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Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Architecture Department 2012 Spring Lecture Series
Mar 25th
Courtesy of Temple University , Tyler School of Art, Architecture Department The 2012 Spring Lecture Series, put on by the architecture department at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art is currently in progress until April 18th. Upcoming lectures include Iain Low, ‘Architecture Week’, in celebration of the new building for the architecture department, featuring Daniel Kelley and Skip Graffam, Timothy McDonald, and will conclude with Pedro Gadanho. For more information on the lectures, including specific dates, times, and locations, please visit here
Cancer Counseling Center Proposal / EFFEKT
Mar 25th
Courtesy of EFFEKT The first prize winning proposal in the competition for a new cancer counseling center by EFFEKT , in collaboration with Hoffmann and Lyngkilde , is designed as a cluster of seven small houses around two green outdoor spaces. Each house has its own specific function and together they form a coherent sequence of different spaces and functions such as a library, kitchen, conversation rooms, lounge, shops, gym, and wellness facilities.
New Våler Church Proposal / Martina Engblom & Ragnar Eythorsson
Mar 25th
Courtesy of Martina Engblom & Ragnar Eythorsson As an attempt to translate the history and dignity this space possesses, the design proposal for the New Våler Church by Martina Engblom & Ragnar Eythorsson presents visitors with an upraised monolithic structure, calling attention to what lies underneath to create a space for reflection. In calling attention to its existance, or lack there of, the substructural remains of the old church becomes the presumption for the new church
Bright Future / Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Mar 24th
Courtesy of Aron Losonczi Pratt Manhattan Gallery has unveiled their exhibition “Bright Future: New Designs in Glass” featuring innovative and mesmerizing uses for the centuries-old material. The exhibit, which features furniture, tableware, architectural elements and lighting designs, will be on display until May 5th, 2012. The artists and firms featured here displays a refined use of glass in conjunction with metal, concrete and pigment to evoke its qualities of flexibility and transparency
New Church in Våler Proposal / Studio DMTW
Mar 24th
Courtesy of Studio DMTW Compared to the design of a secular building, where the focus primarily lies on the programmatically and functional aspects, Studio DMTW believes a church has additive characteristics which need to be considered.
Call for CTBUH Best Tall Building Awards 2012
Mar 24th
Courtesy of CTBUH Nominations are now being accepted for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) 11th Annual Awards program. They are asking all interested candidates to submit your tall building projects for consideration for one of the Council’s Best Tall Building awards, and have your projects profiled in the Annual Awards Book and promoted around the world. In addition to the regional Best Tall Building Awards, the Council announces two new awards this year: the Performance award and the Innovation award.
Call for CTBUH Best Tall Building Awards 2012
Mar 24th
Courtesy of CTBUH Nominations are now being accepted for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) 11th Annual Awards program. They are asking all interested candidates to submit your tall building projects for consideration for one of the Council’s Best Tall Building awards, and have your projects profiled in the Annual Awards Book and promoted around the world. In addition to the regional Best Tall Building Awards, the Council announces two new awards this year: the Performance award and the Innovation award.
Menis / menis arquitectos
Mar 24th
A short time ago we received a monograph of Menis Arquitectos ’ work. We are big fans of Fernando Menis ’ work and have featured some of his projects (see here ). The photography in this book from photographers like Kim Yong-Kwan and Roland Halbe really pull you into Menis’ work.
Apartment Building of 42 Units / R+B
Mar 24th
© Jordi Surroca Architects: R+B - José Miguel Roldán, Mercè Berengué Location: Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, Spain Collaborators: Vicenç Sanz ,Isis Campos, Zana Bosnic, Alfredo Garza, Núria Monfort Built up Area: 3,314.35 sqm Budget: 3,136,220.99 € Completion: 2009 Photographer: Jordi Surroca I start with the “Architectural Association Press”, I go towards Lewerents and I will arrive to Masrampinyo. There was a 1989 book, “Sigurd Lewerents 1885-1975. “The Dilemma of Classicism” published by the “Architectural Association Press” with its cover made of an intriguing impression of a wall fragment from one of Lewerents churches made of sandpaper.
New Flagship Office / ESA Architects
Mar 23rd
© Jaap Oepkes Architects: ESA Architects Location: Newbury, Berkshire, England Client: Stryker UK ltd Project Area: 10,000 sqm Project Year: Sept. 2011 Cost: £15million Project Team: Nic Sampson, Ralph Humphrey, Samiul Kamal-Uddin, Claire Lewis-Smith, James Gott Photographer: Jaap Oepkes © Jaap Oepkes ESA completes an exciting new office for Stryker UK Ltd, whom are the global leader in medical technology providing specialist or thopaedic and surgical equipment to healthcare professionals across the world including the NHS
