레일위의 도시 현실가능성이 얼마나 있을지는 모르지만 정말 재미있는 계획이네요. 도시를 관통하는 레일위에 호텔, 공용화장실, 콘서트홀 등을 계획하여 사람들의 커뮤니티 네트워크를 다른 방식으로 풀고 있어요. 천혜의 자연을 가지고 있는 야외공간이 자기가 머무는 공간 안으로 들어오는 거죠. This morning, we published the shared First Prize winner of the Norwegian master plan competition for the city of Åndalsnes by Danish JAJA Architects. Here is now also the exciting entry by Jägnefält Milton that was awarded a respectable T..
Courtesy of F9 Productions A project for Downtown Fargo: an urban infill competition in North Dakota, F9 Productions began with the question: what would make Fargo grow? They are asking people to imagine if a prairie could become a building’s coat, what could it look like? Can the mighty Red River inform how pedestrians flow though the site? And what form can symbolize the regions enduring stren..
Project: Skien Brygge, Norway Type: International Competition with prequalification [4 teams selected from 33 applicants] Client: ROM Eiendom, Skien Municipality and Grenland Harbor Program: Housing, offices, retail and urban spaces Site area: Approx. 4 hectare Proposed built area: 56,000 m2 Team: A-lab & SEA Consultants: Buro Happold Ltd A collaborative design effort by A-lab (Oslo, Norway) and..
Toronto-based Ja Architecture Studio, in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio, have sent us their proposal for the Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Popular Music Center competition. The international competition aims to make Kaohsiung, Taiwan an incubator of the pop music industry in Southern Taiwan and throughout the Asian pop music network. The announcement of the final winner is expected for ..
London-based design studio Tonkin Liu have completed a re-design of the Dover Esplanade in Kent, England. Dover’s Esplanade has been given a radical overhaul by Tonkin Liu. The project has been conceived as three artworks that have grown out of their social and environmental context and the way they are constructed. The new Esplanade officially opens today, 4 November 2010. Lifting Wave, Resting..
The Barcelona architecture firm XV Studio has shared with us their proposal for the new Angola Central Highlands University, where they were a part of the four team short list for the international competition. Proposal images and the architects description after the break. TRACING LUSONA PATTERNS AROUND THE POOLS OF LIGHT “Learning, a young boy enjoys making sand drawings with his fingers… thes..
A couple weeks ago, we featured STL‘s proposal for the Kaohsiung Competition. Now, Sun & Schrempp Associates have shared with us their design for a Marine and Pop Music Center driven by the wave motion of the water experienced at Kaohsiung’s marine port. More images and architect’s description after the break. Kaohsiung’s Marine port is a vital element to the city’s culture and history. It used ..
Architect: Maxwan Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Partner in charge: Hiroki Matsuura Team leader: Jason Hilgefort Team: Hiroki Matsuura, Rients Dijkstra and Jason Hilgefort with Artur Borejszo, Leena Cho, Ignas Uogintas, Nobuki Ogasahara Client: City of Kaohsiung Program: Cultural – Pop Music Center, Marine Center, Large Performance Hall, Music Rehearsal Space, Small Performance Halls Site area: 12 ..
Architects: Dom Arquitectura Location: Agoncillo, Logroño; La Rioja, Spain Project Architect: Pablo Serrano Elorduy Interior Designer: Blanca Elorduy Collaborators: Ingeniería Torrella Project Area: 11,280 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Dom Arquitectura The main design idea by Dom Arquitectura was to produce morphological, topographical and topological conditions and forms within the new landscape..
Architects: Salto AB Location: Varbuse, Estonia Client: Estonian Road Museum Project team: Maarja Kask, Karli Luik, Ralf Lõoke, Pelle-Sten Viiburg Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Andrés Tarto. Karli Luik The concept of the open air exhibition grounds is based on a road – while passing by, your route will be surrounded by different landscapes. The solution forms a long 8-shaped path, where functi..
