Architects: b720 Arquitectos Location: Barcelona, Spain Architect in Charge: Fermin Vazquez Project Chiefs: Peco Mulet, Fernando Luna, Andreas Moser Project Team: Pablo González, Laura Marticorena, Carles Martínez-Almoyna, Eduard Miralles, Manuel Rivas, Giussy Ottonelli On Site Team: Andreas Moser, Eduard Miralles Client: Layetana Inmobiliaria Developer: Layetana Inmobiliaria General Contracto..
The YAS Hotel in Abu Dhabi was recently completed, and its curvilinear grid-shell which is covered with over 5,300 diamond-shaped steel panels, containing nearly 5000 LED fixtures is being announced as the world’s largest LED project controlled through RDM (Remote Device Management). New York based lighting designers Arup Lighting worked with Germany based e:cue lighting control to create lighti..
Canadian Museum for Human Rights Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2010 The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is rooted in humanity, making visible in the architecture the fundamental commonality of humankind-a symbolic apparition of ice, clouds and stone set in a field of sweet grass. Carved into the earth and dissolving into the sky on the Winnipeg horizon, the abstract ephemeral wings of a white dove..
Architects: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes Location: Linz, Austria Project Leader: Gerhard Pfeiler Competition Team: Claire Bodénez, Benni Eder, Simone Breitkopf, Barbara Feichtinger-Felber, Vicentiu Sopterean, Silviu Aldea, Markus Himmel, Ruth Pofahl, Rupert Siller Project Team: Philipp Hugo Urabl, Dorit Böhme, Roland Basista, Albert Moosbrugger, Ulli Gabriel, Andreas Trampe-Kieslich, Ralitsa ..
Project Details: Client: IT-Fornebu Eiendom Architect: a-lab Interior design: a-lab Landscape design: Asplan Viak Structural engineer: Rambøll Norge AS (competition phase: Arup) M&E services: Electro : Føyn Consult / Ventilation : Norconsult “Transformation is complete at the Fornebu site – the location of Oslo’s Airport until 1998 when it took retirement at 60. Its vacant cavernous Terminal bui..
Architects: BIG + JDS = PLOT Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Collaborators: Plot, JDS, MOE & Brodsgaard Client: Hopfner A/S, Dansk Olie Kompagni A/S Contractor: Hopfner A/S Program: 230 Apartments Construction period: 2004 - 2005 Total Area: 25000 sqm Photography: BIG & JDS The VM Houses are two residential blocks formed as the letters V and M. The blocks are formed as such to allow for daylight, ..
Architects: Behnisch Architekten Location: Hamburg, Germany Client: HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung Project Area: 38,000 sqm Competition year: 2006 Project year: 2007–2009 Photographs: Adam Mørk The new Unilever headquarter building for Germany, Austria and Switzerland is located right by the river Elbe in Hamburg’s HafenCity. It marks the end of the route out of the town centre to Hamburg’s new att..
Architects: BOB361 Architects Location: Niklaas, Belgium Project Architect: Jan Opdekamp Collaborators: Eveline Vyncke, Maarten Deconinck, Gunther Slagmeulder, Nathan Ooms, Bram Aerts, Maureen Heyns Project Area: 3,838 sqm Budget: $5,500,000 Euro Project year: 2005 Photographs: André Nullens, Jan Kempenaers & Frederik Vercruysse Concerning the implantation of the building, the volume is entirely..
Construction has begun on a combined residential project and market hall in Rotterdam, designed by Dutch architects MVRDV. Called Rotterdam Market Hall, the building will comprise 228 apartments forming a tunnel over the market hall, glazed at each end. The market hall itself will house 100 market stalls, shops and restaurants. 1,200 parking spaces and a supermarket will be located underground. ..
Architects: A2RC Architects Location: Brussels, Belgium Client: Palais des Congrès sa and SPF Artist: Arne Quinze Budget: 60,000,000 € Area: 52,000 sqm Competition year: 2000 Project year: 2002-2006 Construction year: 2006-2009 Photographs: A2RC Architects An audacious architectural proposition to the city offers a newfound visibility to the former “Palais des Congrès” by means of a poetic emble..
