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Category: Architecture, Education, Selected Tags: ESD design, Green architecture, Minimalism, Perforated, Refurbishment / Extension, Steel, Studio Comoglio Architetti
Italian architect Giorgio Comoglio recently has completed the renovation of the Ex Sellerie, which is located in the area of the ex military arsenal in Turin, Italy. The task of the project is to increase the original building’s floor area and height. The minimal form of perforated steel envelope has been introduced to integrate the existing [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education Tags: Cladding, Kristin Jarmund Architects, Norway, Random pattern, School
Norwegian firm Kristin Jarmund Architects recently has completed the Gjerdrum Secondary School, which was the 1st prize project in the invited competition in 2007. + Project description courtesy of Kristin Jarmund Architects The project won 1st prize in an invited competition the autumn of 2007. With very few adjustments the competition project was realised. The [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education, Landscape Tags: A-cero, Landscape architecture, Spain
The spanish architecture firm A-cero has won the competition in Murcia, Spain. The centre is designed to be part of landscape, attempts to blur the boundary between the building and landscape. + Project description courtesy of A-cero The architecture Studio A-cero that directs Joaquín Torres has gained the project contest for the creation of a [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education Tags: Norway, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, School
Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects‘s largest school project – The Thor Heyerdahl School of Advanced and Further Education recently has been completed in Larvik, Norway. We have chosen to rethink and challenge the traditional boundaries surrounding school buildings. We wanted to create an architectonic base for a well functioning student environment and increased cross [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Education, Selected Tags: Competition, Iconic architecture, Library, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Waterfront architecture
Denmark-based Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects‘ winning proposal for the international competition to design “Urban Mediaspace”, the largest public library in Scandinavia, is part of a wider plan to regenerate the old cargo docks on the harbour front in the Danish city of Aarhus. The building’s distinctive heptagonal-shape design will be a landmark in Aarhus. Urban [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education Tags: Folding architecture, Laboratory, Morphosis, New York, School, Skin, Steel
41 Cooper Square is the Advancement of Science and Art building for the Cooper Union designed by Morphosis Architects. The project has won the Best Green Design of 2009 Awards from the New York Construction. Built with sustainability goals, 41 Cooper Square is the first LEED certified academic laboratory building in New York City. For [...]
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Category: Architecture, Civic, Education, Selected Tags: Architecture Award, Belgium, Europen architecture, Learning center, Library, Music center, New York, REX
Kortrijk Central Library in Belgium is a competition winning project designed by New York-based architecture firm REX. The design combines functions of Library, Life-Long Learning Center and Music Center. The new combination was named the project “LLLibrary”. + Project description courtesy of REX REX and Principal in Charge Joshua Prince-Ramus have been named the winner [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education, Selected Tags: Aedas, China architecture, ESD design, Fluid form, Green architecture, Iconic architecture
International architectural firm Aedas has designed an Administration & Information Centre for Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University located in Suzhou Industrial Park, China. This is the Architecture Award winning project awarded by the Asia Pacific Commercial Property Awards 2009. With the environmental concern, the void on facade is not only creating the impressive architectural perspective but also inviting [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education, Residential Tags: ADOC, Spain
Portuguese architecture firm ADOC (Arquitectura Design Ordenamento Consultores) has designed a student housing proposal for university campus in Zaragoza, Spain. + Project description courtesy ADOC The first thought was, not only to understand the houses as part of a hole, but also to recognize their individuality. It’s a house, and will never stop being one. [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education, Selected Tags: Cladding, Courtyard architecture, Moho Architects, Pavilion, Spain
Media Island Wifi Pavilion at Miguel Hernandez University Campus in Elche (Alicante) Spain, designed by Moho Architects, with an organization of a central courtyard surrounded by functional spaces, while maximizing the natural daylighting and ventilation. + Project description courtesy of Moho Architects The idea of the project is the construction of an exportable concept of [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education Tags: ESD design, Landscape architecture, Studio Gang Architects, USA architecture
Ford Calumet Environmental Center, demonstrating the sustainable principle of reuse, cost-effective and innovative design, designed by Chicago-based architect firm Studio Gang Architects. A very good attempt of using basket-like mesh of woven recycled and re-used rebar and steel to enclose the south-facing porch that creating passive solar shading and protection against bird strikes, while allowing [...]
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Category: Design, Education, Furniture, Interior Tags: i29, Modern table, School, Snelder Architecten
Netherlands-based i29 interior architects recently has completed the interior design of a public school Panta Rhei which was designed by Snelder Architecten located in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The inspiration of the design is come from the name of school – Panta Rhei, meaning ‘everything flows’, ‘everything is in motion’. This led to a design that leaves [...]
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