Architects: Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Architects in Charge: Carol Kleinfeldt & Roman Mychajlowycz Associate Consultant: Quadrangle Architects Limited Landscape Consultant: MBTW Group Civil Engineering: Stantec Consulting Ltd. Electrical Engineering: Moon-Matz Engineering Structural Engineering: Halsall Associates Limited Builder: Bird Construction Pro..
Perkins+Will’s Master Plan for SANY Beijing was selected as the first place winner in the “Conceptual Design” category at the 8th International Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. The judging committee based their award selection on four central themes of the exhibition: spatiality, connectivity, originality and sustainability. The Perkins+Will submission featured the SANY Beijing Master Plan..
Earlier this fall, Sauerbruch Hutton was announced first prize winner in the international competition to design a new home for Hamburg’s Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt/BSU (Office for Urban Development and Environment). The new BSU building will be erected in Hamburg Wilhelmsburg and is slated for completion in 2013. The design entry by the Berlin-based practice lastly won over 24 othe..
WPA 2.0: Working Public Architecture, the design competition organized by UCLA’s cityLAB, culminated with the announcement of “Carbon T.A.P.// Tunnel Algae Park” as the winning proposal of the professional competition and “R_Ignite” and “Aquaculture Canal_New Orleans” as the winning proposals of the student competition – WPA 2.0 (SE). Winner of the professional competition: “Carbon T.A.P.// Tunn..
Yesterday, Bustler reported about the AIA Seattle 2009 Honor Awards that were presented to Washington State’s most outstanding architects and design teams earlier this week. One of the award winners that received the Citation Award in the ‘Envisioned’ category was a team comprised of Seattle-based firms zero plus and STAVE for their proposal for a thematic pavilion for the Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Ko..
Los ganadores del segundo concurso europeo Holcim Awards para proyectos y visiones en el ámbito de la construcción sostenible han sido anunciados en una ceremonia en Madrid. El total de 270.000 USD en premios se entregó a diez proyectos que presentaban lo último en enfoques ecológicos y sostenibles de la industria de la construcción. La Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction realiza el c..
Argentinian architects B4FS shared with us their proposal in the Punggol Waterfront International Housing Design competition in Singapore, which was shortlisted and awarded a Merit Prize (second prize ex aequo). The two-stage design competition was launched in December 2008 to generate fresh, innovative and new design ideas for high-rise public housing along the waterway. Participating firms wer..
JDS, in collaboration with Klar, will redesign the harbour front Kalvebod Brygge as the result of a tender held by the City of Copenhagen, within the newly established ‘Metropolzone’ The Metropolzone is a major development project to upgrade a part of Copenhagen City centre, which stretches from Kalvebod Brygge to St. Jørgens Lake. Interesting sea baths, something that JDS developed in the past ..
Peter Barber Architects have won a competition to design a new urban quarter at Goldhawk Road in London. The development will feature 68 homes set around pedestrian streets. Here’s a little bit of info from the architects: – GOLDHAWK VILLAGE Peter Barber Architects, with Places for People Developments, have this week been announced as winners of a high profile competition run by the London Borou..
Housing Unit . Facade Component . Cluster . Neighbourhood Last week I attended the presentations of the associative design 2nd year at the Berlage research studio synthetic vernacular. Led by Peter Trummer and assisted by our fellow dysturb evangelist Martin Sobota, the class investigated traditional chinese building typologies. The principles found in the analysis were us..