Though small, the bridge illustrates the potential in educating architecture students about construction, but also how it and similar programs can shape community spaces. The professors and students answered some questions about the recently completed project. What were the circumstances of receiving the commission for this project? The Smith Creek Pedestrian Bridge ...
What were the circumstances of receiving the commission for this project? The project was secured through an RFP (Request for a Proposal) and interview process. We competed with four other firms – each much more established. Substance was less than one year old when we received the commission. The project, however, took seven years to design and build due to a complex f...
At prefecture level, the city has almost 2.5 million inhabitants, of which about 300.000 reside in the new Bayuquan district. A major part of the shoreline is stamped by the infrastructure for the port facilities of Yinkou Economic and Technological Development Zone. South of the industrial area, an organic grid forms the new infrastructure of highways and streets for th...
What were the circumstances of receiving the commission for this project? This project started as an open international urban design and architectural competition. Architectural competitions used to be mandatory for these type of commissions in Croatia and as a result of this policy a number of interesting affordable housing projects were built across the country. Th...
Axis Architects' new garage for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, takes the given functional considerations as a springboard for architectural expression, wrapping the structure in weathering steel patterned on a microscopic image of bone marrow. The architects answered a few questions about the AIA Utah Merit Award-winning projec...
Located in the city's Parque Patricios neighbourhood, the Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno provides a flexible workplace for the city mayor and 1,500 staff, but also offers facilities for the local community. Normal Foster's London-based firm originally designed the building to house Banco Ciudad, the municipal Buenos Aires bank. The brief later changed and the pr...
Designed by Adjaye in 2003 and completed in 2007, Sunken House is located in De Beauvoir Town, directly above the future route for the CrossRail 2 train that is set to connect south-west and north-east London when it opens in 2030. Reeve plans to take advantage of this by building his own personal station, which will use ramped travellators to ensure he and his family...
Norman Foster's London-based firm, which was rumoured to be working on the project back in October 2014, has signed a contract reportedly worth £54 million to develop a long-term vision for the future of the city's transport infrastructure. The masterplan will include the design of all new metro stations, the trains and the branding. Foster + Partners will also create a...
The tower was developed by London architecture studios Gruff and MSA in response to a competition organised by Lincolnshire County Council and local arts initiative artsNK, which invited artists and designers to propose a series of interventions aimed at promoting engagement with the area's coastal landscape. The architects designed a structure that encourages visitors ...
Jensen & Skodvin Architects, based in Oslo and known for their sensitive approach towards existing natural elements, have designed a small project at a potable water spring in a forest resort in North China, close to the North Korean border. The area around the spring is a protected forest – the Lushui River National Forest Park – with many large old trees. Therefore the...
News: a team led by 64North Architecture has won a competition to design a pedestrian and cyclist bridge connecting the San Francisco Bay waterfront and Palo Alto – home to some of the world's leading technology companies.Called Confluence, the winning design is a weathered steel structure that spirals gently up from the ground and is supported by a series of cables exte...
This wooden observation platform by architects Javier Mera, Jorge Andrade and Daniel Moreno sits high above a three-kilometre-wide lake inside an active volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes (+ slideshow). Mera, Andrade and Moreno designed the viewing deck for the edge of Quilotoa, a water-filled volcanic crater with a three-kilometre caldera that was formed after an eruption...
Conceived through the development of custom computational protocols of structural form-finding and descriptive geometry, the pavilion is the result of a reciprocal relationship that encompasses experiments in non-linear architectural typology (multiple entries, distributed feet with branching and spiral legs…), structural differentiation (bifurcation of structural downlo...
They are, however, at the mercy of the high level of functionality demanded of them. every year the number of global travelers rises dramatically, rendering older airports extremely inefficient if not almost entirely incapable of accommodating the number of pedestrian and aircraft traffic as well as the changing and new demands of the citizens. in 2015, we can already se...
The civic institution will not only house a collection of artifacts and documents relating to the president’s life, but will also provide an educational infrastructure and framework for a variety of outreach and community programs. The first selected entry takes the form of a floating ring with elevated pathways. designed by zhu wenyi, fu junsheng, and liang yiang, the s...
It happened in the renovation project for Piazza Galeazzi in Grosseto, in Central Italy, by Architect Massimo Gualtieri. What’s most original in his design idea is the creation and enhancement of the continuum between the public square and the overlooking church, and our travertine pavers had a major role in this. The silhouette of the Chiesa del Sacro Cuore’s pronaos...
This discrete and uncomplicated single slot grating means that it goes unnoticed, making it ideal for places where the drainage solution must not be evident so as not to take away from the beauty of the surroundings, but without losing sight of correct rainwater drainage. Civil F system drainage channels have been supplied for heavy load classes F250K and F300K with t...
Grown trees still dominate the revitalized Kostnické Square in Žižkov near the Jára Cimrman Theater. The railing and stairs between Husitska and Orebitska streets have also been preserved. Newly there is a wooden stage and a café. Passers-by can also relax on the new benches and refresh themselves with a drinking fountain. Installed urban furniture: benches INOA, drinki...
In 2005, Phonotech was consulted to isolate 8000 houses located nearby Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. People were suffering from all the different aircrafts noises landing and departing from the airport. A solution was therefore found by Phonotech due to its experience in dealing with this kind of issue. The houses have been acoustically isolated from the interior on the...
Located in Marinstaden, Sweden, AquaVilla has unveiled the completion of its largest floating home. The unique and remarkable property named ‘Sjövilla 210’ perfectly embodies Scandinavia’s ambitious design culture, constructed with materials chosen to function to the highest standard in marine conditions. Complementing AquaVilla’s dynamic design ethos, Kebony, a beautifu...
Arrangement(Development) of the city center made in association with the City hall of QUISSAC and GILLES AMPHOUX architect's Cabinet (Sommières 30). Manufacturing and pose(installation) of: borders, potelets, burn(blow) out of tree, Gardeners(Window boxes), baskets and totem
envisioned by klaudio muça and ani safaryan for the city above the city competition, METABOLISM 2.0 is an innovative ecological vision of the renowned nakagin capsule tower in tokyo. designed by kurokowa kishou, the structure is an example of the japanese postwar architectural movement called metabolism — a historical concept which combines architecture and biological gr...
Winner of the second place prize in an international design competition, the Forest City was created for a 24-hectare site and judged on its efficiency of land use, sensitivity to the environment, and inclusion of a landmark building that embodied the notion of a forest city. “Skylines across the world look the same—usually a couple of iconic towers in the center surroun...
The Dubai Frame will be located in the city’s beloved Zabeel Park, and it’s expected to attract nearly 2 million tourists annually. Construction is currently underway, however the unique skyscraper has been struck by a massive lawsuit. Architect Fernando Donis has filed an Intellectual Property claim against Dubai Municipality stating that the city stole his design. Aft...
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Realization: external paving for the Bouygues Bâtiment International patio Place and year: Versailles (France) - 2018 Isoplam® Products: Plam Hardening medium gray, Plam Rele dark gray, Isoplam® "Legno" mold and Isoplam® Plam Sealing Bouygues Bâtiment International has chosen Plam Hardening to create the floor of the elegant patio in the garden of its Headquart...
The project is a mega farming laboratory that will meet the food needs of almost 24 million people while serving as a center for innovation, interaction, and education within the world of urban agriculture.The Sunqiao Urban Agricultural District is composed of vertical farms that fit in nicely between the city’s many towers, adding a welcomed green counterpart to the shi...
on an island in the mediterranean, architect marià castelló martínez has restored a two-storey monument that dates back to the mid-18th century. completed in 1763, the ‘pi des català’ tower is one of four defensive lookout structures on the coast of formentera, the smallest of spain’s balearic islands. the landmark structure, which measures approximately 12.5 meters in d...
zaha hadid architects has unveiled plans to redevelop an industrial and derelict part of bratislava, the capital of slovakia. sited in the south-eastern part of the city, the design will convert the vast site into a new 20,000 square meter public park with residential towers that contain more than 700 apartments, office and retail space. an improved transport system will...
‘seoullo’, the korean name for the skygarden, translates to ‘towards seoul’ and ‘seoul street’. the completion of this project will help enliven this central station district into a greener, friendlier and more attractive location, while connecting all patches of green in the wider area. the project began when MVRDV won the competition back in 2015 and the main brief sou...
Building began in November of last year and the freestanding concrete cores should be completed by the end of May. The residence will stand at 53 meters (173 feet) tall and will include both studio apartments and quad units, as well as study spaces and areas for students to socialize. The project is estimated to cost $51.5 million and will be worth the price, as the arch...
2015. Diemmebi in collaboration with Basaglia Rota Nodari Architetti Associati proposes the Urbantime collection entirely in anthracite on the river Brembo. Design team: R&D Diemmebi Alberto Basaglia Natalia Rota Nodari Architetti Associati
The Hufton + Crow pair, aged 43 and 39 respectively, grew up together in Macclesfield, northern England, before moving to London. Both trained in analogue, using the large format camera favoured by many architectural photographers, but switched to digital as soon as the opportunity arose. The nature of digital photography made it possible to stitch together several im...
Silver's Time Slice photography series is an ongoing project that began in the photographer's native New York as an idea for a book and has evolved into a bigger project during his extensive travels for his job. Among the buildings he has "sliced" so far are Herzog & de Meuron's National Stadium in Beijing, the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore by Moshe Safdie, and Ist...
Marketing as a special place having tranquil walk The planned site is located in the entrance of Songchu Valley of the foot of Bukhansan. For this reason, many mountain climbers come in and out here from other areas regardless of weekday or weekend. Nevertheless, there is no rest area for village residents, but there are only low wooden benches for customers of restaura...
