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Downland Gridshell
04/02/11 Archived in : architectuur
ECA (Edward Cullinan Architects) collaborated with structural engineers, Buro Happold, and the Green Oak Carpentry Company to develop this innovative, low energy structure. The gridshell was formed from a flat lattice of green oak that was lowered into a three-dimensional shape with the use of gravity.
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Form & Forest cabins
24/02/09 Archived in : architectuur
COWBOY
It’s 5 o’clock Friday, another week of papers, meetings, and phone calls have been put out to pasture. The wide open range of a long weekend spreads out before you, three days of boots up contemplation for you and your partner beckon.
There's only one place to do it and that place is The Cowboy. Outfitted with a massive deck, interior courtyard, master bedroom and a bathtub with a view to the stars the Cowboy is perfect for a couple or small family.
Hello quiet contemplation.
Cowboy 635 Square feet.
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7 Amazing Adaptive Reuse Architecture Projects
24/02/09 Archived in : architectuur
Who would have thought you could make so much with simple structures from trailer parks? And that’s just the beginning.
For ecological reasons, for eccentric clients and simply for fun, more and more architects and designers are figuring out clever approaches to adaptively reuse old structures in novel ways.
From pigsty and water tower houses to a beautiful chapel bookstore and a gigantic shipping container museum, here are seven more ingenious reuses of otherwise wasted architecture into amazing recycled designs.
The National Art Center, Tokyo
24/02/09 Archived in : architectuur
Established in January 2007, the National Art Center, Tokyo, has a total of 14,000 square meters of exhibition space, the largest in Japan.
Instead of maintaining a permanent collection, it focuses on serving as a venue for various art exhibitions and is the first of its kind in the world. In addition to holding more than 10 exhibitions at a time, the Center also promotes educational activities, as well as collects and disseminates information and data about art.
This unique and innovative art exhibition facility was designed by Kisho Kurokawa, who also designed the new Kuala Lumpur Airport and the Exhibition Wing of the Van Gogh Museum.
Designer dreams big with uber-green Twirling Tower
19/10/08 Archived in : architectuur
While the architectural playground that is Dubai isn't running low on innovative buildings, David Fisher is hoping to add yet another skyscraper to the mix with his self-sufficient and energy generating Twirling Tower.
The 68-story "combination hotel, apartment, and office" would sport floors that each rotate 360-degrees in the span of about 90 minutes, creating a "constantly changing architectural form."
His claims begin to elicit suspicion, however, when a promotional video (seen after the break) for the building claims that it can snag enough wind to not only power the building itself, but to energize ten other similar buildings just like it. Of course, we aren't taking that too seriously considering that he actually mentions that supplying electricity to the floors would be "similar to how a moving train captures power by staying in constant contact with a power source, like an overheard wire or third rail."
Nevertheless, Mr. Fisher sure seems determined to get this thing up in the sky, but as with most big dreams in Dubai, moving beyond the drawing board is where things get tough.
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1,000-foot glass funnel could save London's Battersea Power Station
19/10/08 Archived in : architectuur
The Battersea Power Station in London has been defunct since 1983, and urban developers have been scratching their heads to come up with a way to preserve the largest brick structure in all of Europe. Some wily Irish developers have come up with a way to turn the empty building into what they're calling a "solar driven natural ventilation system" attached to shopping malls, 3,000 homes, and a boutique hotel. The 1,000-foot glass tower would use a funnel structure to force heat out of the complex using convection all the while providing a striking addition to the London skyline. All in all, developers say this would make the complex carbon neutral. If the plan goes through, the structure could be completed as soon as 2019.
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Richard Meier & Partners, Complete Works 1963-2008
12/05/08 Archived in : architectuur
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
12/05/08 Archived in : design-architectuur
110 jaar na de Belgica-expeditie biedt het Internationaal Pooljaar 2007-2008 een unieke gelegenheid aan aan de mensheid. Opnieuw heeft België zichzelf hoge streefdoelen vooropgesteld. De Belgische federale overheid gaf de International Polar Foundation (IPF), opgericht door Alain Hubert en de professoren André Berger (UCL) en Hugo Decleir (VUB), opdracht de bouw van een nieuw wetenschappelijke basis, het "Princess Elisabeth" station, dat zal plaatsvinden tijdens de zuidelijke zomer van 2007-2008, te realiseren.
http://www.antarcticstation.org
Guggenheim Bilbao
16/09/06 Archived in : architectuur
At Ground Zero, Towers for Forgetting
15/09/06 Archived in : architectuur
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF / The New York Times
The designs unveiled last week for three sleek glass towers at ground zero rise above the mediocrity we have come to expect from a planning process driven by political opportunism, backdoor deal-making and commercial greed. But for those who cling to the idea that the site’s haunting history demands a leap of imagination, the towers illustrate how low our expectations have sunk since the city first resolved to rebuild there in a surge of determination just weeks after 9/11.
Sketches of Frank Gehry
01/09/06 Archived in : film
"An insightful portrait of an architect who is an artist."
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Architecture Now! 4
25/08/06 Archived in : architectuur
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