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Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, partners in the architectural firm, SANAA, have been chosen as the 2010 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The formal ceremony for what has come to be known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor will be held on May 17 on historic Ellis Island in New York. At that time, a $100,000 grant and bronze medallions will be bestowed on the two architects.

In announcing the jury’s choice, Thomas J. Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, elaborated, “This marks the third time in the history of the prize that two architects have been named in the same year. The first was in 1988 when Oscar Niemeyer of Brazil and the late Gordon Bunshaft were so honored, and the second was in 2001, when Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, partners in a Swiss firm, were selected.” Images after the break.

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Since 2000 the Serpertine Gallery has commissioned world’s most renowned architects to design a temporary pavilion during the summer time, one of the requirements to be selected as the architect of the Pavilion is not building anything ever before in London. The list includes architects such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Ghery, Rem Koolhaas, Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Oscar Niemeyer, Alvaro Siza and last years SANAA.

The Serpentine Gallery has announced that Jean Nouvel has been selected to design this years Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More images and info after the break.

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Project: The Margoliouth House
Author: D Lab
Interior Design: A D Lab Pte Ltd
Photography: Aaron Pocock

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After years of accommodation in temporary premises, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has revealed its design for new permanent headquarters by schmidt hammer lassen architects (SHL). The Danish office was selected in a prestigious architectural design competition with a twenty strong international shortlist including David Chipperfield, Mecanoo Architecten, OMA/Search, Ingenhoven, Wiel Arets, and Kengo Kuma & Associates.

“To the victims, to their families and to the world, the ICC building must communicate respect, trust and hope. This building cannot be anonymous; it must have the courage to express the values and the credibility of the ICC,” said Bjarne Hammer, Co-Founding Partner and Creative Director of schmidt hammer lassen architects. He continued: “The building is designed as an abstract and informal sculpture in the landscape. This way, it becomes a backdrop for the ICC to communicate trust, hope, and most importantly, faith in justice and fairness.”

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New York, March 8, 2010 – eVolo Magazine has announced the winners of the 2010 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organization. The award seeks to discover young talents whose ideas will change the way we understand architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments.

The Jury of the 2010 edition was formed by leaders of the architecture and design fields including: Mario Cipresso, Kyu Ho Chun, Kenta Fukunishi, Elie Gamburg, Mitchell Joachim, JaeYoung Lee, Adelaïde Marchi, Nicola Marchi and Eric Vergne. The Jury selected 3 winners and 27 special mentions among 430 entries from 42 countries. Images and short description of the three winning projects after the break.

Images Courtesy eVolo Magazine

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Project: House in Samosaguas
Author: A-cero
Joaquin Torres
Collaborator: Rafael Llamazares
Location: Madrid, Spain
Project Year: 2005-2007

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Project: Les Aventuriers
Author: Shun Hirayama Architecture
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Total Floor Area: 166.77 m2
1st Floor Area: 81.57 m2
2nd Floor Area: 85.20 m2
Structure: Wood
Design Period: 2007.3 – 2008.5
Construction Period: 2008.6 – 2009.5
Photography: DAICI ANO
Katsuhisa Kida

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Project: Edificio de Oficinas Vanguardia
Author: Gonzalo Mardones Viviani
Collaborators: Luis Morales Gatto, Gonzalo Rudolphy Brito, Gonzalo Mardones Falcone, Andrés Núñez Fuenzalida, María Jesús Mardones Falcone, Manuel Fuentes Ramos, Alberto Reeves Droguett, Claudio Quezada Fuentes, Cristián Martínez Escárate, Javier Mora Calderón, Emilio Ursic Marechau, Julio Miranda González
Location: Santiago, Chile
Plot Area: 4,631 m2
Built Area: 7,100 m2
Project Date: 2007
Finish Date: 2008
Lighting: Paulina Sir
Builders: Salfa Novatec
Engineer: Cristián Delporte
Photography: Guy Wenborne (GW), Andrés Nuñez (AN)

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Project: Element House
Architect: Sami Rintala
Landscape Architects: Eedo Space Architectural Design, Seúl, Republic of Korea
Location: Anyang Park, Anyang, Seúl, Republic of Korea
Construction Date: October-December 2005
Finish Date: January 2006
Constructed Area: 72sqm
Client: Anyang City / Public Art Project
Collaborators: John Roger Holte, Artist, Norway; Finnforest, Wood
Photography: Park Wan Soon, Emil Goh

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Project: Rolex Learning Center
Author: SANAA
Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa
Team: Yumiko Yamada, Rikiya Yamamoto, Osamu Kato, Naoto Noguchi, Mizuko Kaji, Takayuki Hasegawa, Louis-Antoine Grego
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Client: EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Local Architect: Architram sa Renens, Switzerland
Site Dimensions: 88,000sqm (166.5m x 121.5m)
Footprint: 20,200sqm
Floor Area: 37,000sqm
Number of Floors: 1 basement + 1 main
Fotography: Sasha Cisar

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Project: Casa G
Author: Gudmundur Jonsson
Location: The Countryside, Iceland

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Portland Fire and Rescue in partnership with Portland State University’s School of Architecture announced the winner of a competition to design the Portland Firefighters Memorial. After an eight month, two-stage competition with input from firefighters and the general public, the selection committee members unanimously selected the design by Aaron Whelton / Whelton Architecture as the competition winner.

The Portland Firefighters Memorial will be located on the east bank of the Willamette River adjacent to Fire Station no. 21 and directly across from downtown Portland. Whelton Architecture’s design establishes two discernable experiential zones: at the ground level, low horizontal stone benches and walls are rooted into the earth; and in the sky, tall vertical lanterns gently sway overhead. These elements are organized across the memorial field in a series of parallel lines whose overall figure is greater than any one individual mark. More images and info after the break.

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