Prince Claus Fund Now Accepting Proposals that Rethink Public Space
The Prince Claus Fund is now welcoming project proposals from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean for cultural initiatives related to the rethinking of public space.
The term “public space” is defined as a social space that is open and…
“INTRAS” Center for the Mentally Disabled / Amas4arquitectura
Architects: Amas4arquitectura
Location: Toro, Zamora, Spain
Architects: Javier López de Uribe, Fernando Zaparaín, Fermín Antuña, Eduardo García
Collaborator: Pablo Guillén Llanos
Area: 770.5 sqm
Year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of Amas4arquitectura
SL 2401 Building / CMS Arquitectas
Architects: CMS Arquitectas
Location: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Project Architects: Chiatello Diana, Matiasevich Paula, Spinetta Melina
Area: 876 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Walter Salcedo, Luis Vignoli, Courtesy of CMS Arquitectas
Peter Zumthor Proposes $650 Million Overhaul for LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will soon be rolling out the red carpet to welcome Swiss legend Peter Zumthor to the Golden State. The prized architect’s debut will mark the opening of “The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA,” which will unveil the ambitious, $650 million plan to transform the LACMA’s “Byzantine maze of buildings and hallways” into an experience-based “village” of curvaceous modern glass structures that will produce more energy than it uses.
“The idea is to make it permeable by people,” LACMA CEO and director Michael Govan says, who has been working with Zumthor for over four years on the proposal.
Monterroso Health Center / Abalo Alonso Arquitectos
Architects: Abalo Alonso Arquitectos
Location: Monterroso, Lugo, Spain
Project Architects: Elizabeth Abalo, Gonzalo Alonso
Technical Architect: Francisco González Varela
Year: 2012
Photography: Santos Díez
Archipendium 2014 Call for Submissions ends May 31
There’s only a few weeks left for you to be part of Archipendium 2014, Powered by ArchDaily. Archipendium 2014 showcases great examples of modern architecture from all around the world. 365 different architectural studios have been featured over the past few years, including; BIG, Chaix & Morel, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, David Chipperfield, Delugan Meissl, Eisenman Architects, Foster+Partners, gmp von Gerkan, Marg und Partner, Graft, Jean Nouvel, King Kong, Massimiliano Fuksas, MVRDV, OMA,Steven Holl Architects, Tony Fretton,UNStudioand Zaha Hadid. In order to get a unique view of modern architecture, every featured architect personally chooses which project to submit. Each project is presented as a main photograph, with additional text and drawings on the reverse. This new version will also include ArchDaily’s Monthly Editor’s Choice.
More than just a calendar, Archipendium 2014 is a collector’s item. This calendar is an impressive overview of the latest trends in both modern architecture and design. Become part of the Archipendium architectural calendar that shows different contemporary architecture for every day of the year. Participation in this publication is free of charge.
You have until May 31 to send the requirements. Interested? Please send us an email with the following information attached after the break.
Video: Bianca Bosker Discusses Architectural Imitation in China
In China’s effort to modernize its cities, it has used architectural mimicry – essentially “copy-cat architecture” as journalist and author Bianca Bosker puts it – to rapidly and substantially “adapt to the market” for urban development. Watch this video as Bosker describes the atmosphere of imitation that China has adapted to bring western architectural styles to its housing market. Bianca Bosker is the author of “Original Copies: Architectural Mimicry in Contemporary China”, in which she gives a tour of the various towns within major cities that have seen this rapid development. Cities like Hangzhou has its own imitation of Venice, which includes man-made canals, townhouses, and villas. Shanghai has its own version of Paris, Eiffel Tower included. And Beijing has an imitation of the London Bridge.
More after the break.
30 Unit Multifamily Housing Building / Narch
Architects: Narch
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Project Architect: Joan Ramon Pascuets Iglesias, Mònica Mosset Gou
Collaborators: Joan Ovejero, Proisotec, Josep Sandez
Client: Arqespais s.l.
Area: 4,500 sqm
Year: 2009
Photographs: Hisao Suzuki
Yes Is More: The BIG Philosophy
Anders Møller is the co-founder of GRASP Magazine, where this article was originally published.
What has the internationally awarded Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to do with Friederich Nietzsche and Charles Darwin? Quite a lot, according to founder Bjarke Ingels, who has created a powerful mixture of Nietzsche and Darwin as the philosophical foundation of BIG’s architecture.
Read Anders Møller’s fascinating article on BIG’s unusual philosophy, after the break…
Coma 03 House / Juan Marco
Architects: Juan Marco
Location: La Coma, Borriol, Spain
Architect In Charge: Juan Marco Marco
Design Team: Sonia Hernández, Sylvia Fernández, Hilke Sievers, Ana Lete, Jorge López, Fabio Alemany
Area: 360 sqm
Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Juan Marco
The East Harlem School / GLUCK+
Architects: GLUCK+
Location: New York, NY, USA
Design Team: Shannon Bambenek, Kees Brinkman, Kathy Chang, Steven Chen, A.B. Moburg-Davis, Marc Gee, Peter L. Gluck, Bethia Liu, Jill Reinecke , Elaine Sun, Stacie Wong
Area: 27,800 sqft
Year: 2008
Photographs: Erik Freeland, Theo Morrison
Shesmedi Hospital / D·Lim Architects
Architects: D·Lim Architects
Location: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Architect In Charge: Young Lim, Sun Kim
Design Team: Sung-ho Kim, Jung-ho Choi, Jeong-tae Kim, Hye-kyung Ko, Jung-woo Oh
Area: 1249.88 sqm
Photographs: Youngchae Park
Owase Elementary School / C+A Coelacanth and Associates
Architects: C+A Coelacanth and Associates
Location: Owase, Japan
Area: 2,738 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Hiroshi Ueda
Premier Campus Office in Kagithane Winning Proposal / JDS Architects
Focusing on the users’ working and living qualities, the winning proposal for the Premier Campus Office in Kagithane addresses its presence in Istanbul as a new form of contextual and urban approach. Designed by JDS Architects, the building is formed by their desire to make it interact with its environment and acts as a catalyst of business life for a new Istanbul that promotes contemporary culture, architecture and lifestyle. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Thula Fort Restoration / Abdullah Al-Hadrami
Architects: Abdullah Al-Hadrami
Location: Thula, Yemen
Client: The Social Fund for Development, Thula Local Council
Area: 8,754 sqm
Year: 2011
Photographs: Cemal Emden
UC Davis Art Museum Proposal / Henning Larsen Architects
Last year the University of California, Davis invited three architects to compete for the chance to design their new $30 million art museum, slated to open in 2016. The competition was a design-build affair, with each entrant being asked to pair up with a contractor and submit a holistic design. For those who missed it, SO – IL was announced as the winner of the competition.
Here we present one of the two runner-up submissions from Henning Larsen Architects. Given the name ‘The Leaf’, the design it spatially and materially expresses its overlapping functions. Its name comes from the lightweight leaf-like steel and aluminum roof, which filters sunlight and offers shade. The leaf sits on a heavy concrete base, providing accommodation for the museum’s exhibits.
Read the architects description after the break…
The Danger of the Zoning-Free Approach
Despite the romantic notion about cities that develop organically have a rich diversity of form and function, we cannot overlook the deadly side effects of negligent city planning. As Christopher Hume of the Toronto Star points out, last month’s tragic fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas is a grim reminder that planning has a time and place and its ultimate utility resides in the initiative to protect residents and make for healthier communities. The tangle of bureaucracy associated with planning, zoning and land use regulations can give any architect or developer a massive headache. In some cases, the laws are so restricting that diverging from bulk regulations becomes very limiting.
Apartment No. 1 / Architecture by Collective Terrain
Architects: Architecture by Collective Terrain
Location: Mahallat, Iran
Client: Ramin Mehdizadeh, Hossein Sohrabpoor, Mehdi Mehdizadeh
Area: 420 sqm
Year: 2010
Photographs: Omid Khodapanahi
Flemish Barn Bolberg / arend groenewegen architect
Architects: arend groenewegen architect
Location: Bavel, The Netherlands
Area: 280 sqm
Year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of arend groenewegen architect
72 Hour Urban Action 2013 Competition
[ July 25, 2013 0:00 to July 28, 2013 0:00. ] 72 Hour Urban Action, the world’s first real-time architecture competition, will give selected teams only three days and three nights to design and build interventions in public space in response to local needs, social challenges, and the sites and missions…
Challenged Athletes Foundation / Colkitt & Co
Architects: Colkitt & Co
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Graphics, Branding, Interactive Exhibits And Signage: Hollis Brand Culture
Client: Challenged Athletes Foundation
Year: 2011
Photographs: Cheryl Ramsay
