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Architects: Mathew and Ghosh Architects
- Area: 4089 m²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: 3M, dormakaba, ACO Drainage, Saint-Gobain, Alufit, +21
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Professionals: Manjunath consultants, KPM Engineering, Meinhardt Facade Technology, Lirio Lopez, E-Sollutions, +10
The Museum of Art and Photography Bangalore / Mathew and Ghosh Architects
450 Warren / SO-IL
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Architects: SO-IL
- Area: 5016 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Schöck, Carl Stahl, Guardian, MetroPolder, Reynaers
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Professionals: Silman, ABS, Laufs Engineering Design, GZA, Lighting Workshop, +1
11 Rules to Follow When Creating Vibrant Public Spaces
The International Placemaking Week, presented by Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is an inspiring and engaging event designed as a global gathering of placemakers from different sectors to discuss thoughts and share strategies in order to push forward the concept of placemaking in the host city and on an international level. Previous editions took place in Vancouver in 2016, Amsterdam in 2017, and Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2019.
PPS, the nonprofit organization behind Placemaking Week, helps people create and sustain public spaces that build strong communities. In 1999, they elaborated “How to turn a place around”, a book that defined the placemaking movement, creating a guideline of 11 principles to follow in order to create vibrant community spaces.
Should Architecture Be Static? The Possibilities of Kinetic Buildings
Through shapes, colors, and the elements on their facades, many architects have sought to bring a sense of movement to works that are otherwise physically static. Santiago Calatrava, Jean Nouvel, and Frank Gehry are only a few of the masters who managed to provide a dynamic effect to motionless structures, highlighting the work in context using formal strategies borrowed from the plastic arts. In other cases, however, architects have also opted for physically kinetic structures that could bring a unique aesthetic or functional dimension to the work.
Why Doesn't Floating Architecture Sink?
The aquatic environment has always fascinated dreamers and researchers. Around 1960, in the midst of the fierce space race of the Cold War, French explorer Jacques Cousteau developed equipment such as the Aqualung to unravel the depths of the sea, which remained as unexplored as outer space itself. He even stated that in 10 years we could occupy the seabed as “aquanauts” or “oceanautas,” where it would be possible to spend long periods extracting mineral resources and even growing food. Sixty years later, the seabed is still reserved for few, and mankind has been more concerned with plastic in the oceans and rising sea levels than colonizing the ocean floor. But being close to a body of water continues to attract most people. Whether out of interest or in response to risks of flooding and over-population, some have turned to utopian proposals and floating architecture, examples of which have been featured in the ArchDaily project archive. But what are the fundamental differences between building houses on land versus on water, and how do these buildings remain on the surface rather than sinking?
Sid Richardson Residential College / Barkow Leibinger
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Architects: Barkow Leibinger
- Area: 148000 ft²
- Year: 2021
Sydney Modern Museum / SANAA
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Architects: SANAA
- Area: 40000 m²
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: Richard Crookes Constructions
West Coast Modernism: LA's New Class of Single Family Homes
Los Angeles is a city of dreams. Known across the United States and the world, L.A. embodies both freedom and experimentation, defined as much by its freeways as its diversity. It is also a city of houses. Single-family homes cover almost half of Los Angeles, and as the city continues to evolve, architects have explored new ideas on modernity and daily life through the single-family typology.
Around 10 million people live in L.A. County, and Los Angeles itself has become one of the world's most ethnically diverse cities. The built environment reflects the nature of its residents, home to some of the most iconic residential and cultural architecture in the world. Los Angeles has its own dose of Lautner, Schindler, Wright, and Neutra. It's a city that has long embodied multiplicity and progressive forms, from the Eames House and Gehry's Residence to the iconic Stahl House. Through the lens of photographer Julius Shulman, many homes came to represent not only new residential styles but also the postwar culture of Southern California.
One Park Drive / Herzog & de Meuron
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Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Dornbracht
Design District Canteen / Selgascano
UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios / Johnston Marklee
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Architects: Johnston Marklee
- Area: 47908 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Amerilux, Arcadia Custom, Calvert Company, Dott.Gallina, Fitzgerald Formliners, +4
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Professionals: Abbott Construction, KPFF, Largo Concrete, Inc, ME Engineers, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), +6
Reid Building Glasgow School of Art / Steven Holl Architects
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Architects: Steven Holl Architects
- Area: 11250 m²
- Year: 2014
College of the Holy Cross Prior Performing Arts Center / Diller Scofidio + Renfro
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Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Area: 84000 ft²
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: Dimeo Construction, Nitsch Engineering, Code Red Consultants, Dharam Consulting, Colburn & Guyette, +5
El Perdido Hotel / estudio ALA
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Architects: estudio ALA
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: LASÁL Estudio, Dylcor Construction
Chapel of Eternal Light / Bernardo Rodrigues
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Architects: Bernardo Rodrigues
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Ruta Classe
National Museum of Norway / Kleihues + Schuwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten
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Architects: Kleihues + Schuwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten
- Area: 54600 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Goppion, Hofmann Naturstein, Hofmann, Volver