Casa Murray / DISEÑO ESPACIAL
Architects: DISEÑO ESPACIAL
Location: Ciudad de México, México
Architects In Charge: Arturo Álvarez, Daniel de León Languré, Carlos Ortega Arámburo
Structural Project: Baez Santana, Ingenieros Consultores, SA de CV
Area: 125 sqm
Proyect Year: 2013
Photographs: Ana Eunice Ortíz Pámanes
Exbury Egg / PAD studio + SPUD Group + Stephen Turner
Architects: PAD studio + SPUD Group + Stephen Turner
Location: River Beaulieu, England
Year: 2013
Photographs: Nigel Rigden
Shortlist Announced for U.S. Embassy in Beirut
The Department of State’s Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has shortlisted six design teams for the new U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The project is part of OBO’s Excellence in Diplomatic Facilities initiative in which seeks to provide safe and functional…
House in Madrid / A-cero
AD Interviews OMA, BIG on their Miami Showdown
Over the last few months, OMA and BIG have been vying for the opportunity to redevelop the 52-acre site home to the convention center in the heart of Miami Beach. With two award-winning, international firms at the center of the showdown, the media frenzy has been intense and the public’s imagination activated. It only remains to be seen if the results, which promise to be visionary, surpass expectation. With so much on the line, we decided to sit down with both OMA and BIG and discuss how their proposals differ.
For extended coverage of both projects see “BIG Unveils Design for Miami Beach Convention Center” and “OMA Proposes Radical Redevelopment Plan for the Miami Beach Convention Center”
Ama’r Children’s Culture House / Dorte Mandrup
Architects: Dorte Mandrup
Location: København, Denmark
Architect In Charge: Dorte Mandrup
Year: 2013
Photographs: Torben Eskerod, Courtesy of Dorte Mandrup, Jens Lindhe
Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica
In order to illustrate how the ingenuity and innovation of contemporary architecture is enabling scientists to live and work in one of the most extreme environments on our planet, the British Council has commissioned curators from the Arts Catalyst to…
Condesa DF / JSª
Architects: JSª
Location: Ciudad de México, México
Proyect Team: Javier Sánchez, Jorge Ambrosi, Carlos Malagon, Giovanni F. Oteiza, Juan Carral, Mario Nájera, Julien Barnabé, Patricia Aceves
Area: 3,000 sqm
Photography: Luis Gordoa
+ Pool Launches ‘Tile by Tile’ Kickstarter Campaign
+ Pool, the ambitious project to float a public swimming pool in New York’s East River, has recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund “Tile by Tile,” what will be the largest crowdfunded civic project to date. Those who back the pool will be rewarded by having their name engraved on one of the pool’s 70,000 tiles.
+ Pool will filter the river water to give users a clean, safe yet natural environment to swim in and provide space for all types of “swimmers, bathers and hanger-outers” in each of its four sections. The current campaign’s primary aim is to fund an in-situ floating test lab which will, for the first time, prove the feasibility of filtering river water by testing various potential filtration systems.
Read more about the + Pool and the growing trend towards crowdfunding after the break…
Self-Sufficient House / Pieter Brink
Architects: Pieter Brink
Location: Het Holtien, Dwingeloo, Nederland
Area: 250.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Courtesy of Pieter Brink
Love Architecture Festival 2013
[ June 21, 2013 0:00 to June 30, 2013 0:00. ] Architecture has a role in daily life. It is all the places and spaces we live and work in. It is the buildings, streets, squares and odd little corners that make up our daily environment. This year’s Love Architecture Festival,…
China’s Pre-Fab Skyscraper: Revolutionary or Mad? Two Architects Debate…
The architecture world has been abuzz over news that a Chinese construction company plans to build the world’s tallest building— and to do it in just 90 daysusing a proprietary prefabrication technique.
Construction on the 838-meter highrise in Changsha, called Sky City One, is expected to begin this month.
After the project was announced, we reached out to Christian Sottile, the Dean of the School of Building Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design,who gave us his takeon why the project is a terrible step for architecture and urban living.
But not everyone is skeptical about Sky City One.Stan Klemanowicz, an architect and planner in Los Angeles with Project Development Associates, reached out to tell us why the project is actually revolutionary. He has allowed us to publish his response to Mr. Sottile’s critique.
Read Sottile’s and Klemanowicz’s conflicting opinions, after the break…
Play Perch / Syracuse University School of Architecture
Architects: Syracuse University School of Architecture
Location: East Genesee St, Syracuse NY
Architect In Charge: Syracuse University School of Architecture faculty members Larry Bowne and Sinéad Mac Namara
Student Designers: Ford Bostwick, John Cardone, Jeffery Cheung, George Guarino, Zachary Harwin, Christina Hoover, Brian Luce, Sean Morgan, Sally Morrow, Doug Moskowitz, Steven O’Hara, Michael Palmer, Michaelle Williams, Mark Zlotsky, Ben Anderson-Nelson, Tom Arleo, Jessica Borri, Gabriel Boyajian, Charles Brock, John Coleman, Mark Hernandez, Tyler Holdren, Dong Min Shin, Winnie Tu, Emily Wutz, Sherina Zheng
Area: 250.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Courtesy of Syracuse University
Law May Render Architects Unnecessary in Spain
As if architects in Spain weren’t struggling enough – what with the Crisis closing half the country’s studios and putting over 25% of Spanish architects out of work - a new law could now render Spanish architects effectively unnecessary.
A preliminary document reveals that, if passed, The Law of Professional Services (LSP) will modify labor regulations in order to allow engineers, or really any one “competent” in construction, to take on the work of architects:
“Exclusivity is eliminated. Architects or engineers with competency in construction will be able to design and direct projects, including residential, cultural, academic or religious buildings. [...] If a professional is competent enough to execute one building’s construction, it is understood that he/she will also be capable of executing other kinds of buildings, regardless of its intended use.”
Unsurprisingly, Spanish architects have risen up against the law, mobilizing both physical protests as well as social media campaigns. Even Pritzker-Prize winner Rafael Moneo has offered his opinion on the matter…Hear what Moneo has to say, after the break…
Pappas Headquarters – Mercedes Salzburg / Kadawittfeldarchitektur
Architects: Kadawittfeldarchitektur
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Architect In Charge: Dirk zweering
Area: 41,550 sqm
Photographs: Angelo Kaunat, Gerhard Hagen, Andreas Körner
Torre David – Informal Vertical Communities Exhibition
[ July 12, 2013 18:30 to August 29, 2013 18:30. ] Organized by ETH Zurich Department of Architecture and Urban Design, with Alfredo Billembroug & Hubert Klumpner of Urban-Think Tank, the ‘Torre David – Informal Vertical Communities’ exhibition is an adaptation and evolution of the installation on Torre David that was…
New Concrete House / Wespi de Meuron
Architects: Wespi de Meuron
Location: S.Abbondio, Switzerland
Area: 148 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Hannes Henz
Helsinki Central Library Winning Proposal / ALA Architects
ALA Architects have just won the design competition for the new Helsinki Central Library with their entry “Käännös”. Located in the heart of Helsinki, the 16,000 square meter library building will consist almost entirely of public spaces and will offer a wide selection of services. It will serve as the new central point for the city’s impressive public library network and is slated to open in 2018. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Alegria / Agence Bernard Bühler
Architects: Agence Bernard Bühler
Location: Bayonne, France
Architect In Charge: Agence Bernard Bühler
Consulting Engineers : Bet Cazeaux, Therm’eco, Argeo
Area: 169 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Courtesy of Agence Bernard Bühler
Haus Schudel / OOS AG
Architects: OOS AG
Location: Feldis/Veulden (GR), Switzerland
Architects: Andreas Derrer, Manuel Schudel
Design Team: Christoph Kellenberger, Severin Boser, Lukas Bosshard
Construction Management: Christian Bühlmann
Wood Engineering: Pius Schuler AG für Holzbauplanung
Civil Engineering: Andreas Gudenrath
Area: 222.0 sqm
Photographs: Dominique Marc Wehrli
Wooden Skyscraper / Berg | C.F. Møller Architects
For HSB Stockholm’s architectural competition 2023, three teams of architects have produced innovative proposals for private residences of the future at three different locations in the centre of Stockholm. Berg | C.F. Møller’s proposed design is a 34-storey skyscraper made of wood.
