Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts Winner: Andrea Zittel
Recognizing one exceptional artist every two years whose work transverses the boundaries between art and architecture, Andrea Zittel came out as this year’s winner for the prestigious Frederick...
View ArticleLaguna Verde House I / Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos + Carlos Bisbal
Architects: Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos, Carlos Bisbal Location: Valparaiso, Chile Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Francisca Domínguez Project Area: 135.3 sqm Structural Engineer: Rodrigo Ortiz...
View ArticleITEP Le Home / Laurens & Loustau Architects
Architects: Laurens & Loustau Architects Location: impasse de la glacière, Toulouse, France Collaborator: Laurent Didier Client: APEAJ Area: 883 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Stephane Chalmeau APEAJ...
View Article“Fluxus Module” Exhibition / modulorbeat
For the exhibition, “FLUXUS – Art for Everyone!” at Museum Ostwall in the Dortmunder U, modulorbeat was commissioned to develop an exhibition architecture. Their ‘Fluxus Module’ project uses 300 items...
View ArticleCaretaker’s House / Invisible Studio + AA Inter 2
Architects: Invisible Studio Location: Hooke Park, Beaminster, Dorset, England Structural Engineer: Buro Happold Client: Architectural Association Area: 120 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Valerie...
View ArticleAD Architecture College Guide: Domus Academy
If there is one characteristic that defines “architecture” it is innovation. And if by innovative, you think responsive, then Domus Academy certainly qualifies. It was started by Maria Grazia...
View ArticleHouse for 6 Families / L3P Architects
Architects: L3P Architects Location: Regensberg, Canton Zurich, Switzerland Design Team: Frank Schaefer Arch.ETH, Boris Egli Arch.FH, Martin Reusser Arch.FH Civil Engineering: Bona + Fischer AG,...
View ArticleFrontier Learning: The Future of Architectural Education / Stanislav Roudavski
Yesterday’s article “Forget the Rankings, the Best US Architecture Schools Are…” argued that students should judge architecture schools for their strength in areas that are relevant to the profession...
View ArticleArtist Residence Competition Entry / Talmon Biran Architecture Studio
Located in Nikola Lenivets Park in Kaluga, Russia, this proposal for the Artist Residence, which was shortlisted in the design competition, suggests the typology of a campus, a condensed layout...
View ArticleFilms & Architecture: “Paris, I Love You”
This week’s film isn’t actually a movie in itself, but rather a lot of little films merged into one: “Paris, I Love You”. Twenty shorts, each representing the 20 arrondissements – districts – of Paris...
View ArticleSaint-Nazaire Theatre / K-architectures
Architects: K-architectures Location: Saint-Nazaire, France Design Team: Karine Herman, Jérôme Sigwalt, Olivier Jonchère, Alexandre Plantady Consultants: Changement à Vue (stage design), Altia...
View ArticleKohn Pedersen Fox Associates to Design Giant Office Building Next to Grand...
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates were recently selected to design a giant office building the landlord hopes to build next to Grand Central Terminal. Selected by SL Green Realty Corp., the architects’...
View ArticleHamburger Hof / NPS Tchoban Voss
Architects: NPS Tchoban Voss Location: Berlin-Mitte, Germany Area: 2,338 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: René Hoch Architect In Charge: Sergei Tchoban Design Team: Anja Koch, Christian Barwe Artistic...
View ArticleIn Progress: The Blue Planet / 3XN
Architects: 3XN Location: Kastrup, Denmark Engineer: Moe & Brødsgaard A/S Client: Den Blå Planet Area: 9,000 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Adam Mõrk Inspired by the shape of water in endless motion,...
View ArticleAD Round Up: Beach Houses Part VI
For today’s Round Up we have some great beach houses previously featured in ArchDaily. Here’s five you can’t miss: Box House by Alan Chu & Cristiano Kato, an amazing XS scale project in Ilhabela,...
View ArticleGuest House / doisamaisv arquitetos
Architects: doisamaisv arquitetos Location: Araçoiaba da Serra, São Paulo, Brasil Design Team: Fabiana Cyon, Ana Paula de Castro, Vito Macchione Ferreira Area: 3,400 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Fran...
View ArticleArchitectural Criticism in the Age of Twitter / Paul Goldberger
There’s a saying that goes “Those who can’t do, teach.” But many could also claim: “Those who can’t do, critique.” Criticism, particularly Architecture Criticism, tends to get a bad rap for being...
View ArticleThree Courtyards House / Miguel Marcelino
Architects: Miguel Marcelino Location: Benavente, Portugal Architect In Charge: Miguel Marcelino Site Area: 2,175 sqm Year: 2009 Photographs: FG+SG Collaboration: Pedro Dourado Electrical Engineering:...
View ArticleReading Between the Lines / Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
Architects: Gijs Van Vaerenbergh Location: Looz, Limburg, Belgium Stability: Ney&partners Execution: Cravero bvba (steal) / MEG (fundaments) Initiator: Provincie Limburg / Z33 Year: 2011...
View ArticleMontepedroso Wineyards / 3.14GA
Architects: 3.14 GA Location: Rueda, Valladolid, Spain Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Jara Varela Project Area: 2,000 sqm Property : Martínez Bujanda Family The building is located on the top of the...
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