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Different Light, Different Face

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An urban block in Mayfair, London, has been revitalized and is now changing its face depending on the quality of daylight and illumination.

What Architects Cook Up - Asian Food

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Are you an architect with Asian roots? Or simply fascinated by Asian cuisine? Tell us your favourite recipes and what you personally, as an architect, associate with culinary culture. Send us your recipes and thoughts about the topic cooking and architecture until 29 March and have the chance to win participation in DETAIL culinary events in Shanghai, Dalian and Beijing or your choice of construction manual!

Thomas Wrede - Manhattan Picture Worlds

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Henn Galerie and Beck & Eggeling invites you to the vernissage on Thursday, 4 March 2010, 7.00 p.m. at Henn Galerie, Augustenstrasse 54 in Munich, with introductory words by Dr. Inka Graeve Ingelmann, Head of Department Photography and New Media, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.

Facelift for Sydney's ugliest buildings

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The unpopular UTS Broadway Tower could turn from an out-dated 60's icon into a super modern skyline spot - by a sustainable concept.

Diana Center Opens at Barnard College

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Diana Center, a 98,000 square-foot multipurpose arts building at Barnard College, is now open to students and the public.

BIM to be a standard in 2013?

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Building Information Modeling (BIM), a design and building method applying a digital 3-D model and database to develop the building or construction, is still comparably seldom in use among architects. According to many architects in France and the Netherlands, this is to change soon.

Water Drop for Living

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MercuryHouseOne is an advanced concept for a mobile living pod designed by Architecture and Vision and is on exhibition during the 53rd Art Exhibition, Biennale of Venice, on the island of San Servolo. Its shape recalls the beauty and efficiency of a water drop.

Sculptural objects for House of Music

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

COOP HIMMELB(L)AU presented yesterday the final scheme design for the House of Music in Aalborg, Denmark. Within a close collaboration between the builder, Fonden Musikkens Hus i Nordjylland and COOP HIMMELB(L)AU the schematic design has been revised and finalized.

Healing Architecture

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The young office NORD Architects has won the competition for a new healthcare center for cancer patients. The healthcare center is an independent institution where patients with cancer and their families can get counselling and rehabilitation.

Gallery and Theatre

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Terry Pawson Architects' VISUAL & the George Bernard Shaw Theatre opened to the public on Saturday 26 September. The new 18 million Euro arts centre in Ireland will programme and host touring international contemporary exhibitions and theatre productions.

Zaha Hadid awarded Praemium Imperiale

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Japan Art Association announced Zaha Hadid as one of the recipients of the 21st Praemium Imperiale. Previous Laureates of the Praemium Imperiale for Architecture include Peter Zumthor, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.

Winners of the LEAF-Award 2009

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Held on 4th September 2009 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Berlin, Germany, the sixth LEAF Awards honoured the architects designing the buildings and solutions that are setting the benchmark for the international architectural community.

LAVA Design for the Centre of Fosters Masdar City

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture ) wins international design competition for the heart of world's first sustainable city Masdar, located 17 kilometres from Abu Dhabi. Giant umbrellas will provide moveable shade in the day, store heat, then close and release the heat at night in the central plaza of Masdar.

Temporary Burnham Pavilion in Chicago

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As part of the Burnham Plan Centennial celebrations, the Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects triggers the visitors' curiosity and encourages them to consider the future of Chicago. The design of the temporary pavilion merges new formal concepts with the memory of Burnham's bold, historic urban planning.

Lousiana Sports Hall of Fame and Regional History Museum

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Work has started this month on the new Louisiana State Sports Hall of Fame and Regional History Museum in Natchitoches. The 12 million Dollar project will house the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame with a collection of memorabilia donated by more than 250 outstanding sports figures in Louisiana.

Learning from Nature with 3XN

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art invited the Danish architecture firm 3XN to design a pavilion demonstrating cutting edge possibilities within sustainable and intelligent materials. The result is a pavilion that is built of bio composites with integrated intelligence that creates a dynamic interaction with its physical surroundings and its users.

Award for Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Weiss/Manfredi's Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center received a 2008 Award for Excellence in Design from the NYC Design Commission. The awards will be presented during a reception with Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the New Museum in New York City.

The newly opened Brandhorst Museum in the Munich Gallery District

Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The facade of the Brandhorst structure, with its 36,000 vertical ceramic tubes glazed in 23 different tones, has a lively, sensory quality. The 4-by-4-centimetre tubes are set in front of horizontally colour-banded, perforated aluminium sheeting, resulting in a woven, gauze-like effect.

Ars Electronica Center Linz

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The new Ars Electronica Center (AEC), Austria's media art laboratory for digital art and media culture, was opened at the beginning of the year. It stands on the left bank of the Danube like a coarsely pixelated crystal, shimmering in splendid colours at night.

Saxo Bank headquarter

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Visible from the lively cafes across the water, the new corporate headquarters for a Danish Investment Bank, Saxo Bank has been turning heads since its opening earlier this year. More about the Project on DETAIL360�.

Architects' Energy versus Global Crises

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Council of the International Union of Architects, meeting in San Jos� (Costa Rica) on 15 - 16 February 2009, adopted the following theme for the 2009 World Day of Architecture: Architects' Energy versus Global Crises.

WoodWORKS Award for Beechwood National Memorial Centre

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Beechwood National Memorial Centre in Ottawa, Ontario has recently received the Canadian Wood Council WoodWORKS Award for Best Project in the Institutional. The memorial centre is in located at Beechwood, the home of the national cemetery of the Canadian armed forces, and was created to accommodate the diverse faiths of an entire nation.

Opening the Quarterhouse

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Alison Brooks Architect's Quarterhouse Performing Arts and Business Centre in Folkestone was officially opened in a ceremony March 5 2009. The new building follows ABA's competition win of the 2005 national 2-stage competition.

OMA wins competition in Taipei

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has been awarded the first prize in the competition to build the Taipei Performing Arts Centre. An international jury chose the design from over 135 entries from 24 countries.

New Concert Hall in Copenhagen opens

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

After a construction period of six years, the Copenhagen Concert Hall by Jean Nouvel opened last Saturday evening. It is part of the new DR (Danmark Radio) Town located in the northern part of �restad, a new residential and commercial district on the outskirts of the city centre.