Architects: Mayslits Kassif Architects Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Project Team: Ganit Mayslits Kassif, Udi Kassif, Oren Ben Avraham, Galila Yavin, Michal Ilan and Maor Roytman Client: Marine Trust Ltd. Project Area: 55,000 sqm Budget: $5,000,000 Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Iwan Baan, Adi Branda, Galia Kronfeld, Daniela Orvin, Albi Serfaty Situated on one of Israel’s most breathtaking waterfr..
At first, the assignment was the demolition of the cellars of the Madrid Regional Service of Health´s Old Building. However, the possibility of using this ground as a part of the nursing home “La Paz” led to the accomplishment of a small garden with the minimum possible elements and at a very low cost. In our view, the garden, as nature manipulated by man, finds its beauty in a strange balance b..
Dutch practice Maxwan architects + urbanists wins first prize in the competition for a new cultural center and park in the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Ostrava is bidding to become the 2015 Cultural Capital of Europe. Every year, the European Capital of Culture is designated to act as catalyst for the cultural development and the transformation of the chosen city. The focus of the competitio..
Oslo architects PUSHAK have installed an indoor terrain of moss arches and screens for the London Festival of Architecture, which opened last weekend. The project is PUSHAK’s first outside their native Norway and is part of The Architecture Foundation’s international exchange programme for emerging architects in Norway and the UK. Moss Your City can be seen at The Architecture Foundation until t..
Portuguese practice EXTRASTUDIO, in collaboration with landscape architects Oficina dos Jardins, has won the competition for Tavira’s Island Regeneration, in Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. Launched by Sociedade Polis Litoral Ria Formosa in collaboration with Parque Expo and Tavira’s Municipality, the project includes the existing infra-structures and landscape re-qualification. The pro..
Designed by Office of Architecture in Barcelona, this urban landscape snakes along the Benidorm seascape in Spain. The region is a popular attraction outfitted with high rise buildings, promenades, the bars, and the water. Yet, OAB’s addition to the thriving seaside has created an identifying element which sets this area apart from similar places. he artifical landscape elegantly resolves the pr..
This master-planning and landscape design study for Fingal County Council, Dublin, Ireland, addresses transformation of closed and capped landfills. The study proposes to turn the now-closed Dunsink Landfill into a civic place where visitors are exposed to multiple ecosystems and the history of the site. As an ecological and educational mechanism and a public amenity, the project proposes a new ..
For Forrest Fulton Architecture’s competition proposal, the Alabama-based firm designed a 900,000 sqf biomorphic spatial surface that connects the adjacent city and the landscape. The architecture focuses on creating an urbanistic landscape that morphs the common urban element of Yerevan, the superblock, to the site, a truncated hill along the natural amphitheater of the Yerevan. This new model ..
RISCO architects has been awarded first prize in the design competition for Seixal riverside, Portugal. RISCO’s urban design concept seeking to upgrade the Seixal historical core riverside, namely Square May 1, Republic Square and Seixal Garden, stood out because of its simplicity. The spatial concept is based on a comprehensive program with a focus on creating room for pedestrians and cycling a..
Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur Location: St. Margarethen, Austria Collaborators: Ecki Csallner, Elmir Smajic, Ferdinand Kersten, Maria Magina, Mareike Kuchenbecker, Martin Brandt, Michael Sohm Client: Fürst Esterházy Familienprivatstiftung Project Year: 2005-2006 Contruction Year: 2006-2008 Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus A show in the Roman quarry doubtless is a unique experience for every ..