Caltech's Newest Shining Star: The Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics press release by Morohosis Architects The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientists who study the outer reaches of space got some space of their own with the official opening of the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. The opening on January 27,2009, not only marks the beginning of a new era fo..
Mulders vandenBerk Architecten of Amsterdam have completed a playground building in a park in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with a Corian façade engraved with images of fairytales from around the world. Called Anansi Playground Building, the pavilion splits the playground in two. One side is used by teenagers, the other by young children. The interior is divided into three separate playrooms featuri..
Morphosis Architects is currently completing a massive project in Shanghai: The Headquarters and offices for Giant Group, including residence for the chairman & all Giant Group employees, hotel, training center and clubhouse, with a total of 258,300 sqf (23,996 sqm). Thom Mayne’s architecture has pushed building techniques in order to take his organics form to reality, and I think that the best ..
Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur Location: Arlberg, Austria Collaborator: Jan Schröder Client: Gemeinde Project Area: 625 sqm Construction Year: 2007 Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus & AllesWirdGut Architektur The compact building block is situated at the upper north area of the plot. The north corner of the mainly 1-storey high kinder- garden rises up into a second floor annex to correspond wit..
Architecture students attending the Chinese University of Hong Kong will enjoy the spatial variety and openness of Ida and Billy’s New School of Architecture situated on the edge of the campus. The form, a diagonal shape which is pierced to preserve views of the sky, has large openings to capture the campus’ topology and views of Tolo Harbor, “giving an infinite boundary to architectural thinkin..
PROJECT: Faroe Islands Education Centre CLIENT: Mentamalaradid (Ministry of Culture) / Landsverk SIZE: 19,200 m2 LOCATION: Torshavn, Faroe Islands STATUS: 1st Prize ARCHITECT: BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Fuglark COLLABORATORS: Lemming & Eriksson, Samal Johannesen, Martin E. Leo SP/F, KJ Elrad Radgevandi Verkfroedingar PARTNER IN CHARGE: Bjarke Ingels PROJECT LEADER: Jakob Lange PROJECT MANAGER: D..
In 2006, with its centennial approaching, St. Albans School, a private boys’ school founded in 1909, decided to embark upon its first new construction project in nearly 30 years. The institution hired Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) to complete a 25,000-square-foot expansion and 30,00-square-foot of renovations to provide a student center, new classrooms, faculty offices, library and auditorium..
Architects: SUBARQUITECTURA + J.M. Torres Nadal Location: Orihuela, Alicante, Spain Client: UMH - Universidad Miguel Hernández Contractor: UTE ECISA + COMSA Site Area: 1,954 sqm Competition: 2004 Construction finished: 2008 Photographs: Juan de la Cruz Megías The building is located inside the Campus de los Desamparados in Orihuela, next to a lemon orchard. There, the conditions of light, lack o..
Architects: Anttinen Oiva Architects Location: Helsinki, Finland Project Manager: Vesa Oiva Collaborators: Jussi Kalliopuska, Selina Anttinen, Antti Lehto Building services consultant: Aila Puusaari, DI, Pˆyry Building Services Oy Construction-engineering consultant: Sami Lampinen, DI, WSP Finland Oy Library consultants: Irma Pasanen, office chief, Library of Helsinki University of Technology / ..
Architects: 70ºN Arkitektur Project Team: Magdalena Haggarde, Joar Lillerust, Gisle Løkken, Kjeld Nash, Anniken Romuld, Petra Schnutenhaus Location: Tromsø, Norway Contractor: Bjørn Bygg AS Site Area: 622 sqm Outdoor Area: 1,825 sqm + 1,712 sqm Construction year: 2006 Photographs: Ivan Brodey The kindergarten is organized in a number of longitudinal zones from the exterior playground, the roofed..