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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 17th 2007
     
    Gran Teatro Nacional de Beijing / Paul Andreu - huge titanium dome next to tiananmen square, a pre-olympic opening.



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      CommentAuthorsilent
    • CommentTimeOct 17th 2007
     
    groovey!
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 22nd 2007
     



    D&G hq

    *possibly
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 22nd 2007
     


    great modern buildings from the guardian online.
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      CommentAuthormiddigit
    • CommentTimeOct 26th 2007
     
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    urbanmadness [3.6MB WMV]
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2007
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 7th 2007 edited
     

    M.I.T. Sues Architect Frank Gehry


    “The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing renowned architect Frank Gehry, alleging serious design flaws in the Stata Center, a building celebrated for its unconventional walls and radical angles.

    The school asserts that the center, completed in spring 2004, has persistent leaks, drainage problems and mold growing on its brick exterior. It says accumulations of snow and ice have fallen dangerously from window boxes and other areas of its roofs, blocking emergency exits and causing damage.


    nytimes

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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 8th 2007
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 12th 2007
     
    i liked that untreated metal cladding, and i just came across some more - this time, much more rusted :D



    new caixa building by herzog & de meuron in madrid. the rusted steel cladding really makes the build blend in with the other, brick, constructions around it.
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      CommentAuthorjussi-k
    • CommentTimeNov 12th 2007 edited
     
    I just had to do it:


    (idea is not mine, this is a blatant rip-off from somebody else)

    Looks kinda cool. I'll try to make a video of this :D

    edit:

    here it is

    It's not a world turning animation, but a good study. Could be easily used in a project.
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    Thomas Shutte at Wallpaper.com
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 16th 2007 edited
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 21st 2007 edited
     


    wis tavern building ... is the first LEED-H Gold Certified home in Illinois. It has everything: geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels and wind turbines...

    via: materialicious
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 26th 2007 edited
     


    The Sikkens Prize for colour application will be awarded to Krijn de Koning on the 1st of December in Rotterdam.

    The Sikkens Foundation stimulates and draws attention to developments in the application of colour. Several renowned artists received the prize in the past, like Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier and Theo van Doesburg.

    This year, Dutch artist Krijn de Koning (1963) will receive the prestigious award for his work. De Koning creates outspoken interventions in existing spaces, with a starring role for colour. Visitors have strong sensorial experiences in De Koning's works of art, that discusses the relation between man and environement.
    via: frame mag
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2007 edited
     


    metal silhouettes for your architectural models! from haseform
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      CommentAuthormeska
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2007
     
    The Camp Nou upgrade is amazing!
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      CommentAuthormeska
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2007
     
    Valencia Stadium

    Valencia Stadium

    New Mestalla Valencia stadium... check this thread out to see more pics, and a showreel. Stadium is 'sliced' to allow light to highlight its organic shape.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2007
     
    orsum!
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2007
     
    Salvanex:The external design is inspired by the city itself.
    The building, seen from above, evokes the districts of Valencia with the Turia river crossing it.
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      CommentAuthormeska
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2007 edited
     
    The stadium is designed by Arup Sport & Reid-Fenwick Associated, and yay, it's another British-led project. What i can't understand is why we have so much success abroad with British Design and implementation, yet large architectural projects in the UK suffer from the usual - poor planning, budgets spiralling out of control and failed deadlines. Wembley for example, was an absolute travesty, especially when you consider the Emirates was built on budget and to schedule, and is reaping benefits already. And to be honest, Wembley stadium looks nowehere near as inspiring as the these last two stadiums shown in this thread.
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      CommentAuthorjamm
    • CommentTimeNov 29th 2007 edited
     
    too much bureaucracy, and too much power to the contractors in the uk...

    And indeed that Valencia stadium looks awesome.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 4th 2007
     


    acrylic house

    using heat-insulating, 20mm-thick acrylic boards, the boundary between the inside and the outside has been made as "transparent" as possible. architect often say things like "bringing the outside inside", and "blurring the boundaries between...", but i think they've done a pretty good job of it in this case. it's a shame that it's still quite close to other houses, but it still affords some privacy (or seems to, at least) to the inhabitants.

    takeshi hosaka architects
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 4th 2007 edited
     

    Libraries



    first two are cardiff, second two are kansas city. cardiff one is temp, apparently (no idea if it's still there atm).

    via: deputydog
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeDec 4th 2007
     
    Thats fookin cool™
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007 edited
     


    Brad Pitt Commissions Designs for New Orleans


    "...commissioned by the actor Brad Pitt to help rebuild New Orleans’s impoverished Lower Ninth Ward, one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

    The project, called Make It Right, calls for building 150 affordable, environmentally sound houses over the next two years. In a telephone interview from New Orleans, where he plans to present the designs today, Mr. Pitt said the residents of the neighborhood had been homeless long enough. “They’re coming up on their third Christmas,” he said. "

    from: ny times
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      CommentAuthorwebsnap
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007
     
    Was just about to post it. Very cool concept, both for design an financial implementation.
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      CommentAuthormeska
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007
     
    Indeed simple and very effective.
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      CommentAuthorblueshead
    • CommentTimeDec 8th 2007
     
    chris:

    Brad Pitt Commissions Designs for New Orleans


    "...commissioned by the actor Brad Pitt to help rebuild New Orleans’s impoverished Lower Ninth Ward, one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

    The project, called Make It Right, calls for building 150 affordable, environmentally sound houses over the next two years. In a telephone interview from New Orleans, where he plans to present the designs today, Mr. Pitt said the residents of the neighborhood had been homeless long enough. “They’re coming up on their third Christmas,” he said. "

    from: ny times


    I'll give Mr.Pitt kudo's for this.. He is lowkey on this and avoids local newspapers, etc. As a jaded local(me).. I've heard enough shit from outsiders..The boy has been working hard. Thanks Brad.. :smile:
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 8th 2007
     
    yeah, i remember lots of photos and video footage of stars in boats with film crews when they were "helping" during the flooding there :)
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      CommentAuthormeska
    • CommentTimeDec 10th 2007 edited
     
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    Great read, thanks mesk!
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      CommentAuthormeska
    • CommentTimeDec 11th 2007
     
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeDec 11th 2007
     
    Wow. Awesome™

    I wonder if it is totally safe though?
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 15th 2007
     


    apartment building in canada with 'rollover' garage door style windows.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 16th 2007
     


    Curiosity Inc conceived the C-1 house, located in Tokyo, as a design product in which architecture, furnishings and equipment blend into a single program.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 16th 2007
     






    ‘Conversion of a Dwelling’, Chamoson, Switzerland. Project: 2004-2005. When it comes to mixing up ancient and modern, few can match the Swiss. Check out this conversion of an old rural stone house into a combined residence and art studio & gallery.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007 edited
     

    The Year in Architecture


    Green roofs sprouted in the South Bronx, the Glass House opened wide, bus shelters got chic, Frank Gehry finally built something in New York, Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs kissed and made up (after a fashion), and a gauzy aluminum museum rose shimmering over the Bowery.





    ny mag presents the year in architecture
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeDec 23rd 2007
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2008
     


    the forgotten soundmirrors around britain

    these are pretty fucking awesome.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2008
     
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      CommentAuthornicko
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2008
     
    chris said...

    the forgotten soundmirrors around britain

    these are pretty fucking awesome.


    Nicely put Mr Sock
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorVe.
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2008
     
    chris said...

    acrylic house

    using heat-insulating, 20mm-thick acrylic boards, the boundary between the inside and the outside has been made as "transparent" as possible. architect often say things like "bringing the outside inside", and "blurring the boundaries between...", but i think they've done a pretty good job of it in this case. it's a shame that it's still quite close to other houses, but it still affords some privacy (or seems to, at least) to the inhabitants.

    takeshi hosaka architects


    crisp! clean!
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      CommentAuthorVe.
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2008
     
    chris said...


    Acuario Rio Mora / Promontório Architecture


    same thing here. Gorgeous. Wish ANYwhere in my life was this crisp and minimalistic! No room for CRAP! New York is *messy*.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2008
     
    that latest one i posted reminds me of the leisure centre here in swansea - it's undergoing some multimillion pound renovation atm, i'll see if i can find some pics...
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2008 edited
     
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      CommentAuthorVe.
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2008
     
    niiice.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2008
     



    cool 'sliced' house - Särö Gavlar is a nice three story twin house by OkiDoki Arkitekter and it has very interesting spaces and openings.

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