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Brutalism in the UK
Jul 29th
© Andy Spain Brutalism is the term coined to describe the raw architecture often made with concrete during the 1950s and 1960s (with a later resurgence). I’m an architectural photographer and my fascination with these concrete buildings has led to me document a number of them across the UK (an on-going project)
In Progress: Flowing Gardens / Plasma Studio
Jul 29th
© Plasma Studio About a year ago, we shared one of our favorite Plasma Studio designs with you – an International Horticultural Fair Complex .
Adelaide Zoo Entrance Precinct / Hassell
Jul 29th
© Peter Bennetts Architects: Hassell Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Project Team: Mariano DeDuonni, Timothy Horton, Sharon Mackay, Alex Hall, Nicholas Persons, Ed Mitchell, Hugh Fraser, Josh Palmer, Maciek Furmanik, Andrew Schunke, Sam Wee, Meaghan Williams, David Bills, Amy Reed, Susie Nicolai Client: Zoos SA Main Contractor: Hindmarsh Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Peter Bennetts & Edward Mitchell The Adelaide Zoo Entrance Precinct breathes new life into a once-neglected part of the City of Adelaide in Australia. Dispensing with the traditional boundary between the Zoo and its surrounds, the new entrance invites visitors to view the sights and sounds of the Zoo from public forecourts. The Zoo boasts Australia’s first purpose-designed ‘green roof’ to support wildlife shelter and extensive ‘living walls’ of native plants, making it a significant horticultural park and research centre as well as a world class zoo
Mitchell Joachim on TED Talks
Jul 29th
What do you think of this TED talk by Mitchell Joachim and his discussion about growing homes? The strategy he proposes for creating “green villages”, pleaching – which is where vegetation is fused together to then create desired geometries – makes an architecture that is the landscape
Arritt Farmhouse / OnSite Architecture
Jul 29th
© Courtesy of OnSite Architecture Architects: OnSite Architecture Location: Virginia, USA Project Managers: Marie and Keith Zawistowski Project Team: Sean King, Patrick Hummel, Erin Carraher Structural Engineering: Pierre LaFlamme Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Courtesy of OnSite Architecture The project consisted of the complete renovation of an existing two hundred year old farmhouse and the design and construction of a new three story tower addition. The addition, a quilting studio and guest rooms, is conceived as a torqued translucent volume with punched window openings that frame particular creek and mountain views. structure axo © Courtesy of OnSite Architecture The time-tested timber framing techniques uncovered while renovating the existing house inspired the tower’s structure
Stadium 302 / Workshop Architecture|Design
Jul 29th
© Workshop Architecture|Design Architects: Workshop Architecture|Design Location: Tacoma, WA, USA Principal in Charge: Steve Bull, AIA, LEED Project Team: James Steel, Dan Rusler Interior Design: LairDesign Lighting Design: Precision LD, Seattle Structural Engineering: Quantum Consulting Engineers General Contrator: Norpoint Project Area: 10,900 sq ft Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Workshop Architecture|Design Stadium 302 is a three-story, five-unit condominium building located in Tacoma’s Stadium District; a vibrant neighborhood with large historic single-family homes, walk-up apartments, modern residential midrise buildings, and an active retail center.
Datong Twin Towers / Plasma Studio
Jul 29th
© Plasma Studio Plasma Studio’s newest project in China, a bold angular set of towers, speaks to the firm’s geometric obsession. The project was recently awarded first prize in an invited competition in Datong, Shanxi province. The mix-use complex, measuring of 70,000 m2, will include a hotel in one tower and offices in the other. Running along a highly trafficked street, the towers create a strong presence along the streetscape and are pulled away just enough from the site’s edge to provide places for pedestrians and greenery.
2010 Los Angeles Architecture Awards
Jul 28th
Grand Prize: LAPD Administration Building / AECOM in a joint venture with Roth Sheppard Associates A few weeks ago the LA Business Council hosted the 40th version of the LA Architectural Awards. Selected by a jury of 10 notable design and building professionals, the winning projects cut across a wide range of building types, from commercial office spaces to affordable apartment complexes to sports arenas
Entry proposal for the Environment Museum Annex Competition, Rio de Janeiro
Jul 28th
© Environment Museum Annex Competition (Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro) Antonio Pedro Coutinho shared with us the entry he designed with Estelle Dugachard, Fabiana Araújo, Nanda Eskes, Ricardo Caruana for the competition regarding the expansion of the Environment Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main challenge dealt in this competition was finding a way where the architecture would be inserted on the ecosystem where it was being planned; the magnificent Botanical Garden of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Shijiazhuang Convention Center / Woods Bagot
Jul 28th
© Woods Bagot Recently awarded first prize, Woods Bagot’s vision for the Shijiazhuang International Exhibition and Convention Center will be manifested in a sleek faceted glass tower that rises from smaller geometric exhibition halls. The master plan is designed to uplift the city’s coastal area, which is currently underdeveloped, by attracting tourists and locals to the entire complex for different programmatic activities.
