European Workshop Waterfront Urban Design
ULHT (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias) organized an international workshop on the theme of waterfront design (European Workshop Waterfront Urban Design) EWWUD. The workshop was coordinated by Pedro Ressano Garcia.
This event took place between 14 and 28 March 2010 and has several international specialists in nine foreign universities.
The following universities participated:
Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny Wszczecinie – ZUT / Poland
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven / Netherlands
Hafen City University Hamburg / Germany
University of California Berkeley / USA
Aristotele University of Thessaloniiki Faculty of Engineering School of Architecture / Greece
Universite de Paris La Sorbonne / France
Politecnico di Milano Facolta di Architettura e Societa Diap Dipartimento di Architettura e Pianificazion / Italy
Gazi Üniversitesi / Turkey
The 47 foreign students with 14 student from Portugal were mixed and distributed into eight different groups, where eight final projects were presented. You can see all the boards after the break.
Torres House / GLR Arquitectos
Architects: GLR Arquitectos
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Project Team: Bernardo Chapa, Joaquín Jenis, Tomas Güereña, Diana Guerra, Eduardo Fuentes
Project Area: 5,942 sq ft
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Jorge Taboada
Office Building with Training Workshop / Barkow Leibinger Architekten
Architects: Barkow Leibinger Architekten
Location: Hettingen, Germany
Architect in Charge: Klaus Reintjes
Project Team: Wiebke Lemme (Project architect), Michael Johl, Ruwen Rimpau
Client: TRUMPF GmbH & Co. KG
Management: Kerler | projekt + Konstruktion, Sigmaringen
Structural Engineering: IB Breinlinger, Tuttlingen
Mechanical Engineering: Rentschler & Riedesser Ingenieurschaft mbH, Filderstadt
Project Area: 1,570 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2009
Photographs: Zooey Braun
Mark Magazine #25
If you are an usual reader of ArchDaily, you know that I have always said that Mark Magazine is by far one of my favorites. Fresh works and interview with the young practices innovating in design and construction are presented in a dense, visual format.
The latest issue (March-April) brings the usual dose of projects organized on the Notice Board (unbuilt projects, competitions), Short Section (short reports on new buildings), Viewpoint (interviews and projects by selected offices), Long Section (in depth articles of certain projects) and Service Area (technical).
In this issue Viewpoint presents two practices you might already know by their works presented at AD: Chinese based DnA (works at AD) and Chilean based dRN (works at AD).
Full index after the break:
Hollywood un-der-lined
Last week we told you about Christian Bay–Jørgensen’s idea to turn the famous Hollywood Sign into an hotel. Today, we feature another idea designed by Danish and Belgian architects Bart de Lege, Frederique Hermans, Jan Bloemen, Joep Verheijen, and Steven van Esser. You can find more information here.
More images and architect’s description after the break.
Lifeguard Tower / Lazar Design Build
Architects: Lazar Design Build
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA, USA
Project Area: 3,400 square feet; 1,600 square feet of open space on roof terrace
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Laura Hull Photography
Office Refurbishment / Alan Chu & Cristiano Kato
Architects: Alan Chu & Cristiano Kato
Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Design team: Marco Zanotto
Site area: 600 sqm
Covered Area: 450 sqm
Project year: 2007
Completion: 2009
Photographs: Djan Chu
Pazhou Hotel / Aedas
International firm Aedas designed a new hotel and mixed-use development for Guangzhou, China. The complex, which will be completed in 2012, is centrally located within an existing exhibition zone. While the project fronts directly onto one side of the water, the location affords views to the water from both directions. “The design strives to be unique and iconic to give the project a strong and comfortable identity within its surroundings, aiding in its success among competing neighbors.”
More about the project and more images after the break.
AD Round Up: Hotels Part IV
Planning a little getaway for the weekend? Perhaps you could try one of these amazing places to stay. Check them all after the break.
WISA Wooden Design Hotel / Pieta-Linda Auttila
WISA Wooden Design Hotel is an architectural gem of wood situated in the maritime heart of Helsinki, capital of Finland. Around it lie the city and 200 years of architectural history. The work was designed by interior architect Pieta-Linda Auttila. She hopes to spark interest in wood and highlight its role in building and interior design (read more…)
Brazil Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 update
There’s only one week left for the grand opening of Shanghai’s World Expo 2010, and as you may know, we’ve been featuring many pavilion’s (all the pavilions here). One of the first ones was the Brazilian Pavilion designed by Fernando Brandão Arquitetura e Design.
With more than 80 comments, it became one of the most controversial and discussed pavilions. At Fernando Brandão they followed the discussion and now they wanted to show you the complete project. More images, drawings and the architect’s description after the break.
Get & Go Restaurant / Andres Remy Arquitectos
Architects: Andres Remy Arquitectos
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Directors in Charge: Guido Piagio and Lilian Kandus
Collaborators: Martin Delatorre, Diego Siddi
Project Area: 150 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of Andres Remy Arquitectos
Musée National des Beaux Arts du Québec proposal / Barkow Leibinger Architekten with Barkow Leibinger Architects, Berlin with Imrey Culbert Architects
We have been featuring several proposal for the Musée National des Beaux Arts du Québec competition. Along with the winning project by OMA, we’ve featured proposals by Saucier + Perrotte Architects and the submission by BIG + Fugère Architectes. Today, Barkow Leibinger Architekten shared with us their proposal, done with NY based architects Imrey Culbert Architects. More images and architect’s description after the break.
Habits, Patterns, Algorithms: 1998-2008 / Stephan Jaklitsch
Stephan Jaklitsch is the architect behind Marc Jacobs’ stores around the world, with ongoing projects in Tokyo, Chicago, Macau, Singapore, Mexico City, Thailand and Hong Kong. On this book you will find several store designs (for Marc Jacobs and other brands), with several interior details presented in large format.
But Stephan’s work is not only restricted to the retail area. Residential projects and urban competitions by his practice are also included on this book, sharing a common denominator with the retail projects: good quality of the drawings.
A complete monograph, but also a good reference book for retail inspiration.
More information after the break.
Casa Larga / Daniele Claudio Taddei
Architects: Daniele Claudio Taddei
Location: Brissago, Switzerland
Client: Daniel B. Milnor, Stefan Lüttecke, Zürich
Photographs: Bruno Helbling
House M / Caramel Architekten
Architects: Caramel Architekten
Location: Pöstlingberg, Linz, Austria
Project Area: 112 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Otto Hainzl
Shaken Office / Zerodegree Architecture
Architect: Yushi Uehara / Zerodegree Architecture
Location: Rosenburglaan 15, Groningen, The Netherlands
Commissioner: DBZ Planontwikkeling, Groningen
Commissioner user: Rregus
Owner: OKinvest, Groningen
Construction Engineer: Ingenieursbureau Wassenaar, Haren
Contractor: Jorritsma Bouw Groningen
Project start: 2001
Completion: 2010
Photographs: Jim Ernst
2010 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects
Earth Day today, just in time to annunce the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design by the AIA and its Committee on the Environment (COTE). Check them all after the break.
Sonnenhof by J. MAYER H. Architects ready for Construction
A ceremony on April 16th marked the official groundbreaking of “Sonnenhof”, a landmark development designed by J. MAYER H. Architects consisting of four new office and apartment buildings extending over several allotments in the historic center of Jena, Germany.
Immuring, an exhibition discussion with davidclovers
Immuring, a new exhibition by Hong Kong-based architecture firm davidclovers, will be on view from June 4 through July 18, 2010, in the SCI-Arc Gallery at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Immuring invigorates the relationship between architectural graphic and architectural mass through the re-examination of fresco in a contemporary context.
The touch-off point for this installation is the design of a 2,500-square-foot speculative home for Hometta, Inc. (Lunar House), which started in early 2008. This exhibition showcases the culmination of davidclovers’ two-year collaboration with Los Angeles-based artist C.E.B. Reas, DuPont China Ltd., Speed Top (Hong Kong) Limited, and E-Grow (Shanghai) on this project.
An exhibition discussion will take place on June 4 with architects David Erdman and Clover Lee and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss. More information can be found here.
Myongji University Bangmok Library / Gansam Architects & Associates
Architect: Gansam Architects & Associates
Location: Seoul, Korea
Project Architect: Taijip Kim
Design team: Kiyoung Han, Mijung Kim, Myunghee Jang, Sun A Park, Kyungsu Jeong
Project Year: 2007-2010
Photographs: Gansam Architects & Associates
Benetton Nursery / Alberto Campo Baeza
Architect: Alberto Campo Baeza
Location: Ponzano Veneto, Treviso, Italy
Client: Benetton Group spa
Collaborator: Jesús Donaire
Structure: Andrea Rigato
Construction Management: Alberto Campo Baeza, Jesús Donaire, Massimo Benetton
Contractor: CEV spa, Eurogroup spa, Angelo Saran & C.snc, La Quercia, ISAFF srl
Project Area: 1,868 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Construction Year: 2007
Photographs: Marco Zanta, Hisao Suzuku
