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Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces 2019 Early Highlight Contributors
The third Chicago Architecture Biennial will occur from September 19, 2019, to January 5, 2020, and yesterday the first group of contributors to the 2019 edition and publication was announced. This year’s theme, “...and other such stories,” will bring together a multi-faceted and international exploration of architecture and the built environment. Newly commissioned projects for the Biennial will highlight issues including public housing, social justice, and the appropriation and preservation of the natural environment.
CTBUH Names Norway's Mjøstårnet the Tallest Timber Building in the World
The Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has announced that Norway's Mjøstårnet tower is, at 85.4 meters, officially the world's tallest timber building. Beyond the unique distinction, the tower is also Norway's tallest mixed-use structure and third tallest building.
New Images of Chicago's Tallest Residential Rental Tower Revealed
Architect Rafael Viñoly has revealed new images for NEMA, a skyscraper set to become the tallest residential rental tower in Chicago. Designed to evoke the structural system of the Willis Tower, the project is sited on the southwestern edge of Grant Park. The 76-story residential tower will create 800 rental units and is designed to be LEED Silver. The new skyscraper will include expansive views of the city's skyline as it frames Lake Michigan and Grant Park.
Casa de Sombra / Bade Stageberg Cox
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Architects: Bade Stageberg Cox
- Area: 5000 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Aguado Stone, Brian Chilton Design, Sonneman, Tri-County Pools
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Professionals: Tri-County Pools
Hampshire House / Niall McLaughlin Architects
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Architects: Niall McLaughlin Architects
- Area: 1250 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Pilkington, Bauder, Haysom, IQ Glass, Ian Robbs, +4
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Professionals: Imagination Design Ltd, Kingerlee, Mlm Group, Padstone Consulting Ltd, Ridge and Partners LLP, +2
Rwanda Chapel: Call for Entries
YAC - Young Architects Competitions launches “Rwanda Chapel”, a competition of ideas aiming to design a church for a small religious community in Rukomo as a place of peace and conciliation where to celebrate or meditate regardless of disagreements and differences. A cash prize of € 15,000 will be awarded to winners selected by a well-renowned jury made of, among the others, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Peter Eisenman, Simon Frommenwiler (HHF), Tatiana Bilbao, Sol Madridejos (Sancho-Madridejos Architects), Sean Godsell, Jean Paul Uzabakiriho (MASS DESIGN Group), Andrea Boeri (Università di Bologna), Walter Mariotti (Editoriale Domus)
Textile Academy NRW / slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten
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Architects: slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Ado Lights, Brunner, Knauf, Montana, Montana Furniture, +4
Small Administration House and Big Pine Trees / Entasis
Xiqu Centre / Revery Architecture + RLP
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Architects: RLP, Revery Architecture
- Area: 28164 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Fisher Dachs Associates, Front Inc, Hotron Lees Brogden Lighting Design, MVA, Sound Space Vision, +1
Visitors Center Ein Keshatot - Umm el-Kanatir / Raz Architects
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Architects: Raz Architects
- Area: 400 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk
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Professionals: Ronir Construction Company
Chongqing Jiangshan Yun Chu Gallery / LWK + Partners
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Architects: LWK + PARTNERS
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: CSG Holding Co., Ltd., Chongqing Hengya Industrial Co., Ltd., SYSWAY
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Professionals: AECOM, CMCU Engineering Co.Ltd, Disaiyin Construction, IFG, isBIM Limited
Willmott’s Ghost / Heliotrope Architects
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Architects: Heliotrope Architects
- Area: 1900 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Dovetail General Contractors
Elsewhere Cabin A / Sean O'Neill
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Architects: Sean O'Neill
- Area: 160 ft²
- Year: 2018
Cookie Stories / Solo Arquitetos
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Architects: Solo Arquitetos
- Area: 110 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Apoc Studio, Marcenaria Fogaci, Serralheria Portão
Hello Wood Launches Call for Workshop Leaders and Students at Summer School 2019
For its tenth year running, Hello Wood is once again hosting its popular international summer school for young architects to help foster a “thinking through making” mentality. The architecture and design studio is putting out an open call for the jubilee event, which is themed around the folklore tradition of Carnival and will give would-be attendees an opportunity to pitch what they feel are the most pressing issues facing our society and how architecture can solve these concerns. The annual event has a global reach, with the previous summer schools participated by 900 students from across 40 countries and 80 universities, including workshop leaders from notable studios such as Kengo Kuma and Urban Think-Tank.
Hiroshi Sugimoto Designs New Sculpture Garden for the Hirshhorn Museum
The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum sculpture garden will be renovated for the first time since the 1980s by Japanese artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto. Currently featuring works by Auguste Rodin, Jimmie Durham, and Yoko Ono, the sculpture garden will be opened up to the National Mall and create space for large-scale contemporary works and performances. The new concept aims to raise visibility for the garden and welcome more visitors to the museum.