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In less than two decades, museums have multiplied exponentially worldwide. And their design has of course
evolved. Many contemporary buildings have sprung up in cities, sometimes even redefining them, as in the case
of the Guggenheim in Bilbao, which transfigures a bleak site thanks to its sculptural volume and titanium scales
with a thousand shades. This Bilbao “effect” seems to have favoured the emergence of remarkable architecture,
inspiring the ambitious plans of the Centre Pompidou Metz, which opened its doors to the public last Spring
(architects Shigeru Ban, Jean de Gastines and Philip Gumuchdjian), or the Louvre Lens under construction
(architects SANAA*). Indeed today, a museum is increasingly a showcase identifying a city, or even a region.
Unlike for auditoriums, the economic crisis has forced the United States to freeze the forecasted museum
expansion plans, whilst another trend is seeing light and could even spread in the future: architecture which pays
attention to sustainable development, such as the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art (architect David Adjaye),
which opened in 2007 and is henceforth LEED Gold certified.
Contemporary museography can thus be a part of neutral exhibition space, in a way invisible (the museum
gives way to its object), meaning that the museum becomes itself an exhibition object, competing with its own
contents. Such is the case in Rome. True thunderbolt, the capital of classical art creates two new institutions
inaugurated last May wholly dedicated to contemporary art: the MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Art,
and the MACRO Future, the new wing of the Rome Museum of Contemporary Art with its angular volumes. The two
museums take on an entirely new dimension thanks to the feats of two lady architects, Zaha Hadid and Odile Decq.
A specific case linked to the site and the use, it is clear that a museum can never content itself with ready-made
solutions. This gives rise to formal artistic choices which, as strange as they may seem, are all determined by
these demands. Even if the buildings are very plastic, they must fully exercise their museum functions organizing
permanent and temporary exhibitions. Certain artistic choices may, however, be surprising. Notice to creative
stage designers ready to invent dynamic ways of exhibiting works!
Marie-Claire Regniers
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Arch. : Studio Daniel Libeskind
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02 Editorial
04 Portrait: Daniel Libeskind (USA)
06 MAXXI Museum Rome – arch. Zaha Hadid (GB)
08 Portrait: Mario Botta (Switzerland)
10 Portrait: Hermann Kaufmann (Austria)
12 House CK06 Paris – arch. Pablo Katz (France)
14 Portrait: SANAA (Japan)
16 Portrait: Mecanoo (The Netherlands)
18 Focus products
20 Gymnasium Koprivnica (Croatia) –
arch. Studio Up (Cr)
21 Competitions
22 Books
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Zaha Hadid Architects
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From the Jewish Museum of Berlin – his first creation –
to his work at the site of the twin towers in New York,
the architect Daniel Libeskind confronts his emotions
to invent a new architecture.
Born in Lodz Poland in 1946, in the wake of a war which is ever-present
in his work, Daniel Libeskind considers himself a nomad: schooling in
Israel, studies at Cooper Union School in New York and then at Univer-
sity of Essex in England (History and Architecture Theory), followed by
years of teaching, notably in Italy. In 1989, he devotes himself to the
Jewish Museum Berlin built as a shattered Star of David. This museum
took thirteen years of his life. Facing some political reticence, he had
to fight to impose this folded building, embodying the tragedy of the
German Jews and the violent fractures of their history. His manner of
practicing architecture necessarily entails an investigation of ideas, a
study of the realities – visible or hidden – of a site and a specific pro-
gramme. It is because he referred to these “hidden” programmes that
Daniel Libeskind has had so much influence on students and critics.
Daniel Libeskind has a great experience in museums: the Felix Nuss-
baum Haus in Osnabrück, Germany, the Imperial War Museum North
in Manchester, the Danish Jewish Museum in Copenhagen, the exten-
sion to the Denver Art Museum, the Contemporary Jewish Museum in
San Francisco. Others are under construction or in design for Dresden,
Dublin and Boston. For each project, he examines its architectonic ex-
pression in relation with the environment and its final use.
The collage technique remains as the basis of his radical attitude,
whether for a vast urban project or for a building. Collage includes all
types of data: the city’s history, literature, the political past, music, etc.
These thoughts lead to a stratification and a density which attempt to
transcend the limits of the imagination and appeal to the fascination
DANIEL LiBeskiND, NEW YORKwww.danie l - l ibesk ind .com
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for chaos. The architect intended to be a musician. Even if he did not
make a career in this direction, he considers architecture as one of the
most important devices for perceiving the world. “You just stand in the
city and listen to it, he says. It’s an art teaching how to communicate,
like literature. A building reveals the human soul. It’s not an ideological
tool, but an emotional shock caused by a so unexpected building that
you feel you’re at the border between something familiar and unknown.
Work which gives form to space is important because it engages body
and spirit, emotion and intellect, memory and imagination.”
1 / Daniel Libeskind
2 / the Jewish Museum Berlin, 1999
3 / extension to the Denver Art Museum,
Frederic c. hamilton building, 2006
The extension of the museum designed by Gio Ponti was
developed in cooperation with Davis Partnership Architects.
4 / Memory Foundations New York, under construction
Studio Daniel Libeskind's design study was selected
in February 2003 as the master site plan for the rebuilding
of the World Trade Center Site. In addition
to the Freedom Tower (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill),
and a world-class transportation hub designed
(Santiago Calatrava), four more towers (Michael Arad
& Peter Walker, Foster and Partners, Maki and Associates,
Richard Rogers Partnership), a visitors centre (Snøhetta)
and an awe-inspiring memorial (Davis Brody Bond Aedas)
are currently under construction in Lower Manhattan.
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Open to the public in late May 2010, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts features
the avant-garde architecture right in the heart of the city.
The National Museum of 21st Century Arts, full of gentle curves, is
situated on the site of the former army barracks north of the city.
Covering 30,000 m2, the Centre for Contemporary Arts fits snugly
into the urban landscape. This is in no way an attempt at topologi-
cal pastiche, but instead continues the low-level urban texture set
against the higher level blocks on the surrounding sides of the site.
The façade plays a mirror effect with the classical buildings around
it. Mainly built in the 19th century and painted predominantly in
ochre, these buildings are reflected in the overhanging window.
The architect “has emphasized a continuous, almost liquid
approach to volumes and forms, implying a challenge to the esta-
blished order from the plan to the wall”.*
Despite the internal connections and intersections between the gal-
leries, the spaces are extremely linear. The indoor course spreads
over 10,000 m2 of exhibition spaces with plenty of sinuous lines. The
space continuity guides the visitor along fluid lanes and large gal-
leries, enhanced by the overhead natural lighting from a glass roof
coated with metallic netting. The intersection of volumes and walls
is the project’s most impressive element, with an alternance of emp-
ty and full spaces, indoor and outdoor. The skilfully studied galleries
lighting makes the sight even more suggestive at sunset.
www.zaha-hadid.com
*Philip Jodidio, Architecture Now! Museums (Taschen)
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Fifteen years after MOMA in san Francisco, Mario Botta
designed a second modern art museum opened in February
2010 in charlotte (North carolina). Let’s come back to some
of his projects.
Without going over an architectural journey stretching over forty years
of intense activity, the starting point of Mario Botta’s work defines his
thought process and formal choices. Work that has an inimitable im-
print: cylindrical buildings with deep gashes, the unrelenting repetition
of openings, a liking for primary geometric forms through an extraor-
dinary capacity for using brick. The originality of expression without
doubt comes from the rural architecture of his native Ticino and direct
contact with the great masters of the modern movement.
Born in 1943 in Mendrisio, Mario Botta's interest in architecture star-
ted When he was very young. He was already an apprentice designer in
a Lugano agency at the age of 15. From 1961 to 1969 he studied archi-
tecture at Milan and Venice. His apprenticeship at Le Corbusier's studio
and his meetings with Louis Kahn and Carlo Scarpa were seminal for
his future. In 1970 he opened his agency in Lugano in 1970 to dedi-
cate himself at first to private houses which already announced a very
personal style. Ten years later, he broadens his field of action to non
residential architecture.
For Mario Botta, architecture is way of harmonising with space. It is
a balance between constructed elements and nature. The relationship
between a building and its context. The tension and quality of the buil-
ding is played out here, both in the large metropolises and in the silence
of the mountains. His projects of the last fifteen years also confirm the
steadfastness of this conceptual approach: an ability to interpret the
necessities of our times while bearing witness to the values of the past
and a capacity to measure to face up with the history of the place who-
se intrinsic characteristics enrich the potential responses.
"My knowledge of architecture in some respects is based on churches.
The history of architecture that I know is that of churches, of the Ro-
manesque style in Ronchamp. A large part of Mediterranean culture
MARIO BOttAwww.bot ta .ch
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is based on churches." For some years now, architecture has been
used in the wine industry to create wine cellars as works of arts, like
cathedrals for the display of wine. First in Italy, then more recently in
France.
Mario Botta affirms that for him architecture transmits an idea of dura-
tion because its fundamental values surpass the human life as witness
to a collective value. Architecture is only made reality through an archi-
tectural work, at the moment of meeting between the theoretical world
and the physical reality. Because this work is also memory, history,
cultural reality.
1 / Mario Botta
2 / sFMOMA, san Francisco (usA) - 1995
This 22,000 m2 museum, illuminated by natural light opens
to the inside to reveal a cylindrical form.
3 / Wellness center, Arosa (switzerland) - 2006
The 5,300 m2 building almost completely disappears
into the mountain and is only visible through the huge vegetable
shaped forms which arouse the curiosity of visitors.
4 / Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, charlotte (usA) - 2010
The geometric lines of this brick building, its convex curves and
the fifteen meters column that decorates the museum entrance
have a very striking effect.
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coming forward as defender of wood in construction,
Austrian hermann kaufmann stands out for his unfailing
determination to reconcile architecture and environment.
In its first edition in 2007, the Global Award for Sustainable
Architecture brought distinction to Hermann Kaufman, a specialist
in passive housing, for his research on innovative contemporary
architecture marked by improved performance in the areas of
energy consumption, environmental friendliness, materials and
technologies. Born in 1955 in Vorarlberg, Hermann Kaufmann spent
his childhood in the family sawmills, where he learned first-hand
about the possibilities of the wood medium and how to master
the techniques related to wood. Let's not forget that Vorarlberg,
the region in Austria that was traditionally the home of the wood
industry, also played host to a movement that united architects and
builders around unrivalled traditional know-how in the search for
industrialised wooden structures. After studying architecture in
Innsbruck and Vienna, Hermann Kaufmann returned to his native
Vorarlberg. The central theme of the projects of the agency he
created in Schwarzach with Christian Lenz is aspiring to meet a
commitment to society: to produce environmentally-friendly housing
accessible to all. Wood is his material of choice. Hailed for its energy
performance and characterised by highly insulated façade elements
made of natural larch, punctuated by coloured elements, the
Mühlweg residential complex attests to the feasibility of constructing
multi-storey wooden social housing. The community centre in Ludesh
sets a passive house standard. The entire building process and all
of the materials used were chosen for their durability (at an added
cost of just 1.9%). Its "laboratories" are individual homes, such as
the Mathis house, a wooden building with large windows, protruding
HERMANN kAuFMANNwww.kaufmann.archbuero .com
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on three sides with terraces protected by wide overhanging roofs. Good
thermal insulation, a heat pump over vertical drilling and solar sensors
allow for minimum energy consumption.
As a wood specialist, Hermann Kaufmann, who also happens to lecture at
the Technical University of Munich, has landed an impressed deal in France:
A collective habitat in Lyon, which he received after winning a contest. This
project, consisting of 77 housing units, designed in cooperation with Hervé
Vincent architects, is characterized by its resolutely compact and sturdily built
architecture. Its uniqueness is manifested through the warm use of wood,
directly or indirectly visible through a second glass shell. A noteworthy aspect
of the project, the "Passivhaus" label is a first for collective housing in France.
This performance is made possible by the innovative choice of a wooden
frame, the exceptional water tightness of the envelope, and systematic triple-
pane joinery. The overall energy consumption of the homes is thus lowered to
29.5 Kwh/m2/year. In Austria or elsewhere, the work of Hermann Kaufmann is
based on an ongoing quest for architecture that takes into account sustainable
management of resources, optimisation of energy use and stunning wood
construction possibility.
1 / hermann kaufmann
2 / Office building, schwarzach
3 / Mathis house, Darfins 2005
4 / Mühlweg residential complex, Vienna 2006
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ck06, PARISArchitect : Pablo Katz
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A very meticulous and particularly demanding project, this stunning
home in the heart of Paris is placing its bets on environment. Playing
off the difficulties caused by the smallness of a corner plot of 120 m2,
Franco-Argentinean architect Pablo Katz constructed a five-storey
building on the site. Fiercely opposed to any thoughtless design,
he favoured working with light, employing natural and recyclable
materials and the visual relationship between spaces. The handling
of each façade requires a specific role and an aesthetic contingent
upon demands. Most of the street side is open, and the lateral side,
which is made of wood and is more closed, protects against the gaze
of passers-by. In the back, on the south-facing side, the wall with a
large window accommodates pleasant weather while still sheltering
the outside space. The architecture is forward-looking, without gi-
ving in to ephemeral trends or making compromises. The structure
is environmentally friendly. To limit energy loss, the owner and desi-
gner opted for an effective insulation, a solar-powered water heater,
a condensing gas boiler, low-temperature heating, and double flow
ventilation. The house is environmentally-friendly yet intelligent. The-
re are multiple integrated controls and touch screens. This project
is a rather experimental case. The performance was not an end in
itself but rather at the service of an overall project, without compro-
mising architectural consistency.
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Archi-eurOpe MEETS ARCHITECTS ON EUROPE’S LEADING FAIRS!After Batimat in France, BAU in Germany, Saie in Italy, Ecobuild has recently joined Archi-Europe’s strategic partners
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During Saie 2010 (27-30 October 2010 in Bologna) our location is: Hall 14 Stand A7In 2010 the international building exhibition SAIE will have a new format and will offer new services and new opportunities to meet the 170,000 industry
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the 2010 pritzker prize rewards the work of sANAA,
the practice of Japanese architects kazuyo sejima
and ryue Nishizawa, two strong personalities behind
many large architectural projects.
The Pritzker 2010 jury was seduced by the quality, the economy of re-
sources, the sobriety and the apparent simplicity of their projects. It is
a deserved recognition for Kazuyo Sejima (1957), a former collaborator
of Toyo Ito and for Ryue Nishizawa (1996). The two architects merged
their creative talents by founding their office SANAA (Sejima and Nishi-
zawa and Associates) in 1995. Their conceptual universe, poetic and full
of surprises, creates some extraordinary spatial experiences. Their
reputation became international with the Nagano O-Museum and the
Kanazawa Museum of Contemporary Art of the XXI century. The latter
project concentrates the strong points of the architects’ philosophy:
fluid flows, new spatial combinations and lightness of materials (glass
metal, textiles) proposed in different concepts.
Their minimalist look projects are underlined by a sophisticated design
and implementation with absolute precision research execution. Eve-
ryone confirms the extraordinary authenticity of their work. Exploring
contemporary materials and making them live by light and shadow
games, highlighting the tensions between interior and exterior as well
as the interaction between man and space, SANAA designed the trans-
parent Christian Dior building in Tokyo, asymmetrically built the seven
huge blocks of the New York Museum of Contemporary Art or played
with concrete and glass for the Rolex Training Centre in Lausanne, an
undulating building like a Mobius Strip. The extension of the Federal
Polytechnic School building presents a completely new spatial concept
creating new life, learning and community frameworks.
www.sanaa .co . jp
Photo © Takashi Okamoto, Courtesy of SANAA Photo © Hisao Suzuki, Courtesy of SANAA Photo © Hisao Suzuki, Courtesy of SANAA
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This precision research is also noticed in the Kunstlinie cultural centre
in Almere (Netherlands), in the new building on the Vitra Campus (Weil
am Rheim) as well as in the Zollverein of Management and Design, built
on the site of an old coal mine (Essen, Germany).
The future Louvre-Lens museum is now in the focus. A serie of long
sober grey boxes integrates perfectly the site without ostentation.
Alongside this project, since 2007 SANAA has implemented a program
of 140 public housing spaces in Paris and will also design the
renovation of the Paris department store La Samaritaine, closed
since five years. This LVMH property will be refurbished in a building
including shops, housing, offices and a hotel.
Despite this very heavy agenda Kazuyo Sejima also is the director of the
12th International Architecture Exhibition, which is held in Venice to Novem-
ber 21st. “I have always been in favour of a more open architecture, which is
for me important for a new generation of architects." To be continued.
1 / sANAA: kazuyo sejima & ryue Nishizawa
2 / O-Museum iida, Nagano Japan 1999
3 / New Museum of contemporary Art, New York city 2007
4 / conseil de l’europe, DeQM, strasbourg 2002-2007
5 / De kunstlinie theater and cultural center, Almere the Netherlands 2007
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it is common knowledge that the Dutch – led by rem koolhaas
- have influenced architecture in europe these last twenty
years. With hundreds of projects calling for a revision
of leading-edge theories, Mecanoo Architecten is part
of this dominant trend.
Created in 1984, the firm of architects is managed by one of its foun-
ding members, Francine Houben (1955), assisted by Aart Fransen and
Francesco Veenstra. “For me, things changed rapidly”, recalls Francine
Houben. “I had never imagined that I would head a team of hundreds and
realise projects across the world!” Her job reflects the same parame-
ters of sustainability and quality, in addition to an innovative spirit and
distinctive interest for urban areas that characterise The Netherlands.
A graduate from the Delft University of Technology, this architect leads
a creative and well-organised firm which has gained for itself a true
identity across the years and is particularly attached to sustainable de-
velopment. She has made it an absolute priority in all the aspects of
her work. This concern for quality and the environment is a permanent
feature in the most varied aspects: Public buildings, museums, univer-
sities, libraries, theatres, housing units or city plans. To be voluminous,
projects – often large-scale ones – extend to very diversified sectors, in
terms of type and geography. The global dimension has been achieved.
In 2007, the agency won a commission for designing a mega theatre in
the Wei-Wu-Ying park in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) and the future Longgang bu-
siness centre in Shenzhen (China). Judging from some recent projects,
Mecanoo’s architecture really appeals to the senses. Each technical
movement has been replaced by human aspects. Each intervention has
been developed in detail and transcends the project itself, to link the
structure to the urban or social fabric. From then on, architecture is
perceived as a solution to the problems of contemporary society. Fran-
cine Houben is very optimistic and imagines a future where the blend
between nationalities and cultures is further intensified. Younger gene-
rations of architects have a stake in meeting its challenges!
MecANOO, DELFTwww.mecanoo .com
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1 / Francine houben
2 / FiftytwoDegrees Nijmegen - the Netherlands (2005-2006)
This complex is the research centre of Philips
Semiconductors (now NXP). Its curved shape was achieved
by a hybrid construction (concrete and steel). The pixelated
covering gives the facade its abstract appearance.
3 / La Llotja, Lleida - spain (2006-2010)
Designed to include a theatre hall and conference facilities
(37,500 m2), this complex is a replica of Lleida’s landscape.
The large monolithic stone building seems to have risen
straight from the Spanish soil and comprises various
interrelated volumes.
4 / the Birmingham library – Great Britain (2010-2013)
This transparent and fragile glass building was inspired
by the craft tradition of the city which it implicitly reflects.
The construction has been classified BREEAM. Despite
the transparent nature of the building, energy is mainly
generated through atriums, solar protection, natural
ventilation and isolation.
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collect job information
and report on ink and
media usage, to establish pricing for each job. Users can also set up basic fleet
management tasks such as alerts when paper or ink is running low. There is also
an inbuilt ordering system, saving time checking the correct supplies for each
printer. Supplies costs are user-defined to determine the cost of each job or its
sales price. Users can manage project cost, filtering reports by job or user name.
Printer status and job information can be viewed from any computer with internet
access. At €49 for the life of the printer, this is a small price for total control. The
service is also offered free with any ‘coverplus’ maintenance contracts.
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Niko: Mysterious – the art of disappearingNiko Mysterious invites you to be creative. This range
behaves like a chameleon, integrating seamlessly with all
interiors to take on
the colour and finish
of the wall. And now,
Niko introduces the
next step: a simple
wave of your hand
gives you complete
control.
Mysterious: that’s the
dawn of a new age.
With this first range
of invisible switches ever that can be flush mounted seamlessly, neither (interior)
architects nor clients have to worry whether the switches will blend perfectly in
their interior designs. After mounting, only a discreet circle remains visible. In the
dark, this circle lights with a soft and warm white glow of the LED lamps hidden
behind the switch.
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Recticel: Powerwall®, the perfect panel for insulating
outer walls. Suitable for a wide range of façade finishes The new insulation system for outer
walls is an effective combination
of Powerwall® insulation panels,
adjustable screws and a choice of
façade finishes. Powerwall® gives
your home an insulation that is both
sustainable, efficient and continuous,
and which go together with a wide
range of aesthetic façade finishes,
such as wood, sidings, cladding,
slates, tiles, fibre cement panels, zinc,
plaster etc..
Thanks to its unique tongue and groove system, its light weight and compact size, Powerwall® is
very easy to install. Furthermore, the system is suitable for construction projects and renovation,
and guarantees excellent thermal performances.
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Awarded by an “Emerging Architect Special Mention” from the Eu-
ropean Union and the Mies der Rohe Foundation of Barcelona, this
building is designed by the Croat architects Lea Pelivan (Split, 1976)
and Toma Plejic (Riijeka, 1977) both graduated from the Zagreb Univer-
sity. The building faces a suburban zone at the end of some ambitious
building projects. A mixed program includes a sports hall and a high
school. The spatial and visual overlapping of the facilities constitutes
the basic operative logic underlying the building. A spacious inter-
nal "street" organizes and connects all the program elements. The
compact and enigmatic volume covered with a polycarbonate skin
contrasts with the vast flat environment. The architectural choice is
a radical break with the local modernist tradition in building sports
and school complexes. From the structural point of view the building is
in reinforced concrete on the ground floor while the upper floors are
realized with steel beams. Generally, all the materials are available on
the standard building market and with no special finishing, as in the
case of the floor soffits which have been left unfinished. The building
is not air-conditioned. Therefore a system of shutters above the sports
hall, the ducts through the cantilevered classrooms of the top floor
and the double polycarbonate skin guarantees the interior climatic
comfort. This translucent skin is lit up at night to irradiate and turns
the building into a symbolic place for the young people of Koprivnica.
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cOMpetitiONsMARMoDESigN '10 - StoNE iN StoNE oUt The Consorzio Marmisti Bresciani announces an international
competition of design to designers and architects,
of all nationalities, presenting themselves individually
or in teams. The competition aims to promote and reward
innovative and original natural stone design solutions
intended for interiors or outdoors living. The projects
will enhance the intrinsic qualities of the material, through
forms that will take inspiration and force from contemporary
design. Starting from the typical physical characteristics
of natural stone and its processing, the result will convey
and depict new leading trends.
Deadline: 15/10/2010
www.consorziomarmisti.org
WoRLD HABitAt AWARDS 2010Two awards are given annually to projects from the global
North as well as the South that provide practical and
innovative solutions to current housing needs and problems.
Deadline: 01/11/2010
www.worldhabitatawards.org
2011 opEN ARCHitECtURE CHALLENgE: gHANACalling all architects, eco-community designers, structural
engineers and imaginative others:
Goal of the challenge is to design and build units of a model
arts village in Ghana with a budget of $42,000 - $62,000 and
earth under the feet. We are interested in design solutions
that integrate art into architecture for a more sustainable
future. A grand prize winner and twenty top finalists
will be chosen.
project Location: Abetenim near Kumasi
in the Ashanti Region of ghana
Deadline: 13/11/2010
www.nkafoundation.org
DESigN AgAiNSt tHE ELEMENtS 2010 This global architectural design competition meant to find
a solution to the problems presented by climate change.
Spurred by the devastation wreaked in the Philippines by
tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana) and driven by a powerhouse
multidisciplinary group of organizations from the private,
institutional, and government sectors, the project aims
to draw together the most innovative minds in the fields
of architecture, design, and urban planning to develop
sustainable and disaster-resistant housing for communities
in tropical urban settings.
Register: 24/09/2010
Deadline for submission of entries: 19/11/2010
www.designagainsttheelements.org
ARCHitECtURE of iSRAEL pRoJECt of tHE YEAR Architects, interior designers, landscape architects,
researchers and students are invited to submit works
planned or written after the beginning of 2005. PowerPoint
presentations, not exceeding 5mb, should include a short
explanation text describing the project, its location, purpose,
circumstances of production, uniqueness and date of
completion. Special credit will be given to creative, climate
and environmental awareness.
Deadline: 30/11/2010
www.aiq.co.il
CoppER AND HoME 2010 The object to be created must have a domestic use and
can belong, for example, to one of the following categories:
furniture (chair, table, coffee table, library) / complementary
items (hangers, magazine racks, vas.) / coatings (for
walls, doors) / functional items (radiators, lamps, lighting
systems). It is possible to integrate several materials for the
realization of the object but, in any case, copper and alloys
must have a proprietary role in the building phase. The
project must highlight the aesthetical and functional features
as well as the quality of copper.
Deadline: 30/11/2010
www.scuolaitalianadesign.com
tHE 2010 ASiD StUDENt DESigN CoMpEtitioN
The challenge for this competition is to explore the issue of
wellness as it pertains to a sector of the interior design industry
that you choose. This could span commercial and/or residential
interior design, and focus on any category such as corporate,
hospitality, residence, retail, education, healthcare, government, or
institutional, just to name a few. You are encouraged to research
additional sectors and choose one that is of interest to you.
Eligibilities: graduate level and Undergraduate level
submission deadline: 15/12/2010
www.asid.org
iNtERNAtioNAL AWARD "DEgREE & pRofESSioN" foR YoUNg gRADUAtES AND StUDENtS
Degree & Profession has launched its seventh annual
Virtual Expo, an online database in which graduates can
upload their Master's theses or degree projects to gain
international visibility with employers and companies.
All projects submitted to the archive by December 31, 2010
will automatically be digitally exhibited in Florence, Italy,
during the Florence World Festival from February 16-18, 2011.
Deadline: 31/12/2010
www.florence-expo.com
UiA ARCHitECtURE & CHiLDREN goLDEN CUBES AWARDS Entrants are invited to present activities, structures
or products designed to help children, from pre-school up
to and including the age of 18, to understand architectural
design and the processes by which our environment is
shaped.The Awards honor an activity or events, completed
or running in the period from 1st January 2007 to 15 March
2011. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: schools,
institutions, media.
Deadline: 15/03/2011
www.uia-architectes.org
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BOOkstypology+ Ebner, P., Herrmann, E., Höllbacher, R., Kuntscher, M.,
Wietzorrek, U.
This work analyses a hundred residences
on an international level using diagrams to make
a large and varied range of residences. Each project
is photographed and presented with its plan, layout,
sections and elevations to attract the reader with its spatial
and functional qualities. The book documents and analyzes
roughly one hundred international housing structures.
Birkhäuser | English
432 pages | € 69.90
ISBN 978-3034600873
www.springer.com
seating together. Arquitectura
de auditorios en el siglo XXi /
Architecture of auditoriums in the
21st centuryJuli Capella
Starting with a historical overview and ending with
a personal account of five renowned architects,
the book develops in detail the architectural techniques
of 29 auditoriums created throughout the world
in the last decade. The projects are chosen for
their quality and creativity, and are of different scales
and designed for different uses.
Figueras | Spanish / English
216 pages | € 31.00
ISBN 978-8461359103
www.actar-d.com
habiter écologiqueCollectif Actes Sud
Faced with social, climatic and energetic emergencies,
green architecture is emerging under extremely
complex situations. The quality and diversity
of the achievements presented in this book however
share a common denominator: the defense
of an intelligent use of and equal distribution
of resources.
Actes Sud | French
414 pages | € 45.00
ISBN 978-2742783212
www.actes-sud.fr
Architecture Now! MuseumsPhilip Jodidio
This work regroups more than 50 projects by the major
talents pushing the limits of contemporary museum
design. However, the current trends in new museums
transcend the amazing achievements of Zaha Hadid
or Renzo Piano. Several less renowned architects
have equally designed remarkable works.
Taschen | English / German / French
416 pages | € 29.99
ISBN 978-3836512244
www.taschen.com
hi-tec ArchitectureEckard Feddersen, Insa Lüdtke
The work presents the exceptional innovations which
have left an indelible mark on international contemporary
architecture. Over 40 spectacular projects illustrate
the technological possibilities and materials being
used increasingly in a revolutionary way, from Wembley
Stadium (Foster & Partners) to the Mercedes Benz
Museum in Stuttgart (UN Studio).
Daab Publishing | English / French / German /
Italian / Spanish
384 pages | € 39.95
ISBN 978-3866540200
www.daab-online.com
Green living Àlex Sánchez Vidiella
Replete with illustrations, the book covers projects which
mark a change in the way individual houses are designed
using methods that save energy, water and resources.
Far from being construed as constraints, environmental
concerns and energy efficiency demands are at the origin
of daring aesthetic, functional and technical innovations.
Booqs Tectum Publishers | English / French / Dutch /
German
619 pages | € 19.95
ISBN 978-8492463992
www.booqs.be
eduardo souto de Moura ArchitectFrancesc Zamora Mola
Going through his dwellings, public buildings,
urban plans, some not even constructed, the book gives
a portrait of the Portuguese architect made famous
with his subtle and refined works, and the clever use
of traditional materials. The development of his work
revealed a personality which was able to distinguish
itself from the repetitions of previous styles.
Loft Publications | English
400 pages | € 39.95
ISBN 978-8492463992
www.loftpublications.com
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