Construction of Santiago Calatrava’s Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow) in Rio de Janeiro is underway and on-track to be completed in the second half of 2015. Located on the Pier Mauá, the museum will encompass a 15,000m2 built area and include gardens, leisure areas, bike paths, and a reflective pool, totaling over 30,000m2. The ground floor of the museum will include a store, auditorium, temporary exhibit rooms, a restaurant, administrative offices and space for research and educational activities. The upper floor, connected to the ground floor with ramps, will include long-term exhibits, a café and a panoramic lookout.
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Construction Well Underway on Santiago Calatrava’s Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro
Design With Company + Arup Create “Shaw Town” Theatre in Chicago
Chicago based architecture studio Design With Company, in collaboration with Arup, have constructed their winning proposal for the Ragdale Ring design competition, which asked entrants to redesign Howard Van Doren Shaw’s 1912 performance venue for a Chicago artists’ community. Their design lightheartedly references features of Shaw’s architecture, while creating a venue for acoustically unamplified performances.
MoMA PS1 YAP 2015 - COSMO / Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation
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Architects: Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Arup, BAC Engineering Consultancy Group, Balmori Associates, Camilla Hammer, GRNASFCK, +7
Montforthaus In Feldkirch / Hascher Jehle Architektur + mitiska wäger architekten
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Architects: Hascher Jehle Architektur, mitiska wäger architekten
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Franken-Schotter, GIRA, dormakaba, FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Fabromont AG, +15
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Professionals: Bernard & Brunnsteiner, Hall in Tirol, Graner + Partner, LDE, IBS, +3
Dokk1 / schmidt hammer lassen architects
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Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
- Area: 35600 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: GLASSTECH, Three L Technologies, Unidrain
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Professionals: Bahn arkitekter, Ramboll
Estonian Pavilion Expo Milano 2015 / Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid
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Architects: Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid
- Area: 1200 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Civen OÜ
Auditorium A / Eduardo Souto de Moura + Graça Correia
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Architects: Eduardo Souto de Moura, Graça Correia
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2011
Shop and Exhibition Space in Marseille / Atelier M3a Architectes
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Architects: Atelier M3a Architectes
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Laps 000
Copagri Pavilion ‘Love IT’ / EMBT
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Architects: EMBT
- Area: 560 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Bover, Ideal Work
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Professionals: Andrea Laudini – Moniga del Garda (BS), Empresa Creativa, SIO Studio Iorio, G Stand Srl, Sona, +16
Convento Das Bernardas / Eduardo Souto de Moura
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Architects: Eduardo Souto de Moura
- Area: 8164 m²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: CS Telhas
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Professionals: Estudos e Projectos Lda, A2P
Bamboo Pavilion / DnA
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Architects: DnA
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Bamboo Wood Construction
gmp Architekten Wins Competition to Design Guangzhou City Museum
A competition entry by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) has been awarded first prize for the new Guangzhou City Museum. The commission was announced at the same time as Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos' selection for the Guangzhou Science Museum, both of which will join the city's new Art Museum by Thomas Herzog Architects to form the central cultural precinct of Guangzhou - China's third largest city.
HPP Selected to Redesign Cologne's University of Music and Dance
HPP Architects has won a competition to extend the campus of Cologne's University of Music and Dance. Chosen over 13 entries, the winning design will enclose a site in the Kunibertsviertel, close to Cologne’s railway station, and transform it into an "attractive" urban area. The plan, deemed by the jury to be a "clear example of a successful urban remedy," also calls for the conversion of an existing building into an animated concert and dance hall.
Best Room Pavilion / EAST + Aff Architekten
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Architects: Aff Architekten, EAST
- Year: 2015
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art / OMA
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Architects: OMA
- Area: 5400 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Dornbracht
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Professionals: Les Eclaireurs, Werner Sobek Engineering & Design
Wellcome Collection London Transformation / Wilkinson Eyre Architects
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Architects: WilkinsonEyre
- Year: 2015
MenoMenoPiu Proposes a Circular Form for the House of Hungarian Music
Envisioning the House of Hungarian Music as the new center of distribution within Liget Park, MenoMenoPiu Architects proposed a circular form for the concert hall, facilitating circulation to and from the museum and within the park. Although not the final winner of the Liget-Budapest Competition, “The Circle” demonstrates an interesting organizational strategy and perspective on sound.
Lunder Arts Center / Bruner/Cott & Associates
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Architects: Bruner/Cott & Associates
- Area: 74000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Shildan
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Professionals: Acentech Inc., BSC Group, Collaborative Lighting, Gordon Air Quality, Ipswich Bay Glass, +7