architects: Rosan Bosch & Rune Fjord
Location: Billund, Denmark
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 2000 sqm
Photography: Anders Sune Berg
26
Jan 2012
Courtesy of a01 Architects
Architect: a01 Architects
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Project year: 2011
Photographs : Courtesy of a01 Architects
26
Jan 2012
© Stanley Tigerman, American, born 1930, The Titanic, 1978, Photomontage on paper, Approx. 28 x 35.7 cm, Gift of Stanley Tigerman, 1984.802, The Art Institute of Chicago. Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago
The Graham Foundation in Chicago, Illinois is hosting an exhibition of the works of architect Stanley Tigerman from January 26, 2012 – May 19, 2012. Tigerman, a Chicago native and principal of Tigerman McCurry, undertook more than 400 projects, resulting in 175 built works. As an active member of the local Chicago architectural community, he was a founding member of The Chicago Seven, director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1985-1993), and co-founded the school ARCHEWORKS with Eva Maddox in 1994 – a progressive socially oriented design. More details after the break. read more »
26
Jan 2012
26
Jan 2012
Courtesy of AECOM
The master planning of the CBD of Jilin city is a collaborative project by AECOM, a team formed by architects, urban designers, landscape designers and economists. Its collaboration across different disciplines was highly affirmed by the client and the government officials, which led to the project situated in the historical city in northeastern China. Their design is proposed to be the future CBD area by the government and has high-value natural and historical resources like the Songhua River and the Xiaobai Mountain. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »
26
Jan 2012
© Aitor Ortiz
Spain-based ACXT have been featured in ArchDaily several times, and even won a Building of the Year Award for their BTEK – Technology Interpretation Center back in 2010. Here’s our selection of five great projects from ACXT. Enjoy them all after the break.
BTEK – Technology Interpretation Center
BTEK is an interpretation centre for new technologies, aimed at student visitors. The site’s location, on one of the highest points of the Vizcaya Technology Park and close to the Bilbao airport’s flight path for takeoffs and landings, helps with the aim of making the building a landmark in its landscape (read more…) read more »
26
Jan 2012
Uploaded by Megan Jett — Filed under: Offices ,Selected , France, Landes, Liposthey, Vanessa Larrère
© Vanessa Larrère
Architects: Vanessa Larrére
Location: Liposthey, Landes, France
Client: Groupe Larrère & fils
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 276 sqm
Photographs: Vanessa Larrère
26
Jan 2012
By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Architectural Photographers ,Cultural ,Featured ,Theaters , France, Franck Bohbot, Paris
The Montansier / Paris 2011 © Franck Bohbot
French photographer Franck Bohbot has shared with us a series of photographs based on the interiors of historical Parisian theaters. Bohbot strived to capture the cultural life of the architecture with the absence of people, paying homage to the empty theater. Naked, the photographs reveal a sense of grandeur and intimacy. Continue after the break for more images.
