Build Somewhere Else: TYIN + Anna Heringer

After Rudy Ricciotti, Patrick Bouchain, Lacaton and Vassal, Luca Merlini and Lefèvre and Aubert, the villa Noailles pursues its exploration of universe of committed architects. From February 14th till March 28th, 2010, will be presented the projects and the realizations of two teams of architects: the TYIN association (see their projects in ArchDaily here) created by two young Norwegian architects, Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen and Yashar Hanstad, and those of German architect Anna Heringer (see her project in ArchDaily here).

“Build Somewhere Else”, because this exhibition shows projects conceived by people “here”, in Europe, for people “over there”, in Africa or in Asia. Over there, where the term «shelter» takes back its first sense: In Africa and in Asia, with the students Norwegian architects of TYIN, who created a humanitarian organization to build houses of orphan teenagers, libraries of village and public baths, with the local population and within environmental protection conditions. In Africa and in Bengladesh, with a young German architect, who has reinterpreted the ancients constructiv systems.

The exhibition will take place at the Villa Noailles, Hyeres, .

Handmade School / Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag

© Kurt Hoerbst

Architects: Anna Heringer &
Location: Rudrapur, Dinajpur district,
Structural Engineering: Ziegert
 Roswag
 Seiler
 Architekten 
Ingenieure
 Bürogemeinschaft
Construction: Dipshikha / METI
 (Modern 
Education
 and
 Trainig
 Institute)
 with
 local 
labourers
 and
 own
 training 
workshop
Footprint Area: 275 sqm
Floor Area: 325 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Kurt Hoerbst

Temporary Bar / Diogo Aguiar & Teresa Otto

Architects: Diogo Aguiar &
Location: Parque da Cidade, Porto,
Client: Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Arquitectura (AEFAUP)
Structure and other Specialties: Acústica F.E.S., Lda – Estruturas, Iluminação e Som, with the colaboration of students of AEFAUP.
Floor Area: 9 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Sandra Neto & Diogo Aguiar

Landscapes of Quarantine

Landscapes of Quarantine features new works by a multi-disciplinary group of eighteen artists, designers, and architects, each of whom was inspired by one or more of the physical, biological, ethical, architectural, social, political, temporal, and even astronomical dimensions of quarantine.

Landscapes of Quarantine began with an eight-week independent studio directed by Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley of Future Plural. Each Tuesday evening, from October to December 2009, a multi-disciplinary group of studio participants met to discuss the spatial implications of quarantine and develop their own creative response: the resulting work forms the core of the Landscapes of Quarantine exhibition.

Exhibition starts March 10 till April 17 at the for Art and Architecture. For more information, click here.

Sandwiched / INABA

© Naho Kubota

Architects: INABA, C‐Lab
Location: ,
Lantern Fabrication: Kreysler & Associates
Furniture Fabrication: Atta Inc
Upholstery: Greg Georgi
Lighting: Doug Russell, Lighting Workshop
Engineering: Arup, New York
Area: 2,200 SF
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Naho Kubota

Building of the Year 2009, Housing: Mountain Dwellings / BIG with JDS

Architects: BIG Architects
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Partner in Charge: Bjarke Ingles for , Julien De Smedt for 
Project Architect: Jakob Lange
Project Leader: Finn Nørkjær
Project Manager: Jan Borgstrøm
Construction Manager: Henrick Poulsen
Contributors: Annette Jensen, Dariusz Bojarski, Dennis Rasmussen, Eva Hviid-Nielsen, Joao Vieira Costa, Jørn Jensen, Karsten V. Vestergaard, Karsten Hammer Hansen, Leon Rost, Louise Steffensen, Malte Rosenquist, Mia Frederiksen, Ole Elkjær-Larsen, Ole Nannberg, Roberto Rosales Salazar, Rong Bin, Sophus Søbye, Søren Lambertsen, Wataru Tanaka
Collaborators: JDS/JULIEN DE SMEDT ARCHITECTS, Moe & Brødsgaard, Freddy Madsen Rådgivende Ingeniører ApS
Client: Høpfner A/S
Engineering: Moe & Brodsgaard
Construction: DS Elcobyg A/S /PH Montage
Project year: 2008
Constructed Area: 33,000 sqm
Photographs: Dragor Luft, Jacob Boserup, Jens Lindhe, Ulrik Jantzen

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Building of the Year 2009, Educational: Yapi Kredi Bank Academy / TEGET

Architect: TEGET Architectural Office
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Client: Yapı Kredi Bank. Represented by: Paolo Mistrorigo
Principals: Mehmet Kutukcuoglu, Ertug Ucar
Team: Alev Dagli, Mert Ucer, Tuberk Altuntas, Hande Koksal
Project Management: Alev Akin
Graphics and object designs: Meric Kara
Project Area: 9,500 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Construction Year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Cemal Emden, Hande Koksal, Omer Kanıpak

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Building of the Year 2009, Houses: House of Ruins (Drupas) / NRJA

Location: Saka, Latvia
Architects: NRJA (Uldis Luksevics, Martins Osans)
Client: Una and Andris Vitolins
General Constructor: RBS Skals
Size: 200 sqm2

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Building of the Year 2009, Institutional: Huanacu Warehouse & Office / tFPS

Architects: tFPS
Location: Santiago, Chile
Project team: Eduardo Fam Mancilla, Diego Pinochet Puentes, Leonardo Suárez Molina
Structural engineer: José Manuel Morales
Site area: 3,128 sqm
Constructed area: 1,670 sqm
Project year: 2006-2009
Photographs: Nicolas Saieh &

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Building of the Year 2009, Offices: Manitoba Hydro / KPMB Architects

© Paul Hultberg

Architects: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (Design Architects) / Smith Carter Architects + Engineers (Executive Architects) / Transsolar (Climate Engineers)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Project Team: Bruce Kuwabara, Luigi LaRocca, John Peterson, Kael Opie, Lucy Timbers, Glenn MacMullin, Ramon Janer, Javier Uribe, Taymoore Balbaa, Steven Casey, Clementine Chang, Chu Dongzhu, Virginia Dos Reis, Andrew Dyke, Omar Gandhi, Bettina Herz, Eric Ho, Tanya Keigan, Steven Kopp, John Lee, Norm Li, Eric Johnson, Andrea Macaroun, Rob Micacchi, Lauren Poon, Rachel Stecker, Matt Storus, Richard Unterthiner, Dustin Valen, Francesco Valente-Gorjup, Marnie Williams, William Wilmotte, Paulo Zasso
Architects of Record: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers
Client: Manitoba Hydro
Project Area: 64,590 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Gerry KopelowPaul HultbergEduard Hueber

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Building of the Year 2009, Public Facilities: National Tourist Route Trollstigen / Reiulf Ramstad Architects

Architects: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway
Location: Romsdalen – Geiranger Fjord, Norway
Project team: Reiulf D Ramstad, Christian Fuglset, Anja Strandskogen, Christian Dahle, Nok Nimakorn
Client: Norwegian public roads administration
Structural Engineer: Dr Techn. Kristoffer Apeland AS, Oslo Norway
Mechanical Engineer: Erichsen & Horgen Engineering AS, Oslo Norway
Electrical Engineer: Norconsult, Norway
Contractor: Christie Opsahl AS, Norway
Landscape: , Oslo Norway
Constructed Area: 200,000 sqm (the landscape area)
year: 2004-2010
Construction year: 2005-2010
Photographs: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway

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Building of the Year 2009, Refurbishment: 55 Blair Road / Ong & Ong

© Derek Swalwell

Architects: Ong & Ong Pte Ltd
Location: 55 Blair Road, Singapore
Team: Diego Molina and Maria Arango. Camilo Pelaez.
Project Team: Diego Molina and Maria Arango. Camilo Pelaez. Ryan Manuel, Linda Qing
Interior design: YPS
Year: 2009
Photographs: Derek Swalwell

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Building of the Year 2009, Religious: Farewell Chapel / OFIS Arhitekti

Architect: OFIS arhitekti
Location: Krasnja, Slovenia
Competition Year: 2005
Construction Year: 2008-2009
Team: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Andrej Gregoric, Janez martincic, Magdalena Lacka, Katja Aljaz, Martina Lipicer
Constructed Area: 135 sqm (70 sqm of inner space & 65 sqm of external space)
Photographs: Tomaz Gregoric

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Building of the Year 2009, Sports: Zamet Centre / 3LHD

© Domagoj Blazevic

Project name: Zamet Centre
Program: Public, cultural, business, sport
Location: B. Vidas Street, Zamet, Rijeka, Croatia
Architect: 3LHD - Sasa Begovic, Tatjana Grozdanic Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Silvije Novak, Paula Kukuljica, Zvonimir Marcic, Leon Lazaneo, Eugen Popovic, Nives Krsnik Rister, Andrea Vukojic
Project year: 2004-2008
Construction:  Dec 2007,  October 2009
Site area: 12.289 m2
Size: 16.830 m2
Footprint: 4.724 m2
Budget: 20 mil €
Client: Grad Rijeka / Rijeka Sport d.o.o.
Main contractor: GP Krk

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Building of the Year 2009, Museums & Libraries: Safe Haven Library / TYIN Tegnestue

© Pasi Aalto

Architects: TYIN Tegnestue
Location: Ban Tha Song Yang, Thailand
Project team Professors: Hans Skotte & Sami Rintala
Project team Students: Pasi Aalto. Jan Kristian Borgen, Mari Folven, Ragnhild Førde, Sunniva Vold Huus, Olav Fåsetbru Kildal, Lene M. N. Kværness, Oda Moen Møst, Ørjan Nyheim, Karoline Salomonsen, Anne Sandnes, Ola Sendstad, Kristoffer B. Thørud, Caroline Tjernås, Anders Sellevold Aaseth
Client: Safe Haven Orphanage
Budget: 29.000 NOK (Approx. 4,650 USD)
Project year: January 2009
Sponsors: Norsk Betongforening, Bygg uten grenser, Minera Norge, Spenncon, Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU)
Photographs: Pasi Aalto

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Building of the Year 2009, Cultural: BTEK – Technology Interpretation Center / ACXT

Building of the Year 2009, Cultural: BTEK - Technology Interpretation Center / ACXT
© Aitor Ortiz

Architects: ACXT
Location: Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
Project Architect: Gonzalo Carro
Collaborators: Carlos Miguel Guimaraes & Javier Pérez Uribarri
Project Development: Gonzalo Carro & ATHOS (Pedro Berroya, Aitziber Goikoetxea)
Structure: Javier Eskubi, Amaia Oyón, Ángel Gómez
Project Area: 2,600 sqm
year: 2006–2007
Construction year: 2007–2009
Photographer: 

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Building of the Year 2009, Interiors: Bastard Store / studiometrico

Architects: studiometrico
Year: 2008
Photographs by Giuliano Berarducci &

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Building of the Year 2009, Hotels & Restaurants: The Yas Hotel / Asymptote

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Architect: Asymptote - Hani Rashid + Lise Anne Couture
Client: Aldar Properties PJSC
Size: 85,000 sqm
Start: November 2007
Completion: October 2009
Photography: © Asymptote: Hani Rashid + Lise Anne Couture, Courtesy of Bjorn Moerman

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ArchDaily Building of the Year 2009: The Winners

At ArchDaily we strongly believe in our readers.

You have helped us to expand the debate in the site, sharing your thoughts around the buildings we feature every day. When we decided to award the best buildings featured during 2009, we could´t think of a better way to do this, than to handle this important duty to you.

You narrowed down the list from almost a thousand buildings to 5 per category. Said that, today we are happy to announce the winner of each category on the following articles.

Full list of awarded projects.

The winner of the iPod Touch is Pam Raymond, we will get in touch with you shortly.

Blair Residence / Bruce Bolander

© Jeremy Morgan

Architect: Bruce Bolander
Location: Malibu, California,
Project Area: 800 sq. ft.
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Jeremy Morgan

Villa BH / WHIM Architecture

© Sylvia Alonso

Architects: WHIM Architecture
Location: Burgh-Haamstede, Zeeland,
Principal in Charge: Ramon Knoester
Advisor: Architechniek bouwkundige ingenieurs, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Contractor: Verseput bouw- en milieutechniek, Burgh-Haamstede, the Netherlands
Site Area: 1,751 sqm
Project Area: 267 sqm
Project Year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Sylvia Alonso