tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69858316460885016472012-02-16T22:44:26.909+02:00Architecture - Urban Studies - SustainabilityAline Chahinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17748062981374421388noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985831646088501647.post-27833027080565651482007-08-17T20:00:00.001+03:002007-08-17T20:01:15.299+03:00

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Via Plataforma ArquitecturaPlease Note that all photos are owned by Plataforma

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Verdi landscaping systems has won 1st place in IDEA 2007 in the design concept group. below is the explanation of the system as posted on IDEA" Verdi is a low-maintenance modular landscaping alternative to traditional grass lawns. The pre-seeded interlocking tiles with built-in irrigation practically eliminate the need for high-pollution mowers and inefficient water usage. The entire system is

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- Via DezeenThe Tallest Tower in Latin America, Mexico City was designed by OMA. Below are set of photos on the project and you can check the press release of OMA on the Project here

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- Via Dezeen The Porsche Design Towers I and II, are jointly designed with Porsche Design.The two towers, one cylindrical and one a hollow slab, are being built at Business Bay in Dubai.More photos and text on Dezeen

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Via Arkinetia blogBelow is the description as posted on Arkinetia: "This house is located on a high dune at Cape Schank Victoria. The primary program is elevated to take advantage of expansive views across the Mornington Peninsula. from Bass Strait to Port Phillip Bay. The house engages with the landscape in both form and materiality. The upper level extends westwards towards the views appearing

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- Via World Architecture News " EMERGENT designs the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art in Shenzen, ChinaThe design is based on integrating the MoCA and PE programs into a single unified project with a distinct presence in the city. The programs are easily unified due to their similar typology and functional requirements. Unification of the programs also allows for a greater efficiency due to

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- Via DezeenAnother Project by OMA in the Middle East.. Check the description and more photos below as posted on Dezeen"Ras Al Khaimah is the furthest north of the UAE’s seven emirates and is in terms of population the fourth largest. The emirate is endowed with a wealth of natural resources and occupies a prime position on some of the world’s most important trade routes.The city of Ras Al

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- Via Dezeen"Located between Jeddah and Mecca, the airport will cater for the two million pilgrims who make the journey to Mecca during the holy Hajj period and features a special terminal for the Saudi Royal Family.(image below)"" The main terminal is in the shape of a ring with an oasis at its centre and is configured to cope with a massive increase in visitor numbers during the Hajj, while the

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- Via Inhabitat" Singapore’s Housing and Development Board has unveiled designs for what will be the first eco-friendly residential project on the island. While this is not the greenest residential project we’ve seen to date, it is a step in the right direction, as over 80% of Singaporean households live in HDB apartments and they will soon have a more environmentally friendly living option.

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- Via Inhabitat" Michelle Kauffman, prefab designer extraordinaire, is at it again. Her newest mkLotus design, a modular prefab home with a long list of green features, will debut at this September’s West Coast Green conference in San Francisco with a full-sized showhouse for visitors to ooh-and-aah at to their hearts’ content. The mkLotus features a green roof, LED lighting, green building

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You can check below set of photos of the new OMA project in the Middle East-AL Rai Masterplan-Kuwait.Full explanation text and photos on Dezeen Source: DEZEEN

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" LA PATTERNS, INC design the Fake Plastic Trees project in HollywoodFollowing the lineage of the Schindler house as an experiment in modern living in close relation to nature, our proposal "Fake Plastic Trees" is an attempt to investigate the formal, spatial and atmospheric potential of a vertically sustainable garden in synch with the most advanced technology for plant growth. The garden is

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From Poo Power to sound energy to..even spinach.. check at Inhabitat the 5 weirdest ways in powering your house.Source: Inhabitat

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Location: North SydneyThough the project is on hold i found it very interesting with its impact on its surrounding as well as design strategy.below is the explanation as it appeared on Super Colossal Site" Won in competition in association with Tribe Studios, this is a scheme for a new bus and train interchange in the North Sydney CBD. This proposal aims to serve the dual purpose of

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The City of Madrid commissioned Foreign Office Architects to create a sustainable multi-unit residential alternative for its new public housing development at Carabanchel. Source: Inhabitat

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Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition for the new National Library and Bank in Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan.More details and photos on Dezeen

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"Libya government district win for Buro Happold and Léon Wohlhage WernikBuro Happold in collaboration with architect Léon Wohlhage Wernik and a team of international specialists has won the competition to design the new government district in Libya’s capital Tripoli. Together with consulting engineer Buro Happold, the German architect developed a concept for a highly efficient use of

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“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.” —Dr. Paul Polak, International Development EnterprisesExhibition catalogue Designers, engineers, students and professors, architects, and social entrepreneurs from

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- Via A Daily Dose of Architecture"The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia in Ljubljana, completed in 1999, was a very important project for the Slovenian architects Jurij Sadar and Bostjan Vuga, who started Sadar Vuga Arhitekti after winning the design competition for the office building in 1996. The project was a finalist for the 2001 Mies van der Rohe Awards.In 2003 the client asked

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From Chicago to Shanghai, urban centers that are shaping our future."You're smart, young, newly graduated from a university with the whole world before you. You could settle in a small town with well-tended lawns, pancake suppers, and life on a human scale. Or you could truck it to the big city, with all its din and dog-eat-dog lunacy. Your choice?There is no choice. For all the challenges cities

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"Net Bridge is a five-lane pedestrian bridge that will serve as a new gateway linking central Beirut to the marina.Designed by Nadim Karam of Lebanese architects Atelier Hapsitus, work is due to start on the project early next year, subject to a favourable security situation, of course.""The project came about after a competition for a footbridge organised by Solidere - the development company

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The masterplan competition for the redevelopment of Manchester Victoria Station and the surrounding areas was won by Hamiltons Architects."..With developer AMEC, Network Rail and the City of Manchester, Hamiltons will now work up detailed proposals for the area with a view to submitting for outline planning permisson for the masterplan in a year's time. The first phase will include the

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- Via Inhabitat" Salzburg-based Espace Mobile has recently debuted their very eye-catching, very affordable prefabricated line of customizable homes, ranging from €55,000 to €95,000. The concept behind Espace is the individual “at home” in a natural environment, designed for modular customization with the best materials for long lifetimes and flexibility....""..The Espace home is as customizable

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Check these photos from Zaha Hadid Exibition at the Design Museum - london..Source: Zaha Hadid Blog

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The International Architecture Triennale of Lisbon 2007, happening between May 31 st and July 31 st, aims to become a ‘Festival’ of architecture, participated by the local community and able to attract an international audience (find more in trienaldelisboa.sapo.pt). You can also browse the photos on Flickr.

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"Casa da Musica, situated in the historical centre of Porto has won the European Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). This prestigious prize is awarded yearly for outstanding contributions to architectural design in Europe. The Jurors described Casa da Musica as "intriguing, disquieting and dynamic". The building contains two shoe box shaped auditoriums, the voids created

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"...While walking through the woods near Eureka Springs, Ark, one might be forgiven to mistake Thorncrown Chapel for a grove of trees in the middle of the forest. The transparent glazed facade, combined with the timber trusses create the appearance of a being within grove of trees rather than a carefully constructed chapel. It is only when one is inside the chapel that one starts appreciating

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- Via noticiasarquitectura"XXXX house, Yaizu, Shizuoka - Japón / MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIOAutomobile is our rival to beat.Came one day a client who offered us a business. He wished to have an atelier which can be used also as a gallery to present his work of ceramic art, which he made for pleasure.With mere 1.5 million yen (=11,000 euro) which he saved to originally purchase a business-purpose

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"...166 Perry Street is the first major building by cult figure theorist/virtual architect Hani Rashi and his wife LiseAnne Couture of Asymptote (designers of the curvy white Carlos Meile boutique on W. 14, the new Alessi shop on Greene Street, the virtual Guggenheim, NYSE's 3-D trading floor, etc.).Developers are the team who created the two original Richard Meier-designed 173-176 Perry Street

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- Via Inhabitat"..For all of us urban dwellers who crave indoor greenery but find ourselves a bit short on space, here’s a great solution that requires almost no square footage: Joost Bakker’s Schiavello Vertical Gardens. The steel-frame interior plant system was designed on a grid that allows numerous plants to be stacked vertically in columns or walls- providing the perfect backdrop for any

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- via DesignverbFrom Sao Paolo - BrazilBusinessWeek articleSao Paulo: The city that said No to AdvertisingThe “Clean City” law passed last year by the populist mayor, Gilberto Kassab, stripped the Brazilian city of all advertising. So how’s it looking now?by Patrick BurgoyneA city stripped of advertising. No Posters. No flyers. No ads on buses. No ads on trains. No Adshels, no 48-sheets, no

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- via Jean BeaudoinSilk Road - China" ...World renowned as the city of the Terra Cotta Warriors, Xi’an is one of the six Great Ancient capital of China, having hosted 13 dynasties in China’s history. Formerly named Chang’an, the current Shaanxi Province capital was the origin of the ancient Silk Road. As a historical capital, Xi’an has united China as well as initiated the intertwinning of

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- Via Archiprix"..Each year the institutions that teach design in the Netherlands select the best graduation projects of their students for submission to Archiprix. The twenty-six plans submitted to Archiprix 2007 present in all their diversity a picture of the state of affairs in Dutch design education during the school year 2005-2006. You may take a tour through all the entries or read the

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Dear all,kindly note that the text that describes the news posted on this site is usually part of the source and not part of architecture lab.the text copied from other sources will be from now on posted between "..." so it can be more clear to readers.cheers.aline chahinearchitect/designer

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- via EikongraphiaUnited Architects - Competition-entry ECB, Frankfurt (Copyright United Architects)The competition for the new office building of the European Central Bank, the ECB, was won by the Austrian architects of Coop Himmelb(l)au with a quite modest design.The most interesting design – and probably one of the most unlikely to win – in my view came from the team of United Architects, a

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- via materialicioQuon Modular by Andrew Maynard Architects in Australia..."...Prefab may not take long to build once on site, but it takes a lot of time, money and perseverance to get a concept into the market and then into production. We first looked at Andrew Maynard's prefabs a while back, and now learn that his prefab company, Quon Modular, is in production and manufacturing. His site says "

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International Urban Design Conference, being held on the Gold Coast, Australia 6,7 & 8 September, 2007.The Conference theme “Waves of Change – Cities at Crossroads” will challenge us all to examine our towns and cities. Population growth and economic prosperity have consequences on the environment and on the longer term social well-being of our communities.The wave of environmental challenges

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- Via noticias arquitecturaBranches house is about one hour and a half of Santiago, specifically in the surroundings of Melipilla. The fast access from the capital turns it an excellent place for a second house. This zone is call “Campo Lindo”, and is characterized by the predominance of traditional Spanish houses style.The project was thought and requested for a young couple, with a just born

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- Via Architecture - UrbanismExcerpts from the Introduction by Ashraf M. Salama and Nicholas WilkinsonTitled: Legacies for the Future of Design Studio Pedagogy……Contemporary societies are in a continuous process of transformations and learning systems should respond to the changes associated with these transformations. Design and built environment professions are no exception and thus

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- via PentagramAngus Hyland and William Russell have designed Global Cities, a major free exhibition that is taking place in the spectacular Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London from June 20 to August 27. The exhibition has been developed from a show that formed the centrepiece of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2006 by the Tate curatorial team, Professor Richard Burdett and his team at the

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- Via Intelligent CoastIntelligent Coast* is a center of research on coast and tourism. It aims to develop new qualified coast systems with the help of thinkers and experts coming from different fields.INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUMINTELLIGENT COAST TOURISM XXL. THE EUROPEAN MEGALOPOLIS at CCCB - Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona 19 - 20 - 21 of July 2007The International Symposium Intelligent

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- Via Perfect CityOn the 9th of June, the university of Anhalt organized a conference called digitalcities. Jürgen Mayer (J. Mayer H Architects, Berlin), Alain Chiaradia (Space Syntax, London), Neri Oxman (MIT Computation Group, Boston), Kas Oosterhuis (ONL Architects, Rotterdam) and some more interesting speakers presented their work on how new digital tools are being used to analyze and design

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- via Ashkal AlwanMetro Club Presents: Radical ClosureA Jalal Toufic Program @ Metropolis Art Cinema, Hamra Street, BeirutThree film screenings:Monday June 25 @7:00pm: The Exterminating Angel by Luis Bunuel (1967) 93 minutesSpanish with English subtitlesWednesday June 27 @ 7:00pm: Lost Highway by David Lynch (1997)137 minute, EnglishFriday June 29 @ 7:00pm: The Shining by Stanley Kubrick (1980)

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- via InhabitatWith the new housing regulations coming into effect in England, which will mandate that all homes in the country be emission free by 2016, the race was on for designers and builders to come up with the first prototype of what such a house will look like. Currently being exhibited in the Big Build Innovation Park area of the BRE’s OFFSITE2007 exhibition, The Lighthouse designed by

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- via Claiming Public SpaceIn the first decade of the 21st century, several critical analyses have emerged about the future of American cities. This paper attempts to lay out a new notion: that of “Opportunity Urbanism.” This concept stresses a region’s ability to create jobs,offer affordable housing, and present entrepreneurial openings to a growing and highly diverse population as the surest

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- via NPCAWinners include designers from Brooklyn, Canada and professors from Virginia TechVan Alen Institute Executive Director Adi Shamir, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Regional Director Alexander Brash and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees Tom Secunda, and President of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Fernanda Kellogg, along with representatives from Columbia University’s

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- via ArchiseekThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority has unveiled a dramatic design for the new Luas Bridge across the Royal Canal at Docklands North Lotts. This bridge is an important element in the extension of the Luas connecting the IFSC to The Point. The bridge structure combines functionality with design and will be a centrepiece of the planned Royal Canal Linear Park.read more ....

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- Via Subtopia"...a completely futuristic border barrier where human personnel are entirely substituted by unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligent robots, networks of surveillance cameras and satellite-connected border posts, self-adjusting light systems, ground sensors – essentially, technology which potentially could eliminate the physical constructs of an actual fence altogether; invisible walls

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- via dezeenAMO, the think-tank arm of Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has announced a collaboration with the Hermitage State Museum (above) in St Petersburg, Russia, to develop a new museum typology for the 21st Century. read more ....

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- via Snøhetta Sheik Saud and Rakeen of Ras Al-Khaimah has appointed Snøhetta the prestigious task of creating an iconic gateway building for the new capital city of Ras Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The approx. 300,000 m2 complex will contain a Congress Center, Exhibition Halls, Shopping Center, 5+ Star Hotel, 5 Star Hotel, and a 4 Star Hotel.more photos 1 - 2

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-via Worldarchitecturenews Mecanoo architecten win competition to design Taiwan’s largest performing arts centreAt 100,000 m2 the National Performing Arts Centre is to become the largest theatre complex in Taiwan. An important source of inspiration for Mecanoo’s building design were the existing one of the world’s largest trees, the banyan trees on location. The partially grass and plant covered

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via Archis - unbuilt lebanonThe lack of common space can be seen in the public domain. This goes not only because of the lack of space itself, but also because of the connotation existing public spaces have.During the civil war in 1975, Lebanon was architecturally divided into sectarian regions, in which each religious community exercised its own urban rules and formed its own public space that

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- Via dezeenComme des Garçons Guerrilla Store +4161, temporarily set up in an old industrial building in Basel, Switzerland. The Guerrilla Store concept allows people to set up temporary retail outlets to sell Comme des Garçons clothing, providing the venue and organisers meet the approval of the fashion chain. more pictures on dezeen.com

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hello,i tried to summarize a short list of essential books that every architect needs to have on his bookshelf, i am starting now with books related to city planning and urbanism.The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsGeography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard KunstlerSuburban Nation : The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the

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- Via WorldArchitectureRising above the skyline of Khanty Mansiysk in Siberia, this mixed use tower will be a new landmark, providing crucial amenities for the city, sheltered from the harsh local climate. Set high on a hill in a densely wooded area, the tower rises above two podium buildings each facetted like a cut diamond, reflecting and refracting natural light to illuminate the interior. At

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- Via Inhabitat Rem Koolhaas has been quoted saying that skyscrapers create “vertical organization and new territories.” And now, one young Mexican architect, José Muñoz Villers, has designed a building that embodies these sentiments. Muñoz Villers incorporates the latest technologies, materials, engineering, and a holistic view of urban space into his design. The building, named the Euroscraper,

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A case study on the concept of public space in LebanonInitiated by Studio Beirut, Archis, Partizan Publik, Pearl and the University of Amsterdam - Center for Conflict Studies. An international multidisciplinary team of international and local students and professionals from the fields of architecture, urban development, design, sociology and political science, shall identify, analyze formally and

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- Via InhabitatPhilippe Barriere Design Collective’s Modular Transitional Growth Housing (MTGH) system proves once again that prefab is not only earth-friendly, but a highly-adaptable, scalable, and efficient form of building. The project, conceptualized for a post-Katrina New Orleans housing competition, and runner-up in last year’s Metropolis Next Generation competition, delivers a system to

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- via Architecture and Morality Organic Baby Farm's Wacky Hermit follows up on a discussion by Glenn Reynolds about the lack of basic hand-skills among younger adults. Hermit blames the rise of foreign trade, which have made cheap goods so widely available that many skills that substituted the need to buy new replacement have lost their value in saving money. Hermit provides a good example of

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