Architecture News
Archive for August, 2010
Pratt to present Three-Part Exhibition, Lecture, and Symposium on the work of Le Corbusier
Aug 31st
Courtesy of Fondation Le Corbusier Pratt Institute School of Architecture and the Pratt Library will present “Le Corbusier – Miracle Boxes” , a multidisciplinary, three-part exhibition on the work of renowned Swiss-French architect, urbanist, designer, writer, and painter Le Corbusier (born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris), who is considered by many to be the most important architect of the 20th century, starting August 30, 2010. “Miracle Boxes,” the first New York exhibition dedicated entirely to the work of Le Corbusier, is curated by Ivan R.
International Design Award 2011
Aug 31st
1 October 2010 will see the starting signal fired for registrations for the 8th International Design Award 2011 . Students of architecture and design have to submit their entries by 31 January 2011.
The House Hotel Nisantasi Interior by Autoban
Aug 31st
Turkish design studio Autoban have completed the interior design for the House Hotel in the Nisantasi neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey.
Autodesk AutoCAD for Mac OSX in October, iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch versions announced
Aug 31st
It all began last year when Autodesk sent a survey to its customers asking how they imagined AutoCAD for Mac OSX. Then, back in May, we saw an early preview of the software running on Mac
Horse on the Ceiling / Zauberscho(e)n
Aug 31st
© Roland Borgmann Architects: Zauberscho(e)n Location: Leonardo-Campus Münster, Germany Professor in Charge: Buehler und Buehler / Prof. h.c. Herbert Buehler Project Team: Mathias Horstmann, Andreas Schuering, Stephan Weber Client: Land Nordrhein-Westfalen Structural Engineer: Ingenieurgemeinschaft Fuehrer Kosch Juerges, Aachen General Contractor: Averbeck Bau GmbH, Ostbevern Steel Construction: Bentheimer Stahl und Hallenbau, Bad Bentheim Facade Planning & Construction: Josef Gartner GmbH, Gundelfingen Project Area: 400 sqm Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Roland Borgmann The Leonardo Campus in the north of Muenster forms with the academy of art, the muenster school of architecture and the school of design a creative-campus on the site of a former trooper barrack.
Kettle by Estelle Sauvage
Aug 31st
This kettle by ECAL graduate Estelle Sauvage uses a light bulb to heat water for a cup of tea. (more…)
Transit Chairs + Tables | Boris Bally
Aug 31st
Transit Chairs by Boris Bally, image courtesy outdoorz gallery Transit Table by Boris Bally, image courtesy outdoorz gallery Well known American artist Boris Bally’s Transit Chairs are both witty and innovative. The transformation of recycled street signs celebrate a raw American street-aesthetic.
The Miller Hull Partnership unveils new designs for San Ysidro U.S. Land Port of Entry
Aug 31st
Courtesy of The Miller Hull Partnership The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry is designed to be the port of the future, not only operationally, but also in terms of high-performance buildings. Designed by the award-winning architectural firm, The Miller Hull Partnership , all three phases of the project are targeted to achieve LEED Platinum certification due to energy efficiency, water conservation strategies, and an integrated design process. Most notably is the potential of achieving net zero energy in all the occupied spaces, the first facility open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, to achieve this in the United States.
Vacant NL by Rietveld Landscape
Aug 31st
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: a blue-foam model city is suspended in the top half of the Dutch pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale .
