Socrates Sculpture Park and The Architectural League invite designers and architects to help shape the physical setting in which the park fulfills its mission as a venue for art, creative expression, public programming, and education.
Socrates Sculpture Park, located in Long Island City, Queens, is one of the most distinctive cultural organizations in the country with its combination of waterfront setting, accessibility, and community-based programming. As a venue for the presentation of public art, a New York City park, and an active social space, Socrates has for 30 years harnessed the power of creative minds to transform the urban landscape.
Call for Proposals: Folly/Function Design Build Competition 2017
AD Classics: Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo (FAU-USP) / João Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi
This piece of Brazilian architecture was conceived in 1961 by São Paulo architects João Batista Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi. Together with the architectural movement of the Paulista School, they form part of the most important history of São Paulo, because of the large amount of works they constructed there and the recognition of many of them at an international level.
KEXP Headquarters / SkB Architects
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Architects: SkB Architects
- Area: 25000 ft²
- Year: 2016
Staab Architekten Unveils Planning Designs for Cologne Historic Center
Staab Architekten has released its plans for the historic center of Cologne, which will include the research and administration buildings for the Römanisch-Germanisches Museum, the Kurienhaus der Hohen Domkirche (curia house of the high cathedral), and the Kölner Stadtmuseum (Cologne state museum). Through these buildings, the project will redefine the urban space around Cologne’s cathedral and generate a place where the city’s history can be “presented and explored from diverse perspectives.”
#donotsettle Shows Us 6 Ways Visiting Buildings is Different to Viewing Them in the Media
New from the Belgian-Indonesian vlogging architect duo #donotsettle comes “6 Things You Don't See From Architecture Media (Until You Visit Them).” Known for their user-oriented architecture videos, in this video they present something slightly different to the usual, using a quick tour across several international cities to visit buildings by the likes of Herzog & de Meuron, Unstudio and OMA to demonstrate to viewers all of the experiential aspects of architecture that are often lacking in architecture media.
Scientific and Technological Park of Cantabria / Pablo Notari Oviedo + SUMAR + CONURMA
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Architects: CONURMA Ingenieros Consultores , Pablo Notari Oviedo, SUMAR urbanismo y arquitectura
- Area: 10000 m²
- Year: 2011
Clément Blanchet Reveals Proposal for PEX Bordeaux Extension
Clément Blanchet Architecture, PPA and Taillandier Architectes Associés have released their competition entry for the extension of Parc des Expositions (PEX) Bordeaux.
Having found success in their winning competition entry for PEX Toulouse (currently under construction), the partnership has rejoined forces to take on PEX Bordeux. The architects designed their proposed addition with the goal of embedding architectural fragments to capture the essence of the original building.
Petite Pomme / Erbalunga estudio
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Architects: Erbalunga estudio
- Area: 60 m²
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Manufacturers: AGM Ebanistas
Corner House / Boundaries architects
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Architects: Boundaries architects, Kang Taewoong
- Area: 401 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: INOUTIC, Real Zinc
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Professionals: Jarchiv
Windward HQ / Roy David Studio
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Architects: Roy David Studio
- Area: 1200 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Abstracta, BAUX, GREENWALL, INNOVATE, MAARS
Power Lane House / CHORDstudio
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Architects: CHORDstudio
- Area: 255 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Abbey, Cronulla, Swadlings Timber, The Roofing Group
Jade Apartment / Ryan Lai Architects
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Architects: Ryan Lai Architects
- Area: 176 m²
- Year: 2016
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center / SmithGroup
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Architects: SmithGroup
- Area: 166000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Glen-Gery, Lithonia Lighting, Mannington, Mecho Systems, Steelcase, +1
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Professionals: Turner Construction, Thornton Tomasetti, KJWW Engineering Consultants
CEMEX Announces Winners of 2016 Building Awards
CEMEX has announced the international and national winners of the 25th anniversary edition of their CEMEX Building Awards at a ceremony in Mexico City. The CEMEX Building Award recognizes the best projects in Mexico and the rest of the world in five categories and with four special prizes. This year, the award received 480 entries in the Mexican Edition and 62 entries in the International Edition, including buildings constructed in 20 different countries.
The 2016 Awards honor the best architecture and construction projects built during 2015 that use concrete technologies in creative and innovative ways with a focus on sustainability and social well-being. Winners were selected based on the criteria of construction process, structural and architectural solutions, integral sustainability, and value creation for users and communities.
DSS2016 Specs / Zuloark + Alberto Rey + Tipi Studio
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Architects: Alberto Rey, Tipi Studio, Zuloark
- Area: 124 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Madera Zuhaizki, Miguel Torrejón, Sanca
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Professionals: BPG coordinadores
LMN Architects Reveal Expansion Design for the Seattle Asian Art Museum
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has unveiled initial designs by 2016 AIA Architecture Firm of the Year LMN Architects for the upcoming renovation and expansion of the Asian Art Museum. The plans comprise an expansion containing a 2650 square foot art gallery and event space, as well as preserving the museum’s historic Art Deco façade and bringing the museum to modern standards of climate control, fire safety and seismic system upgrades. The historic building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in July 2016.
University of Oregon Jane Sanders Stadium / SRG Partnership
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Architects: SRG Partnership
- Area: 19100 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Morin Corp., Advance Cabinet Designs, Astroturf, Faustrollean, Musco, +3
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Professionals: KPFF Consulting Engineers, AHM Brands, Capital Engineering & Contracting, Glumac
OMA, Aires Mateus + Staab Architekten Unveil Honorable Mention Proposals for New Neue Galerie Competition
Two weeks ago, Herzog & de Meuron was announced as the winners of the international competition to design the new Museum of the 20th Century to be located adjacent to Mies van der Rohe’s seminal Neue Galerie in the heart of the Berlin Cultural Forum in Berlin, Germany.
We’ve now received additional proposals for the competition, including honorable mention-awarded entries from OMA, Staab Architekten, and Aires Mateus e Associados, and a finalist proposal from REX, that show alternative strategies for the site.