AD Round Up: Architecture Videos
This year, we’ve been featuring some amazing videos. The latest shortfilm by Alex Roman, two different videos from Dubai, a video on SO-IL’s winning entry for the P.S.1, and something on Urban Farming. Check them all after the break!
The Third & The Seventh / Alex Roman
We all remember how spectacular was Alex Roman’s CG Shortfilm about Louis Kahn’s Phillips Exteter Academy Library. Now, you can see Roman’s latest animated video called “The Third & The Seventh”. The video was created with 3dsmax, Vray, After Effects, and Premiere.
UK Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 Video
The UK Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 is one of the people’s favorite (if not the most). We featured yesterday the pavilion’s details with some amazing photos and plans. Now, we could not pass the opportunity to show you this amazing video of the pavilion made by Channelbeta. The video was published by a reader in our Facebook group!
Alexandra Interpretation Centre / Peter Rich Architects
Through Iwan Baan’s website we discovered the Alexandra Interpretation Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, designed by Peter Rich Architects.
The Interpretation Center celebrates Nelson Mandela in the township that was his first home in Johannesburg, when he moved to the city from the Eastern Cape in the 1940s. In the heart of Alexandra, settlement established as early as 1912 and currently one of the poorest urban areas in the country, the one room house and yard are diagonally across the street from Peter Rich’s new design on Hofmeyer Street and 7th Avenue.
Halo / DHV Architects
DHV Architects shared with us their latest project. “Halo” is located in The Afsluitdijk, a major causeway located in The Netherlands. The Afsluitdijk is a major icon of Dutch engineering and is about to embark on a new future. Climate change forms the backdrop for sustainable development at the Afsluitdijk, whereby the Netherlands will once again push the boundaries of technological advancement.
More images and architect’s description after the break.
South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre / Anagram Architects
Architects: Anagram Architects
Location: New Delhi, India
Design Team: Vaibhav Dimri & Madhav Raman
Client: South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre
Site Area: 50 sqm
Project Area: 172 sqm
Project Year: 2005
Photographs: Courtesy of Anagram Architects
Metropol Hotel / Chalupa Architekti + d u m Architekti
Architects: Chalupa architekti & d u m architekti
Location: Stare Mesto, Czech Republic
Project Team: Marek Chalupa, Stepan Chalupa, Tomas Havlicek, Martin Rusina
Client: Special Tours Prague, spol. s r.o.
Project Area: 2,300 sqm
Design Year: 2003-2007
Construction Year: 2005-2007
Photographs: Filip Šlapal
Pine Community School / Riddel Architecture
Architects: Riddel Architecture
Location: Arana Hills, Australia
Project Architect: Ben List
Project Team: Natalie List & Paul Grant
Engineering: CLA Engineers – Brian Norris
Client: Pine Community School
Contractors: Glasby Constructions
Site Area: 1,056 sqm
Project Area: 225 sqm existing building refurbished, 76 sqm new work plus 73 sqm new verandah
Budget: $219,926
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Christopher Frederick Jones
Denmark Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010 / BIG
The Shanghai Expo 2010 has opened its doors, and we start to see how the pavilions evolved from the previews we saw during design/construction phases at ArchDaily, to become a showcase of the current status of architecture from around the world.
The Denmark Pavilion was one of the first ones we presented you, almost a year ago. The project, designed by BIG with ARUP and 2+1, was interesting not only from an architectural and structural point of view, but also for the danish spirit it represents.
Basically, the pavilion is a big loop on which visitors ride around on one of the 1,500 bikes available at the entrance, a chance to experience the Danish urban way. At the center of the pavilion there’s a big pool with fresh water from Copenhagen’s harbor (one of the most clean in the world), on which visitors can even swim.
At the center of the pool you will find The Little Mermaid, a statue that has become a symbol for Denmark. And this time, it will be moved temporarily to China. In Bjarke Ingels words “it is considerably more resource efficient moving The Little Mermaid to China, than moving 1.3 billion Chinese to Copenhagen”.
After the break, more images of the completed pavilion by arch photographer Iwan Baan, including Bjarke Ingels himself riding a bike on the circular loop:
HERC Holocaust Sculpture Competition
The Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (HERC) is sponsoring an open, two-stage competition to choose a design for a sculpture commemorating life after the Holocaust.
This sculpture will be uplifting in its celebration of life of the survivors and future generations. The sculpture will be located at a prominent site at Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center located at 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
More information on the competition’s official website.
AD Recommends: Best of the Week
An amazing house, a beautiful embassy, two posts from Shanghai and a project involving a cow. ¿Missed ArchDaily’s best posts last week? Check them all after the break.
The Truffle / Ensamble Estudio
The Truffle is a piece of nature built with earth, full of air. A space within a stone that sits on the ground and blends with the territory. It camouflages, by emulating the processes of mineral formation in its structure, and integrates with the natural environment, complying with its laws (read more…)
UK Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 / Heatherwick Studio
When we featured the first renders of the UK Pavilion back on August, 2009, many readers doubt that Heatherwick Studio’s design could be done (or at least look like the renders). The Shanghai World Expo 2010 has started and the UK Pavilion has become a favorite to many of you. Now you can see the complete projects.
More images, plans and architect’s description after the break.
Carros Parking Lot & Urban Planning / N+B Architectes
Architects: N+B Architectes
Location: Carros, France
Directors in Charge: Elodie Nourrigat & Jacques Brion
Associate Architect: François Privat
Client: Communauté des Communes des Coteaux d’azur
Project Area: 4,299 sqm
Budget: 3,700,000 €
Project Year: 2008-2010
Photographs: Paul Kozlowski
Plank & Tile Snap-In panel / Hunter Douglas Contract
This month, we would like to introduce the Plank & Tile Snap-In panel, a great product from the Ceiling System line of Hunter Douglas Contract.
The proven durability of Snap-In panels – one of Hunter Douglas’ first concealed suspension ceilings systems for metal panels – makes them a good selection for ceiling and wall applications. Snap-In installation is a familiar and proven process for the commercial trades. Snap-In panel systems are also designed to meet exterior wind load requirements.
Key Features
- Ceiling and wall applications
- Interior and exterior applications
- Hinged access doors available
- Trim systems available with both roll-form and extruded options
- Contains from 70% to 95% recycled content
- Compatible with industry standard fixtures and air diffusers
- Design flexibility with our custom and skip perforation options
- Colors, finishes and perforation/acoustical options available
- GREENGUARD Children and Schools (sm™) Certified for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Construction Details
Substrate: Aluminum
Suspension: Concealed
Panel Profile: Square Edge
- Ceiling and wall applications
- Interior and exterior applications
- Hinged access doors available
- Trim systems available with both roll-form and extruded options
- Contains from 70% to 95% recycled content
- Compatible with industry-standard fixtures and air diffusers
- Design flexibility with our custom and skip perforation options
- Variety of colors, finishes and perforation/acoustical options available
Perforations
Colors
Hunter Douglas offers a wide choice of colors and finishes. Some colors and finishes carry a premium price over manufacturer’s standard colors. Custom color matching is available upon request. Please consult Hunter Douglas for minimum quantities and lead times on specific orders.
Projects that use this product
Austin City Hall
Computer Center Krung Thai Bank
This post is part of our ongoing effort to create a database of architectural products, a useful resource for all architects, with the help of our partners.
Hunter Douglas Contract is a business partner of ArchDaily.
Bearden Place / Shelter Architecture
Shelter Architecture shared with us their proposal for the Bearden Place Affordable Housing Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
More images and architect’s description after the break.
Woodwalk / Vir.Mueller Architects
Architect: Vir.Mueller Architects
Location: Kotla Market, New Delhi, India
Partners in Charge: Christine Mueller, Pankaj Vir Gupta
Project Managers: Harshvardhan Jain, Kai Pedersen
Project Team: Saurabh Jain, Sarah Gill, Everett Hollander
Carpentry Supervisor: Ghanshyam Sharma
Project Area: 920 sq ft
Design Year: 2009
Construction Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Vir.Mueller Architects
Water-Cooled House / Wallflower Architecture + Design
Architect: Wallflower Architecture + Design
Location: Bukit Timah, Singapore
Design Team: Cecil Chee, Robin Tan & Sean Zheng
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Albert Lim
Sky Box / MAPT
Danish architects MAPT shared with us this VIP box they recently designed inside the Horsens Stadium, including a climbing wall, a bar, tables and kitchen. All the furniture was designed and fabricated specially for this room, looking to be functional and sculptural at the same time.
Kaohsiung Marine Culture and Pop Music Center Competition
The Marine Culture and Pop Music Center is an integral part of the major public investment and construction plan by the Kaohsiung City Government. Through the building of an international art and cultural performance venue and a marine culture center, the aim is to establish Kaohsiung as a fulcrum for Asia-Pacific pop music production and performance and an international exchange platform for marine culture.
The central and direct goal of the Project is to create a Marine Culture and Pop Music Center that highlights the unique character of Kaohsiung City while satisfying the needs of the local people, the industries and future trends. This is to be achieved by basing its design and planning on the cultural assets of Kaohsiung, the strengths and conditions of the Project site and the characteristics of the pop music and marine culture industries.
More information on the competition’s official website. Seen at Death by Architecture.
Blok1 / GROUP A
Architect: GROUP A
Location: Arnhem, The Netherlands
Project Team: Adam Visser, Folkert van Hagen, Maarten van Bremen, Birgitta Rottmann, Edwin Larkens, Jos Overmars, Mike von Tiesenhausen, Fatima El-bouyahyaoui, David Moreno Romero, Paulo Moreno, Nolly Vos, Daniël Gijsbers, Niclas Frenning
Client: Vivare
Contractor: Klaasens Bouwtechniek
Structural Engineer: DHV
Installations: Deerns Raadgevende Ingenieurs
Plot area: 3,000 sqm
Year of commision: 2005
Year of completion: 2009
Photographs: Scagliola/Brakkee
May events at Harvard GSD
Harvard University Graduate School of Design hosts some great lectures featuring some of the world’s most important architects. Here are some of their May events:
May 3 / Ecological Urbanism Book Launch Reception
May 6 / Jaime Moreno lecture
May 6 / Michael Rock of 2×4, “A Brief History of Screens”
May 7 / Bob Peck, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration, Loeb Fellow ’78, “From the Federal Government and here to help”
May 8 / Palladio Oggi: Palladio and the Present Symposium (*in New York City)
You can find more on each event on the GSD official website, which is constantly adding new events. Every event is free and open to the public.
Mechatronik / Caramel Architekten
Architects: Caramel Architekten
Location: Linz, Austria
Contracting Party, Client: BIG
User: Johannes Kepler University, Linz
Structural Engineering: Werkraum ZT gmbh, Vienna
Project Area: 18,521 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2009
Photographs: Caramel Architekten
