This August 19th is World Photo Day, which celebrates photography on the anniversary of the day on which France bought the patent for the daguerreotype, one of the earliest photographic processes, and released it to the world for free in 1839. At ArchDaily, we understand the importance of photography in architecture—not only as a tool for recording designs, but also as a discipline that many of us enjoy. To celebrate the occasion, we decided to reveal the most popular images ever published on ArchDaily, as selected by you, our readers. Using data gathered from My ArchDaily, we have ranked the 100 most-saved images from our database; read on to see them.
World Photo Day 2017: Our Readers’ 100 Most-Bookmarked Architectural Photographs
Remember Me? 15 Buildings Your Professors Loved To Talk About
You’re a chipper young first-year student, still soft and tender in the early stages of your induction into the cult of architecture. Apart from fiddling with drafting triangles and furiously scribbling down the newfound jargon that is going to forever change how you communicate, you often find yourself planted in a seat, eyes transfixed to a projector screen as your professor-slash-cult-leader flashes images of the architecture world's masterpieces, patron saints, and divine structures.
Soon, you develop a Pavlovian response: you instinctively recognize these buildings, can name them at once and recite a number of soundbites about their design that have lodged themselves in your brain. Your professor looks on in approval. Since we here at ArchDaily have also partaken in this rite of passage, here are 15 buildings that we all recognize from the rituals of architecture school.
Stefan Behnisch, Omar Gandhi and Anne Lacaton Explain the Role of Light at the 7th Daylight Symposium in Berlin
Under the theme "Healthy & Climate Friendly Architecture - From Knowledge to Practice", the 7th VELUX Daylight Symposium, held in Berlin on 3-4 May 2017, was attended by 39 speakers from research and architectural practice.
Participants were able to contrast the information presented by researchers with the 'built experience' of architects from Europe, Canada and USA, generating interesting discussions about the need to go deeper in the understanding of this natural resource, and then design more effectively.
These are the highlights from the event.
Acoustics and Auditoriums: 30 Sections to Guide Your Design
Seeing the space of an auditorium in section is a key tool in allowing us to approach a design's of acoustics, accessibility, and lighting. These components are what make the design of an auditorium a complex task, requiring detailed and specific studies.
There are a number of ways to design an auditorium that offers multiple responses to these challenges. For this reason, we have selected a number of sections from different auditoriums that can help you understand how other architects have solved the challenge.
Check out the 30 auditorium sections below, they are sure to inspire you!
40 Projects Shortlisted for the 2017 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies Van Der Rohe Award
The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation have announced the 40 shortlisted works that will compete for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The jury has chosen from 355 nominated works and the shortlist highlights the opportunities and the trends of today’s European territory: cities, housing, heritage, and memory. The five finalists will be announced in mid-February and the winner and the Emerging Architect in mid-May.
A third of the works tackle the challenge of contemporary architecture in relation with built heritage and a third of the work tackles the contemporary challenges of housing. The management of the historic urban landscape will be among the priorities highlighted by the ‘European Year of Cultural Heritage' in 2018.
"I would want the shortlisted schemes to demonstrate an interest in making places, in exploring convention and known typologies, in celebrating the pleasures of everyday use by a consideration of detail and an unspoken resistance to the current global tendency towards a self-referential architecture, one that belies context and the act of inhabitation." - Stephen Bates, Chairman of the Jury.
Seen the shortlist after the break.
École des Mines / Barré-Lambot Architects
Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville / OMA + Barcode Architects
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Architects: Barcode Architects, OMA
- Area: 12500 m²
- Year: 2017
OMA's Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville in Caen Slated to Open in 2017
The official opening date for Caen's new public library, designed by Rotterdam-based practice OMA, has been slated for January 13, 2017. The Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville will serve as the main library for the metropolitan region of Caen la Mer (in Normandy, France), with 12,000sqm of freely accessible multimedia space. Positioned on the tip of a peninsula that extends from the city to the English Channel, the site is part of a larger area of redevelopment. The ambition is for the library to become "a new civic center" for the city.
Lacaton & Vassal and UMWELT Awarded the 2016 Lisbon Architecture Triennale's Lifetime Achievement and Début Awards
French studio Lacaton & Vassal and Chilean studio UMWELT have been revealed as the recipients of the 2016 Lisbon Architecture Triennale's Lifetime Achievement Award and Début Award, respectively. An award ceremony will take place on the 15th November 2016 at the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), followed by a conference convened by Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal.
Monery Gymnasium / Gbau
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Architects: Gbau
- Area: 2750 m²
- Year: 2010
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Manufacturers: Dott.Gallina
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Professionals: Batiserf, Bureau Michel Forgue, Socotec, Earthwork Barel & Pelletier, Nicolas Ingénierie, +1
50 Modular Timber Apartments / PPA architectures
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Architects: PPA architectures
- Area: 1500 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Execo, Gamba Acoustique, MN’S Conseils, Pyrénées Charpentes, Soconer, +1
Gymnase Henri Fogel / Christophe Rousselle Architecte
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Architects: Christophe Rousselle Architecte
- Area: 2750 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Socotec, Ateliers David, Kornog, Quille, Signal developpement, +1
Archeodunum Archeologic Research Center / Christophe Hutin architecture
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Architects: Christophe Hutin architecture
- Area: 860 m²
- Year: 2013
Martel House / PPA architectures
Toy and Media Library / Philippe Fichet Architectes
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Architects: Philippe Fichet Architectes
- Area: 1300 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Boulfray, Clim MA, Duval métalu, Fourignault ELYSSA, Guerin, +6
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Professionals: Sigma, ACV, Boulard, CB économie
Pavilion M / PPA architectures
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Architects: PPA architectures
- Area: 275 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Vitrocsa France, Artel, CIR Préfa, Construit 31, Execo, +1
Lycee François Truffaut Multi-purpose Hall / f.au
Maison D / Fouquet Architecture Urbanisme
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Architects: Fouquet Architecture Urbanisme
- Area: 148 m²
- Year: 2014