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Complejo Parroquial de La Ascension del Senor | AGi architects

Complejo Parroquial de La Ascension del Senor | AGi architects

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| November 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

Designed by Spain and Kuwait-based architectural firm AGi architects, Complejo Parroquial de La Ascensión del Señor is the phase 2 religious building proposed for a Catholic Church in Sevilla, Spain. + Architect’s statement by AGi architects We propose a spiritual building based on two principles: First of all, The Catholic Church mission since the last [...]

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Foster + Partners’ Designs for Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi revealed

Foster + Partners’ Designs for Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi revealed

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| November 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

The design of Foster + Partners for the Zayed National Museum have been officially unveiled today by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Conceived as a monument and memorial to the late [...]

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UNStudio / Ben van Berkel’s design chosen for the Singapore University of Technology and Design

UNStudio / Ben van Berkel’s design chosen for the Singapore University of Technology and Design

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| November 25, 2010 | 0 Comments

The world-renowned architect UNStudio / Ben van Berkel’s design has been selected from a shortlist of five practices to design Plot A of the SUTD (Singapore University of Technology and Design) campus. The main aim of the design for the Singapore University of Technology and Design was to create a campus that celebrates both teaching [...]

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Six winners of the Western Red Cedar Architectural Design Awards

Six winners of the Western Red Cedar Architectural Design Awards

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| November 25, 2010 | 0 Comments

Here are the six Western Red Cedar Architectural Design Award winners, the competition is sponsored by the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association to recognize creativity and innovative design by using one of the world’s most unique building materials, Western Red Cedar. The award winners offer a range of creative approaches using Western Red Cedar… They [...]

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Booksigning and lecture by Wolf D. Prix

Booksigning and lecture by Wolf D. Prix

Category: Book, Events/News Tags: ,
| November 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

2 months ago, we’ve introduced a book of “COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Complete Works 1968-2010 by TASCHEN“. Well, if you have bought this book, let’s take this opportunity to attend the occasion of booksigning and lecture by Wolf D. Prix at bookshop Walther König, VIE. Date: December 1, 2010 Time: 6:00 p.m. Venue: Bookshop Walther König, Museumsquartier, [...]

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Dwelling in Avila | A-cero

Dwelling in Avila | A-cero

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| November 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

Designed by Spainish architectural studio A-Cero, a dwelling of generous proportions developed over a single storey to facilitate the indoor-outdoor connection and to make the most of the environment in which it stands. Surrounded by meadows, tree groves, chestnut, pine and oak trees and wildlife represented by stags, wild boar and roe deer, the edifice [...]

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Lord Foster to deliver his inaugural lecture as Humanitas Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Oxford

Lord Foster to deliver his inaugural lecture as Humanitas Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Oxford

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| November 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

The world-renowned architect Norman Foster will deliver his inaugural lecture as Visiting Professor in Architecture at 5 p.m. on Monday, 29 November, in the Examination Schools, Oxford University. I am grateful to Lord Weidenfeld and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue for the invitation to be the Humanitas Visiting Professor of Architecture. This is a timely [...]

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Zaha Hadid Architects and the Bouregreg Valley Development Agency Announce the Rabat Grand Theatre

Zaha Hadid Architects and the Bouregreg Valley Development Agency Announce the Rabat Grand Theatre

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| November 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

In Morocco, Zaha Hadid Architects and the Bouregreg Valley Development Agency Announce the Rabat Grand Theatre. I am delighted to be building the Grand Theatre in Rabat… Morocco’s unique musical traditions and rich cultural history in the performing arts are renowned throughout the world. I am honoured to be part of the cultural development of [...]

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Pipe Cottage | Barsav Concept & Construction

Pipe Cottage | Barsav Concept & Construction

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| November 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

Barsav Concept & Construction recently has completed the Pipe Cottage in karaj, Iran. The aim of this project was to construct a villa which suits of characters and interest. Considering the site situation, which is close to an aluminum pipeline factory. The villa was built using the pipelines as native material. Initially the building consists [...]

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Aquarium of San Sebastian | Hoz Fontan Arquitectos

Aquarium of San Sebastian | Hoz Fontan Arquitectos

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| November 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Aquarium of San Sebastian has been lodged for more than 100 years in a building on Mount Urgull’s feet, in one of the most visible zones of La Concha Bay. It is an institution for which its own building, while being at the same time its identity seal, had become an obstacle for its [...]

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The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools | Gonzalez Goodale Architects

The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools | Gonzalez Goodale Architects

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| November 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

Designed by Gonzalez Goodale Architects of Pasadena, the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools are on a 24-acre campus that sits on the former site of the famed Ambassador Hotel. It is home to six new pilot schools, delivering innovative K-12 education in a modern, integrated campus environment. The campus includes a new public park, master [...]

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Surabaya House | designstudio

Surabaya House | designstudio

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| November 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Indonesia-based architectural firm designstudio has designed the Surabaya House in Indonesia. Architectural expressions kept into minimal details and few colors. It is a composition between horizontal and vertical elements blend together, with the main roof detached from the body to let natural light enter and light the second storey. Asa Darmatriaji, principle of designstudio + Project [...]

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