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Project: Brussels Airport Connector
Architect: UNStudio
Ben van Berkel, Gerard Loozekoot with Wesley Lanckriet and Joerg Petri, Maud van Hees, Milena Stopic, Perrine Planché, Deepak Jawahar, Hans Kooij, Benjamin Moore.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Client: The Brussels Airport Company NV
Building surface: 23,182m2
Programme: Connector building between the Terminal and Pier A
Status: Competition entry
Local architect: M. & J-M. Jaspers-J. Eyers & Partners
Structural advisors: Ney+Partners and Technum-Tractebel Engineering
Visuals: MIR and Moka-Studio

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UNStudio unveiled their entry for the Waalse Krook, Urban Library of the Future and Centre for New Media in the Belgian city of Gent. The proposal by Ben Van Berkel & Caroline Bos-led didn´t win the competition, but we are very happy to share it with our readers. Architects description and more photos after the break.

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Project: Target Tower
Architect: Belzberg Architects
Principal: Hagy Belzberg
Project Team: Aaron Leppanen, Barry Gartin, Brock DeSmit, Carina Bien-WIllner, Dan Rentsch, David Cheung, Lauren Zuzack
Location: Lakewook, Colorado, U.S.A.
Year: 2007
Status: Unbuilt
Project Type: Commercial, Residential
Construction Type: New
Size: 400,000 ft2

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New York firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro have unveiled their design for a new Los Angeles museum for The Broad Art Foundation. Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Christian de Portzamparc, Ryue Nishizawa and Kazuyo Sejima, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Foreign Office Architects competed last year for a 120,000 sq ft and $130 million dollars project for a new museum and in August Diller Scofidio + Renfro won the competition. [More info and images after the break]

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UNStudio, in collaboration with DP Architects, has been selected from a shortlist of five practices to design Plot A of the SUTD (Singapore University of Technology and Design) campus.

Located on a site of 76,846 m2 and close to both Changi airport – Singapore’s principal airport – and the Changi Business Park, the SUTD will be Singapore’s fourth and most prestigious university. The Singapore University of Technology and Design will offer four key academic pillars: Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) and Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD). The SUTD will be a driver of technological innovation and economic growth, with the new campus acting as both a catalyst and a conveyor for advancement, bringing together people, ideas and innovation. More info and images after the break. Leer el resto de esta entrada »

The new Lusail Iconic Stadium, with a capacity of 86,250 seats, will host the opening and final matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ if Qatar is granted hosting rights. Located in Lusail City, the stadium takes its inspiration from the sail of a traditional dhow boat and is surrounded by water. After the FIFA World Cup™, the stadium will be used to host other spectacular sporting and cultural events, the stadium is designed to be highly energy efficient and capable of performing in extreme summer climatic conditions. More images and info after the break.

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Paul Kaloustian, who has been published earlier in Arch Tracker (Gemayze Building) shared with us another of his projects, S1 Villa which is located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. More images and project description after the break.

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Santiago Calatrava has unveiled his preliminary designs for Denver International Airport´s south terminal redevelopment program. The project includes the constuction of a signature rail bridge, a terminal tran station, a hotel (500 rooms), conference center and civic plaza. The rail station, plaza and hotel will form a highly integrated and dynamic complex. [More images after the break]

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Nüvist Architecture & Design, an Instanbul based practice, has revealed their entry to the Izmir Opera House Competition, which they call “Artistic Foyer”. More info and images after the break.

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Project: TED Building
Architect: BIG
           Bjarke Ingels, Jakob Lange
Project leader: Cat Huang
Team: Gaetan Brunet, Xu Li, Alysen Hiller, Xi Chen, Espen Vik, James Schrader, Kuba Snopek, Riccardo Mariano, Johan Cool, Takuya Hosokai, Daniel Sundlin.          
Collaborators: Realities United, Arup
Location: Taiwan
Type: Competition
Client: TLDC
Size: 43,000 sq. mt.

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Project: Gemayze Building
Architect: Paul Kaloustian Architect
Location: Gemayze, Beirut, Lebanon
Developer: chekerdjian
Built area: 9700 m2
Floors above ground: 17
Underground parking floors: 3
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Project: Landmark Tower
Architect: Daniel Libeskind + G.Lab* by Gansam Architects & Partners
Project architect: Carla Swickerath (Studio Daniel Libeskind) + Chuloh Jung (G.Lab* by Gansam Architects & Partners)
Design team: Seungki Min, Byungdon Yoo, Roy Oei (Studio Daniel Libeskind) + Shinhui Won, Wookjin Chung, Sangsu Park, Sang-Hyun Son, Inkyung Han, Taewook Kang, Namhui Kim, Shinkyung Jo (G.Lab* by Gansam Architects & Partners)
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Client: KT Corporation
Project area: 169,784 sqm
Competition Year: 2010

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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: Fine Arts School
Architects: ROW Studio
Álvaro Hernández Félix, Nadia Hernández Félix, Alfonso Maldonado Ochoa.
Contributors: Alejandro Maldonado, Ana Mancera.
Location: Oaxaca, México
Use: Fine Arts School
Date of the Project: October 2007.

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(Rotterdam, 18 November 2009) The mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb and city councilor Hamit Karakus have officially started the construction of the new Rotterdam Market Hall. The arched building located in the centre of Rotterdam, developed by Provast and designed by MVRDV is a hybrid of public market and apartment building. Completion is set for 2014. Total investment is 175 million Euro with a total surface of 100.000 m2. More images after the break.
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