Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932–1947 at Rooms for Glass / Selldorf Architects
The new exhibition space Rooms for Glass (Le Stanze del Vetro) in Italy, designed by Selldorf Architects, will open this summer in August 2012. The first exhibit to inaugurate the space will be Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932–1947, a collection of over 300 glassworks by architect Carlo Scarpa. The exhibit will run until November 29, 2012, after which Rooms for Glass will continue showcasing the art of Venetian glassmaking in the 20th century with other exhibits.
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200 Eleventh Avenue / Selldorf Architects
Architect: Selldorf Architects
Location: New York, New York, USA
Project Area: 61,000 gsf
Project Year: 2010
Photographer: David Sundberg | Esto
Sagaponack House / Selldorf Architects
This 15,000 sqf house is a short walk from the Atlantic Ocean, in an open field typical of eastern Long Island. An oversized garden wall anchors the building to the landscape. The rooms are organized around a large square courtyard. Bordering the courtyard, a marble-lined breezeway separates the public and private spaces.
Architect: Selldorf Architects
Location: Long Island, New York, USA
Photographs: Nikolas Koenig
Gladstone Gallery 21st Street / Selldorf Architects
Located in Chelsea between 10th and 11th Avenues and situated between two other prominent New York galleries, this building is a secondary exhibition space for the Gladstone Gallery and was designed to house large installations of sculpture. Respecting the area’s industrial warehouse buildings, the façade is constructed of dark grey hand-cut brick of unusual proportions, laid with filled joints to underscore the monumental appearance. The façade features a large opening on the ground floor and ribbon windows on the upper levels.
Architect: Selldorf Architects
Location: 21st Street, New York City, New York, USA
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Nikolas Koenig
In Progress: Sunset Park Materials Recycling Facility / Selldorf Architects
Situated near the entrance to the Gowanus Canal, formerly the site of a police impound lot, the 11-acre pier will house a new 125,500 sqf facility for recycling and education. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the Sunset Park Materials Recycling Facility was not just conceived as a facility for recycling, but also as an active classroom. The approximate 2.5 acres of green space, complete with grazing goats, 50,000 sqf of photovoltaic cells and hopeful wind turbine, will offer an observation corridor and educational classrooms for students. The site is currently being raised four feet by construction crews and a completion date of December 2011 is anticipated.
Architects: Selldorf Architects
Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Client: Sims Municipal Recycling
Project Area: 125,000 sqf
Renderings: Courtesy of Selldorf Architects
