The 2010 AIA New York winners were recently announced (we’ll share the full over view this weekend with you), and this project by Kohn Pedersen Fox received a design award in the Unbuilt category. Just like the other winning projects, the design showcases New York talent and was chosen for its “design quality, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness and technique.” The project, entitled U..
In 2009, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced a competition for its new headquarters to be built in a city near Naju, South Korea. The new KEPCO headquarters, which would include nearly 120,000 square meters of office space and public exhibition program, will constitute a major anchor point of this emerging city. KEPCO has mandated an ambitious program of objectives for the fac..
Europan 8. Concurso. Mencion / Runner-up. Desarrollo Suburbano Mixto en Valladolid. ¿Como enfrentarnos al crecimiento de las ciudades europeas de tipo medio en su contexto cuasi-metropolitano a lo largo de las redes de infraestructuras? las orgullosas capitales regionales comienzan a mirar hacia y alrededor suyo, se traspasan los limites municipales y se jerarquizan areas urbanas hasta hace poco..
Greek studio Point Supreme sent us their entry for the international competition for the new UGM Art Gallery in Maribor, Slovenia (previously on Bustler). The Gallery Competition is part of a larger, international architectural ideas competition ‘EPK - DRAVA RIVER 2012’ Project Details: Status: competition Program: urban plan, contemporary art museum, architecture centre, design centre, children..
Trinity Point Planning Project in Fort Worth, Texas BTA was retained by the Tarrant County Water District to work with the team updating the Trinity River flood control system. The design brief was to prepare a framework plan and urban design standards for the Trinity Point lands in Fort Worth, Texas. The site is adjacent and north of the downtown core. This project was initiated by the strong d..
The design of a new Government Complex of Chung-Nam Province - one of the nine South Korean provinces – re-imagines the idea, image and functions of an institutional building and government center. The design reconciles two opposing concepts: 1. BUILDING vs. NATURE and 2. GOVERNMENT vs. CIVIC. By blurring the differences between the built environment and the landscape, people are invited inside ..
Steven Holl Architects have won a competition to masterplan the Futian business district in Shenzhen, China. Steven Holl Architects’ design for the competition included four towers connected by a horizontal linking structure. The firm was awarded the design of the overall master plan, while the tower designs (not pictured here) were won by Morphosis, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Atelier FCJZ, Hans Hollein..
It seems no one told Dubai about the financial crisis, as new projects keep being unveiled. This time, our green friends over Inhabitat tipped us on a mega development, owned by Maraas Holding: The Jumeirah Gardens. The master plan for this project was designed by SOM Chicago, and consists of a mixed-use development that incorporates low, medium, and high-density zones for business, residences, ..
Reiser + Umemoto RUR Architecture PC along with joind tenderer Fei & Cheng Associates received first prize at the Taipei Pop Music Center Competition. With the Taipei Pop Music Center, Reiser + Umemoto and ARUP have fundamentally rethought the live music and entertainment venue to meet the challenges and opportunities of pop music and digital media in the 21st century. The Taipei Pop Music Cente..
Competition First Prize Winner, 2007 . Design Team: SERERO Architectes / David Serero, Min-Seung Shin, Julie Napoleon, Yoichi Ozawa, Louisa Gouesnard, Fabrice Zaini. Lighting Design: Atelier Vincent Thiesson, Vincent Thiesson, Sara Castagne. Landscape: Office of Landscape Morphology, Philippe Coignet, Silvia Zagheno.
