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La Fábrica by Ricardo Bofill Highlighted in New Video by Spirit of Space

Rebecca Ildikó Leete — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 08:30:00 +0000

In this powerful new visual from Spirit of Space, we are introduced to Ricardo Bofill’s headquarters ‘The Factory’ or La Fábrica, Taller de Arquitectura. Once a disused and decaying cement factory from the turn of the century, with 30 silos, machine rooms, and galleries, it is now a significant transformative project, satisfying the Architect's longing for space via adaptive reuse.

Isolation is an Idea Provoker: Interview with Steven Holl

Dima Stouhi — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:30:00 +0000

When it comes to the design process behind architectural projects, brainstorming is never the same for everyone. Some find inspiration in crowded rooms with loud music in the background, some walk around public spaces and observe people’s behaviors, and some need almost no resources whatsoever, just a pen, paper, and complete silence.

The Urban Art of Social Distancing

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Being in confinement has produced unconventional means of exploring architectural spaces and installations. Instead of putting everything on hold until life goes back to normal, designers and curators found inspiration from practices like performance arts and theatre, breaking down the walls between the subject and viewers but from a distance.

Architecture & the Media Online Conference: Oliver Wainwright, Iwan Baan, Spirit of Space

Rene Submissions (Partners) — Sun, 10 May 2020 21:17:00 +0000

The European Conference on Architecture & the Media is conceived as a place to meet and exchange experiences on the dissemination of architecture. It is addressed to journalists, cultural institutions and organisations, communication professionals, architects and architecture lovers.

Architecture & the Media is focused on architecture perceived as culture and dissemination of both core values and most cutting-edge topics through the media -either news and specialized media – print, broadcast and online media.

Architecture & the Media is organised by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Labóh with the support of Creative Europe as part of the dissemination program of the

"Film is the Next Best Thing for Architecture": Interview with Spirit of Space

Dima Stouhi — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000

While opting for still images seems to be the most utilized means of presenting a project, some architects choose to invite viewers into the architecture itself, allowing them to experience the building and its surroundings immersively. Since 2006, architecture filmography studio Spirit of Space has engaged viewers with over 200 short films of projects built by world-renowned architects such as Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind, and Jeanne Gang. The studio’s multidisciplinary team has combined visuals with customized soundtracks, elevating the journey and turning it into a multi-sensory experience.

New Film by Spirit of Space Showcases The REACH at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0000

A new film by Steven Holl Architects and Spirit of Space showcases the REACH at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Designed as three pavilions interconnected below an open green roof, the elegant expansion merges architecture and landscape to increase the center's interior space with 72,000 sf of open studios, rehearsal and performance spaces, and dedicated arts learning spaces.

New Video by Spirit of Space Showcases Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Opening its doors last fall, Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex by Steven Holl Architects and BNIM created a new campus gateway and state-of-the-art facilities for the arts. Expanding performance, rehearsal and teaching spaces, the complex has now been featured in a video directed by Spirit of Space. The footage shows how the building was designed to shape campus space while maximizing porosity and movement. Welcoming its second year of students, the complex is made to take the arts at Princeton to even greater heights.

Welded Steel Wigwam by studio:indigenous Connects Past to Present at Exhibit Columbus

Lindsey Leardi — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 09:30:00 +0000

In this video, Spirit of Space visits Exhibit Columbus to see Wiikiaami, a parametrically designed structure by studio:indigenous. Beginning in 2016, Exhibit Columbus is an annual event which invites people to travel to the small, but architecturally fascinating Midwestern town of Columbus, Indiana. Free and open to the public through November 26th, Exhibit Columbus displays 18 unique, site-responsive architectural installations.

How Architects in Chicago Are Making New History

AD Editorial Team — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:20:00 +0000

"We are at a moment of great cultural transition," Jorge Otero-Pailos argues. "The kinds of objects that we look to to provide some sort of continuity in that transformation is often times architecture, [...] one of the most stable objects in culture." This short film, in which an number of participants of the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial reflect on their work and those of others, tackles the theme conceived by artistic directors Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee: Make New History.

In "Horizontal City," 24 Architects Reconsider Architectural Interiors at 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial

AD Editorial Team — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:20:00 +0000

Horizontal City is one of two collective exhibitions (the other being Vertical City) at the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial. 24 architects were tasked by artistic directors Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee to "reconsider the status of the architectural interior" by referencing a photograph of a canonical interior from any time period.

"Strong Relationships Between Engineers and Architects": SOM at the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial

AD Editorial Team — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:30:00 +0000

An engineer should design a structure that an architect would be ashamed to cover up.

Curators Johnston Marklee Introduce the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial, "Make New History"

AD Editorial Team — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:15:00 +0000

As the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial prepares to open its doors, curators Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee (Johnston Marklee) introduce Make New History – the theme of the second edition of North America's largest architecture and design exhibition.

Johnston Marklee Explain What Matters For This Year's Chicago Architecture Biennial

AD Editorial Team — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Two months before the much-anticipated opening of the Chicago Architecture Biennal, this video collaboration between Berlin-based PLANE–SITE and Chicago-based Spirit of Space offers an insight into what is to come this fall. The first video of the series delves into the core message that curators Mark Lee and Sharon Johnston of Johnston Marklee have established as the groundwork for contributions from over 100 international participants. One of the youngest biennials in the architectural scene, the Chicago Architecture Biennial is only in its second edition and is still defining the unique and independent traits that will help it stand out from other similar events.

LOHA Releases Design Methodology Book

Sabrina Santos — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:00:00 +0000

LOHA (Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects) has recently released Amplified Urbanism, a book about its design methodology, which is “rooted in creating fluid interaction between public and private spaces, emphasizing social and civic connections, and harnessing existing ecological and infrastructural patterns.”

Steven Holl: "Architecture Needs to be Rekindled with the Other Arts"

Karissa Rosenfield — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Referencing architecture's intimate past with the arts, Steven Holl argues the importance of collaborating with other artists for the benefit of the profession alongside choreographer and dancer Jessica Lang. "If we don't intermix the arts and collaborate, we are going to close... The arts are going to fade out individually. We are stronger together."

Video: Musée des Confluences / Coop Himmelb(l)au

Karissa Rosenfield — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:00:00 +0000

"If you only think in architectural terms, only architecture will come out." - Wolf Prix

Video: Garden School / OPEN Architecture

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:00:00 +0000

"A counteraction to what is happening today in China," OPEN Architecture's Garden School in Beijing seeks to reconnect its students with nature. Located in a new town that, as founding partner Li Hu says, was built "too fast," the school serves as one of the few spaces students can interact with nature. The school is designed like a garden, from its sloping "floor zero" to rooftop gardens, offering unconventional spaces for teaching and inviting public areas that encourage social interaction.

Video: Amanda Williams On Color(ed) Theory

Karissa Rosenfield — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:25:00 +0000

In an effort to spark new ideas for "zero value landscapes," Amanda Williams has been painting abandoned houses in Chicago's South Side with a "palette of culturally coded, monochromatic colors" to "explore how academic and theoretical definitions of color map across veiled language used in American media/popular culture to describe racially charged city spaces... Think a female Gordon Matta-Clark parading around as a Black Josef Albers," says the artist.