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AD Classics: Strawberry Vale Elementary School / Patkau Architects

August 03, 2015

In the struggle against the homogenizing forces of an increasingly globalized architectural culture, the particularized interventions of Patkau Architects in the Canadian southwest proffer a means of resistance, grounded in the immediacy of context and the sacrosanctity of nature. Combining local material palettes with a rich tectonic vocabulary that borrows from the diverging currents of modernity and vernacular practice, the firm’s projects are dynamic and eminently sui generis, the results of an inspired pursuit at the nexus of regionalism, technology, and critical theory.

Damian Rogers Proposes Surf Park for Melbourne's Docklands

November 17, 2014

Damian Rogers Architecture is hoping to “bring surf to the city” by proposing a $8 million AUD artificial beach and wave pool for the Victoria Harbor in Melbourne. Capable of simulating “surfable” 1.5-meter-high waves, the heated salt-water pool is envisioned as an extension of Central Pier in the Docklands. If built, the pool would be complimented by a beach, encompassing boardwalk, and grass-covered recreation and retail facility.

Tetra Pak Headquarters / Berdichevsky Cherny Arquitectos + AtelierB Arquitectos

January 30, 2014

Architects: AtelierB Arquitectos, Berdichevsky Cherny Arquitectos

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Fairhaven Residence / John Wardle Architects

May 07, 2013

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Architects: John Wardle Architects
Area: 430 m²
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: Shade Factor

St Alfred’s Church / Studio B Architects

February 18, 2013

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Architects: Studio B Architects
Area: 1516 m²
Year: 2009

'Fields of Synergy' Competition Entry / PUPA

Subscriber Access | January 14, 2013

Located in Latrobe Valley in South East Australia, the ‘Fields on Synergy’ proposal is an integral brown field strategy which aims at providing a unique opportunity to create outstanding future by combining, re-cycling, and cascading transiting territories. Designed by PUPA (Public Urbanism Personal Architecture), their concept received honorable mention in the Transiting Cities international design ideas competition in Australia. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Zaha Hadid, Herzog de Meuron, Others Banned From Exhibit

December 14, 2012

In November, the 6 shortlisted firms for the Flinders Street Station competition each received a letter. The letter, written by Major Projects Victoria, a division of the Victoria city government, warned them of a certain act that would not only result in their disqualification, but would also bring the entire competition into "disrepute."

What potential act could deserve such a warning? Attending an exhibit of the rejected design entries.

On November 22nd, Fitzroy-based architecture firm Edwards Moore organized the "Long-Listers" exhibit to build on the public excitement for the competition, using the momentum to generate more conversation and debate about the project. As architect and organiser Juliet Moore put it: "We wanted peer collaboration . . . too often these things are done behind closed doors. By the time the designs are revealed [a year later] the moment has passed."

More after the break...

Power Street / Steve Domoney Architecture

Subscriber Access | August 13, 2012

Architects: Steve Domoney Location: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Architect In Charge: Steve Domoney Project Year: 2011 Photographs: Derek Swalwell

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