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Sauerbruch Hutton, an Anglo-German practice, has been announced as the winner of the M9 International Architecture Design Competition which will open a new cultural pole in Venice, Italy in 2014. Six firms participated in the competition: Agence Pierre-Louis Faloci(France), Carmassi Studio di Architettura (Italy), David Chipperfield Architects (Great Britain/Italy), Mansilla+Tuñón Arquitectos (Spain), Sauerbruch Hutton (Germany) and Souto Moura Arquitectos (Portugal). More info and images after the break.

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The shortlist for the new V&A at Dundee building has been unveiled today. The six shortlisted firms are Snøhetta, Steven Holl, REX, Kengo Kuma, Delugan Meissl and Sutherland Hussey. The V&A at Dundee is looking to create a landmark building which will be sited at Craig Harbour, right on the banks of the River Tay, in Dundee, Scotland. [More info after the break] Leer el resto de esta entrada »

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Project: X2 Resort Kui Buri
Architect: Duangrit Bunnag Architects
Location: Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

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Title: FORMULA_X: PLASMA STUDIO Nodal Landscapes – Exhibition
Location: Deutsches Architektur Zentrum
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Description:
In physics the term ‘plasma’ describes a particular state of matter in which energy is readily conducted through a material – the fluid spaces of Plasma Studio’s architecture work by the same principle. Folding space into space, the architects draw landscapes into buildings, streets into facades, inside to outside. Transformative tectonics set spaces, planes and bodies into unforeseen relationships that challenge conventional topographies and spatial codes.

For the last 10 years the office, currently based in London, Southern Tyrol and Beijing, has been widely recognized as one of the leading international architecture and design practices of the emerging generation. From small scale installations to large scale master planning, Plasma Studio`s projects bear strongly the mark of a digital design process. Propelled by the partners’ academic research and teaching at the Architectural Association in London. Plasma Studio develops architectural solutions by mediating between the scales of topography & context on the one hand, and sensory & physical relationships on the other. Their holistic design process enables an elastic response to completely varied contextual conditions and assignments. The exhibition at the DAZ presents their characteristic approach within a jump in scale; from built projects in Europe to recent work-in-progress planning in China.

Plasma Studio
Plasma Studio was founded by Eva Castro and Holger Kehne in London in 1999. They are cofounders of GroundLab, an emerging international practice of Landscape Urbanism and since 2002 both teach at the Architectural Association. Eva Castro is the director of the MA Landscape Urbanism programme. Holger Kehne is the Unit Master of the Diploma Unit 12. Currently the two hold positions as Honorary Professors at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology in China. Eva Castro studied architecture and urbanism at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and subsequently completed the Graduate Design programme under Jeff Kipnis at the AA. Holger Kehne graduated in architecture at the Münster School of Architecture in Germany and at the University of East London. Since 2003 the architect Ulla Hell is Associated Partner of Plasma Studio and represents the second office location in Sesto near Bolzano, Italy. She studied at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and the TU Delft and TU Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Start Time: 2010-11-14
Date: 2010-10-02

Project: Faceted House 1
Author: Paul McAneary Architects
Location: Hammersmith, London, UK

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The Japan Art Association named the 2010 Praemium Imperiale Laureates. The winners of this year’s prestigious Praemium Imperiale arts awards are Toyo Ito (Architecture, Japan) , Sophia Loren (Theater/Film, Italy), Enrico Castellani (Painting, Italy), Rebecca Horn (Sculpture, Germany), and Maurizio Pollini (Music, Italy).

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The proposed Nakheel Tower in Dubai is set to be the world’s tallest building after completion in 2020 with a total height of more than one kilometer. The mix-use development will include a harbor, a cultural podium, and residential districts in the heart of the New Dubai Development. More info and images after the break.

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Project: Conga Room Nokia Center (at L.A. Live)
Design Architect: Belzberg Architects
Principal: Hagy Belzberg
Project Manager: Cory Taylor
Ceiling Project Manager: Andrew Atwood
Project Team: Chris Arntzen, Kelly Bair, Bill Bowen, Carina Bien-Willner, David Cheung, Brock Desmit, Barry Gartin, Aaron Leppanen, Dan Rentsch, Lauren Zuzack
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Year: 2008
Status: Completed
Project: Type Hospitality
Construction: Type Tenant Improvement
Size: 1,900 ft2
Structural Consultant: John Martin & Associates
Mechanical Consultant: John Dorius & Associates
Electrical Consultant: A & F Consulting Engineers
Plumbing Consultant: Tom Nasrollahi
General Contractor: Winters-Schram Associates
Special Fabrication: Spectrum Oak
Photography: Belzberg Architects
Fotoworks: Benny Chan

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King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC; non-porfit energy think tank), is under construction in Riyadh and located in the KKIA airport road on the right hand side as you drive from the airport toward the city. It is exactly N. of Prince Norah University which is also under construction.

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Project: House at Point Lonsdale
Architect: Studio101 Architects
Location: Point Lonsdale, Australia

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Project: Casa Chico I
Architect: Parque Humano
           Jorge Covarrubias + Benjamin Gonzalez Henze
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Type: Commission
Total Area: 600 m2
Client: Private
Status: Completed
Design Phase: 2000
Construction Phase: 2001 – 2003
Structure: Ricardo Camacho
Electrical: Islas Ingeniería
Interior Design: Parque Humano
Landscape Design: Jerónimo Hagerman, Maurycy Gomulicki
Fountain Artist: Maurycy Gomulicki, Jerónimo Hagerman
Wine Cellar Design: Antonio Sánchez
Lighting Design: Gustavo Aviles
Audio & Video: Hi Fi Club, Bernardo Stocker
General Contractor: Parque Humano, Pedro Samano
Photography: Gabriel Batiz
             Jorge Covarrubias

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Project: Sagaponac House
Author: Tsao & McKOWN
Location: Wainscott, New York, U.S.A.
Year: 2007
Area: 4,500 sq ft
Photography: Michel Moran

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The International Jury of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition composed by Beatriz Colomina (Spain) President of the Jury, Francesco Dal Co (Italy), Joseph Grima (Italy), Arata Isozaki (Japan), Moritz Küng (Switzerland) and Trinh T. Minh-ha (Vietnam) has decided to confer the official awards of the Architecture Biennale 2010 as follows:

• Golden Lion for the best National Participation to the Kingdom of Bahrain
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• Golden Lion of the best project of the Exhibition People meet in architecture
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• Silver Lion for a promising young participant of the Exhibition People meet in architecture
  to OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen + Bas Princen

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Project: Mellat Park Cineplex
Author: Fluid Motion Architects
        Catherine Spiridonoff, Reza Daneshmir
Design Associate: Bijan Vaziri, Arash Javadi, Amir Badiei, Akram Lolaei, Elaheh Najafi, Iman Nedaei, Mohammad Mehrabani, Majid Ahmadi, Iman Daneshvarnejad
Location: Tehran, Iran
Type: Cineplex / Cultural Center
Total Site Area: 6,000 m2 (64,600 ft2)
Ground Floor Area: 2,600 m2 (28,000 ft2)
Total Combined Floor Area: 15,000 m2 (161,460 ft2)
Design Period: October 2003 – April 2005
Construction Period: April 2004 – November 2008
Occupancy: November 2008
Total Initial Budget: 160,000,000,000 Rial (US$15.3 M)
Total Actual Costs: 263,600,000,000 Rial (US$25.2 M)
Client: Development of Cultural Spaces Co. Tehran Municipality
Photography: Afshin Ghaderpanah, Ali Daghigh, Derek Kaplan

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