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Jeju University Cultural Heritage Center / poly.m.ur

Oct 2011

By Oscar Lopez — Filed under: Cultural ,Educational ,Public Facilities , Jeju, poly.m.ur, Republic of Korea, University

The design of the new Jeju Cultural Heritage Centre started from an attempt to interpret the cultural value of the traditional artifacts that are to be exhibited here with contemporary view. poly.m.ur was intrigued by the fact that these artifacts are exemplary in showing the influence of regional material on the life of early settlers, and they wanted their proposal to be seen as an object which can symbolize the local characteristics shaped by the abundant availability of basalt as raw material and the indigenous techniques of tool making.

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CCT Building / Saucier + Perrotte architectes

Apr 2009

Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Educational ,Selected , Canada, Glass, Saucier + Perrotte architectes, University

Architects: Saucier + Perrotte architectes
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Project team: Alain Desforges, Andrew Butler, Thomas Balaban, Anna Bendix, Nathalie Cloutier, Dominique Dumais, Éric Dupras, Louis-Philippe Frappier, Darrell de Grandmont, Louis-Charles Lasnier, Christine Levine, Jean-François Mathieu, Claudio Nunez, Benjamin Rankin, Pierre-Alexandre Rhéaume, Samantha Schneider
Structural Engineer: Quinn Dressel
Mechanical & Electrical engineer: RYBKA, SMITH AND GINSLER
Landscape & Interiors: Saucier + Perrotte architectes
Contractor: Ellis Don
Client: University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga
Constructed Area: 10,800 sqm
Project year: 2004
Photographs: Marc Cramer

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Brochstein Pavilion / Thomas Phifer & Partners, The Office of James Burnett

Mar 2009

Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Landscape ,Selected , Garden, University, USA

Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Architect: Thomas Phifer & Partners
Landscape Architect: The Office of James Burnett
Civil Engineering: Walter P. Moore
Lighting Design: Fisher Marantz Stone
Client: Rice University
Project Year: 2006-2007
Construction Year: 2007-2008
Constructed Area: 557.5 sqm
Photographs: OJB, Paul Hester & Scott Frances

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Temporary Extension for the University Pompeu Fabra / f451 Arquitectura

Feb 2009

Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Educational ,Selected , f451 Arquitectura, Polycarbonate, Spain, University

Architects: f451 Arquitectura
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Project Year: 2006
Design team: Santiago Ibarra, Toni Montes, Lluis Ortega, Xavier Osarte, Esther Segura
Quantity Surveyor: J. Hierro-Tram
Structure: NATEC
Mechanical: AIA
Photographs: José Hevia

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Vienna University Campus competition winners announced

Feb 2009

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Architecture News ,Educational , Austria, Carme Pinos, CRABstudio, Hitoshi Abe, NO.MAD, University, Vienna, Zaha Hadid Architects

Austria’s Federal Minister of Science and Research Johannes Hahn, City Councillor Rudolf Schicker (Department for Urban Development and Traffic) together with Vienna University and Budesimmobiliengesellschaft (BIG), have just announced the winning projects that will build the new campus of the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

The following projects were selected:

Zaha Hadid Architects – Zaha Hadid, Germany Library & Learning Center (LLC)
Hitoshi Abe Studio – Hitoshi Abe; Japan Department Building (O2)
Estudio Carme Pinos – Carme Pinos, Spain Department Building (W1)
NO.MAD Arquitectos – Eduardo Arroyo, Spain Executive Academy (W1-EA)
CRABstudio Architects – Peter Cook, England Department Building (W2)