Architecture News
Archive for October, 2011
Chicago Children’s Museum Out of New Plan for Grant Park
Oct 31st
© Krueck + Sexton Architects The glorious feeling of winning an architectural competition may quickly diminish after the realization that the achievement was only the beginning of the battle.
“The Power, or Folly, of a Product’s Name” – The New York Times
Oct 31st
Dezeen Wire: in her latest article for The New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn strikes a blow against the current trend for naming products with confusing, forgettable or misleading monikers.
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama extension is “dazzling”- The Independent
Oct 31st
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Jay Merrick has praised the £22 million extension of Cardiff’s Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama by BFLS Architects , explaining that the spaces perform functionally as well as succeeding in “generating an atmosphere that can only be described as happening.” – The Independent Particular complements are reserved for the “superbly crafted recital hall,” which Merrick says comes as a pleasant surprise from the architects responsible for the “controversial” Strata development in London ( winner of the 2010 award for Britain’s ugliest building ), and for the two-storey central hub, which he explains “makes contextual and human sense of [architect]Jason Flanagan’s virtuosic diagram.” See our previous story on the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama here .
Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond’s Olympic sculpture is “a grower”- The Guardian
Oct 31st
Dezeen Wire: The Guardian’s architecture critic Jonathan Glancey explains that the much-criticised ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture, designed by Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond for next year’s Olympics in London, has been an easy target for jokes but that it demonstrates Britain’s manufacturing capabilities and says it “may even effect buildings of the future just as the Eiffel Tower and the Crystal Palace did” – The Guardian
Earl by llot llov
Oct 31st
Qubique 2011: this light by German collective llot llov can be adjusted by hooking the shade onto one of a string of twenty turned wooden balls. (more…)
Steven Ehrlich Houses
Oct 31st
We recently had the pleasure of having Steven Ehrlich visit our office and give a talk about his work. He is as personable as his work is fascinating
Cleaning Facilities Centre / POLYFORM arkitekter
Oct 31st
© Ty Stange Architect: POLYFORM arkitekter Location: Copenhagen , Denmark Project Team: Thomas Kock, Jonas Sangberg, Nikolaj Frølund Thomsen (POLYFORM), Bart Brands, Charlotte Ernst, Joost de Natris (KARRES EN BRANDS) Collaborators: Oluf Jørgensen ingeniører and Ulrike Brandi Licht Client: Københavns Ejendomme Total cost: 19 million Danish crones – 2.55 million Euros Project Year: 2011 Project Area: 1,000 sqm Photographs: Ty Stange © Ty Stange Project description provided by POLYFORM arkitekter.
Happy Halloween!
Oct 31st
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Happy Halloween!
Oct 31st
Happy Halloween Dezeen readers! We’ve only got one left of The Last Laugh by Mr Jones Watches – check it out on Dezeen Watch Store before it’s too late…
Happy Halloween!
Oct 31st
Happy Halloween Dezeen readers! We’ve only got one left of The Last Laugh by Mr Jones Watches – check it out on Dezeen Watch Store before it’s too late…
