The new Louwman Museum, designed by Michael Graves, has opened in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Courtesy Louwman Museum Extra Large Image
The Hague · 2010.0703
In The Hague, Netherlands, the new Louwman Museum (pictured above) has opened. Michael Graves and Gary Lapera of Michael Graves & Associates designed the three-story building, which includes over 10,000 square meters (108,000 square feet) of exhibition space housing Evert Louwman's private collection of over 230 historic automobiles.
Steep, peaked roofs on part of the building make the whole structure appear smaller, helping it blend into its smaller-scale, historical architectural context. The bricks in the facade have been laid in a woven pattern, complemented by quarry stone details and a slate-tile roof. A Great Hall forms the east-west backbone of the building, in contrast to the smaller public rooms by the main entrance.
The museum originally opened in Leidschendam in 1968 as the Nationaal Automobiel Museum and moved to Raamsdonksveer in 1981 before opening in The Hague. It is located in a park designed by landscape architecture firm Lodewijk Baljon, adjacent to the Royal Palace.
Sydney · 2010.0702
Sydney, Australia-based architecture practice Woods Bagot has appointed Richard Marshall to the role of joint group managing director, in which role he will serve in tandem with Ross Donaldson, previously the sole group managing director.
Marshall will focus on leading the firm's integrated management, design and delivery structure, and people and culture programs. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he is the urban design director and has over 17 years of professional experience. Based in Hong Kong, Donaldson leads the financial, strategic direction, and new initiatives focus of the business. He has over 30 years of experience across a wide range of architectural, urban design, and community planning projects.
Washington, D.C. · 2010.0629
Robert Young, AIA, has joined Perkins + Will as design principal and director of design for the firm's Washington, D.C., office. Formerly a lead designer and associate partner at Polshek Partnership, Young led design, with James Polshek, on the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Young's most recent work, the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is scheduled to open in November 2010.
New York · 2010.0624
Polshek Partnership LLP, the New York City architecture firm of James Polshek, is now Ennead Architects LLP. The name change marks the culmination of a transition in organizational structure and design leadership begun more than 30 years ago. The new name derives from the Greek word for a group of nine, referring to the firm's nine partners: Joseph Fleischer, Timothy Hartung, Duncan Hazard, Kevin McClurkan, Richard Olcott, Susan Rodriguez, Tomas Rossant, Todd Schliemann and Don Weinreich.
James Polshek will continue in his role as design counsel. The partners of Ennead also announced that they are creating Ennead Lab, a private foundation dedicated to research, education, and advocacy.
Bellevue · 2010.0623
MulvannyG2 Architecture has appointed Ming Zhang, AIA, LEED AP, president of the 300-person firm. Formerly senior partner and design director, Zhang is based at the firm's Bellevue, Washington, headquarters. He joined MulvannyG2 in 1999 when his firm, ZGA Architecture International, merged with the company. His portfolio includes Redmond (Washington) City Hall and the Fujian Provincial Electric and Power Company headquarters in Fuzhou, China.
The firm also appointed Karen Niemi, IIDA, principal, to its executive team, and Jenny Li, AIA, has joined the firm as a design principal in Bellevue. Nieme has over 25 years of design, management, and business development experience as an interior architect. Li has more than 22 years of design and management experience, and is the lead designer for the firm's retail and mixed-use sectors.
Kenmore · 2010.0622
A new student residential village has opened at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington. Sustainable architecture, design, and planning firm CollinsWoerman of Seattle designed the 132-student housing project to accommodate the typically older, independent students that attend the school. Each of the eleven three-story, 4,600-square-foot (430-square-meter) cottages houses 12 students, with a separate bedroom and bathroom for each, plus a communal living area and kitchen. The buildings are arranged around outdoor courtyards, connected by walkways lined with drought-tolerant and native landscaping.
The design minimizes corridors and stairwells, and the buildings' butterfly roofs collect rainwater, which is stored in a reservoir beneath a nearby parking lot. Other "green" features include radiant floor heating, ultra-high-efficiency gas boilers and water heaters, heat recovery, whole-house natural ventilation, high-R-value insulation, high-efficiency lighting systems with photosensors, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, Energy Star-rated appliances and light fixtures, and low-VOC and no-VOC interior materials. Ninety-eight percent of construction debris was recycled.
Arlan Collins served as principal-in-charge for CollinsWoerman. Construction costs totaled $12 million of the $16.5 million overall project cost.
Gabarone · 2010.0621
SHoP Architects of New York City has revealed its winning design for the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gabarone, Botswana. The planned 270,000-square-foot (25,000-square-meter) office and laboratory building, slated for a 141-acre (57-hectare) site, will target foreign and local businesses, research, and advanced training institutes.
In keeping with the Botswana Development Corporation's brief, the design incorporates a variety of sustainable features. The roof will include large overhangs to passively shade the building's interior, and will also support both photovoltaic and solar hot-water systems. A low-maintenance roof garden will collect and filter rainwater.
The competition team also included Arup, structural engineer; Buro Happold, MEP engineer and sustainability consulting; Langan, civil and geotechnical engineer; Hood Design, landscape architect; and SHoP Construction, virtual design and construction and integration services.
Boston · 2010.0618
Ann Beha Architects of Boston, Massachusetts, has promoted Philip B. Chen AIA, LEED AP, to principal, recognizing his 18 years of design, management, and technical leadership on academic, cultural, and civic projects throughout the United States.
Boston · 2010.0611
Australian-born architect William J. Mitchell died of complications of cancer on June 11, 2010, at age 65, in Boston, Massachusetts. Mitchell was a professor of architecture and of media arts and sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and founded and led the Smart Cities research group in the MIT Media Lab, where he helped design innovative transportation devices.
He previously served as dean of the MIT School of Architecture + Planning, and advised MIT president Charles M. Vest on the campus's $1 billion expansion, which included the Stata Center by Frank Gehry, the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center by Kevin Roche, Simmons Hall by Steven Holl, the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex by Charles Correa, and the new Media Lab building by Fumihiko Maki. Mitchell wrote many books, from Computer-Aided Architectural Design (1977) to e-topia (1999). The New York Times carried an obituary for him on June 15.
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