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Theater of Cachan Proposal / O-S Architects
Mar 19th
Courtesy of O-S Architects The winning proposal for the new Theater of Cachan, designed by O-S Architects , acts as a curtain that rises over the city with the aim to transform the neighborhood with an urban, cultural and social point of view. The overall image of the project is conceived as a technological and functional tool that confirms the dynamism of the city of Cachan, for the sake of architectural and landscape quality. More images and architects’ description after the break
Green Building and Climate Resilience: A Report by the U.S. Green Building Council + University of Michigan
Mar 17th
Urban Science Center / SMP Architects; Photo © Halkin Photography As many of us have already realized, sustainable design contributes to an awareness of environmental patterns and thereby creates communities that are more resilient to the devastating effects of the natural disasters that we have seen across the globe in recent months. Many people have accepted the cause and effect relationship that exists between current practices – those that pollute water and food sources, strip minerals, disturb fault linesand throw off ecosystems – with the rapidly increasing changes in climate
6 Bevis Marks / Fletcher Priest Architects
Mar 16th
© Fletcher Priest Architects Norman Foster’s Swiss Re Building will soon have a new neighbor! London -based practice Fletcher Priest Architects have designed a 16-story tower that will replace the existing, outdated 1980s office building. Now under construction, the new 230,000 square-foot office building at 6 Bevis Marks will reuse 50% of the original structure and be 80% more energy efficient than the current building. Continue reading for more
Architects, interior architects and architecture interns at Haptic Architects
Mar 16th
Dezeen Jobs: Haptic Architects seek architects, interior architects and architecture interns for their Oslo and London offices: More
Architects, interior architects and architecture interns at Haptic Architects
Mar 16th
Dezeen Jobs: Haptic Architects seek architects, interior architects and architecture interns for their Oslo and London offices: More
Moleskine App for iPad: The Hand of the Architect
Mar 14th
iPad Screenshot via iTunes Our favorite sketchbook has gone digital! Moleskine presents The Hand of the Architect – an iPad app featuring 378 sketches and drawings from 110 internationally renowned architects, such as Assadi, Botta, Fuksas, Graves, Gregotti, Hadid, Foster and Piano, “showing that every project always begins by hand”.
Warming Huts v.2012 Proposal / Mjölk Architects
Mar 14th
© Tomas Tesar Mjölk Architects shared with us their winning entry, titled ‘Polar Hen’, to an international arts and architecture competition in Winnipeg, MB, Canada . Their design consists of a pump with a sprinkler connected to a compressor and a generator creating a very fearsome creature which lays ‘ice eggs’. The Warming Huts v.2012 was an open competition endorsed by the Manitoba Association of Architects
Warming Huts v.2012 Proposal / Mjölk Architects
Mar 14th
© Tomas Tesar Mjölk Architects shared with us their winning entry, titled ‘Polar Hen’, to an international arts and architecture competition in Winnipeg, MB, Canada . Their design consists of a pump with a sprinkler connected to a compressor and a generator creating a very fearsome creature which lays ‘ice eggs’. The Warming Huts v.2012 was an open competition endorsed by the Manitoba Association of Architects.
Chakrabarti + SHoP Architects
Mar 12th
SHoP + new partner Chakrabarti Vishaan Chakrabarti , Director of Columbia Center for Urban Real Estate, will join SHoP Architects as its seventh partner – and only the second partner not related to the firm’s founders by blood or marriage. Chakrabarti’s expertise with large scale urban development projects will allow the firm to expand their urban reach, invigorating their “think-tank” approach to confront larger architectural problems that respond to global issues. “We are thrilled to have Vishaan join the firm. His background and depth of experience allow SHoP to add expertise to our bench while continuing our firm-wide focus on both planning and building,” said William Sharples, SHoP Partner
A Cradle for Multiple Cultures and Social Cohesion Nomad Office Architects
Mar 11th
Courtesy Nomad Office Architects Heritage Revitalization in Hong Kong Heritage is a socio-cultural resource, which the Hong Kong citizen is drawing on to help define an identity, both connected to and distinct from mainland China. Heritage revitalization is primarily software driven and its operating model should reflect the social needs and benefit at time rather than only upkeep architecture which frozen in time. Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minority If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole range of human potentials, and weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.
