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Project: Void House
Author: Gon Zifroni (Metahaven) assisted by POM-Archi for the construction
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Image Credits: Filip Dujardin

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At a ceremony in the Jordanian capital, His Excellency Omar Maani, the mayor of Amman, announced the new King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art by Zaha Hadid Architects – a performing arts and cultural centre that includes a 1600-seat concert theatre, 400-seat theatre, educational centre, rehearsal rooms, and galleries.

At the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, the Greater Amman Municipality is creating a new venue for performing arts and culture in a prime location in the centre of Amman. Conceived as a place to rehearse, discuss, teach, study and perform, the King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art will be the premiere venue for theatre, music and dance performance and education in Jordan – a vital element in the cultural life of the city and country, bringing together all members of the community in the shared experience of art and music.

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Louis B. Susman, and Acting Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Adam Namm, announced today that KieranTimberlake of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has won the design competition for the New London Embassy.

KieranTimberlake’s design met the goal of creating a modern, welcoming, timeless, safe and energy efficient embassy for the 21st century. Their concept most fully satisfied the requirements outlined in the design competition’s mission statement. The concept holds the greatest potential for developing a truly iconic embassy and is on the leading edge of sustainable design. KieranTimberlake is an architectural firm known for its commitment to innovation and environmental responsibility. More images and info after the break.
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The Glenwood residence is organized around a central pool courtyard. The main living space and master suite all open onto the courtyard through a series of floor to ceiling mahogany and glass sliding panels that seamlessly integrate interior and exterior. Deep overhangs along these spaces serve to protect the home from the harsh Texas sun and create a generous covered outdoor living area.

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ST. LOUIS – J.D. Power and Associates has given the HOK-designed Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport its highest marks in passenger satisfaction in a survey of 64 major airports. The $1.2 billion terminal earned 777 points – the most of any airport surveyed – in airport accessibility, baggage claim, check-in and baggage check-in process, terminal facilities, ease of security checks, and food and retail services. The terminal, which debuted in 2008, was the first designed with new security protocols following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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Architect: Peter Kuczia
Location: Upper Silesia, Poland
Contractor: HB Unibud s.a. | Czechowice-Dziedzice
Site Area: 14,800 sqm
Project Area: 670 sqm
Construction year: 2009
Photographs: Tomasz Sinek, Peter Kuczia

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IaaC is pleased to invite you to it´s public Lecture “One Project, Three Designs” given by Bostjan Vuga

Friday, February 19th. 2010
Free Entrance
IaaC Conference Hall, 20:00hrs
Pujades 102, baixos. Poble Nou

Bostjan Vuga
SADAR VUGA ARHITEKTI Founder

Bostjan Vuga graduated at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana (1992) and continued post graduate studies at the AA School of Architecture in London (1993-1995).

Since 1998 he lectures at architectural schools, conferences and symposiums in Slovenia and abroad. In 2003 he was a studio tutor at Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. He was a visiting critic at AA School of Architecture, at Bauhaus Kolleg in Dessau, at the IAAC in Barcelona, at the ETH in Zuerich, at the Universitaet fuer Angewandte Kunst Wien and Academy of Visual Arts Vienna. As a visiting editor he took part in two issues of AB architectural bulletin.

He had published numeurous articles on current occurance in architecture and urban planning, presented in national and international professional and broad interested publications.

Project: Alguaire’s Airport and Control Tower
Author: b720 arquitectos
Fermin Vazquez
Location: Alguaire, Spain
Photography: Via Flickr zkvrev

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Project: Tetris Building
Author: Estudio Nussbaum
Arq. Roy Nussbaum – Arq. Diego Perrone – Arq. Alejandro Sarmiento
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Year: 2009
Marketing: Lic. Magali Claro
Plot Area: 1000m2

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Project: La Llotja Theatre and Conference Centre
Author: Mecanoo Architects
Local architect: labb arquitectura, Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Design: 2004-2005
Execution: 2006-2010
Client: Centre de Negocis i de Convencions S.A., Lleida, Spain; competition Municipality of Lleida
Contractor: Dragados, Barcelona
Structural engineer: ABT bv, Delft; BOMA, Barcelona
Advisor acoustics: Peutz b.v., Zoetermeer; Higini Arau, Barcelona
Electrical and Mecanical engineer: Deerns, Rijswijk; Einesa, Lleida
Technical architect: Ardevols S.L, Barcelona
Building cost consultant: Basalt Nieuwegein; Ardevols S.L. Barcelona
Fire safety consultant: Einesa, Lleida
Building costs incl. installations: € 35,000,000 (2006)
Photography: Christian Richters & La Fotografica

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Project: The Edge House
Architect: Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL
Assisted by: Claes Cho Heske Ekornaas
Location: Kolbotn, Norway
Year of design: 2005
Year of construction: 2006 – 2008
Contractor: AS Ventilasjonsservice
Gross area: 160 m²
Photography: Ivan Brodey, Nils Petter Dale

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Project: CastleRock
Author: Gökhan Avcioglu-GAD  + Dara Kirmizitoprak-DK
Design Team: Baris Ucar, Bruno Stringheta, Yeliz Özsoy, Müge Tan, Arzu Meyvaci
Location: Bodrum, Turkey
Client: Monarch Court
Construction date: 2009
Total Construction Area: 3854,41 m2
Project Manager: Oguz Develi
Photo Credit: Ozlem Avcioglu, Melis Eyuboglu

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Main Entrance Hall at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany by David Chipperfield Architects (Photo: Fabrizio Bensch)

Last Wednesday, Israel’s Wolf Foundation announced that British architect David Chipperfield is being recognized for overseeing the reconstruction of Berlin’s Neues Museum in a building that had been abandoned since World War II. His new building incorporated bricks, stairs and bullet holes from the original museum, which opened in 1855.

The other Wolf Prize laureate, American architect Peter Eisenman, designed the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, inaugurated in 2005. The foundation says Eisenman’s work “provides a new paradigm for memorialization.” The winners will share the $100,000 award.

Looking over the Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe towards the Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany by Eisenman Architects

The Wolf Foundation says 38 past winners have gone on to win Nobel prizes. The winners will receive the awards in a ceremony on May 13. The Wolf Foundation was founded by the late German-born Dr. Ricardo Wolf, an inventor, philanthropist and former Cuban ambassador to Israel. The private nonprofit foundation’s council is chaired by Israel’s education minister.
Via: Bustler