new video documents dafne schippers bicycle bridge by NEXT architects

October 2, 2018 macnadusa 0

this new video documents a bridge in the netherlands that opened to the public last year. designed by NEXT architects, the structure combines a cycle and pedestrian crossing with a school and a public garden, forming a cohesive and integrated scheme. named after dutch athlete dafne schippers, the bridge was commissioned by the city of […]

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zaha hadid architects to build new sverdlovsk philharmonic concert hall

October 1, 2018 macnadusa 0

zaha hadid architects has been selected by the jury of an international design competition to build the new sverdlovsk philharmonic concert hall in yekaterinburg, russia. echoing the physical aspects of sound waves, the design is based on the properties of musical sound resonance creating wave vibrations in a continuous smooth surface. all images and video […]

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interview with ‘brothers in arms’ ian gillespie and bjarke ingels

October 1, 2018 macnadusa 0

bjarke ingels, together with friend and patron ian gillespie, knew early on that their 2016 serpentine pavilion would have a traveling life. as both ian — founder of development firm westbank — and bjarke both find more satisfaction from the journey of design than from the completion of a project, it was inevitable that the adaptive pavilion […]

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tadao ando-designed ‘wrightwood 659’ art space set to open in chicago

September 30, 2018 macnadusa 0

a new art space designed by pritzker laureate tadao ando is set to open in the city of chicago on october 12, 2018, with an inaugural show dedicated to the japanese architect and le corbusier. ‘wrightwood 659’ is a new venue devoted to exhibitions on architecture and socially engaged art, and occupies a 1920s building in […]

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mamm design’s kindergarten concentrates around a lush green courtyard

September 30, 2018 macnadusa 0

tomonoki-himawari, located in tokyo’s arakawa ward, is a newly established private kindergarten with a capacity of 175 people. seeing that the surrounding environment was densely populated by houses and factories, mamm design aspired to create a space that would contribute to the growth of the children’s minds and bodies, and where the teachers and children […]

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travertine building in mahallat, iran, is decorated by brick patterns, by caat studio

September 29, 2018 macnadusa 0

caat studio’s project is located on a residential periphery of mahallat, iran, 262 kilometers southwest of tehran with the hot and dry climate. the area surrounding the city is rich with travertine which is mainly because of the two significant travertine local mines called hajiabad and abbasabad, so the new residential building mainly uses this […]

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vincent callebaut to transform luxembourg’s ‘hotel des postes’

September 29, 2018 macnadusa 0

architect vincent callebaut has won an international competition to transform a historic building in luxembourg city. the planned renovation of ‘hôtel des postes’, which was completed in 1910 by architect sosthène weis, involves the insertion of a waterproof and airtight solar dome that conforms to the contours of the existing inner courtyard. conceived as a […]

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vincent callebaut to transform luxembourg’s ‘hotel des postes’

September 29, 2018 macnadusa 0

architect vincent callebaut has won an international competition to transform a historic building in luxembourg city. the planned renovation of ‘hôtel des postes’, which was completed in 1910 by architect sosthène weis, involves the insertion of a waterproof and airtight solar dome that conforms to the contours of the existing inner courtyard. conceived as a […]

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10 NYC buildings to explore during the month-long festival

September 28, 2018 macnadusa 0

the eighth-annual ‘archtober’, a month-long celebration of architecture and design, is set to take place in new york throughout october 2018. organized by the center for architecture, this year’s edition features events ranging from studio tours and lectures by design experts, to architecture-themed competitions and parties. one of the festival’s most popular programs is the […]

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ICD aggregate pavilion comprises 120,000 star-like ‘particles’

September 28, 2018 macnadusa 0

the institute for computational design and construction has built an enclosed pavilion, which comprises nothing more than star-like ‘particles’. the ‘ICD aggregate pavilion 2018’ is the result of a decade of research by the institute into the architectural benefits of ‘designed granular materials’. the structure is believed to be the first fully enclosed architectural space […]

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