Frank Lloyd Wright’s Heller House on the Market for $2.5M

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‘s 16-room, 6,100 square foot house built in 1897 for Isidore Heller was just placed on the market with an asking price of $2.5 million. Sitting on a large piece of land in Hyde Park, one of Wright’s more highly regarded house, is an architectural marvel with its high ceilings and and large rooms, which contrasts with the more well-known houses Wright is known for. The house also includes seven bedrooms, 33 stained glass windows, four fireplaces and an operational elevator. More images after the break. read more »

Salzburg Regional Hospital Extension – SALK / Atelier Thomas Pucher

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Atelier Thomas Pucher recently won the first prize in the international competition for the new extension of the Regional Hospital. The design combines a “double-comb” structure that accommodates treatment and examination rooms with a cross-shaped area dedicated for the ward and nursery departments. This distribution is completed by a final slab that host the laboratory and that integrates seamlessly the whole building. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »

End Sequences | Seqüencies Extremes

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January 23th – February 18th 2012
COAC

ESARQ-UIC board of directors: Vicenç Sarrablo [director] , Jordi Roviras, Judith Urbano, Cristina Planas.
Curator: Marta Poch
Coordination: Vicenç Sarrablo, Jordi Roviras
Exhibition Design: Manuel Arenas, Jordi Badia, Eduardo Carles-Tolrà, Jaime Fernández, Ricardo Flores, Cristina García-Ventosa, Albert Guerra, Francisco Hernández, Adrián Jurado, Miquel Lacasta, Sergio Parra, Eva Prats, Antonio Sanmartín
Graphic Design: EVA Estudi
Exhibition Display: MC Decorados, Daniel Wunsch
Illumination: Iguzzini Illuminazione España
Printing: Nova era, 47 sendes
Sponsors: COAC, Cedria, Iguzzini, Gabarró Hermanos, EPSON, Pere Ventura Caves i Vins

The exhibition

On the occasion of the ESARQ-UIC’s 15th anniversary, the school is going to show its activity in the COAC through an exhibition on the theme of Secuencias Extremas including the presentation of the book. This book describes ESARQ’s teaching style, which is based on three main pillars: personal attention, innovation and a close relationship with industry, and social commitment; that is to say, innovation at the service of people. read more »

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Serramar Parque Shopping / Aflalo and Gasperini Arquitects

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Architects: Aflalo and Gasperini Arquitects
Location: São Paulo
Principal Architects: Roberto Aflalo, Felipe Aflalo e Giancarlo Gasperini; co-author/coordinator: Grazzieli Gomes, Carlos Alberto, Eduardo Crafig; collaborators: Eduardo Mizuka, Reginaldo Okusako, André Navarro, Daniela Mungai, Mario de Bem, Marcio Henrique Guarnieri, Anelise Bertolini Guarnieri
Built Area: 30,303.25 sqm
Site Size: 119,000 sqm
Scope: Schematic Design / Construction Documents
Project Construction: 2011
Photographs: Daniel Ducci

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Flashback: Hearst Tower / Foster and Partners

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Architect: Foster and Partners
Location: Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York,
Project Design: Norman Foster
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantour Seinuk
Construction: Turner Construction
Project Area: 46 stories; 860,000 sq ft 
Project Year: 2003-2006
Photographs: Chuck Choi

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Storrs Road / Tim Stewart Architects

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Architect: Tim Stewart Architects
Location: Peachester, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland,
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Christopher Frederick Jones – Architectural Photographer

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Museum of Handcraft Paper / TAO

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Architect: TAO (Trace Architecture Office) – HUA Li
Location: Yunnan, Tengchong, Xinzhuang Village,
Floor Area: 361 sqm.
Lot size: 300 sqm
Completion: 2010
Client: Committee of Gaoligong Museum of Handcraft Paper
Design team: HUA Li, Huang Tianju, Li Guofa, Jiang Nan, Sun Yuanxia, Xu Yinjun, Yang Hefeng
Photographs: Shu He

  

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AD Round Up: Best from Flickr Part LIX

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Photo by Anna Mayrah Gregorczyk - http://www..com/photos/mayrah/

A house, a library, an art gallery, a housing project and Gehry. All part of our new Flickr Round Up. As always, remember you can submit your own photo here, and don’t forget to follow us through Twitter and our Facebook Fan Page to find many more features.

The photo above was taken by Anna Mayrah Gregorczyk in Auroville, India. Check the other four after the break. read more »

Theresia Bastion / ARCHAEUS

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Architects: ARCHAEUS
Locations: Timisoara, Romania
Architecture Team: Marius Miclăuş, Bogdan Raţ, Zsolt Varday, Brindusa Havasi, Cristian Blidariu, Vasile Oprisan, Beatrice Lucaci, Nicolae Olteanu
Client: Consiliul Judetean Timis si Primaria Municipiului Timisoara
Cost: 9,7 M €
Total Surface: 13,000 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Stefan Tuchila

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KKC Family House / No.555

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Architect: No.555 - Tsuchida Takuya
Location: Fukushima,
Completion: 2009
Site Area: 365.88
Building Area: 198.25
Floor Area: 340.67
Photographer: Torimura Koichi 

   
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Foster & Partners Profits Soar

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BDOnline’s recent report Foster & Partners sees profits soars reveals that the firm has “posted a major rise in profits for the year ended April 30, 2011, with pre-tax profits of £10.9 million, up from £1.6 million.” Most of the firms work is said to come from Asia and , as turnover at the practice is up to £159 million from £134 million.

“In its annual accounts posted at Companies House, Foster’s said 26% of its order book was for work in the Far East, compared to 16% in the Middle East. North America accounts for 24% of the work, while only 8% is in the UK with a turnover of £11.5 million.” The chief’s executive statement also reported that the firm is “exploring opportunities in South Africa, and further projects in Australia.”

Salaries of Foster & Partners totaled £4.7 million, with the highest paid director, believed to be Foster, receiving £1.8 million. The average staff salary was reported to be close to £50,000.

Reference: BDOnline

Weekend House / Pokorny Architekti

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Architects: Pokorny Architekti – Pavol Pokorny
Location: Nosice,
Engineering: Studio B52
Cooperation: Maria Smilnakova, Martin Bujna
Interior designers: Pavol Pokorny, Maria Smilnakova |
Built up area: 130 sqm
Construction Year: 2011
Photographs: Dano Veselsky

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Zaha Hadid Architects and Central Bank of Iraq sign agreement for new Headquarters

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H.E. Dr Sinan Al-Shabibi, Governor of the of Iraq, Zaha Hadid, H.E. Dr Muhielddin Hussein Abdullah, Charges d’Affaires of the Iraqi Embassy - Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Zaha Hadid joined H.E. Dr Sinan Al-Shabibi, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), at a ceremony to sign the agreement between CBI and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for the design stages of the new CBI Headquarters building. The ceremony was hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum by H.E. Dr Muhielddin Hussein Abdullah, Charges d’Affaires of the Iraqi Embassy.

ZHA have already completed the client’s Brief Development and will immediately begin the design process that will focus on developing a national symbol for the new spirit of Iraq on the shores of the Tigris River in . ZHA will lead the international team of specialist consultants including: Adams Kara Taylor, Max Fordham, Newtecnic, DEGW, Gross Max, Davis Langdon, Arup, Warringtonfire, Winton Nightingale and A2 Project Managers.

Dr Sinan Al-Shabibi said: “The new building shall be a symbol of the Bank’s role in the economic development of Iraq and a reflection of the determination to rebuild the country.”

Zaha Hadid said: “I am deeply touched that I have been asked to design the new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq. I was born in Iraq and I still feel very close to it. I feel very privileged to be working in Iraq on a design of such national importance.”

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Yellow Hotel / PLAN Associated Architects

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Architects: PLAN Associated Architects
Location: Meia Praia, Lagos, Algarve,
Project:  Yellow Hotel Meia Praia  – 5 star hotel
Building Area: 22 298,28 sqm
Design Team: Armando Daniel Dos Reis (Principal Architect), Jenny da Costa Marcos, Ricardo Galego Silva, Quirio Ramalhinho, Liliana de Sousa, Luis Caetano, Hugo Fonseca, Joana Fernandes, Inês Martins, José Martins, Ana Paula Costa, Filipa Monteiro, Matias dos Reis
Client: Iberotel Group
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Alexandre da Luz Mendes, Ricardo Cabeços

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Shifting Fields / Active City Transformation (ACT)

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Active City Transformation (ACT) recently designed a public space using flooding as a productive phenomenon, both as an active and attractive element. The intent of Shifting Fields is to create a more experience-rich site, which underlines the relationships to the…

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EFH Haus Cracau / AI.STUDIO

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Architect: AI.STUDIO – A r c h i t e k t e n + I n g e n i e u r e
Location: Wahlitzer Weg 4a / 39114 , Germany
Start of construction: June 2010
Completion: March 2011
Property size: 1065.0 sqm
Client: Private
Living space: 204.0 sqm
Enclosed space: 605.0 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of AI.STUDIO

   
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Holl to design MFAH

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Nelson-Atkins Museum / Steven Holl Architects

’s Museum of Fine Arts, the leading cultural institution of the region, has recently selected Steven Holl Architects to design a new museum building to support its collections, exhibitions, and various educational programs.  After a comprehensive international competition, asked Steven Holl, Snøhetta, and Morphosis to develop site-specific concepts for the planned expansion.  The jury unanimously chose Holl as his strong portfolio of built museums, such as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the recently finished Cité de l’Océan et du Surf, display a sense of elegance and clarity much desired by the MFAH.

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Hawkesbury Residence / Marmol Radziner

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Architect: Marmol Radziner
Location: Mt Barker, , New Zealand
Executive Architect: Herriot + Melhuish (Architecture)
Project Team (MR): Ron Radziner (Design Principal), Leo Marmol (Managing Principal), Stephanie Hobbs (Design Associate), (HMA): Max Herriot (Project Director), Karl Wipatene (Project Architect), Kylie Adamson (Project Team)
Interior Designer: White Interiors
Landscape Architect: Baxter Design Group Ltd
Square Footage: 2150, (200 sqm), (3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths)
Project Date: December 2007
Photographs: Emily Andrews

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Calamari Union / LRA

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Located in the Finnish city of Turku, the Calamari Union project by LRA (Lapo Ruffi Architetto) is designed around the theme, “European urbanity | Resonance between territories and ways of life. What architectures for sustainable cities?”. The project responds to…

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Bishop’s Square / Matthew Lloyd Architects

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Architect: Matthew Lloyd Architects 
Location: ,
Clients: Hammerson UK and Native Land Ltd
Contract Value: £2m (Twenty Bishops Square apartments)
Completion: 2008
PhotographsMikael Schilling

   
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