Residential Architecture: L-House by Architects Collective: “..The deliberate and expressive building form establishes a dialogue with its surrounding landscape and feels light and airy. At the same time, the building achieved the very stringent local classification of an ultra-low-energy-house by using triple panel glassing. Additionally, the building’s orientation and its deep overhangs increased the comfort and lowered the energy costs for the inhabitants..Developing the form created a protected courtyard and the separate living and sleeping zones the family asked for. The generous glass areas create plenty of natural light and extend the living space visually into the garden and the hills behind it..”  Extensive triple glazing, natural light, traditionally inspired L-form, sustainability..

See our post on another project by Architects Collective: Architecture: Architecture in China: Dalian Library by Architects Collective.

image: © Hertha Hurnaus, courtesy Architects Collective; article: plusMOOD

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Architecture: Annexe of the Art Gallery of Ballarat by Searle x Waldron Architecture: “.. a dramatic roof form extends beyond the building’s footprint, addressing alfred daekin place and the historic camp street. comprised of a linear composition of timber struts, the canopy filters dappled daylight onto the ground plane while framing outward views of the encompassing campus. the multi-purpose space accommodates talks, workshops, installations and gallery events. an operable glass facade may be opened, transforming the area into a bandstand for concerts to the public..two columns support the triangular awnings of the cantilevered roof, protecting a series of concrete steps which double as seating. inside, four peaks overhead are formed with perpendicular and inclined faces containing skylights to reflect a diffused light downwards into the gallery. varied gaps within the timber boards and acoustical insulation behind modulate the sounds within the space during events. fluorescent slot lights and tracks are recessed into the ceiling. along the perimeter windows, an open weave curtain may be drawn closed to soften the southern glare..”  Distinctly contemporary, especially in its context; extensive glazing, lightwells, social sensibility..

image: © john gollings, courtesy of searle x waldron architecture; article: Designboom

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Architecture: Spruce Art Center by LYCS Architecture: “..the design is a mixture of two fundamental challenges in architecture: to evoke new spatial meaning while reconciling an existing structure, and to produce a formal language that can be dynamic and strong, yet carefully caress spruce trees..[the] design creates three different internal courtyards hinged together, embracing within the spruce woods: a tranquil courtyard on the northeast part of the site secludes itself from the rest and blocks the often-busy views from outside and provides people with a moment to meditate with solitude, to appreciate the spruce in reflection and to [breathe]..The central courtyard functions as an interior circulation space, connecting both the open and closed courtyard by dissuading movement and view. The roof is an evolution of the Chinese traditional tile pitched roof: the four vertexes of the roof curve up at minor degrees and consequently descend the roofing gently towards the midpoint while a mirrored action is duplicated towards the roofing center surprisingly at the end. This transformation holds the drainage advantage originated from the pitched roof, in addition to echoing a reminiscent sentiment [with respect to] the buildings nearby..”  Contextual, cultural, historical sensibility, proximity to nature, natural light and views, interior courtyards and indoor/outdoor sensibility..

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image: Courtesy of LYCS Architecture; article: Furuto , Alison . “Spruce Art Center / LYCS Architecture” 02 Jun 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/239433&#62;

Architecture: Video: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London by Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei: “..Ahead of the opening of this summer’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Crane.tv gets an exclusive look at the specially commissioned structure designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The dream design team responsible for the Beijing National Stadium come together again to create the team’s first collaborative edifice in the UK. Here, Pierre de Meuron talks about the joys of working with Ai Weiwei, while the infamous artist makes a special cameo to share his interest in combining art, design and architecture to introduce new possibilities and social change.”

See our previous posts on the Serpentine Gallery:

• Architecture: 2012 Serpentine Pavilion Complete by Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei
• Architecture: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei
• Architecture + Design: Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei to Design Serpentine Pavilion
• Pritzker Prize Architect Peter Zumthor’s Design for Serpentine Pavilion Secret Garden
• Jean Nouvel to Design 2010 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

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image: Crane.tv, ArchDaily; article: Jordana , Sebastian . “Video: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion” 01 Jun 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/240289&#62;

Architecture: 2012 Serpentine Pavilion Complete by Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei: “..the 12th serpentine gallery by swiss architects herzog & de meuron and beijing-based ai weiwei is now complete. a plane of water is now floating above the lawn of the serpentine gallery in london, england, inviting visitors to pass beneath it and observe the recently exposed components of the past structures. eleven columns representing each of the previous editions elevate the roof plane 1.4 meters from the excavated ground while an additional support stands for the current construct. encouraging visitors to delve under the surface, this archeological experience transports them back in time as they lounge within the interior. cork lines the surfaces of the stepped ground plane and seating to generate a warm location for repose. during the summer, the venue will host public talks and events during ‘park nights’ until october 14, 2012..”  Photos by the great Iwan Baan..Get thee to Serpentine..

See our other posts on the Serpentine Gallery Pavilions:

• Architecture: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei
• Architecture + Design: Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei to Design Serpentine Pavilion 2012
• Pritzker Prize Architect Peter Zumthor’s Design for Serpentine Pavilion Secret Garden
• Jean Nouvel to Design 2010 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

See our other posts on Herzog & de Meuron:

• Architecture: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron
• Architecture: Actelion Business Center by Herzog & de Meuron
• Herzog & de Meuron Restore Park Avenue Armory in New York

image: © 2012 iwan baan; article: Designboom

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Architecture: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center by Weiss/Manfredi Opens to the Public: “..Embedded into an existing hillside at the Garden’s northeast corner, the sinuous glass building appears as a seamless extension to the existing topography as it leads into the 52-acre garden. In addition, the $28-million Visitor Center incorporates numerous environmentally sustainable features—most notably a 10,000-square-foot living roof—that are aimed toward earning LEED Gold certification. The project has been recognized by the New York City Public Design Commission with an Award for Excellence in Design..The curved glass walls of the Visitor Center offer veiled views into the Garden, their fritted glass filtering light and deterring bird strikes. In contrast to the southern face of the building, the north side is built into a preexisting berm, which increases thermal efficiency. Its clerestory glazing—along with the fritted glass on the south walls— minimizes heat gain and maximizes natural illumination. A geoexchange system heats and cools the interior spaces, and a series of rain gardens collect and filter runoff to improve storm-water management..The leaf-shaped living roof hosts over 40,000 plants—grasses, spring bulbs, and perennial wildflowers—adding a new experimental landscape to the Garden’s collection..”  Sustainability, contextual and social sensibility, green roof..

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image: © Albert Vecerka/Esto; article: Rosenfield , Karissa . “Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center Opens to the Public” 17 May 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/235079&#62;

Architecture: Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre by Charles Wright Architects: “..Camouflaged in an Australian rainforest located in Far North Queensland, this unique gateway into the Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre is the recipient of the 2012 Eddie Oribin Award for Building of the Year presented by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)..a mirrored facade that literally reflects the surrounding gardens..The camouflaged gateway houses a café terrace, information and exhibition space, and offices for the council staff. It activates the pedestrian promenade and links the gardens with the Arts Centre, while serving as a cool and dry zone all year round for tourists visiting the often hot and wet environment of the tropical gardens..”  Award-winning, social and contextual sensibility, sharp, contemporary yet unintrusive..

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image: © Patrick Bingham Hall; article: Rosenfield , Karissa . “Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre / Charles Wright Architects” 31 May 2012.ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/239957&#62;

Architecture: The Metamorphosis of the Great Rock by Peter Kis Atelier: “..a refurbishment for ‘the great rock’ at the budapest zoo in hungary, executed by peter kis atelier of hungarian practice PLANT. initially constructed between 1909 and 1912, original plans to expand the constrained size of the 10 hectare zoo by inhabiting the space beneath the hollow form were halted due to budget constraints and the onset of world war I..constructed with 6-12 inch thick portland cement, the artificial earthform uses a lattice structure to support the 8,000 cubic meters of concrete to create the appearance of a craggy dolomite terrain. based upon the ‘egyeskő’ peak in transylvania, the 34 meter tall representation covers an area of 4,700 square meters..”  Geothermal energy, light-wells, imposing support beams..intriguing space..

image: © zsolt batár, courtesy of peter kis atelier; article: Designboom

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Architecture: Harvest Pavilion by Vector Architects: “..located amidst an eco-farm..the first completed structure within a four building complex which will include a clubhouse, botanical showroom and information center dedicated to agricultural activity. responding to the vast tracts of land encompassing the site, a horizontal roof with deep eaves parallels the flat landscape. cantilevering from all four sides, the thin plane is formed from prefabricated aluminum rods creating a simple and light enclosure. the sheltering canopy generates an outdoor transition area to the interior..a floor-to-ceiling facade system of vertical bamboo louvers frames window panes and pivoting glass doors. the internal room becomes filters into the fields when the doors are opened..”  Almost calligraphic, and certainly graphic, the Harvest Pavilion is strikingly fabricated and contemporary, and yet, with its transparency, seemingly inexistant; the bamboo louvres adding an essential practicality and vegetality..

image: © shu he photo, courtesy of vector architects; article: Designboom

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Architecture: Cineteca Matadero by Churtichaga+Quadra-Salcedo: “..Huge glowing baskets surround the staircases of this former slaughterhouse..converted into a cinema..First constructed at the start of the twentieth century, the Cineteca Matadero was used as an abattoir and livestock market for around 85 years, but is now renovated to accomodate two cinema screens, a film studio, an archive and a terrace for outdoor screenings..The illuminated orange structures dominate the three floors of the film archive, which are otherwise dimly lit and lined with dark grey-painted wood..Woven walls also surround the two auditoriums but are painted black so as not to detract from the screens..”  Interesting reconversion, renovation, refurbishment, inspired materiality, brick, stone, woven walls, in natural and black, wood, interesting interior volumes..

image: Fernando Guerra; article: Dezeen

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Residential Architecture: Daeyang Gallery and House by Steven Holl Architects: “.. the copper-clad building has two pavilions that rise up above the water to provide an entrance and an event space for the private gallery, while a third is the home of the owner..The architects claim that the building’s proportions follow the patterns of a musical score by Hungarian-Canadian composer Istvan Anhalt, which they say can be best observed in the arrangement of 55 skylights on the roofs of the three blocks..More skylights are scattered across the base of the pool, so daylight must pass through the water before entering the gallery..”  Home and gallery..astounding, impressive realisation..numerous images by the excellent architectural photographer Iwan Baan..

See posts on other recent and impressive projects for Seoul, South Korea:

• Architecture: Diagonal Tower in Yongsan International Business District by SOM
• Architecture: Dancing Dragons by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
• Residential Architecture: Project R6 – Yongsan International Business District by REX Architecture
• Architecture: Cross # Towers by BIG Architects (Bjarke Ingels Group)
• Architecture: Louis Vuitton, Seoul by BCHO Architect
• Architecture: Harmony Tower by Studio Daniel Libeskind for the Yongsan International Business District
• Residential Architecture: Dancing Towers by Studio Daniel Libeskind for Yongsan International Business District

and other posts on work by Steven Holl Architects:

• Architecture: Institute for Contemporary Art by Steven Holl Architects
• Architecture: Knut Hamsun Centre by Steven Holl Architects
• Residential Architecture: Sun Slice House by Steven Holl Architects
• Architecture: Hangzhou Music Museum by Steven Holl Architects
• Architecture: Museum of Ocean and Surf by Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabiao

image: Iwan Baan; article: Dezeen

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Architecture + Urban Design: A City Rises, Along With Its Hopes, by Michael Kimmelman – Fighting Crime with Architecture in Medellin, Colombia: “..For some time now, if you asked architects and urban planners for proof of the power of public architecture and public space to remake the fortunes of a city, they’d point here..Twenty-odd years ago, this was Pablo Escobar’s town, with an annual homicide rate that peaked at 381 per 100,000. In New York City that would add up to an almost inconceivable 32,000 murders a year..”  Excellent, detailed, informative article by Michael Kimmelman in The New York Times, looking at some of the architectural and social interventions in Medellin..

Slideshow, accompanying the article, here.

See posts on other articles by Michael Kimmelman:

• Architecture: Renzo Piano’s Demure Additions to Le Corbusier’s Masterpiece – Quiet Additions to a Modernist Masterpiece, by Michael Kimmelman
• Residential Architecture: At Edge of Paris, a Housing Project Becomes a Beacon, by Michael Kimmelman
• Architecture: Urban Design: It Riles a Village by Michael Kimmelman
• Architecture + Design: Paved, but Still Alive by Michael Kimmelman – Urban + Suburban Design
• Architecture + Urban Design: The Grid at 200: Lines That Shaped Manhattan by Michael Kimmelman
• Treasuring Urban Oases – by Michael Kimmelman
• Imagining Housing for Today, by Michael Kimmelman – Models for Contemporary Urban Housing
• In Protest, the Power of Place by Michael Kimmelman – Place as Place & the Architecture of Social Consciousness
• Rescued by Design, by Michael Kimmelman – Expanding the Idea of Design Guru
• New York’s Public Architecture Gets a Face-Lift by Michael Kimmelman – Well-Designed Socially Conscious Urban Architecture

image: Paul Smith for The New York Times; article: Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times

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Architecture: Slideshow Feature: London 2012 Olympics Architecture: A very good 25-image slide show of the interiors and exteriors of some of the new architecture for the London 2012 Olympics, from Dezeen..

See other posts on London 2012 Olympics architecture: Architecture + Art: ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, Architecture: London 2012 Olympics Information Pavilion by DCPP Arquitectos, Architecture: London Aquatics Centre for 2012 Summer Olympics by Zaha Hadid Architects, Architecture: BMW Olympic Pavilion in London by Serie Architects and Architecture: Landscape Architecture: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by James Corner Field Operations.

image, slideshow + article: Dezeen

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Residential Architecture: Gallery House by Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects: “..This project proposes a new domestic typology: a ‘gallery house’. It combines a semi-public art gallery and a residence for two prominent collectors who have redefined what it means to live with and look after art. The clients, a virologist and a mathematician, exclusively collect work by female contemporary artists and feel compelled to share and promote their collection, not only with friends but also with the larger art world. They requested a home within which both their extensive collection and visitors could circulate from a semi-public gallery through to the domestic space, each zone offering a different environment for experiencing the work. The street-level gallery hosts exhibitions curated from their private collection as well as the collections of friends. A site for artist and curator talks, the gallery increases public engagement in the arts within the art world as well as at the scale of their own neighborhood. Extending and redefining the exhibition space as it continues up the stairs to the next two floors and the penthouse sculpture garden, the domestic zone includes even the most private spaces in the exhibition circuit by virtue of its open plan..”  Interesting geometrical facade screen, green roof terrace with sculpture garden, abundant glazing and lightwells, variable geometry residential spaces, views..

image: Tim Griffith; article: Contemporist

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Architecture: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron: “..more than just a concert hall. it will include a 250 room hotel, along with 45 residential units, converging where the city meets the waterfront..the structure exists on contrasts. its foundation is formed from the historical warehouse, kaispeicher A. it is above this brick base that herzog & de meuron’s  undulating glass façade float. composed of 1,100 individual panels, each measuring four to five metres wide and over three metres height and weighing approximately 1.2 tonnes; the foyer area boasts panes that measure even five metres in height. overall, the crystalline glass surface covers an area of 21,5000 square metres - the equivalent of three football fields. they have been designed to withstand the extreme conditions of hamburg’s legendary weather, and are able to tolerate gale-force winds which move up to a speed of 150 km per hour and torrential downpours easily. small reflective dots have been applied to the windows which are meant to prevent the structure from heating up due to sunlight..”  Astounding form, geometry, repetition; inspiring refurbishment and addition to a pre-existing structure..

See some of our previous posts on projects by Herzog & de Meuron: Architecture: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, Architecture: Hamburg sues Contractor of Herzog and de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie, Architecture: Actelion Business Center by Herzog & de Meuron, and Herzog & de Meuron Restore Park Avenue Armory, in New York.

image + article: Designboom

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Architecture: Huludao Beach Exhibit Center by META-Project: “..positioned upon the beach, the facility intends to vitalize the area into a resort and residential hub, serving the millions of visitors each summer. only 100 meters for the crashing waves, the building provides an exhibition area, gallery, cinema, cafe, event area and playing fields to support the activities of the beach-goers and activating the city’s cultural life..the form is first based upon panoramic views at a variety of elevations towards the sea. with 2/3 of the structure cantilevered over a ground level plaza, the first floor and roof deck provide ideal points for observation of the landscape and ocean. contained by an inclined cube, the opaque enclosure around the stairwell adds a sense of mystery to the spatial sequence, revealing the views after ascending the stairway..”  Dramatic, cantilevered form with revitalising social objectives; truly extensive glazing, mountain and, above all, sea views; well-developed interior detailing..

image: Chen Su, courtesy of META-project; article: Designboom

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Architecture: Frieze Art Fair NYC by SO-IL: “..a 450 metre-long snaking white tent designed by Brooklyn architects SO-IL..Located between Manhattan, Bronx and Queens on Randall’s Island, the structure comprised six rented rectangular tents connected with wedge-shaped corner sections..Strips of white tent fabric overhanging the two gabled ends were fanned out and fastened to the ground, creating partially sheltered entrances..”  Interesting configuration using a modified prefabricated rental structure..

image: Iwan Baan; article: Dezeen

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Architecture: One Ocean by Soma – Thematic Pavilion for Yeosu Expo 2012: “..a kinetic facade of fins which move in ocean-like patterns. spanning 140 meters, the elevation undulates from 3 to 13 meters in height. topographical lines along the roof translate into 108 vertical lamellas to control solar gain and then begin to open and close in a choreographed sequence after the sun sets. compressive forces are imposed upon the blades made of glass fiber reinforced polymers, a material high in tensile strength with low bending stiffness allowing for repeated and reversible elastic deformations. upper and lower motors generate a side rotation with a screw spindle driven by a computerized servomotor..”  Striking form, fascinating presence..

image: courtesy of soma; article: Designboom

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Architecture: The Photographers’ Gallery by O’Donnell + Tuomey: “..[the architects have] extended a red brick warehouse in central London..Black-rendered walls overhang the original Victorian brickwork to cover the new fourth and fifth floors, which both contain galleries and are lit by a two-storey-high, north-facing window in one corner..Part of the facade is cut away and glazed to reveal the cafe and bar at ground level, and a digital wall in the reception area will present a changing selection of projects from both professional photographers and the public..”  Interesting contemporary addition, form, light, richly thoughtful interior detailing..

image: Kate Elliot; article: Dezeen

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Architecture: Awards: Zaha Hadid’s Riverside Museum wins European Museum Academy Micheletti Award 2012: “..Riverside Museum, Glasgow has been named the most innovative museum in the fields of technology, labour and social history by the European Museum Academy..The form of the roof structure is roughly z-shaped in plan with structural mullions at each end that not only support the roof, but also allow the glazed end façades to be supported without the need for any secondary members. In section the roof is a series of continuous ridges and valleys that constantly vary in height and width from one gable to the other with no two lines of rafters being geometrically the same. Generally the cross section is a pitched portal frame with a multi pitched rafter spanning between the portal and a perimeter column. There are also curved transition areas where the roof changes direction in plan..”  Exciting, distinctive form, successful social integration..Congratulations!

See our other posts on Zaha Hadid Architects: Architecture: Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects, Architecture: Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects, Architecture: In China: Hongqiao Soho (Linkong Economic Park) by Zaha Hadid and Architecture: Zaha Hadid’s Maxxi Museum faces Closure.

image: © Alan McAteer; article: Arthitectural

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Architecture: Berlin Museum of Architectural Graphics by NPS Tchoban Voss: “..compose it from five blocks that are placed in a somewhat staggered order. And these blocks are by no means parallelepiped, either: one of them sports the corners that are perceivable “pulled to the sides”, while the layouts of the others look like a Cyrillic «?»..The top block, according to the architects’ plan, will be faced with mirror glass, which will visually conceal the height of the museum building and will hide its excessive elongation, while the facades of the four lower blocks will be finished with decoratively wrought concrete panels of light-sand color. Some of these panels while still being molded will be covered with vertical grooves, very much like “flutes” that have migrated over to the concrete surface from the pieces of architectural graphics..”  Distinctive staggered form, textural surface, mirrored glass top element..

image + article: Arthitectural

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Architecture: Marina Abramović Institute by OMA: “..Architects OMA have unveiled plans to convert a former theatre in Upstate New York into a performance institute commissioned by Serbian artist Marina Abramovic..The Marina Abramović Institute for the Preservation of Performance Art is to be located in Hudson and will operate as both a performance venue and an archive hosting workshops and lectures..The institute will be housed in a former theatre, which later became an indoor tennis court, then an antiques warehouse and market before falling into disrepair..OMA’s design will enhance the existing structure to accommodate both the research and production of performance art. As a venue specifically created for long duration performances, OMA will also develop new types of furniture, lighting and other elements to facilitate the viewing of such works.”  Abramovic is amazing and intense, and OMA is dynamic..

See our posts on other projects by OMA: Residential Architecture: The Interlace by OMA, Architecture: Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA, Architecture: Milstein Hall at Cornell University by OMA and, of course, the great Architecture: Architect Rem Koolhaas (OMA) in The Simpsons.

image: Courtesy OMA, MAI, Dezeen; article: Dezeen

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Architecture: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei: “..The Serpentine Gallery in London has unveiled plans by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for this summer’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion: they’ll conduct an archaeological dig to find traces of past pavilions on the site then line the resulting trenches with cork..The plan involves excavating down to groundwater level, revealing buried traces of the past eleven annual pavilions and creating a well at the bottom that will also collect rainwater..A pool of water will also cover the surface of the circular roof, supported just 1.4 metres above the ground by twelve columns that represent pavilions past and present. It will be possible to drain this water down into the well to create an elevated viewing platform or dance floor..”  Another marvelous Serpentine Pavilion..

See our other posts on Serpentine Gallery Pavilions: Pritzker Prize Architect Peter Zumthor’s Design for Serpentine Pavilion Secret Garden, Jean Nouvel to Design 2010 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and Architecture + Design: Herzog & de Meuron + Ai Weiwei to Design Serpentine Pavilion 2012.

image + article: Dezeen

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Architecture: Fifth Studio by T3arc: “Fifth Studio is a low budget building to house a workshop for different artists and different disciplines..We tried to use only recycled materials from industrial waste and the proper excavation rocks. The main gallery connects to all the ateliers in a second level, allowing the artist to share their work in a direct way. Both the ateliers and the gallery have windows open to the light from the north..”  Contextuality, sustainability, terraces, views..

See our posts on two homes by T3arc: Residential Architecture: The Seed House by T3arc and Residential Architecture: Materka House by T3arc.

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image: © Luis Gordoa; article: Jett , Megan . “Fifth Studio / T3arc” 07 Jul 2011. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/147611&#62;

Architecture: Architect Rem Koolhaas (OMA) in The Simpsons: “..In The Simpsons last episode, Rem Koolhaas made a brief appearance where he is shown teaching to a group of students.

As Metropolitan Monk noted in Archinect.com, to appear in The Simpsons episode is the most unchallengeable proof that you have achieved Starchitect status.

The Scene, described by Archinect.com: “Rem Koolhaas is working – on a cruise ship notabene – as an instructor – probably in iconographic buildings – in KIDZONE ELITE. The ship, just like CCTV, is an emblem of closure. The architect is holding a couple of lego-bricks in his left hand while seeming to fix something to the back of the tower”.

With the excitement of seeing Koolhaas on television, which architect would you like to see on a future episode?”  The price of fame? Or its value?

See our posts on Rem Koolhaas and OMA: Residential Architecture: The Interlace by OMA, Architecture: Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA, and Architecture: Milstein Hall at Cornell University by OMA.

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