Tag: Architectural video

Arctic Research Facility \ Polar Ants

Arctic Research Facility \ Polar Ants

Category: Landscape, Master Plan Tags: ,
| March 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

A team of four by Polar Ants (Lukasz Szlachcic, Anais Mikaelian, Laila Selim, Bita Mohamadi), having just finished an experimental, architectural project within the framework of the Design Research Lab at the Architectural Association. The statement Architecture defines, articulates and mediates the relationship between a physical environment and inhabitation. The primary investigation of this project [...]

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The Metropol Parasol \ Film by Arup

The Metropol Parasol \ Film by Arup

Category: Architecture, Culture, Landscape Tags: , , , ,
| February 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

The Metropol Parasol was designed by Architect, J. MAYER H., with engineering consulting from Arup. The Metropol Parasol is one of the largest wooden structures in the world and was completed in April 2011. It has become a new centre for Seville. Arup‘s positive influence on the world is explored in a film about Metropol [...]

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New Museum – “Going Gaga with SANAA”

New Museum – “Going Gaga with SANAA”

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| January 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Can a building ever be compared to Lady Gaga? Most experts may say no, but they obviously haven’t seen the New Museum, one of the best looking museums ever made according to Delaine Isaac. The New Museum, founded as the New Museum of Contemporary Art by Marcia Tucker in 1977, is the only museum in [...]

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Season 1 Ep.1: UNStudio Amsterdam Pavilion – Great Spaces

Season 1 Ep.1: UNStudio Amsterdam Pavilion – Great Spaces

Category: Events/News Tags: , , , , , , ,
| December 3, 2011 | 1 Comment

Shared by a New York-based architect Delaine Isaac, he has recently completed the first episode for “Great Spaces“: UNStudio Amsterdam Pavilion. The Amsterdam Pavilion was commissioned by the Battery Conservancy, is a gift from the Netherlands to New York in honour of 400 years of friendship. It was unveiled to public in September 2009, if [...]

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House 712 \ H ARQUITECTES

House 712 \ H ARQUITECTES

Category: Architecture, House Tags: , , , ,
| November 24, 2011 | 0 Comments

The house was for a young couple without children, and had some initial programmatic requirements which were pretty conventional (a garage, three bedrooms, a study, etc). The plot, which was triangular and around 400m2, was part of a land promotion protected by the Incasol for self promoters and was subjected to a tight schedule for [...]

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Erupting Stability \ Ted Givens AIA

Erupting Stability \ Ted Givens AIA

Category: Architecture, House Tags: , ,
| November 14, 2011 | 1 Comment

Erupting Stability – (Tornado Proof Suburb) By Ted Givens AIA (Design Partner at 10 Design Hong Kong) Isn’t the Wizard of Oz a clear example of the awesome force that a tornado can muster? How can Jaws drive people out of the ocean screaming when a house blown through the sky brings back nostalgic memories? [...]

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New exhibition of West Kowloon Cultural District plans opens in Hong Kong

New exhibition of West Kowloon Cultural District plans opens in Hong Kong

Category: Master Plan Tags: , , ,
| October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

If you are now in Hong Kong, let’s take the chance to visit the new exhibition of West Kowloon Cultural District plans. The Plan is based on Foster + Partners’ City Park conceptual plan which earned enormous public support and was selected by the Board of WKCDA in March 2011 as the masterplan for the [...]

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Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park \ Cook+Fox Architects

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park \ Cook+Fox Architects

Category: Architecture, Office Tags: , ,
| September 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

American architect Cook+Fox Architects recently produced a video on One Bryant Park, the 2nd tallest building NYC and the first LEED Platinum commercial skyscraper in the world. If you have never heard the story behind the design of this building, let’s take a look how the architect focused on health, well-being, and themes of Biophilia [...]

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09FDIP | Spaceworkers

09FDIP | Spaceworkers

Category: Architecture, Culture Tags: , , , ,
| August 3, 2011 | 2 Comments

A “factory” for the city … A space to do things …. anything! Simply do things … Communicate. Communicate with the World … Know … Learn in a fun way! A building that needs to dialogue with the city. An organic block, which gently lands on a square … A kind of constant sensory challenge [...]

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DSSH Bridge | Sanzpont [arquitectura]

DSSH Bridge | Sanzpont [arquitectura]

Category: Architecture, Transportation Tags: , , , ,
| July 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

DSSH Bridge is designed by sanzpont [arquitectura] for the Building to Building Pedestrian Bridge International Challenge. DYNAMIC SHAPESHIFTING HELIX BRIDGE DYNAMIC REACTION: Being a flexible tensile structure, by applying more tension to different points, a technological dynamic deformation can be achieved in response to the people crossing the bridge. It becomes a living element that [...]

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New Book by Roger Diener, Joseph Abram & Martin Steinmann: DIENER & DIENER

New Book by Roger Diener, Joseph Abram & Martin Steinmann: DIENER & DIENER

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| July 14, 2011 | 1 Comment

An Illuminating New Title on the Internationally Acclaimed Architecture Practice Phaidon is pleased to present the only monograph on the internationally acclaimed Swiss architecture practice of Diener & Diener. With a subtle, sophisticated style that combines intellectually rigorous thinking with an unpretentious, practical approach to design, Diener & Diener are world renowned for their singular [...]

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Edition29 STRUCTURE Released for iPad

Edition29 STRUCTURE Released for iPad

Category: iPhone/iPad app Tags: ,
| June 12, 2011 | 0 Comments

I believe you’ve got Edition29 ARCHITECTURE on your Ipad, Edition29 has just released another new iPad app: Edition29 STRUCTURES. This new iPad magazine series focuses on incredibly interesting structures from around the world. This first issue includes interviews with noteworthy new architects such as Neil Denali and the HL23 in NYC. The highlight of this [...]

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