New Exhibition Highlights the Best Unbuilt Works by Zaha Hadid Architects

Now on display at the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery as part of the third Prague Experimental Architecture Biennial is “ZHA: Unbuilt,” an in-depth look into some of the firm’s best projects that could have been.

Arranged within the space by typological concepts (towers, atriums, stadiums, shells, masterplans, ribbons, and bubbles), the exhibition serves as an exploration into the evolution of the work of Zaha Hadid Architects, showing how earlier research and innovations have become the foundations of the firm's architectural projects currently in development.

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MacArthur Annex / Baran Studio Architecture

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  4550 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Western Window Systems, Basalite Concrete Products, SF shipping containers

Why Jan Gehl, the Champion of People-Oriented Cities, Doesn't Necessarily Dislike Skyscrapers

This article was originally published by Common Edge as "Jan Gehl on Why Tall Buildings Aren’t Necessarily Bad for Street Life."

Jan Gehl, the great Danish urbanist, has much in common with Jane Jacobs. For the better part of a half-century now, his focus has been on the development of people-oriented cities. The author of a number of books, including Life Between Buildings, Cities for People, Public Spaces—Public Life, and most recently, How to Study Public Life, Gehl and his colleagues have also served as consultants for the cities of Copenhagen, London, Melbourne, Sydney, New York and Moscow. Gehl Architects currently has offices in Copenhagen, New York and San Francisco. I spoke to Gehl about Jacobs, the folly of modernist city planning, and New York City’s durable urban form.

La Kretz Innovation Campus / John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  61000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Arcadia Inc., Armstrong Ceilings, Bentley Mills, Caesarstone, Conwed, +14

Cow Barn / F.A.B. - Forschungs- und Architekturbüro

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One Tower Bridge / Squire and Partners

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Greater London, United Kingdom

Country House / zaa

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Treviso, Italy
  • Architects: zaa
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  450
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Fritz Hansen, Louis Poulsen, OTTOSTUMM | MOGS, BANG & OLUFSEN, Flos, +5

SO-IL with Ana Prvački Debut Musical-Spatial Performance at 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial

Today SO-IL, in collaboration with Ana Prvački, debuted L’air pour air on the occasion of the press preview of the second edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. The performance explores the art of performing behind a filter in an age where many cities suffer from the environmental impact of human habitation. Described as "part installation and part musical performance," the creators have drawn inspiration from abundant plant life and the interconnectedness of people and nature.

Gigi-Verde Kobe / SIDES CORE

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  • Architects: SIDES CORE
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  76
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Magis, NEW LIGHT POTTERY
  • Professionals: THE

Half House / Atelier Lai

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Huzhou, China
  • Architects: Atelier Lai
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  400
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015

Anfrum Hair Salon / Hidenori Tsuboi Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  55
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  ADVAN, Daiko, Toto

Homework / SAVVY Studio

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  • Architects: SAVVY Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Construlita, Vitra

Foster + Partners Gains Planning Permission for Snowdon Aviary Transformation at the London Zoo

The Westminster Council has approved plans for the Foster + Partners-led transformation of the Snowdon Aviary at ZSL London Zoo. Designed by English architect and theorist Cedric Price in collaboration with Frank Newby and Lord Snowdon, the Grade II-listed structure became the first aviary in the UK to allow visitors to walk through a natural bird habitat when it opened to the public in 1962.

The revamp will preserve many of the original design qualities from the original structure, while updating safety and viewing strategies for its new inhabitants: a family of colobus monkeys and parrots. To make the monkeys feel at home, the design features a series of platforms and vertical elements, allowing visitors to learn about the animals as they swing, jump and explore their surroundings.

"Campus of the Digital Age": Cornell Tech Officially Debuts on Roosevelt Island in New York

The innovative Cornell Tech campus has officially opened on New York City’s Roosevelt Island. Master planned by SOM and featuring buildings and landscapes by Morphosis, Weiss/Manfredi, Handel Architects, and James Corner Field Operations, the campus represents a new vision of a campus for the digital age. Two years after breaking ground in 2015, the campus now houses some of the most environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient buildings in the world.

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Minima | Maxima / MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY

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K House / Architectstm

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Ranelagh, Ireland

Studio Gang, Diller Scofidio + Renfro Among Exhibitors Selected for US Pavilion at 2018 Venice Biennale

The curatorial team for the U.S. Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale have announced the seven designers who will create the pavilion’s main exhibitions. Consisting of architects, landscape architects, artists and designers, the group will produce responses to the theme of Dimensions of Citizenship, exploring “the meaning of citizenship as a cluster of rights and responsibilities at the intersection of legal, political, economic, and societal affiliations.”

The seven exhibitors include:

Tribo São Judas Building / Onze arquitetura

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Vila Monte Alegre, Brazil
  • Architects: Onze arquitetura
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3126
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Eliane Revestimentos Cerâmicos, Neorex, Solarium Revestimentos Cimentícios, StoBrasil Revestimentos

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