Architects: Pushak Location: Nordkynnhalvøya, Finnmark, Norway Project Year: 2007 Program: Roadstop, benches Photographs: Pushak The site is in a steep slope with views to the Torskfjord valley and the fjord in the west. The siting area is on a lower level than the road and parking. The back of the bench is shielding from the winds blowing from the mountain in east. from archdaily
This Thursday, the chilean government presented the design for the Chilean Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010. The 2000sqm pavilion, named “Sprout of a New City” was designed by Sabbagh Arquitectos. This was the first Latin American country to sign their participation on the Expo with their own pavilion. The government emphasized that this pavilion will strength the relation between both countri..
In a forest in the east of the Netherlands one of the best architecture offices in the Netherlands has just completed a new lookout tower. The structure is part of a small park in the vicinity of the village Putten. The concept that the architect, SeARCH, has put forward works like this: take a circular piece of the forest and put it 36 meters up in the sky. From this elevated ground there is a ..
Dutch architects UNStudio last week unveiled designs for a temporary pavilion for Millennium Park in Chicago. The structure, along with a second designed by Zaha Hadid, will be erected in the park from 19 June to 31 October. Update 16/04/09: see our story on Zaha’s pavilion here. The pavilions will celebrate the centenary of 1909 Plan of Chicago, also known as the Burnham Plan, which set out way..
Here (at last!) are a couple of images of Zaha Hadid’s design for a temporary pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago. The pavilion, along with another designed by UNStudio, will celebrate the centenary of 1909 Plan of Chicago (also known as the Burnham Plan) and will be open to the public from 19 June to 31 October. For more info on the Plan of Chicago centenary and the Burnham Pavilions, see our ..
Architects: Zwarts & Jansma Architecten Location: The Hague, The Netherlands Client: City of The Hague, project organisation RandstadRail Project year: 1999-2006 Contractor: combination Ballast-Nedam / De Boer Technical Design: Ingenieursbureau Gemeentewerken Rotterdam and IbDH Den Haag Photographs: 3D Pro, DigiDaan Randstadrail is a project for a new light urban rail network for the area betwee..
Architect Dietmar Koering of Arphenotype has designed these electricity pylons for a competition to envisage a new power transmission network in Iceland. Each pylon would be between 17 and 32 metres tall, with the shape of each one varying according to its longitude and latitude. “A parametric code drives the heights in an continuous gradient, which will be manufactured physically through help o..
Oppstart 2006, Status – Ferdig Størrelse – ca 140m2 Sted – Langgata, Sandnes, Norge Byggherre – Sandnes Kommune Samarbeid – AWP Arkitekter, Paris Konsulenter/Entreprenører – Kristoffer Apeland AS, Timber AS, Skandinaviska Glassystem, Hafnor AS, COWI AS Medarbeidere - Bosheng Gan, Anette Johansen, Siri Hopperstad Beskrivelse The lantern is a structure that covers the outdoor areas in Long Street,..
Tent London and gallery The Lightbox have announced the shortlisted projects in a competition to design a pavilion at the gallery in Woking, UK. The shortlisted projects will be on show alongside other entries at The Lightbox from 31 March until 12 April. Above: IN & EDIT Architecture. The winning design will be announced on 6 April and constructed for exhibition at Tent London during the London..
Dutch architects Studio Klink, production company Illuminate, artist Matthias Oostrik and design and construction firm Cube have collaborated under the name Urban Alliance to create Moodwall, a subway installation in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The 24 metre long display is made from 2500 LEDs behind a ribbed, semi-transparent wall. “The resolution is stretched horizontally so images appear to be..
