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Architects: David Chipperfield Architects
- Area: 25000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Goppion, Stretch Ceilings
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Professionals: Arup, Sound Space Vision, Alan Baxter & Associates, Buro Four, John Morgan studio, +3
Royal Academy of Arts Masterplan / David Chipperfield Architects
Reception Area of the Schaubühne Berlin / Barkow Leibinger
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Architects: Barkow Leibinger
- Area: 860 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Ca-Mo, LG Hausys, LG Hi-Macs, Plexiglas
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Professionals: Licht Kunst Licht
How the Masters See It: Six Ways to Design with Light
Light is an important, if complex, tool in architecture. Not only does it lend atmosphere, texture, and vibrancy, but it is increasingly essential in an age where technology alienates us from nature. In this excerpt from Mary Guzowski's new book, The Art of Architectural Daylighting, she introduces the science and art of daylighting - and details six ways the masters approach the challenge.
Music School / BAROZZI VEIGA
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Architects: BAROZZI VEIGA
- Area: 2200 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Conceptlicht, ELCH ohg - snc, Ingenieurteam Bergmeister, Kauh Arquitectos, NiRA Consulting
pa1925 / Zanderroth Architekten
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Architects: Zanderroth Architekten
- Area: 14 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, EVVA, Villeroy & Boch
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Professionals: Hager & Patner
K11 Atelier at Victoria Dockside / KPF
- Area: 142814 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: China Southern Glass, Midori Creation
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Professionals: ALT, Ove Arup & Partners, Rider Levett Bucknall, Simplicity, WSP Group
David Chipperfield Architects to Lead Masterplan for Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) has selected David Chipperfield Architects to lead the design of a new masterplan for the museum that will “enhance the visitor experience and to expand the community’s access to the museum as a community resource.”
The planning process will aim to diagnose potential improvements and provide a conceptual solution for a long-term growth plan for the Museum. Several pressing needs have already been identified, including improved parking facilities, additional art storage and increased and improved public gathering spaces. The Museum also hopes to question the current visitor circulation, as well as consider upgrades to their restaurant and auditorium.
Primary School Gartenhof / BUR Architekten
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Architects: BUR Architekten
- Area: 19900 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Alder, Fahrni Fassadensysteme, mobil Werke
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Professionals: d-lite lichtdesign, Mettler Landscape Architects, Mühlebach Partner, Neuschwander + Morf AG, New Identity, +6
Trumpf Smart Factory Chicago / Barkow Leibinger
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Architects: Barkow Leibinger
- Area: 57000 ft²
- Year: 2017
Fabrizio Barozzi on Barozzi/Veiga's Obsessions, Process, and Position Within the Architectural Landscape
In this episode of GSAPP Conversations, Fabrizio Barozzi—who co-founded the Barcelona-based practice Barozzi/Veiga with Alberto Veiga in 2004—discusses the practice's process and obsessions, including how they position themselves in the architectural landscape and why they are sceptical of defining their own architectural "language". For Barozzi, research and an engagement with history are integral to the way his practice works operates.
23 Examples of Impressive Museum Architecture
Designing a museum is always an exciting architectural challenge. Museums often come with their own unique needs and constraints--from the art museum that needs specialist spaces for preserving works, to the huge collection that requires extensive archive space, and even the respected institution whose existing heritage building presents a challenge for any new extension. In honor of International Museum Day, we’ve selected 23 stand-out museums from our database, with each ArchDaily editor explaining what makes these buildings some of the best examples of museum architecture out there.
30 Sites Every Architect Should Visit in Mexico City
Though the idea of a vacation in Mexico usually brings to mind images of margaritas on white-sand beaches, it seems the country is slowly but surely gaining recognition in other aspects as well. Among the most populated urban cities in Latin America and the world – not to mention The New York Times' number one "Place to Go in 2016" – Mexico City offers a particular cultural diversity evident both in its traditions and in its architecture. Considering it's the main tourist, educational, cultural, economic and political center of Mexico, it makes sense that it's the perfect scenario for the social encounters of its multicultural inhabitants and tourists.
The sites of architectural interest alone are worth the visit, with prehispanic, classic, modern and contemporary examples ranging from Juan O'Gorman and Luis Barragán to Felix Candela and David Chipperfield. Add to that the fact that its gastronomic scene has garnered much praise and attention in recent years, and you've got a perfect combo. Below is a carefully curated list of 30 sites that every architect should know and visit.
KPF's One Bayfront Plaza to Share Title of Miami's Tallest Tower
Renderings have been revealed of KPF’s One Bayfront Plaza, a 92-story mixed-use tower in downtown Miami that when completed will reach 1,049 feet tall, becoming one of 5 new buildings that will share the title of Miami's tallest tower.
The project is being developed by Florida East Coast Realty, and will bring 902 apartments, 200 hotels rooms, 532,000 square feet of office space and 104,000 square feet of retail to downtown Miami. Located at 100 South Biscayne Boulevard, the project will total 3.3 million square feet.
35 Exemplary Projects Win 2017 AIA New York Design Awards
AIA New York has announced the winners of their 2017 AIA New York Design Awards, highlighting the best new projects located in the Empire State or completed by AIA NY registered architects across categories of architecture, projects, interior design and urban planning.
Within the four categories, winning projects have been granted either an “Honor” or “Merit” distinction. Each project has been chosen for its “design quality, response to its context and community, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique.” The winners scale in scale from temporary exhibitions to large-scale urban interventions.
This year 22 of the 35 winners were New York City-located projects, including the grand prize winner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s striking Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center at Columbia University’s medical campus. Continue reading to see the full list of winners.
House M / Jan Skuratowski Architecture
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Architects: Jan Skuratowski Architecture
- Area: 217 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: BORA, Cupolux, Girod, Inua Sauna, Sikken + Sikken
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Professionals: Der Glasfuchs, Rickenbach, Grandis & Schreck GmbH, Hasler Gartenbau GmbH, Hürzeler Holzbau AG, +6
Apartment House Prenzlauer Berg / Barkow Leibinger
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Architects: Barkow Leibinger
- Area: 870 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: ASSMANN & KLASEN, Bricks, GOLEM, Metal Works
Architecture's "Political Compass": A Taxonomy of Emerging Architecture in One Diagram
Observing the architectural landscape today it’s clear that the type of work which is currently ascendant, particularly among young practices, is very different to what came before the financial crisis of 2008. But what, exactly, does that architectural landscape look like? In an essay titled “Well into the 21st Century” in the latest issue of El Croquis, Alejandro Zaera-Polo outlined a 21st-century taxonomy of architecture, attempting to define and categorize the various new forms of practice that have grown in popularity in the years since—and as a political response to—the economic crisis.
The categories defined by Zaera-Polo encompass seven broad political positions: The “Activists,” who reject architecture’s dependence on market forces by operating largely outside the market, with a focus on community building projects, direct engagement with construction, and non-conventional funding strategies; then there are the “Populists,” whose work is calibrated to reconnect with the populace thanks to a media-friendly, diagrammatic approach to architectural form; next are the “New Historicists,” whose riposte to the “end of history” hailed by neoliberalism is an embrace of historically-informed design; the “Skeptics,” whose existential response to the collapse of the system is in part a return to postmodern critical discourse and in part an exploration of contingency and playfulness through an architecture of artificial materials and bright colors; the “Material Fundamentalists,” who returned to a tactile and virtuoso use of materials in response to the visual spectacle of pre-crash architecture; practitioners of “Austerity Chic,” a kind of architectural “normcore” (to borrow a term from fashion) which focuses primarily on the production process, and resulting performance, of architecture; and finally the “Techno-Critical,” a group of practices largely producing speculative architecture, whose work builds upon but also remains critical of the data-driven parametricism of their predecessors.
As a follow-up to that essay, Zaera-Polo and Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal set out to apply the newly-defined categories to the emerging practices of today with a nuanced “political compass” diagram. They invited practices to respond to their categorization in order to unveil the complex interdependencies and self-image of these political stances. For the first time, here ArchDaily publishes the results of that exercise.
St. Trinitatis Church / Schulz und Schulz
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Architects: Schulz und Schulz
- Area: 5500 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Derix, Deutsche FOAMGLAS®, Knauf, Plaka, +3