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Projects around the Royal Racecourse in Ostend / BURO II
Belgian practice BURO II designed some new projects around this historic site with a great importance to the city of Ostend. This is, amongst others, determined by its location: the proximity to the sea the Royal Galleries and the historically important Thermae Palace. The former racecourse for horse racing was turned into a collection of projects, and a crossroads of activities, which bring a new urban dynamic to ‘the queen of seaside resorts’.
Casa Pedralbes / Joan Anguita
This house in the mountains, designed by the architect Joan Anguita, brings all the glamour of Los Angeles to Barcelona, Spain. Partially suspended above the terrain, it is the dream home of a young businessman who loves collecting cars and organizing gatherings for his friends.
Postopolis! LA on the blogosphere
The last day of Postopolis! LA started a few minutes ago, and it´s already getting crowded as you can see on the photos.
It has been 5 days of intense architectural discussion, with amazing speakers. And please remember that tonight is the official closing party at the rooftop of The Standard Hotel downtown in LA – plase make sure to arrive before 7PM to avoid, otherwise you´ll have to pay. Also, there´s an open bar from 5 to 7.
I´d like to share with you guys all the posts that the other organizing blogs have been writing over this days:
- Postopolis! LA, day two / Los Angeles (City of sound)
- LA Art Weekend 2009 / ForYourArt (Postopolis! LA) (City of sound)
- Patrick Keller / Fabric (Postopolis! LA) (City of sound)
- Fritz Haeg / Edible Estates (Postopolis! LA) (City of sound)
- Postopolis! LA, day one / Los Angeles (City of sound)
- Postopolis! LA update (City of sound)
- L.A. ART WEEKEND (Mudd UP!)
- 75% CUMBIA (Mudd UP!)
- POSTOPOLIS: day 1 (Mudd UP!)
- PRE POSTOPOLIS INFO (Mudd UP!)
- LA DAY & NIGHT (Mudd UP!)
- POSTOPOLIS LOS ANGELES (Mudd UP!)
- Postopolis! LA Update (BLDGBLOG)
- It’s… Postopolis! LA (BLDGBLOG)
- From the Rooftops (BLDGBLOG)
- The Final Stretch (BLDGBLOG)
- Friday Night Lights (BLDGBLOG)
- Postopolis, Day 1 (We Make Money Not Art)
- Getting Ready for Day 3 of Postopolis! LA (Subtopia)
Postopolis! LA | Serial Consign (Serial Consign)
Postopolis (Edgar Gonzalez)
Vidyalankar Institute of technology / Planet 3 Studios Architecture
Architects: Planet 3 Studios Architecture
Location: Wadala, Mumbai, India
Client: The Vidyalankar educational trust, Wadala-Mumbai
Design Team: Kalhan Mattoo, Santha Gour Mattoo, assisted by Jainish Jani
Structural Consultant: S.N. Bhobe & Associates
Contractor: Nagarjuna Constructions
Service Consultant: Sunil Services
Construction Year: 8,826 sqm
Project Year: 2004-2006
Photographs: Mrigank Sharma – IndiaSutra
LA Art Weekend
For those of you in LA (or nearby), ForYourArt has organized the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Art Weekend, a four-day event highlighting the city’s vast array of art, architecture, design and performance… which actually started yesterday but there are still lots of events to attend today, saturday and sunday:
RandstadRail Station Beatrixlaan Den Haag / Zwarts & Jansma Architecten
Architects: Zwarts & Jansma Architecten
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
Client: City of The Hague, project organisation RandstadRail
Project year: 1999-2006
Contractor: combination Ballast-Nedam / De Boer
Technical Design: Ingenieursbureau Gemeentewerken Rotterdam and IbDH Den Haag
Photographs: 3D Pro, DigiDaan
Island House / D’Arcy Jones
Architects: D’Arcy Jones
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
Project Year: 2000-2003
Constructed Area: 288 sqm
Photographs: D’Arcy Jones
Office interior in a former bicycle factory / Rotstein Arkitekter
Architects: Rotstein Arkitekter
Location: S:t Eriksgatan 46, Stockholm, Sweden
Project year: 2007
Photographs: Rotstein Arkitekter
E7-2 House / Montage DESIGNBUILD
Architects: Montage DESIGNBUILD
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Project year: 2003
Construction year: 2004-2007
Site Area: 1,000 sq yds
Constructed Area: 697 sqm
Budget: US $202,500
Photographs: Montage DESIGNBUILD
Andy’s Frozen Custard / Hufft Projects
Architects: Hufft Projects, LLC
Location: Springfield, MO, USA
Design Team: Matthew Hufft(principal architect), Kimball Hales(principal architect), Jonathan Tramba
Structural Engineer: Packard Engineering
General Contractor: Howard Bailey
MEP Engineer: Malone, Finkle, Eckhardt, and Collins, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Olsson Associates
Constructed Area: 137 sqm
Photographs: Bob Linder
And the 2009 Pritzker goes to…
A few months ago we told you about some changes on the jury of the Pritzker Prize, and some readers started pointing out names for the possible 2009 laureate.
The prize is only a few weeks away (it usually gets announced on March 31st) and we decided to setup a poll with the given names and the possibility that you add your own candidate.
Lets see if the ArchDaily community can guess the next Pritzker. Poll available on the sidebar or after the break:
3XN wins architecture competition for the Randers Museum of Art
3XN just shared with us their winning entry for the Randers Museum of Art, a “sculpture sitting in a sculpture garden” according to the architects, a sinuous building both open to both the town and the landscape. The red-tile façade of the exterior becomes the roof, and similarly on the inside, the floor becomes a wall, and then the wall a ceiling.
From the architects:
Ordino Complex / Arteks Arquitectura & Esther Pascal architect
Architect: ARTEKS Arquitectura + Esther Pascal architect
Location: Ordino, Andorra
Architects in charge: Elisabet Faura & Ester Pascal
Collaborators: Gemma Roca, Dalila Pregal, Alvaro Briceño, Malte Ruckert, Ruper Maurus, Carlos Cobreros, Cecilia Vázquez , Alex Miralles
Artistic Collaborator: Victor Pérez Porro
Structure: GETCE BEAL_ Xavier Beal Vilaginés
Utilities: Bernabé Rodriguez
Acoustics: Higini Arau
General Contractor: COIMA S.A
Constructed Area: 9,714 sqm
Photographs: Pedro Pegenaute & Eugeni Pons
Houseboat / X-Architects
Architects: X-Architects
Location: Dubai marina, Dubai
Program: Leisure home
Constructed Area: 220 sqm
Photographs: X-Architects
Suntro House / Jorge Hernandez de la Garza
Architects: Jorge Hernandez de la Garza
Location: Oaxtepec, Mexico
Design team: Carlos Rubio Martinez
Project Year: 2007
Furniture: Gandiablasco By Designet
Art: Victor Reyes
Sculptures: Alfonso Magaña
Photographs: Paul Czitrom
ORDOS 100 #14: Encore Heureux + G Studio
Architects: Encore Hereux + G Studio
Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
Design year: 2008
Construction year: 2009
Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China
Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China
Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox
French architects Encore Heureux & G Studio didn’t send a text for their Ordos villa, but the renderings are quite expressive. Judge for yourself.
Double house / Tham & Videgård Hansson
Architects: Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter
Location: Danderyd, Sweden
Architects in charge: Bolle Tham & Martin Videgård Hansson
Site Area: 1,006 sqm
Constructed Area: 360 sqm + roof terrace
Project year: 2004-2005
Client: Private
Photographs: Åke E:son Lindman
Malinalco House / Buscando la Aurora
Architects: Buscando la Aurora - Carlos Coronel + Héctor de la Peña
Location: Malinalco, Mexico
Project Year: 2007-2008
Site Area: 1,000 sqm
Constructed Area: 400 sqm
Photographs: Buscando la Aurora
Antony House / Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects
Architects: Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects
Location: London, England
Client: The Peabody Trust
Design team: Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects; Ellis & Moore (Structural Engineering); Max Fordham LLP (Building Services)
Contractor: Sandwood Construction
Design year: 2001-2005
Construction year: 2006-2007
Photographs: James Morris
Villa Roling / Paul de Ruiter
Architect: Paul de Ruiter
Location: Kudelstaart, Netherlands
PRoject Architect: Paul de Ruiter
Project Team: Noud Paes, Willem Jan Landman, Helga Traksel, Dieter Blok, Willeke Smit
Landscape design: Copijn
Construction Advisor: Bouwtechnisch adviesbureau J.L. Croes
Installations: Wahlen & Jongkind
Contractor: Van Scheppingen Bouw
Constructed Area: 340 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Construction year: 2006-2008
Photographs: Pieter Kers
