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MAD Architects in Mississauga, Ontario

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-12-14 13:00:00
MAD Architects designed the curvy Absolute World Towers, in Mississauga, Ontario. Photo: Tom ArbanThe Absolute World Towers, a two-building residential high-rise project in Mississauga, Ontario, has been completed. These sinuous buildings, designed by Beijing, China-based MAD Architects, have an ovoid plan, with each successive floor rotated a few degrees with respect to the one below, resulting in a visual sense of …

Construction begins on Hudson Yards in New York City

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-12-12 15:40:00
Construction has begun on the South Tower (right) of the Hudson Yards development in New York City. Image: Courtesy visualhouseGround has broken on the first tower in the Hudson Yards project, on a 26-acre site near the Javits Convention Center on the western edge of Manhattan. The South Tower, one of two office towers designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) …

KSG in Ulm, Germany

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-12-10 23:51:00
Kister Scheithauer Gross Architects and Urban Planners (KSG) designed the new 1,980-square-meter (21,300-square-foot) Weinhof Synagogue in Ulm, Germany. Photo: � Christian RichtersAfter 20 months of construction, a new synagogue, located in the historic center of Ulm, Germany, has been completed. The orthogonal, four-story building measures 24 by 16 meters (78 by 52 feet) and 17 meters (56 feet) high and is …

2013 AIA Gold Medal to Thom Mayne

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-12-07 20:24:00
Thom Mayne, founder of Morphosis, is the 2013 AIA Gold Medal recipient. Photo: Mark HanauerSanta Monica, California-based architect Thom Mayne will receive the AIA Gold Medal award for 2013.Mayne's work, through his firm Morphosis, deliberately seems to eschew the trappings of conventional architectural styles and forms. However, a consistent industrial material palette connects most of his buildings to each other.Virtually all …

Master architect Oscar Neimeyer has died at age 104

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-12-06 06:02:00
Renowned, beloved Brazilian master architect Oscar Neimeyer has died at age 104.He lived boldly, true to his principles, with great beauty.Thank you for the gifts, Oscar. News story:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world ... wanted=allOn his works:http://www.architectureweek.com/archite ... er-01.htmlThis photo is of his iconic but less-well-known "Eye Museum" (2002) in Curitiba:http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings ... meyer.htmlPhoto: Kevin Matthews

Herzog and de Meuron in Water Mill, New York

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-12-05 00:43:00
Herzog & de Meuron designed the new Parrish Art Museum, in Water Mill, New York. Photo: � Matthu PlacekThe Parrish Art Museum recently opened on a rural site in Water Mill, New York, a community in the East End area of Long Island. The 34,400-square-foot (3,200-square-meter) barn-like building was designed by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron, and is said to take …

EPA National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-30 13:00:00
by Kaid BenfieldThe US Environmental Protection Agency announced seven winners of its 2012 National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement. As I have noted in the past, the smart growth awards are given for creative, outstanding initiatives that protect the health and the environment of our communities while also strengthening local economies. One of this year?s winners is a personal favorite, Denver?s …

Lord, Aeck & Sargent in Dahlonega, Georgia

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-28 22:52:00
Single-pane floor-to-ceiling lobby windows were replaced with more energy-efficient glazing as part of the remodel of Gaillard Hall designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent. Photo: � 2012 Jonathan HillyerAtlanta-based Lord, Aeck & Sargent (LAS) recently completed a renovation of Gaillard Hall, a 1950s military barracks building on the campus of North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega, Georgia. The architects …

THA Architecture in Eugene, Oregon

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-26 23:16:00
The new Lewis Integrative Science Building, in Eugene, Oregon, designed by THA Architecture with HDR. Photo: Lara SwimmerThe University of Oregon, in Eugene, Oregon, has opened a new $65 million, science facility that brings together researchers from a range of different disciplines including Neuroscience, Life Science, Material Science, Physical Science, and Computer Science.Designed by THA Architecture with HDR, Inc, the Robert …

Foster + Partners in New York City

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-16 22:43:00
The 44-story luxury apartment building at 50 United Nations Plaza was designed by Foster + Partners. Image: dbox/ Foster+ PartnersConstruction has begun on 50 United Nations Plaza, a 44-story residential office tower designed by Foster + Partners. Developed by Zeckendorf Development with Global Holdings, the luxury apartment building occupies a prominent location within United Nations Plaza, with views of the celebrated …

Zaha Hadid Wins Tokyo National Stadium Competition

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-15 20:27:00
Zaha Hadid Architects won the competition to design the Tokyo National Stadium. Image: Zaha Hadid ArchitectsNews sources are reporting that Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the international competition for the new Tokyo National Stadium, an 80,000-seat stadium planned for a site in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan.The new 290,000-square-meter (3.12-million-square-foot) stadium will be built on a site, adjacent to Fumihiko Maki's Tokyo …

AIA 2030 Commitment Program - Case Studies in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Seattle...

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-14 17:43:00
The Miller Hull Partnership designed a LEED Platinum-certified four-story office and education building (2009) for the LOTT Clean Water Alliance in Olympia, Washington.Photo: Nic LehouxThe AIA has released a series of case studies about five firms in the institute's 2030 Commitment Program. Firms in the program work toward a goal of carbon-neutral building design by 2030.HOK, The Miller Hull Partnership, High Plains Architects, HMC Architects, and Serena Sturm …

John Portman & Assoicates in Nanning, China

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-14 00:54:00
John Portman & Associates has won the design competition for the Tianlong Fortune center. Image: Courtesy PortmanJohn Portman & Associates (Portman) has been selected to design Tianlong Fortune Center, a 108-story skyscraper in Nanning, China. The architectural design competition was led by developer Guangxi Wei Zhuang Real Estate Co., Ltd., and the Nanning Planning Bureau. As a finance and trade center, the …

Zaha Hadid in East Lansing, Michigan

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-12 13:00:00
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, Michigan, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo: Paul WarcholThe Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, Michigan, opened on Saturday, November 10. The 46,000-square-foot (-square-meter) project was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and features a facade of pleated stainless steel and glass.Dedicated to …

Maggie's Centre Gartnavel wins 2012 Doolan Prize

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-09 20:05:00
Maggie's Centre Gartnavel, designed by OMA, received the 2012 Andrew Doolan Prize. Photo: Philippe RuaultGlasgow, Scotland's new Maggie's Centre Gartnavel ? like its sister projects ? sets out to provide space where people can feel welcome, at home and cared for: a haven. The architects ? the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) ? has sited the building on a slight rise, …

AIA Columbus Awards 2012

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-08 02:02:00
DesignGroup designed the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse, Columbus, Ohio. Photo: Brad FeinknopfAn aquatics center on a wetlands site, and a university student services building received top marks from the AIA Columbus 2012 design awards program. Other winning projects include a new-built courthouse, vetrenary office, and two adaptive reuse arts buildings ? a city arts facility in a former school building and a …

Zaha Hadid Architects in Montpellier, France

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-02 12:00:00
Zaha Hadid designed the new pierresvives building. Photo: H�lne BinetThe pierresvives building, in Montpellier, France, is the new home of three institutions for the department de l'Herault: the archive, the library, and the sports office. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the four-story building is clad in concrete and glass, with horizontal gold-colored fins highlighting portions of the glazing.pierresvives section drawing looking …

Safide Architects in Melbourne, Australia

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-11-01 18:43:00
Precast concrete, glass, and stainless steel are the main material palette for the design of the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music in Melbourne, Australia. Image: Courtesy Moshe Safdie ArchitectsSafdie Architects has revealed its design for a new Music Conservatorium building at Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia. The four-story building, home to the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, will include a 500-seat …

Moriko Kira Architect in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-10-31 23:32:00
Inside an upper-floor node of the newly renovated Tripolis building, originally designed by Aldo van Eyck and remodeled by Moriko Kira Architect. Photo: Christian RichtersMoriko Kira Architect has redesigned the interior of Aldo van Eyck's Tripolis building in Amsterdam-South. Built in 1991, Tripolis is now the headquarters of Nikon Europe, a regional division of the Japanese electronics company.The five-story building's original …

UNStudio in Stuttgart, Germany

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ArchitectureWeek People and Places 2012-10-30 12:00:00
The Haus am Weinberg, in Stuttgart, Germany, was designed by UNStudio. Photo: Iwan Baan/ Courtesy UNStudioBuilt on the site of an ancient hillside vineyard east of Stuttgart, Germany, the Haus am Weinberg is a large, white modernist composition poised on its site. Designed by UNStudio, the 618-square-meter (6,650-square-foot) four-story home overlooks river-valley farmland and stands in stark contrast to the brick …

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