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Text description provided by the architects. Bosjes Chapel by Steyn Studio in South Africa is located in a site surrounded by majestic mountains with a grand scale which adorned the area with the nickname of ‘Little Switzerland’. Typically Cape Dutch Manor houses set up dialogue with these types of environments, as found in Stellenbosch and Cape Town. With the immediate context of the site, the valley is ‘held’ either side with two mountain ranges which sets up a spatial dialogue at a grand scale which occurs on a ‘micro’ level between the Manor House development node and the Chapel development…
PANEUM Center – Wunderkammer des Brotes Customer Information Centre and Event Forum designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au in Asten, Austria. The Customer Information Centre and Event Forum PANEUM – Wunderkammer des Brotes – for the company Backaldrin in Asten consists of two elements: a box shaped plinth building with foyer and event rooms plus the “Wunderkammer des Brotes”, a two storey freeform exhibition area floating on top. The chosen materials augment the contrast of these two elements: The square base building shows a cast-in-place concrete façade while the rounded wood structure of the museum is clad with stainless steel shingles. The…
Pillars of Dreams, The Very Many’s Cloud Like Sculptural Pavilion in North Carolina Pillars of Dreams is Marc Fornes of THEVERYMANY’s cloud like sculptural pavilion made from cross-laminated stripes in Valerie C. Woodard Center – Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Pillars of Dreams by New York based architecture firm, enlivens the plaza of the newly renovated Valerie C. Woodard Center, a county building that houses a number of departments and local services. It makes a curious impression from the street. Along the path to the building’s entrance, the cloud-like pavilion makes a soft landing in a field of quiet moments…
Time: August 22, 2019 to August 26, 2019 Country: NetherlandsCity/Town: AmsterdamLocation: The Student Hotel Amsterdam WestWebsite: www.nodes-design.comWorkshop Type: Global Summer SchoolRegistration Deadline: 30 JulyTopic: Mesh Modeling, Node-Based ModelingOrganized By: NODES, ( B ) io me_ [maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://www.nodes-design.com/book-online” ] Studio Brief The studio will be taught by Javier Ruiz, design tutor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, London The workshop will explore several computational techniques and design methodologies in order to speculate with the design of a new opera house, Train station and a museum for the city of Amsterdam The participants will learn the fundamentals of polygonal modelling using MODO…
Parametric Façade & Cladding Systems By rat[LAB]EDU In 4 Cities In India Time: July 19, 2019 to August 11, 2019 Country: IndiaCity/Town: Manipal, New Delhi, Chennai, KolkataLocation: Manipal School of Architecture, Sushant School of Art & Architecture, RVS School of Change, AludecorWebsite: https://www.rat-lab.org/summerschool2019Workshop Type: Summer School Topic: Parametric Facade & Cladding SystemsOrganized By: rat[LAB]EDU [maxbutton id=”7″][maxbutton id=”8″][maxbutton id=”9″][maxbutton id=”10″] rat[LAB]EDU – SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 INDUSTRY INNOVATION PARTNER – Aludecor MANIPAL | NEW DELHI | CHENNAI | KOLKATA PARAMETRIC DESIGN WORKSHOPS About rat[LAB]-Research in Architecture & Technology After a successful completion of 60+ design workshops worldwide, rat[LAB]EDU (Educational subset of rat[LAB]-Research in…
Parametric Skyscrapers with Virtual Reality (VR) Integration by rat[LAB]EDU Global Visiting School 2019 in Kyiv & Lviv, Ukraine Time: July 4-6, Kyiv | July 8-10, LvivCountry: UkraineCity/Town: Kyiv and LvivLocation: Details of venue and address will be updated soonWebsite: www.rat-lab.orgWorkshop Type: Global Visiting School Topic: Parametric Skyscrapers with Virtual Reality IntegrationOrganized By: rat[LAB]EDU, Architecture of the Future [maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://architectureofthefuture.com/workshop-ratlab/” ] About rat[LAB]-Research in Architecture & Technology After a successful completion of 60+ design workshops worldwide, rat[LAB]EDU (Educational subset of rat[LAB]-Research in Architecture & Technology) is collaboratively organizingGLOBAL VISITING SCHOOL for architecture and spatial design students & professionals focusing on application of Computational Design & Parametric Design. Global Visiting School is a…
Ayla Golfclub by Oppenheim Architecture in Aqaba, Jordan Oppenheim Architecture has designed this golf clubhouse to mimic the surrounding desert. Set across 13,000 square feet in aqaba, jordan, the building’s unusual form is made up from curving components covered in a layer of unifying shotcrete – sprayed concrete. The Ayla Golfclub is part of the first phrase of a 17 square mile leisure development currently under construction in aqaba, jordan. Once completed, the development will include residential apartments, a hotel and commercial space, all centered around an 18-hole signature golf course designed by greg norman. The clubhouse incorporates retail space,…
Hulunbuir Hailar Airport designed by United Design U10 Atelier is located in Hailar District, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. Hulunbuir is well known as one of the Top 10 Snowy Cities in China with its most beautiful prairies in the world. The built-up area of existed T1 Terminal was 7,600 m2. It could not meet the need of ever-growing passenger volume for prairie tourism. Obviously, it is necessary for the existed terminal to be expanded. At the beginning, the boundary and plan of this expansion project were fixed. As a result, we were facing a great challenge – how to design a…
The Luum Temple by CO-LAB Design Office in Tulum, Mexico, is nestled in a conserved green area inside a new residential development called Luum Zama; Luum Temple is a welcoming space for the community. Accessible only via pedestrian pathways woven through a conserved native jungle, the Temple offers a quiet natural setting perfect for reflection and slowing down. The arched vaults support each other, co-existing in structural dependency, serving as a reminder to the community of our interdependence and the accomplishments we can achieve when we work together. CO-LAB designed the…
Olympic House – IOC Headquarters by 3XN Architects Text description provided by the architects. The new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee will bring together 500 employees currently working in disparate offices throughout the city. The headquarter is designed around three key values/objectives: movement, flexibility and sustainability. With its dynamic, undulating façade, the building will appear different from all angles and convey the energy of an athlete in motion. Its interior is designed with as few structural constraints as possible. This open and flexible environment will adapt to multiple work styles now and in the future. “In recognition of the…