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School Canteen at Póvoa de Varzim / Cadilhe & Fontoura

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Educational , Infrastructure , Selected , ,

Architects: José Cadilhe (Cadilhe & Fontoura - Arq., Lda)
Location: Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Project year: 2006
Construction Period: 2006 - 2007
Client: Município da Póvoa de Varzim
Contractor: DIVA, Decorações, Construção Civil e Obras Públicas, Lda.
Constructed Area: 242 sqm
Photographs: FG+SG | Fotografia de Arquitectura

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Tram stop in Alicante / SUBARQUITECTURA

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Architects: SUBARQUITECTURA, Andrés Silanes, Fernando Valderrama, Carlos Bañon
Location: Rotonda de Sergio Cardell, Alicante, Spain (38.364°N, 0.432°W)
Structure: SUBARQUITECTURA
Client: FGV - Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana
Contractor: UTE ECISA + COMSA
Site Area: 5.090 sqm
Budget: 654.638 EURO (US $1.01 million)
Project starts: September 2005
Project ending: October 2006
Inauguration date: Early 2007

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Sheepstable / 70F Architecture

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Architects: 70F Architecture
Location: Muiderweg 8, 1351 GJ, Almere, the Netherlands
Project start: 2003
Project finished: 2007
Design Team: Bas ten Brinke (Project Leader) and Carina Nilsson MScA (Project Architect)
Commissioner: the City of Almere, the Netherlands, DMO NME, Hans Warrink
Contractor: Reimert Bouw- en Infra, Almere, the Netherlands, Ben van Nieuwenhuizen
Budget: 300.000 EURO (US $465.693)
Constructed Area: 400 sqm
Photographs: Luuk Kramer

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Building renovation and auditorium addition, School of Fine Arts, Universidad de Chile / Emilio Marin + Albert Tidy

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Educational , Infrastructure , Selected , , , ,

Architects: Emilio Marín + Albert Tidy
Collaborators: Nicolas Norero, Rodrigo Valenzuela
Location: Campus Juan Gomez Millas, School of Fines Arts, Universidad de Chile.
Project years: 2004 – 2007
Constructed area: 1.700 m2
Structure Engineer: Sergio Contreras y associates
Contractor: Constructora Habitex Ltda.
Color photography: Cristobal Palma
B/W photography: Nicolas Rupcich

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National Grand Theater of China / Paul Andreu

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Infrastructure , Selected , Structures , , , ,

In Beijing is not all about Olympics. The National Grand Theater, by Paul Andreu is a magnificent and gigantic project finished a few months ago, complementing all the infrastructure been built for the big sports event.

The project description after the break.

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Orquideorama / Plan B Architects + JPRCR Architects

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Architects: Plan B - Felipe Mesa, Alejandro Bernal + JPRCR - Camilo Restrepo, J. Paul Restrepo
Collaborators: Viviana Peña, Catalina Patiño, Carolina Gutiérrez, Lina Gil, Jorge Buitrago
Location: Botanical Garden, Medellín, Colombia
Client: Medellin Botanical Garden
Builder: Ménsula S.A.
Project start: 2005
Completion: 2006
Budget: 523 US$ / m2
Constructed Area: 4.200 sqm
Materials: Wood, Steel
Photographers: Sergio Gómez (SG), Camilo Orozco (CO), Felipe Mesa (FM), Izaskun Chinchilla (IC), Carlos Mario Rodriguez (CMR)

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Aalen University Extension / MGF Architekten

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Educational , Infrastructure , Selected , ,

Architects: MGF Architekten GmbH
Location: Aalen, Germany
Collaborators: Martin Frenzel, Irina Auernhammer, Frank Lipphardt, Michael Franke
Client: Land Baden-Württemberg
Program: University of Applied Sciences
Landscape: Knoll Ökoplan GmbH, Sindelfingen
Construction period: Junio 2004 - Junio 2006
Budget: €27 millions
Total Area: 8500 sqm
Photography: Christian Richters

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Lateran University Library / King Roselli Architetti

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Educational , Featured , Infrastructure , Selected , , ,

Architects: King Roselli Architetti
Client: Pontificial Lateran University
Location: Rome, Italy
Collaborators: Giandomenico Florio, Ulich Grosse, Christina Hoffmann, Arianna Nobile, Enrica Testi, Katia Scarioni, Toyohiko Yamaguchi
Project chief: Andrea Ricci
Building cost: 7m Euros
Interior Cost: 1m Euros
Materials: Concrete
Project Start: 2004
Project Complete: 2006
Photographers: Santi Caleca (SC), José King (JK), King Roselli Architetti (KR)

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Metzo School / Erick Van Egeraat

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Educational , Infrastructure , Selected , Sports Architecture , ,

Architect: Erick Van Egeraat
Program: Educational building for vocational education, including sports facilities
Location: Doetinchem, Netherlands
Client: Stichting CoVoa, Doetinchem
Constructed Area: 16.400sqm
Construction start: 2004
Completion: 2006
Structures: ABT-C, Delft
Landscape: Poldergast, Polsbroek

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Leon de Grief Library Park / Giancarlo Mazzanti

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Infrastructure , Selected , , , ,

Architects: Giancarlo Mazzanti
Location: La Ladera, Medellín, Colombia
Constructed Area: 6.800sqm
Construction year: 2007
Services: Constructor AIA CONSTRUCTORES
Structural Engineer: Sergio Tobón
Materials: Concrete, Wood, Glass
Photos: Sergio Gómez

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