London-based drdharchitects has won first place in the international competition to design a new library and concert hall in Bodø, Norway. The Bodø Kulturhus and Library will consist of two public buildings; a new city library (5,500m²) and a three-auditorium concert hall (7,350m²), creating a new cultural center for the Norwegian coastal city. The results of the competition were announced in Bo..
Architects: Babel Architecture / Sharon Rotbard, Dan Hasson, Yuval Yasky Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Collaborators: Shira Gleitman, Jessy Feng, Igor Shevchenko, Amit Mandelkern, Omer Barr Structure Consultant: Itzhak Rokach, Rokach-Ashkenazi Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Cons..
Danish practice schmidt hammer lassen architects (SHL Architects) has won an international competition to design “Urban Mediaspace”, the largest public library in Scandinavia. The €228 ($288) million scheme, located in Aarhus, Denmark, will become a new visual and cultural focal point for the city whilst pioneering the next generation of library design. SHL Architects was announced the winner on..
'dancing apartment' has been designed by korean firm unsangdong architects. located in south korea the apartments are built using oblique lines in which each unit consists of a terrace. the building consists of various community spaces which include parks, leisure facilities, event space, a library, media space and performance space. from designboom
Dutch architects Studio Klink, production company Illuminate, artist Matthias Oostrik and design and construction firm Cube have collaborated under the name Urban Alliance to create Moodwall, a subway installation in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The 24 metre long display is made from 2500 LEDs behind a ribbed, semi-transparent wall. “The resolution is stretched horizontally so images appear to be..
Evoking the space of a forest, or of a group of bamboos on a surface of water, has been the main aim of the project. On the one hand there is a desire to create a building mechanism able to generate incredible possibilities from the point of view of energy logic and environmental awareness, an essential and symbolic aspect for the Spanish Pavilion at the International Exposition of Zaragoza. But..
Twendy-One demonstrates its ability to hold delicate objects by manipulating a drinking straw between its fingers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering laboratory in Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. The sophisticated robot has been developed by the university's team, led by Dr. Shigeki Sugano, in hope of supporting people in aging societies. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kam..
Arquitecto: Anonimous-Led - Alfonso Jimenez Ubicacion: Queretaro, Mexico Diseno de interiores: Maru Enciso, Alfonso Jimenez Equipo: Jorge Plascencia, Noemi Diez Marina, Ainare Urien, Heliana Echavarria, Raul Cordoba, Jose Carlos Villarreal, Alicia Lopez Construccion: Anonimous (Jorge Plascencia), Raul Cordoba, Jose Carlos Villarreal, Alicia Lopez Fotografia: Maricarmen Chavez Galas Dos cajas de ..
Architects: Oyler Wu Collaborative Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Project Team: Dwayne Oyler, Jenny Wu, Fayez Ahbad, Phillip Cameron, Jian Huang, Huy Le Consulting Structural Engineer: Buro Happold Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox This proposal for..
Secretary of State for Cultura Media and Sport Andy Burnham, will officially open Alison Brooks Architect’s Quarterhouse Performing Arts and Business Centre in Folkestone, located in the Kent district, England. The ceremony will take place in March 5. The building is the centrepiece of the city’s arts-led regeneration programme spearheaded by client The Creative Foundation. The 1550 sqm includes..
