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Non-residential Day Camp Centre in Givors / Tectoniques Architect
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Architects: Tectoniques Architect
- Area: 1147 m²
- Year: 2015
European Architecture Students Assembly 2016: "Not Yet Decided"
Five hundred of the most progressive architecture students and young, talented architects are heading to Lithuania this summer. For the first time in its history, the European Architecture Students Assembly (EASA) is being organized in the country. The small Lithuanian seaside town of Nida, located on the the Curonian Spit - the 98 km long thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea - will host the event. Read on to find out more about the assembly, see a selection of past pavilions from the workshops, and find out how you can propose a workshop as a tutor.
Interview with Asymptote Architecture: “We Are Spatial Engineers”
Founded in 1989, Asymptote Architecture is one of those rare practices that gained their initial notoriety despite the fact that in the early years of their practice most of their designs went unbuilt. As a result, only in the last decade or so have the practice's futuristic and parametric forms truly been tested as physical architecture, with projects such as the Yas Viceroy Hotel in Abu Dhabi. In this installment of his “City of Ideas” column,Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Asymptote founders Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture about their inspirations, the creation of space and whether architecture can ever be thought of as solving problems.
Chanca House / Manuel Tojal Architects
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Architects: Manuel Tojal Architects
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Carpinventosa Carpintarias Lda.
British Airways i360 Named Most Slender Tower In the World by Guinness World Record
British Airways i360, in Brighton, England, has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the most slender tower in the world, with an impressive height to width aspect ratio of 41.15 to 1. The tower stands 160.469 meters tall with a diameter of 3.9 meters. The tower was designed by Marks Barfield Architects, the same team who built the famous London Eye, and is set to open to the public this summer.
U-R-A's Alberta Square Renovation in Latvia Evokes Maritime and Beverage History
U-R-A | United Riga Architects and Evgeni Leonov have won the competition to renovate Alberta Square in Riga, Latvia. The design combines the historical heritage of the site as the location of the first ancient Latvian settlements in Riga with the cultural heritage of Riga Black Balsam, a drink created by medieval pharmacist Abraham Kunce, who lived around the corner from the site.
Cultural Center Alb'Oru / Devaux & Devaux Architectes + atel'erarchitecture
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Architects: Devaux & Devaux Architects, atel’erarchitecture: Devaux & Devaux Architectes + atel'erarchitecture
- Area: 2812 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: TECU®
Nine Projects to be Highlighted in 'In Therapy', the Nordic Contribution to the 2016 Venice Biennale
The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (ArkDes) have revealed that In Therapy: Nordic Countries Face to Face—the exhibition for the Nordic Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, curated by David Basulto—will partly comprise "a contemporary survey of Nordic architecture." 300 projects, drawn from over 500 submissions to a recent open call, will be complemented by an in-depth study of nine projects completed post-2008 by practices including Tham & Videgård, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, and Lahdelma & Mahlamäki.
"Just as Sverre Fehn’s pavilion is a crystallisation of Nordic architecture—embodying a precise and fluid articulation of structure, light, and nature—the nine we have chosen to focus in on as particularly representative of the contemporary scene have a similar gravitas and complexity – but with their own distinct identities" says Basulto, who has made the selection alongside James Taylor-Foster, Assistant Curator.
House in Golo / ARK Arhitektura Krušec
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Architects: ARK Arhitektura Krušec
- Year: 2015
JJ&S.M Houses / Atelier Mima
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Architects: Atelier Mima
- Area: 90 m²
Hut House / Pencil Office
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Architects: Pencil Office
- Area: 232 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: CHH Construction System, KKC Consultancy Services, MTech, Pencil Office
Sikmul / desi_architects
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Architects: desi_architects
- Year: 2015
Golf Welcome Pavilion at Maisonneuve Park / Cardin Julien
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Architects: Cardin Julien
- Year: 2016
Rem Koolhaas, Neri Oxman and Kevin Spacey to Speak at AIA National Convention 2016
Update: In addition to the previous announcement of Neri Oxman and Kevin Spacey as keynote speakers, the AIA has now announced Rem Koolhaas as the headline speaker for day three of this year's convention in Philadelphia. Koolhaas' speech will be titled "Delirious Philadelphia," a playful twist on his seminal book Delirious New York. The following article was originally published on February 11th.
Joya Studio / Taylor & Miller Architecture and Design
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Architects: Taylor & Miller Architecture and Design
- Area: 70 m²
- Year: 2015
John Lautner's Goldstein House Gifted to LACMA by its Owner
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has announced that John Lautner's famous LA residence, the James Goldstein House - often referred to as the Sheats Goldstein Residence - has been promised to the museum by its current owner James Goldstein. The gift includes the house itself, a James Turrell skyspace which is located on the property, and architectural models of the home (as well as a number of artworks and Goldstein's 1961 Rolls Royce for good measure). The house will be the museum's first architectural acquisition, following similar acquisitions of Modernist homes by other museums such as Crystal Bridges Museum's recently-opened Bachmann-Wilson House by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Terras 8 House / Atelier Cais
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Architects: Atelier Cais
- Area: 210 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: PMJ Construções Lda, PMP