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Utzon Center: The Story Behind Jørn Utzon’s Last Project

Camilla Ghisleni — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Architect Jørn Utzon, globally recognized for projects like the Sydney Opera House, introduced an innovative design featuring its iconic shell-shaped roofs. Though he achieved great fame in Oceania, Utzon was born in Denmark, and it was in his childhood city that his final project was realized. Inaugurated in 2008, the Utzon Center, which hosted the 2024 Obel Award ceremony, not only honors the culmination of his distinguished career but also marks the beginning of his enduring legacy.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro Reveals Design for University of New Mexico's Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology

Nour Fakharany — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Diller Scofidio + Renfro has just revealed the design for the 60,000-square-foot Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology (CCAT) at the University of New Mexico (UNM). This ground-up facility will serve as a new gateway to the arts at UNM, located along the historic Route 66, where it bridges the campus and the city of Albuquerque. While many interior spaces are designed for performance, film, and technology, the building's prominent location fosters a visual connection between its activities and the surrounding environment.

Snøhetta and WERK Arkitekter’s New Maritime Center in Esbjerg, Denmark, Opens to the Public

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:30:00 +0000

Developed by WERK Arkitekter and Snøhetta, the new maritime center on the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark, opens to the public. The wooden structure is conceived as a gathering space for watersports clubs and other visitors to the harbor, providing the coastal town with a maritime social hub. The circular structure protects the visitors from harsh weather conditions, while the large windows and amphitheater stairs open up views of the sea. Dubbed “The Lantern,” the project represents the winning design of a competition organized in 2019.

In Times of Need: Architects Stepping Up in Humanitarian Crisis

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 04:30:00 +0000

Hard times bring people together. In recent years we have seen how collective work can be a driving force to help those affected by natural or man-made disasters. After a disaster or displacement, a safe physical environment is often essential. Therefore, the need for coordination becomes a key factor in assisting people in times of need.

Olson Kundig Transforms Abandoned Warehouse into a Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa

Dima Stouhi — Mon, 23 May 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Olson Kundig has announced the opening of its new Bob Dylan Center, a warehouse-turned-museum that gives visitors exclusive access to the cultural treasures found in The Bob Dylan Archive®. Led by design principal Alan Maskin, the center showcases Bob Dylan's worldwide cultural significance, featuring a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning nearly 60 years of Dylan’s career, from handwritten manuscripts and correspondence, to films, videos, artwork, and original studio recordings.

BIG Unveils "First of its Kind" Center for Neuroscience and Psychiatrics in Denmark

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled the design of a new Neuroscience Center building that will bring together psychiatry and neuroscience under one roof, combining research and treatment of physical and mental brain diseases, spinal cord, and nervous systems. The 20,000 sqm facility, which will be a part of the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, translates the "gyrification of the human brain" in a spatially-efficient structure that creates synergies between the different disciplines within the hospital.

Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Reveals Visitor Center in Greenland

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:30:00 +0000

Nestled in the Arctic landscape of Greenland's UNESCO-protected wilderness, Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter has completed the Ilulissat Icefjord Centre, a research and visitor center that highlights the effects of climate change. The structure blends into the surrounding landscape, offering visitors a unique panorama of the Icefjord, while observing the detrimental consequences that climate change has on the environment.

A Low-Tech Office Building and a Vineyard Hotel: 14 Unbuilt Commercial Projects Submitted by Established Firms

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000

This week’s curated selection of Best Unbuilt Architecture highlights commercial projects submitted by established firms. From art museums to offices, this article explores cultural functions and commercial spaces, and presents projects submitted to us from all over the world.

Ennead Architects to Design Dynamic Byte-Inspired Tower in Shenzhen

Dima Stouhi — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:30:00 +0000

Ennead Architects have won the international competition to design a dynamic 32-floor commercial tower in the heart of Shenzhen’s high-tech Nanshan District. The architecture studio’s aim was to create a platform that “embraces creative exchange and the sharing of human experiences and ideas”, so they developed a design that offers a flexible working environment with a subtle use of color and materials, complimenting the spatial and functional needs of Chinese tech company ByteDance. The tower, which is expected to be completed by 2024, will employ co-working spaces, commercial, and recreational facilities in a dynamic-looking structure overlooking Shenzhen Bay.

Australia is Building the World’s First Coral Conservation Facility

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:30:00 +0000

Contreras Earl Architecture has revealed its design for the world-first coral ark. Located at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia, the conservation facility “aims to secure the long-term future and biodiversity of corals worldwide which are under severe threat due to climate change”.

WXY Proposes Climate Solution Center on Governors Island in New York

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:30:00 +0000

Focusing on research, education, and public engagement, the Trust for Governors Island unveiled plans to develop a climate solutions center, designed by WXY Architecture + Urban Design. Inspired by the unique environment of the island, the project will generate a public living laboratory, cementing NYC’s position as a leader in climate change action.

Stefano Boeri Wins International Competition to Design Largest Rehabilitation Center in Shenzhen, China

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:30:00 +0000

Stefano Boeri Architetti has won the international competition for the construction of the largest and most innovative Rehabilitation Centre in Shenzhen, China. With his Chinese office, SBA was selected by a jury composed of local and international figures such as Peter Cook and Sou Fujimoto. Planned to be built in the next three years, the project will put in place “a set of green terraces and overlapping spaces in a sustainable system combining nature, architecture and biodiversity and including internal gardens dedicated to rehabilitation”.

Open International Competition for the Development of the Territory Adjacent to the Samara Arena Stadium in Samara, Russia

Rene Submissions — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:57:00 +0000

The Open International Competition for the Development of a Master Plan for the
Territory Adjacent to the Samara Arena (total area: 360 hectares) was announced
on 26 February at the TASS information agency (the major Russian news agency) in Moscow.

This is one of the first projects aimed at converting the sports venues that were built especially for the FIFA World Cup 2018 into hubs for urban development and community, business, and cultural life. The Samara Arena stadium was built especially for the FIFA World Cup that was hosted by Russia in 2018 UEFA rated it as a Category Four stadium, which

WERK + Snøhetta Win Competition to Design a New Maritime Center in Denmark

Christele Harrouk — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:00:00 +0000

WERK and Snøhetta have been selected as the winners of the maritime center competition on the harbor of Esbjerg, in Denmark. The proposal puts in place a glowing building entitled Lanternen or the Lantern, a new addition that will gather communal activities.

Cantilevered Visitor Center by Fabric.a Overlooks Botan Valley

Dima Stouhi — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The Botan Valley in eastern Turkey has been attracting thousands of tourists annually due to its unique rock formations and canyon-like topography.

A Guide to Santiago's Modern Architecture: 20 Projects You Need to Know About

María Francisca González & Nicolás Valencia — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000

The modern movement was a key player in the cultural construction of Chile in the 20th century. Although the first projects came from the private sector, their urban and landscape principles were adopted by the modernizing project of the welfare state that began to be built after the social conflicts that exploded in the 1920s.

ACT Residence / CF Arquitetura

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 09:00:00 +0000

An original and unsual project of approxamately 450 m2, such was the proposal of architects Carolina Sakuno and Fausto Cintra for this residence, belonging to a young family. The volumetry of straight and pure lines pleased the taste of the clients who were longing a comtemporary residence.

Gwangju Biennale Support Center / IROJE Architects & Planners

杨奡 — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:00:00 +0000

Gwangju Biennale Support Center is located in border between GB area and nearby Yongbongje. The areas around GB which should make us associate traditional scenery actually couldn’t do it. High-rise apartment buildings and messy commercial malls are common scenery to make us associate hurried constructed urban outskirts. Therefore, it was our first mission to create GB own cultural scenery by this construction. Also, Gwangjang Yard where visitors and authors meet and part in annually held traditional culture events is very important space. It remains a lot of memories. To achieve clear feature of this space which is also GB’s symbolic place, this construction shall be built as background. So, long walls are stretched.