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Middleweight CAD designer at Marc Newson
Mar 29th
Dezeen Jobs: design studio Marc Newson are looking for a middleweight CAD designer to work in London: More »
Dragon Skin Pavilion / Emmi Keskisarja, Pekka Tynkkynen & LEAD
Mar 10th
© Pekka Tynkkynen Architects: Emmi Keskisarja, Pekka Tynkkynen , Kristof Crolla (LEAD) and Sebastien Delagrange (LEAD) Location: Kowloon Park, Hong Kong Collaborators: Gilles Retsin, EDGE Laboratory for Architectural and Urban Research, Tampere University of Technology, UPM Kymmene Built Area: 16 sqm Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Pekka Tynkkynen , Emmi Keskisarja © Pekka Tynkkynen © Pekka Tynkkynen The Dragon Skin Pavilion is an architectural art installation that challenges and explores the spatial, tactile, and material possibilities architecture is offered today by revolutions in digital fabrication and manufacturing technology. Its highly expressive and porous skin questions the notion of boundary: as light and views are filtered, softened and dampened towards the interior, the interior is slowly and more hesitantly revealed outwards.
Janus / mlzd
Feb 14th
Courtesy of mlzd Architects: mlzd Location: Rapperswil-Jona , Switzerland Surface Area: 370 sqm (old buildings 290 sqm, new building 80 sqm) Floor Space: 990 sqm (old buildings 820 sqm, new building 170 sqm) Façade of New Building: 200 sqm Costs of Construction (including exhibition): CHF 5.8 million Photographs: Courtesy of mlzd Courtesy of mlzd The ensemble of buildings that today makes up the Rapperswil-Jona municipal museum looks back on a history of more than 700 years. In 2010/11, it underwent extensive renewal and restructuring. Courtesy of mlzd Starting at the end of the 13th century, a small fortified complex was built inside the town walls of Rapperswil on Lake Zurich.
District Courthouse Proposal / Chyutin Architects
Dec 25th
Courtesy of Chyutin Architects Chyutin Architects , in collaboration with Shmaya Zarfati , shared with us their first prize winning proposal for the District Courthouse in Jerusalem . Located on a newly designed main public square in the city center, the building houses all the judiciary levels except the Supreme Court, and contains 113 courtrooms and 135 judges’ chambers.
The Mobius: Portal to the Point / Weiss/Manfredi
Nov 29th
© Weiss/Manfredi. Aerial Perspective Our friends from Weiss/Manfredi  have shared their Portal to the Point Design Ideas Exploration proposal, a project exploring the connection between city and the environment for Point State Park in the City of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania.
Water Table Object by Heng Zhi
Oct 5th
Beijing Design Week 2011: golden plates and cutlery become slowly submerged underwater when this table is set.
Today at Dezeen Platform: Stewy
Sep 25th
Dezeen Space: east London street artist Stewy joins us at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. (more…)
Orokonui Ecosanctuary Visitor Centre / Architectural Ecology
May 20th
© Patrick Reynolds Architects: Architectural Ecology Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Structural Engineer: Hadley & Robinson Ltd Mechanical Engineer: MSS Ltd Contractor: Naylor Love Limited Project year: 2010 Photographs: Patrick Reynolds © Patrick Reynolds The Otago Natural History Trust is focused on providing an area of native forest where indigenous plants and animals can live in the wild without threat from most introduced pests. The Trust has established a mainland island and sanctuary just north of Dunedin.
Maggie’s Centre Cheltenham by MJP Architects
Jan 4th
Here are some photos of the recently-completed Maggie’s Centre Cheltenham, a cancer care facility designed by London practice MJP Architects , (more…)
Water Sport Pavilion / buijsenpennock architects
Dec 25th
Courtesy buijsenpennock architects buijsenpennock architects has shared with ArchDaily their competition entry for a water sport pavilion. Additional renderings and a brief architects description after the break. Courtesy buijsenpennock architects Referring to the old typology of the boat house this water pavilion is made up by 6 of these boat houses
