Louisiana Channel has released a new video interview with Frank Gehry. Known for his expressive use of form, Gehry has become one of the most important architects of our time. Recorded at his studio in Santa Monica, the interview explores Gehry's life and early influences, as well as modern architecture and the world as he sees it today. Marc-Christoph Wagner explores Gehry's ideas on building, art, and leaving your mark on the world.
Frank Gehry: "Take the Chance to Jump Off Into the Unknown"
HOUSE SJ / STAARC ingenieurs en architecten
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Architects: STAARC ingenieurs en architecten
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Wienerberger, Aliplast, Bomarbre, Thermowood
Giancarlo Mazzanti develops Architectural Toy Series inspired by Bogota Pavilion
El Equipo de Mazzanti, led by Giancarlo Mazzanti, has developed a line of toys inspired by their playful Bosque de la Esperanza sports center on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia. The first edition of the “We Play You Play” toy series inspired by the firm’s most recognizable architectural and social projects, the Bosque de la Esperanza toy set embodies Mazzanti’s ethos of “using the playful as a design tool.”
With more than 15 years of experience in architectural design, the Mazzanti team developed a special interest in using play as a method of involving and encouraging social behavior within the communities impacted by their designs. The Bosque de la Esperanza set therefore contains 16 modular pieces and 30 connectors, with complex geometries igniting a cognitive element, and creative challenge.
New York Burger Moraleja Green / Proyecto Singular SLP
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Architects: Proyecto Singular SLP
- Area: 3875 ft²
- Year: 2018
Harvard GSD Relaunches Free Online Architecture Course
The Harvard Graduate School of Design has relaunched its free online course entitled “The Architectural Imagination.” Directed by the school’s Eliot Noyes Professor of Architectural Theory, K. Michael Hays, the course seeks to teach students “how to understand architecture as both cultural expression and technical achievement.”
The free 10-week program runs until July 2019 and is carried out through the online edX platform, a Harvard/MIT system that specializes in high-quality massive open online courses. During the course, students will engage with the social and historical contexts behind major works of architecture, basic principles to produce drawings and models, and the pertinent content for academic study or a professional career as an architect.
Lights, Camera, Architecture!: Where Set Design and Architecture Cross Over
What do Kanye West and Frank Gehry have in common?
As a first impression, not much. However, they have both engaged on stages with striking design details: the use of exaggerated scale and dimensions to manipulate visual perception, bulky concrete walls and slabs to emphasize heavyweight and grandiosity, visible scaffolding to create an industrial, unfinished feel... Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
Heatherwick Studio's Olympia London Receives Planning Permission
Heatherwick Studio has received planning approval to transform Olympia London, a 150-year old exhibition and event space in West Kensington. Working with SPPARC, the project will transform the 14-acre site into restaurants, hotels, performance venues and office space, as well as create 2.5 acres of new public space. The proposal aims to turn Olympia London into a world-class cultural hub in West London.
Santa Casa da Misericórdia’s Elderly Care Centre / Nuno Piedade Alexandre
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Architects: Nuno Piedade Alexandre
- Year: 2018
Solutions to London's Mounting Affordable Housing Crisis Proposed in Bee Breeders' Latest
Skyrocketing prices of London housing have become so unbearable that many have turned to less-than-ideal compromises. Large homes can be found but come with commutes of hours; places are still available in the city, but only for those with sky-high paychecks. Unable to balance their needs, people are resorting to workarounds that disrupt the existing urban fabric and dissatisfy all involved. Surely we can do better.
BBDO Brussels / ZAmpone Architectuur
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Architects: ZAmpone Architectuur
- Area: 2695 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Metsa Woods, Desso, Showtex, Viroc
213, An instant / Pi architects
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Architects: Pi architects
- Area: 1195 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Hansgrohe, Artceram, Ceramica Globo, Marjan Tile Co.
Plasencia Auditorium and Congress Center / Selgascano
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Architects: Selgascano
- Area: 80729 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Lastra y Zorrilla, AIR-board, EGE, Fiberline, Nowofol, +2
Xinzhai Coffee Manor / TAO - Trace Architecture Office
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Architects: TAO - Trace Architecture Office
- Area: 3140 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Yunnan Baoshanxia Village Architecture Engineering co.Ltd
Nagasawa Coffee / ARII IRIE ARCHITECTS
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Architects: ARII IRIE ARCHITECTS
- Area: 98 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Terrazzo & Marble
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Professionals: Sugio Lighting Design Office, Iwaizawa-komusho, CIY
RIKAS / 3DM Architecture
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Architects: 3DM Architecture
- Area: 2000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: 10deka, Cesar Cucine, Flos, Laminam, Panzeri, +1
10SPACE, The Future Hall / SpaceStation
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Architects: SpaceStation
- Area: 500 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Frontier Design, WFP