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Great Spaces - Season 1 Ep.4: Going Gaga with SANAA

2012-01-27T13:00:00.000-08:00

Episode four of Great Spaces features the New Museum, founded as the New Museum of Contemporary Art designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA), is the only museum in New York City exclusively devoted to contemporary art from outside the United States.

House of the Week 131: El Secreto

2012-01-25T07:50:00.000-08:00

El Secreto is a small housing estate amongst a grove of local timbers where Mexican architects GLR has designed 3 modern residences with distinct, yet harmonious facades. The residences all under 400m² display a contemporary marriage of natural and man-made materials.

Interiors : Saatch & Saatchi

2012-01-24T10:01:00.000-08:00

photographs (c)Wison Tungthunya

New offices for Saatch & Saatchi in Bangkok, Thailand designed by Supermachine Studio. The fun interior features super graphics that mend from the floor to walls, built-in and mobile furniture.

New Work ::: Campus Centre for Molloy College

2012-01-24T08:24:00.000-08:00

The 57,000 ft² campus centre and associated programme for a main quadrangle at Molloy College designed by BRB architects. Accommodation includes a 550-seat theatre, a café, study space, lounge, student club space, a bookstore and an art gallery some located facing the courtyard. The building is organized as a series of three layers separated by open-ended circulation spines, which allow visual connection to the Molloy Campus. The industrial interior contrasting with the austere yet modern exterior.

blog wunderlust : 23rd January 2012

2012-01-23T07:00:00.000-08:00

Our experience and sensibilities can evolve through reflective and silent analysis. To open ourselves to perception we must transcend the mundane urgency of “things to do”. We must try to access this inner life which reveals the luminous intensity of the world.

Steven Holl

Design as a Verb | Renzo Piano gets museum airborne | Stoner Architect Drafts All-Foyer Mansion | A Lisbon Architect Brings His Skills to MoMA | 15 iPhone Apps Every Architect Must Have | Anne Tyng, Theorist of Architecture, Dies at 91 | Architect Devin Louis Miller Completes 25th No-Fee Project in War-Torn Country | Mark Dowie: What’s A Park For? | Lessons from the Front Lines of Social Design | architecture Ryan Gosling

last word: Santo Domingo Mayor vows Colonial Zone Facelift

book: Contemporary Caribbean Architecture

2012-01-22T08:20:00.000-08:00

Architects are invited to submit entries to be considered for publication in a book entitled, Contemporary Caribbean Architecture.

This is an excellent opportunity for architects to showcase their work in what will be the first major publication of its kind on Contemporary Architecture in the Caribbean. The book is to be sold in bookshops throughout the Caribbean and further afield. The Publication is targeted directly at persons with a serious interest in architecture and who are prospective purchasers of architectural services with the Caribbean. Architects should not miss this unique opportunity to have their work published as part of an exclusive selection of Contemporary Caribbean Architecture. The book will be executed in sections over a period of time beginning with the Windward Islands: Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines and Martinique.

Submissions due end of January to info@brianlewisphotography.biz

Metropolis II

2012-01-20T14:30:00.000-08:00

A short documentary about a kinetic sculpture built by Chris Burden over a four years period before being moved to its final home the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA).

Great Spaces - Season 1 Ep 3: The hippest cafe in New York

2012-01-20T14:00:00.000-08:00

co host Alexi Panos goes to Piada, New York's hippest cafe to visit in the last episode of Great Spaces.

53 Questions, 265 Answers

2012-01-20T11:23:00.000-08:00

53 Questions, 265 Answers: Emilio Ambasz, Peter Eisenman, Steven Holl, Bjarke Ingels, and Thom Mayne

53 Questions from luca farinelli on Vimeo.

On the Boards : Tidemill Primary School

2012-01-19T09:00:00.000-08:00

The Tidemill Primary School in Lewisham, London by Pollard Thomas Edwards architects combines and shares resources with the wider community. The school when complete will form an L-shape around an open courtyard, with the existing Deptford Lounge forming the third side.

House of the Week 130: Solid & Voids

2012-01-18T07:30:00.000-08:00

This is a modern three story Residence in Filothei, Athens, by Gem Architects. The carved volume of the house creates covered terraces and shades to the windows. Constructed of black lava stone and thin wooden louvers the details offer protection to the open and naturally ventilated interiors.

New Work ::: LAM cafe

2012-01-17T10:10:00.000-08:00

photographs (c)Hiroyukioki OKI

LAM Café is a 350m² eatery in NhaTrang, Vietnam designed by a21 studio that derives its name from the local word for ‘louvers’ and expresses the structure and the architectural concept. The designed like a folded shell the roof is constructed of layers of coconut leaves, tiling and fishing nets.

Interiors : Spiegel Cafeteria

2012-01-17T08:49:00.000-08:00

photos by Zooey BraunIdentity Architects Ippolito Fleitz Group have created a canteen for German magazine “Der Spiegel.” Located on the ground floor of the company’s headquarters in south Hamburg utilizes circular mirrors, glowing acrylic rods and large yellows discs on the ceiling.

2012-01-16T11:09:00.000-08:00

Paul Campbell, Landscape Architect and Urban Designer will be presenting his experiences as a recipient of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust grant.

blog wunderlust: 16th January 2012

2012-01-16T07:20:00.000-08:00

Supply and demand regulate architectural form

Adolf Loos

Local architects are incapacitated | Modern dollhouse furniture | Architecture: Reading between the Lines | Fairy Tales Seen Through the Lens of Architecture | Choose the most beautiful building in Boston | Beautiful Brutalism versus Art Deco | 1,000 Door Building in South Korea | Fictional Landscapes | USGBC/AIA announce Architecture for Humanity Sustainability Design Fellow | Push for greener, leafier spaces on Parisian roofs | Food Meets Architecture at the James Beard Awards

Last word: Hunters and gatherers - a review of the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass

How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr. Foster

2012-01-13T13:23:00.000-08:00

A portrait of one of the world’s premier architects, follows Norman Foster’s unending quest to improve the quality of life through design. By investigating his origins to how his dreams and influences inspired the design of emblematic projects

Architecture for Humanity - How We Work

2012-01-13T12:09:00.000-08:00

How We Work. Final Video. from Cameron Sinclair on Vimeo.

House of the Week 129 : Travertine Dream House

2012-01-11T11:15:00.000-08:00

Envisioned by Wallflower Architecture + Design the Travertine Dream House is located in Tai Yuan Heights in Serangoon, Singapore. The house is organized as two parallel blocks with the interstitial space in-between allows daylight to penetrate all the spaces below. The house is designed with heat gain on the western elevation. Gardens and shallow pools of water are spread throughout the house, blurring the interior with the landscape.

blog wunderlust : 9th January 2012

2012-01-10T06:58:00.000-08:00

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes

Marcel Proust

Le CORBUSIER - Villa La ROCHE

2012-01-06T13:51:00.000-08:00

La Maison La Roche-Jeanneret is a dual house built by Le Corbusier in 1924 and are currently the home of the Le Corbusier Foundation. The project dates back to 1923, when Raoul La Roche commissioned the architect to design a house where he could also be expose his art gallery.

SNF Cultural Centre in Athens by Renzo Piano

2012-01-06T12:04:00.000-08:00

SNF Cultural Center in Athens by Renzo Piano from ArtefactoryLab on Vimeo.

Film presenting the future Stavros Niarchos Foundation cultural center, in Athens, designed by Renzo Piano.

House of the Week 128: 25th Street Residence

2012-01-04T13:25:00.000-08:00

The 25th street residence is a 260m² home in Santa Monica, California by architects Shimizu + Coggeshall. The modern addition was meant to simultaneously contrast and complement the original 1920’s suburban residence. The small unused spaces were reconfigured to handle a variety of programme and improve the relationship with the outdoors.

RIP - Ricardo Legoretta

2011-12-30T21:06:00.000-08:00

1931 - 2011, acclaimed Mexican architect Ricardo Legoretta was highly regarded for the fusion of modernism and tradition. A noted pupil of famed architect Luis Barragán, Legoretta was awarded the coveted UIA Gold Medal in 1999 and most recently the Praemium Imperiale earlier this year. Some of his notable works include the Camino Real hotel in Mexico City, the Latino Cultural Centre and the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose both in the United States. Read the obituary here

Carlo SCARPA - BRION Tomb

2011-12-30T14:11:00.000-08:00

After the passing of Giuseppe Brion, founder of Brion Vega, his wife Onorina, commissioned architect Carlo Scarpa to design a monumental tomb in San Vito d'Altivole next to a little cemetery.

Great Spaces - Season 1 Ep.2: Brooklyn Bridge

2011-12-30T13:37:00.000-08:00

Episode two of "Great Spaces" takes us back in time to the Brooklyn Bridge. One of the most iconic pieces of New York City architecture, the Bridge connects Manhattan and Brooklyn with one of the most beautiful bridge designs in the world.

Call for Entries ::: Reggae Poster Contest

2011-12-29T07:46:00.000-08:00

The First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 is open for entries for our 2012 edition, The Reggae Poster Contest 2012 from December 26 2011 until March 30 2012. The aim of the contest is to continue to build awareness for Reggae music and to celebrate the global achievements of Reggae and its impact on the world. The term Reggae encompasses all the popular Jamaican musical genres; Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae, Dub, Dancehall and the unique Jamaican Soundsystems.

blog wunderlust : 26th December 2011

2011-12-26T07:06:00.000-08:00

After a brief with a client [...] I can't stop thinking about the project. The subject keeps circulating through both hemispheres of my brain. I dream it, observe, think, research. And sketch profusely

Karim Rashid

Museum of Abandoned Mines by Brandon Mosley

Interview with Star Architect Rem Koolhaas | Starbucks Opens New Reclamation Drive Thru Made From Recycled Shipping Containers | Will British people ever think in metric? | Ideology Through Geometry | Mine Plug: Museum of Abandoned Mines | X-Ray Murals Reveal the Architectural Footprint of Razed Buildings | 3d sculptures from scrap wood | Ikea Hopes To Build An Entire London Neighbourhood | Gingerbread Geodesic Dome |

last word: Happy Boxing day everyone I found this video of world renown architect Alvaro Siza singing the Beatles

Introduction to Architecture for Humanity 2011

2011-12-23T15:37:00.000-08:00

Introduction to Architecture for Humanity 2011 from Cameron Sinclair on Vimeo.

Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames

2011-12-23T14:45:00.000-08:00

Ice Cube celebrates the Eames visiting the Case Study House 8 forming part of a documentary for Pacific Standard Time the birth of the LA art scene. For more info

TED talks ::: Nona Yehia & Jefferson Ellinger

2011-12-23T12:47:00.000-08:00

Nona Yehia & Jefferson Ellinger presented at the TEDx Jackson Hole

Architects, artists, scientists and designers throughout the ages have been inspired by the beauty and elegance in nature; studying, imitating and attempting to recreate natural systems has shaped life as we know it. Today, the question is how natural phenomena can become instrumental in the design of new architectures that radically redefine our built environment.

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group

On the Boards: Biosphere Sustainability Centre

2011-12-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

The Biosphere Sustainability Centre is a proposed reuse of an 11,508 m² brownfield site near the Thousand Islands in Gananoque, Canada into a new cultural, social, economic, and environmental centre. Designed by Paul Raff Studio the Centre includes exhibition and conference facilities, artisan studios, market retail, and office space. Additionally, the facility will consist of two green roofs with walk-out gardens, a walk-through biowall that cleans and recycles the air, and sculptural sun shades alongside the building.

On the Boards: Qingdao Water City

2011-12-22T07:20:00.000-08:00

Qingdao Water City is a proposed 180,000m² development to be located on a 120acre site on Aoshan Bay in Goyang City, Korea. Designed by multi-national architectural firm NBBJ the development when complete will consist of 10 exhibition halls, one multi-purpose hall, retail and a central outdoor expo plaza. The form of the facility is intended to induce associations of flowing water and is complimented with a landscape made of natural foliage minimizing the need for irrigation.

2011-12-20T09:09:00.000-08:00

SPARK Digital Media, the first publisher for Tablets specializing in Architecture and Design was recently launched between Portugal and Brasil. The primary goal is to publish authors, projects and works that are making a positive and innovative contribution to the fields of architecture and design. The first publication, NEW EXPRESSION On Housing is available at the App Store

Featured Projects, Texts and Architects:
Snow House, Emilio Marín
Looking for an Architecture of Open and Sensible Systems, Emilio Marín
Casa S.E.R., Nadir Bonaccorso
Casas Sustentáveis, B(A)ª Balthazar Aroso
Carlos Pedro Sant’Ana, Balthazar Aroso and Ivo Sales Costa talk On Housing
e_Exterior house, MODOSTUDIO + AtenaStudio
Allandale House, WORJ
Casa Umbraculo, Laboratorio de Arquitectura / Javier Corvalan
Hometta House, WEATHERS
House in Heat, Frohn&Rojas Architects
WALL House, Frohn&Rojas Architects
Mountain Research, General Design

blog wunderlust : 19th December 2011

2011-12-19T21:35:00.000-08:00

Architects are the moderators between the objective world of building and the poetic world of living

Owen Rose

image via BigStock

Rebuild Downtown Kingston Block By Block | How should we design the cities of our dreams? | 3 Things You Can Do To Combat Climate Change | Building with wood - 2,500-home scheme for Montego Bay | Some see Twin Towers blast in architect's design | Strange Windows: Draw Buildings, Build Drawings (part 2) | Gingerbread Modern | Ai Weiwei runner up for Time's Person of the Year | Stacy-Ann Dennison Explores Kirigami

last word: Herman Hertzberger to Receive the 2012 Royal Gold Medal

Great Spaces - Season 1 Ep.1: UNStudio Amsterdam Pavilion

2011-12-16T14:58:00.000-08:00

In the first episode of Great Spaces, host Delaine Isaac presents the UNStudio designed Amsterdam Pavilion located in Wall Street, NY.

Dutch Profiles: Piet Oudolf

2011-12-16T14:54:00.000-08:00

The work of renowned landscape architect, Piet Oudolf can be found all over the world. His distinctive style has been described as: a thoughtful evocation of nature that emphasizes the form, texture and natural harmony of plants and the result of decades of observation and work with plants, especially perennials.

TED talks ::: Ben Kacyra

2011-12-16T14:49:00.000-08:00

On the Boards: Euralille Youth Centre

2011-12-15T11:11:00.000-08:00

Competition entry for a €12m Euralille Youth Centre by JDS Architects. The 7,000m² project located in Lille, France proposes to be an urban catalyst, accommodating three distinct programmes on a triangular site, organized around a calm garden.

On the Boards: Sculpture Museum of Leganes

2011-12-15T07:50:00.000-08:00

A competition entry for a new 4,000 m² Museum of Sculpture in Leganes, Spain by architects MACA (Christian Alvarez, Jorge Garrudo & Thomas Suarez). Designed to be built over a series of phases utilizing the original building and the installation of outdoor sculptures.

competition ::: ouput Grand Prix

2011-12-15T05:24:00.000-08:00

All projects submitted to the :output competition will be eligible for the :output Grand Prix. An international jury will choose the Grand Prix winner and a scholarship of 3,000 EUR. The scholarship meant to support young talents in Design and Architecture aims to present works from students to a broader design and architectural audience. Every year a 1,000+ students from more than 40 different countries around the world submit their best projects to the competition.

House of the Week 127: Stacked House

2011-12-14T07:17:00.000-08:00

Built around an existing three bedroom house on a 400m² steeply sloping site built by the client in the early eighties, the stacked house is a three bedroom addition designed by Architecture Paradigm for his son’s family. The design examines three generations co-existing on the same property while retaining their personal identities. The house establishes a strong relationship with the outdoor spaces to maximize the already tight urban conditions.

blog wunderlust : 12th December 2011

2011-12-12T07:28:00.000-08:00

We need to go out into the real world and experience it in order to create architecture that is rooted in reality

Tadao Ando

Top 100 Public Spaces in the US and Canada | Pornotopia: Architecture & Sexuality | Modern Playhouses | 3D printing makes SimCity a little less Sim | Central Helsinki to be skyscraper-free zone? | The Trouble With Church Preservation | Stadium air conditioning in doubt for 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite fears over extreme heat | Tactile Architecture: Does it Matter? | Cleveland Turns Uptown Into New Downtown | The best architecture of 2011: Jonathan Glancey's choice

last word: Should the ‘creative class’ be more rural in the developing world?

TED talks ::: Mark Raymond

2011-12-09T16:55:00.000-08:00

TEDxPortofSpain - Mark Raymond is a Trinidad based architect and has been responsible for a wide range of architectural, urban design and planning projects throughout the Caribbean and is interested in the capacity of innovative architectural, urban and landscape design to ensure a sustainable future.

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

2011-12-09T14:44:00.000-08:00

The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America's most important designers. In this film directed by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey captures both energy of the Eames Office that created a mind-bending variety products, from splints for wounded military, to photography, interiors, etc but also their personal lives and influence on American life. Narrated by James Franco, Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work.

Dwell: Contained

2011-12-09T14:03:00.000-08:00

Owners of a soaring loft in San Francisco was transformed with the use of shipping containers. The final design includes a custom teak-and-copper bathroom, a hovering home office, a guest room with a custom Murphy bed, and a high-tech wall that transitions from clear to opaque with the push of a button.

House of the Week 126: Summer House in Menorca

2011-12-07T07:05:00.000-08:00

The near 450m2 Summer House in Menorca, Spain designed by Pablo Serrano Elorduy of Dom Arquitectura seeks to engage the surroundings and views to marry the internal and external spaces. Inspired by the tanca - stone walls typical to Menorca, the site is organized orthogonally combining floors, water, trees, plants, decks and of course walls constructed of local stone.

New Work ::: The Okanagan College Centre of Excellence

2011-12-06T08:08:00.000-08:00

Dubbed A Living Classroom, the facility designed by CEI Architecture is a net-zero energy and water consuming building. Electricity is generated by the largest photovoltaic solar array in Western Canada located on the roof of the building. Structure is provided by a combination of concrete and laminated timber columns, with wals made of composite panels. All these features make the Okanagan College Centre of Excellence one of the greenest educational facilities in the world.

Competition: Performance Architecture

2011-12-06T07:50:00.000-08:00

Announcing the International Open Call for an ideas competition aimed at choosing proposals for five temporary urban interventions in the scope of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture. The competition, Performance Architecture invites architectural and urban strategies that embody performance art approaches in an attempt to provide new direction for architects, artists and designers in the urban context.

New Work ::: The Josephine Baker School

2011-12-06T07:34:00.000-08:00

Built on a trapezoid-shaped plot of land in La Courneuve a Parisian suburb, the €8m Josephine Baker School is a modern early education facility for nursery and elementary ages. Designed by architects Dominique Coulon & Associés the 6,500m² building recalls a pair of demolished housing blocks by merging the playgrounds for the older children and that reserved for the younger children.

competition ::: Public Interest Design

2011-12-06T04:44:00.000-08:00

Announcing the 2nd Annual SEED awards for excellence in Public Interest Design that promote socially, economically, and environmentally healthy communities. The projects will be judged using "SEED": Social Economic Environmental Design”® a standard evaluation to measure the positive impact of design projects.

Winners will be announced 27th January, 2012.

blog wunderlust : 5th December 2011

2011-12-05T07:39:00.000-08:00

Caribbean architecture is not identified by its appearance, rather by its spirit

Dr. Rohan Bailey

Bloomingdale library rape victim sues architect, contractor | Hip Cities That Think About How They Work | The Occupy Movement and the New Public Space | Interview: Chinese architect Ma Yansong | Architect Who Lives & Works in 78 Square Foot Apartment in Manhattan | Saving Time - Phillip Martin On A Mission To Maintain 'Heritage Clocks' Across Jamaica | My Father’s City & Poetry’s Urban Landscape | Unesco threatens Liverpool |

last word: 12th Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is now open for submissions

3XN Architects Anniversary Film

2011-12-02T13:59:00.000-08:00

Film ::: Salk Institute

2011-12-02T13:18:00.000-08:00

Filmmaker and Architect Pablo Casals-Aguirre captured this footage of the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California – a rare portrayal of canonical architecture in every-day use.

On the Boards: Djibloho Master Plan

2011-12-01T09:52:00.000-08:00

Master Plan for the New Capital City of Equatorial Guinea by IDF-Ideias do Futuro, located on the Wele-Nzas. Designed for 160,000 inhabitants on 20 acres, the concept is both modern and respectful of the country’s cultural roots and natural environment.

Sustainability is also central to the design and see the creation of retention basins, protection of the margins natural vegetation & watercourses as well as the construction of a canal to divert the excess water.

The Master Plan is planned along an orthogonal matrix making use of the existing road network and includes urban parks, cemeteries, zoo, botanical garden, sports park, libraries, a new administrative centre, cathedral, mixed housing and a golf course.

On the Boards: Terme Olimia

2011-12-01T07:55:00.000-08:00

A proposal for a 12,200m² Wellness Spa designed architects Enota to complement existing skiing facilities in the town of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. The scheme is comprised of an introverted saunas, massage parlours and swimming pools. The design borrows regional architectural features with the steep pitch Alpine gable roof and the simple elongated building mass.

LEGO Architecture Series

2011-11-30T14:14:00.000-08:00

What architectural wonder would you like to see as the next LEGO® Architecture model? Inspire us by voting for some of these suggestions. Vote here!

House of the Week 125: Villa Grand Cayman

2011-11-30T09:51:00.000-08:00

Located on an ironshore bluff on the Caribbean coast of Grand Cayman, the house is formed as a response to the nature of the site. The house, designed by architects YAR+D, is set on the highest point on a narrow plot, is oriented to receive the tradewinds via a clerestory of fixed louvres. The material palette of flat white paint and glistening dark plaster grounds the house to its environs and within the evolving idiom of Caribbean modernism.

Landscape::: Formosa Pocket Park

2011-11-29T08:22:00.000-08:00

Designed by Katherine Spitz Associates, the 4,600 ft² Formosa Pocket Park, is constructed above an underground parking and adjacent to a Lorcan O'Herlihy designed condominium. The design of the planting areas mimic fallen leaves with both the shape and the colours.

MoMA PS1 Finalists

2011-11-29T07:24:00.000-08:00

Announcing the 2012 finalists competing in the 12th annual MoMA PS1 competition. Each year a group of emerging architects compete for the opportunity to design and construct a summer installation within MoMA PS1’s courtyard; winners will be announced in February 2012.

The 2012 shortlist includes

AEDS Ammar Eloueini Digit-all Studio (Paris and New Orleans)
Hollwich Kushner (NY),
IK Studio (Cambridge)
UrbanLab (Chicago)
Cameron Wu (Cambridge)

Previous winners/installation Pole Dance

blog wunderlust : 28th November 2011

2011-11-28T07:01:00.000-08:00

You can't rely on bringing people downtown, you have to put them there

Jane Jacobs

How I Survived The Housing Slowdown | Jane Jacobs’ Masterpiece, An urban legacy in need of renewal | Austrian Embassy, Jakarta’s first green building | Why Use Ipe when you can have Black Locust? | Manifest Destiny: A Guide to the Essential Indifference of American Suburban Housing | The Architecture Lover’s Manifesto | world's lightest material | 9/11 Museum Is Delayed | Classical Piano and Modern Design: Sundays with Rafael Viñoly | FIBandCO win Gold in Paris

last word: Occupy the streets - highlighting the subversive need for a shared reality of values and demands

New Work ::: Red Stair, Melbourne

2011-11-26T07:46:00.000-08:00

Designed by Marcus O'Reilly Architects, the Red Stair is an urban amphitheatre and public square along the Yarra River in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. Conceived as a place to hold small meetings and demonstrations, or for sitting in the sun enjoying a bite to eat before returning to work. The iconic form and bold use of colour of the Red Stair brings attention to the urban space. The structure is backlit, giving a glow in the darkness the form of the back wall cuts the wind and conceals the roadway below.

Bogota: Building a Sustainable City (Parte 3/3)

2011-11-25T14:05:00.000-08:00

Bogota: Building a Sustainable City (Parte 2/3)

2011-11-25T13:55:00.000-08:00

Bogota: Building a Sustainable City (Parte 1/3)

2011-11-25T13:45:00.000-08:00

e2 is an award winning PBS series hosted by Brad Pitt, about the innovators and pioneers who envision a better quality of life on earth: socially, culturally, economically and ecologically

How Enrique Peñalosa, the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia used urban planning to create alternatives to automobile culture.

on the boards: Bollywood Museum

2011-11-24T08:34:00.000-08:00

Used as the informal label to describe the centre film industry in India, Bollywood has grown since its humble beginnings in the 1930s to become the world's largest film producer. The design of the museum, by architects Yazdani Studio, is to be located in Film City in Mumbai, India and aims to capture the layered expressions of emotions of Hindi cinema.

On the Boards: New Taipei City Museum of Art

2011-11-24T07:34:00.000-08:00

The Taipei City Museum of Art, designed by architects WTA is intended to be a vibrant new cultural centre for the city and to jumpstart development in the area. With the focus on introducing contemporary art to today’s children providing a place for them to "explore, connect, create" which materialized into a flowing and infinite ribbon form that evokes Chinese calligraphy.

House of the Week 97: House R

2011-11-23T00:15:00.000-08:00

4-storey single family House R designed by architects Christ and Christ is located in the Stadtgarten of Karlsruhe, Germany. The 455m² house functions without air conditioning instead utilises automatically controlled louver windows to provide cross-ventilation, exterior sun protection and privacy from the nieghbours.

blog wunderlust : 21st November 2011

2011-11-21T08:51:00.000-08:00

A lot of the best design is generated when you have significant constraints

Andreas Stavropoulous

Architecture- A Profession at War With Itself | Ingenious Remodeling of 1960s London House Wins 2011 RIBA Manser Medal | Newspaper Vendor To Architect | Jeppe Utzon creates thoughtful designs in Denmark | Toronto's glass condos face short lifespan | The Future is Now – A Letter to Arup | Americans Are Now Living In a Society That Rivals Orwell’s 1984 | Affordable Housing That Doesn't Scream 'Affordable' | Cleveland's New Deal-Era Public Housing Posters |

last word: Jamaica Has Many Architects, But They're Unrecognised

2011-11-18T14:44:00.000-08:00

A DWR Film: The Genius of John Kostick from Design Within Reach on Vimeo.

A combination of mathematics and art, the Foldable Star Sculptures by John Kostick are as mesmerizing as the designer himself. In this interview he explains the principles of tensegrity and non-Cartesian axes, which he refers to as "mathematical truths that you can hold in your hand."

Skateboarding VS Architecture: A Study of Public Space and Materiality in Auckland

2011-11-18T14:21:00.000-08:00

A new mini-documentary that takes a fascinating look at the spacial relationships skateboarding and architecture. Produced by SwineTrotters, the film by Johnny Agnew interviews members of New Zealand's skate community as they speak intelligently about how they perceive the city environment around them, and how skateboarding has given them a unique perspective.

The documentary discusses all sides of skateboarding in public areas, council views and skatestoppers placed on the beautiful architecture in the City.

competition ::: stcRIO

2011-11-17T15:38:00.000-08:00

The contamination of our atmosphere is a problem that affects all countries of the world, this is felt most in large cities where sources of pollution are often concentrated. Every country, developed or emerging, has considered plans to control and restrict their level of emissions to the atmosphere - nearly all recognise the role of private motor vehicles in this aim.

STCenters is a new initiative by ArchMedium that will be dedicated to study the future of sustainable transportation in our cities from an architectural point of view. The first work case is an ambitious competition to be sited in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Submission deadline: 29th February 2011

For more about the competition

house of the Week 073: Queens Park House

2011-11-17T12:05:00.000-08:00

The concept for the Queens Park House was a room in the garden, the result created a house designed around openness where spaces would flow and extend from one to the other allowing for seamless interaction. Designed by MCK (Marsh Cashman Koolloos Architects) the facade responds to the context of modest suburban bungalows common in Sydney, Australia.

Continued effort to fill the gaps in the House of the Week list

House of the Week - a retrospective (part deux)

2011-11-16T09:12:00.000-08:00

This is the second retrospective of the House of Week category. It is sadly a little late in coming, the first covering numbers 1-49, this retrospective attempts to cover the balance to 100. There are some obvious exceptions which I intend to fill shortly. Enjoy

050 The Cube (Lac Superieur), Quebec, Canada
051 Casa Santa Margarita, Spain
052 Uccle 2003, Belgium
053 House K, Croatia
054 House Saramago, South Africa
055 Talo Kekkapaa, Northern Finland
056 Studio-House in Acorán, Spain
057 House in Lubienica, Poland
058 East Windsor Residence, Texas
059 Villa Pinia, Sweden
060 Les Aventuriers, Japan
061 Slice House, London, England
062 Great Bamboo Wall, China
063 Shodan House, Northern India
064 House on Takapuna Clifftop, New Zealand
065 Bar House, Colorado
066 San Remo Drive, Southern California
067 Szirtes House
068 Krater, Greece
069 Concrete Studio, Texas
070 Bamboo House, Costa Rica
071 Norman Fisher House, Pennsylvania
072 Lifeguard Tower, California
073 Queens Park House, Australia
074 Origami House, Singapore
075 Vacation home in Pyranèes, Spain
076 House on Cluny Hill
077 Lago Vista, California
078 Ranu House, Australia
079 Artreehouse, Connecticut
080 Sugarbowl, California
081 Woodstock Farm, Vermont
082 House in the Woods, Italy
083 Lee House, California
084 Leavitt Residence, Chicago
085 Yard House, Sweden
086 Sagaponac House, New York
087 Ijburg House, the Netherlands
088 Mill house, Sweden
089 Hill residence, Texas
090 Oxlade House, Australia
091 House at Berrima, Singapore
092 Barnes House, Canada
093 Casa Cubo,
094 Lembah Kemang townhouses, Indonesia
095 House for a Photographer, Spain
096 Rodríguez Harvey House, Chile
097
098 Deep Eddy Residence, Texas
099 Casa Tropical, Brazil
100 Bequia House, the Grenadines

We are still seeking suggestions for the next 50 especially from cities & countries not listed.

blog wunderlust : 14th November 2011

2011-11-14T07:10:00.000-08:00

Wherever the city is functioning below standard, architecture takes action. It takes the place of the city's spontaneous and organic functioning; it is a prosthesis, architecture is always the place of, in the place of.

Wiel Arets

Learning from Passive House | Africa’s First Plastic Bottle House Rises in Nigeria | Zaha to build her own home in San Diego | The Cult Satirical Design Bloggers Play Guest Editors With the Nowness Archive | Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Transform Your Public Spaces Now | Lessons of design learned from nature | Designer Living: A place to reflect in Amsterdam | David Chipperfield to curate 2012 Venice Biennale | In Ontario, Some Like it Hot

last word: Instead of buying kitchen gadgets, why not share?

The blog wunderlust is a weekly round up summarizing the architectural highlights, news and web links, that don't otherwise fit the format of this blog. If you have any to share feel free to drop me an email

Rome Reborn

2011-11-11T13:35:00.000-08:00

Rome Reborn is an international initiative to create a 3D digital model of the ancient city as it might have appeared in A.D. 320. For more about the project

HP Designjet 3D Printer

2011-11-11T13:26:00.000-08:00

The HP Designjet Color 3D printer sets the standard for office-ready, anyone-can-use 3D printing. In this video, Matias del Campo shows off his models and describes how he has been using the machine to save time and create difficult structures that would normally be unthinkable to a model maker in the same circumstances.

e2 design II — Greening the Federal Government

2011-11-11T12:29:00.000-08:00

This is the second in a series of video podcasts for the PBS series e2 design II. Each podcast takes you beyond the episodes and deeper into the world of sustainable design. In this episode, architect Thom Mayne describes his philosophy toward sustainability and design. Mayne, a Pritzker Prize-winner and the architect of the San Francisco Federal Building, is a maverick and a leader in his field. He believes that people will have to adapt to new, sustainable building designs now and into the future.

On the Boards: Hotel Liesma

2011-11-10T14:21:00.000-08:00

Hotel Liesma is a 15,000 m² music-themed hotel in Jurmala, Latvia designed by architects Praud Studio. The hotel is structured on a number of cones containing public facilities (café, restaurants, etc), freeing up the ground level as a open plaza. The angled slab contains hotel rooms, a lounge and an observatory taking advantage of the views beyond the canopy of the trees.

competition ::: Lest We Forget

2011-11-08T06:42:00.000-08:00

UNESCO has launched an international design competition for the creation of a Permanent Memorial at United Nations to the honour victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.

The theme chosen for the competition is : Acknowledging the Tragedy; Considering the Legacy; Lest We Forget.

Artists, designers, sculptors and other visual arts professionals are invited to submit their proposals, by 19 December 2011 the latest. The design of the memorial will be selected through an internationally acceptable, credible and transparent global competition. The actual monument is expected to be unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 2013.

With this permanent memorial, the international community wants to ensure that the world will never again endure another tragedy of such immense proportions, which today is commonly referred to as a crime against humanity. The memorial is aimed at honouring the victims of this crime

Tete Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union

blog wunderlust : 7th November 2011

2011-11-07T08:22:00.000-08:00

Drawing is a tool that helps me design and then build. For me, it is a way to test an idea or prove a point, to make the unclear clear, and to move the internal (subjective) to the external (objective).

Ann Armstrong

Cuba legalizes sale, purchase of private property | if architects... | Habitat for Humanity & the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to build 100 homes in Haiti | House in Horinouchi, Japan by Mizuishi Architect Atelier | Built-in Obsolescence | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation rebuilds, seeks CEO | What did you want to be when you grew up? | Getting an architecture degree is expensive. Is it worth it in a recession? | The Pritzker Prize is headed to China | archi-kids

last word: Interviews with 4 Irish Female Architects Shaping the Future of architectural practice.

RIP - Denny Repole

2011-11-02T06:46:00.000-07:00

Renowned Jamaican architect, Herbert Denham Repole passed away on the 1st November 2011 - days before his 77th birthday.

Denny, as he was affectionately known, was the recipient of numerous national and regional honours and awards, including the Order of Distinction, Commander Class (C.D.) in 2003. Much of his work in the 1960s helped, especially in the New Kingston area helped to define both culturally and physically the landscape of a newly independent Jamaica, moreover his monuments to Paul Bogle and William Gordon remind us to have courage and hope. He was one of the forebearers of the Caribbean School of Architecture - serving both in an advisorial and teaching capacity.

blog wunderlust : 31st October 2011

2011-10-31T07:32:00.000-07:00

architecture and design is our way of living and a source of pleasure and inspiration

Van Rooijen

emerging-market innovation: slums as inspiration | Le Corbusier and UNESCO | Interview with Robert Oshatz: The Natural Beauty and Lyrical Music of architecture | Twisting Architecture | Donovan Wylie on the Architecture of Conflict | Philips unveils an elegant ‘Microbial Home’ concept | Couple brings web of creativity to architecture building | Outside Cleveland, Snapshots of Poverty’s Surge in the Suburbs | Celebrating Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel

Oslo Cooking

2011-10-28T12:54:00.000-07:00

Short documentary on the architectural and urban development of Oslo featuring Julien De Smedt, Kjetil Thorsen and Gary Bates. Directed by Martin Hogsnes Solvang. Commissioned by DAMn° and Designers Saturday.

Oslo Cooking from JDS Architects on Vimeo.

blog wunderlust : 24th October 2011

2011-10-24T07:59:00.000-07:00

We have to be careful not to criticise things just because they don't appeal to us as architects

Julien de Smedt

Giant melting da Vinci artwork recreated on Arctic sea ice | Aberrant Architecture – ‘Peeping Tom’ | Architect magazine now on iPad | Spotlight: Mansueto Research Library | Clemson trustees approve plans for new Charleston architecture centre | Unfolded Architecture | China's richest village opens luxury 328m tower as it begins an architectural ascent | Architecture: Please forgive the critic (but he just has to rap…) | Old School Drafting |

last word: On Architecture and Authorship: A Conversation

Regional Holcim Awards 2011 Latin America

2011-10-18T07:10:00.000-07:00

The Holcim Awards is an international competition that recognizes innovative projects and future-oriented concepts on regional and global levels. A total of USD 2 million in prize money is awarded in each three-year cycle.

This year's Latin American winners are:

Gold
Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub, São Paulo, Brazil
Main author: Alfredo Brillembourg, Urban Think Tank, Brazil
Further author: Hubert Klumpner, Urban Think Tank, Brazil

blog wunderlust : 17th October 2011

2011-10-17T08:14:00.000-07:00

Making a sandcastle is like an ideal version of architecture: make mistakes, erase them, start again.

Sam Jacob, FAT

Classic Documentary The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, Now Available Online | The Challenges of Housing Design for a Growing World | Interview with José Miguel de Prada Poole | Home-In-A-Dumpster | The Green Cathedral | The Park Avenue Armory Gets a Much-Needed Facelift From Herzog & de Meuron | Hemingway's Cuban home restored, next Marcus Garvey's childhood home in Jamaica | Tv commercial featuring Bjarke Ingels and Gary Chang | Bad Boy Architects & China's New Face | Crater Lake by 24° Studio

last word: Why Architecture's Identity Problem Should Matter to the Rest of Us

British Homes Awards 2011

2011-10-14T12:16:00.000-07:00

Winner of Future Homes category at the British Homes Awards (BHA) 2011 Alex King (Designalexable).

via

Continuous

2011-10-14T12:15:00.000-07:00

Continuity and acceleration are two mathematical concepts that relate the dancing body to space. This film unpacks the sensation of acceleration embedded in limits taken in the act of determining the continuous nature of movement.

Continuous from adriene hughes on Vimeo.

logo competition

2011-10-07T12:31:00.000-07:00

Architechnophilia is seeking a creative new logo design. The ideal logo should that embody the idea and mantra that "Architecture is a beautiful thing to love, and an even better thing to share."

The logo must be designed primarily for screen use (Internet, TV, video etc) however it should be easily transferrable on print on newspapers, magazines, letterheads or various promotional items (pencils, caps, etc).

The logo can be graphic or text-based or any combination of these and other graphic formats. It must be easily recognizable and any text should be easy to read. The design must be able to be printed in black & white or colour (if applicable). And the size must be adjustable from very small to large.

The designer of the winning entry will be receive 100 business cards courtesy of MOO, makers of premium postcards and business cards. Winners will also receive a showcase business card holder perfect for storing and displaying your cards.

Submissions are due at midnight 4th November 2011 and must be uploaded to the flickr page. Participants can submit a maximum of 3 works.

New Work ::: Contemporary Art Museum (CAM)

2011-10-05T08:59:00.000-07:00

Brooks + Scarpa has just completed a new 22,300 ft² Museum located in the Historic Depot District of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The near $6m Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) is defined by its expressive entry canopy and features exhibition spaces, archive and art storage, an educational centre, offices, a catering kitchen and a sculpture garden. Formed from an existing two-story brick structure the new museum balances the previous aesthetic with a spartan interior of industrial material and concrete.

blog wunderlust : 3rd October 2011

2011-10-03T07:04:00.000-07:00

The approach to architecture should be like science, with breakthroughs that create new information, not repetition of old ideas

Frank Gehry

IMA - Institut du Monde Arabe

2011-09-30T14:18:00.000-07:00

The Institut du Monde Arabe designed by Jean Nouvel. The Institute houses a museum, temporary exhibitions, a library and halls dedicated to current events.

Music By:
Serphonic - Somewhere

Film By: Francesco Di Capua

On the Boards: 99 Sudbury

2011-09-29T07:03:00.000-07:00

99 Sudbury is 20,000 ft² warehouse conversion into a fitness studio, competition squash courts & lounge. The project designed by architects superkül is phased to negotiate a balance between the intimately private parts of the club and the club’s more public and urban aspect.

all images via the architects

House of the Week 124: Brown Residence

2011-09-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

Architects Lake Flato completed the Brown residence a modest home located on a golf community, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The considerate design celebrates views to the desert and the mountains in the distance whilst shunning neighbouring residences. Though fairly inconspicuous in scale to the exterior, the design makes use of the sloping site allowing generous the spaces inside. The architects oeuvre of articulated details are manifested in swivel doors and windows welcoming the light and air of the environment into the home.

Landscape::: The Art of Jim Denevan

2011-09-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

American sand artist Jim Denevan creates colossal geometric drawings etched into the sand freehand during the low tides. Often created with nothing more than a length of driftwood, Denevan has for nearly 20 years undertaken hundreds of unique sand drawings at beaches all around the world, however many last only only hours tide comes in.

eco-friendly WaterShed

2011-09-27T07:23:00.000-07:00

The water inspired entry for the 2011 Solar Decathlon by the University of Maryland. via

this image was too good not to share

blog wunderlust : 26th September 2011

2011-09-26T07:39:00.000-07:00

For all great architecture is contemporary of its time, relevant to its situation in space, time and human society-but also eternal. Without being eternal - that is in harmony with the cosmos and the evolution of life - no architecture can be called contemporary.

Hassan Fathy

Kharga market by Hassan Fathy

The 10 Coolest College Libraries | How to build a sandcastle | Architecture capital | Enough With the Scary Architecture Already! | Jeanne Gang wins MacArthur Prize | rumours emerge of illegal steel thinning in Zhengzhou, China | Energy-efficient homes seem to sell faster, fetch higher prices | 10 reasons Architects can fix it | Expert In Urban Renewal To Visit Jamaica | Ice Cube Celebrates Ray & Charles Eames | Design Miami names David Adjaye Designer of the Year Award |

last word: A Cosmic Corbusian Love Affair - Rem Koolhaas and OMA's New Building for Cornell's Architecture School

Naturally Haiti

2011-09-25T09:44:00.001-07:00

Naturally Haiti from Urban Zen on Vimeo.

Polymorphic

2011-09-23T19:49:00.000-07:00

SlinkyVids-Part I from Charlie Able on Vimeo.

Polymorphic is a kinetic installation, designed by ten architecture students from Columbia University GSAPP, utilizing an innovative design and engineering solution inspired by the simple kinetic action of a see-saw and the reverberating motion of a Slinky to produce a bench that moves and contours to the users touch.

sunken hull

2011-09-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

Created from a converted cargo ship, the sunken hull of the transformed vessel now offers a pristine 8×32 meter pool that sits near level with the surface of the river offering the sensation of swimming open waters. Conceived as a multidisciplinary art project organized by the Stadtkustprojekte (City Art Project Society) of Berlin and designed architect Gil Wilk.