Architecture Lab

Competition entry from Nuvist Architecture & Design for Izmir Opera House competition

aline chahine — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:20:36 +0000

Art has a great role in showing what happens in human beings’ life. Soul, intelligence and the emotions are the reflections of the community, and Art forms the social identities of communities.

BLC Landmak competition by Sites – Issam Barhouch Architects

aline chahine — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:30:53 +0000

The Third Proposal for BLC Landmak competition

0300TV Video Trailer: Gabinete de Arquitectura / Gabinete de Arquitectura Headquarters

aline chahine — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:07:19 +0000

0300 TV released the trailer of Gabinete de Arquitectura Headquarters. Watch it after the jump.

Ribeira de abade house by Castanheira & Bastai

aline chahine — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:39:37 +0000

A visit to the site caused an immediate, negative impression. Such a chaotic place, the result of a lack of planning, casual unauthorized development, or simply bad taste and an absence of culture.

Domusweb: OMA, Palazzo delle Esposizioni

aline chahine — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:01:52 +0000

OMA’s exhibition shows that nearly 12% of the planet is marked as ‘preserved’ and increasingly the boundaries of preservation are narrowing. Radical change and radical stasis and the unmitigated rise of the preserved building

Scandinavian Golf Club by Henning Larsen Architects

aline chahine — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:44:07 +0000

The architectural vision has been to bridge the gap between the traditional American golf club and the functional architecture of Scandinavia.

Winners announced for Museum of the Second World War in Poland, Gdańsk

aline chahine — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:17:20 +0000

A jury consisting of Daniel Libeskind, Wiesław Bielawski, Grzegorz Buczek, Wiesław Czabański, Wojciech Duda, George Ferguson, Wiesław Gruszkowski, Jack Lohman, Andrzej Pągowski, and Hans Stimmann has announced their decision for the competition for the Museum of the Second World War in Poland, Gdańsk.

Torre Espiral in Barcelona by Zaha Hadid

aline chahine — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:39:08 +0000

Zaha Hadid’s design for the Edifici Campus confirms the role of the 22@ area at the very forefront of Barcelona’s changing water edge. The tower’s striking design creates a new presence in a territory of transition.

Introducing Archinect Sessions at the Neutra VDL House

aline chahine — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:03 +0000

Archinect is proud to announce the introduction of the offline event series Archinect Sessions. Lively architectural exchanges occur every day in schools, coffee shops, and on online blogs. Archinect Sessions looks to formalize these discussions through a series of debates that will take place in front of live and online audiences.

The East Harlem School by Peter Gluck and Partners Architects

aline chahine — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:03:32 +0000

East Harlem, New York is a community beset by poverty and its attendant ills of early high school withdrawal, violent crime, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse....

Slow Up-rising by Ja StudioInc

aline chahine — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:04:53 +0000

Studio Ja has come with an idea of a residential bridge called Solar Park South and has been part of an international competition “Zero Emission”.

Studio Banana TV: Gas Natural Tower, Benedetta Tagliabue

aline chahine — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:34:50 +0000

Studio Banana TV features Gas Natural Tower in Barcelona with explanations by its author, Italian architect Benedetta Tagliabue.

Rem Koolhaas awarded Golden Lion at Venice Biennale

aline chahine — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:21:46 +0000

At the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice today, Rem Koolhaas was awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement by Biennale director Kazuyo Sejima.

Polish Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice

aline chahine — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:54:27 +0000

‘A neon Emergency Exit sign hangs on the facade of the Polish Pavilion. Inside, a surreal structure made of hundreds of reclaimed bird cages hides a path to its summit. It is lit from within, suggesting a night landscape, a fantastical de-materialized world containing an object and an action.