The final contents of the URBAN VISIONS exhibition can be seen online. The exhibition aims at testifying the ability some cities had in seeing their transformations in perspective, in looking "beyond". The observed cities are Helsinki, Milan, Medellín, Zaragoza, Belgrade, Turin, New Orleans, Paris, Bologna and Mumbai, as part of a wider survey which considered, for example, the problematic case of Beijing. The exhibition will be open to the public for the whole duration of the BEYOND MEDIA festival at July 9-17 at 5 pm with an introduction by the curator, Michele Bonino.
June 30, 2009
Beyond Media 2009 ::: Urban Visions
The final contents of the URBAN VISIONS exhibition can be seen online. The exhibition aims at testifying the ability some cities had in seeing their transformations in perspective, in looking "beyond". The observed cities are Helsinki, Milan, Medellín, Zaragoza, Belgrade, Turin, New Orleans, Paris, Bologna and Mumbai, as part of a wider survey which considered, for example, the problematic case of Beijing. The exhibition will be open to the public for the whole duration of the BEYOND MEDIA festival at July 9-17 at 5 pm with an introduction by the curator, Michele Bonino.
June 29, 2009
Grand Expansion
Proposals for King Abdallah's grand expansion of the Haram Mosque in the Holy city of Makkah
green convention
Follow the architects LMN, as they tour the 1,200,000 sq.ft Vancouver Convention Centre, in British Columbia, Canada
June 25, 2009
on the boards: Wolfsburg plaza
anOtherArchitect, in collaboration with landscape architects TopoTek1 and structural engineers Bollinger+Grohmann have recently released designs for a proposed roofed pedestrian walkway in Wolfsburg next to Zaha Hadid´s Phaeno building
on the boards: Tallinn City Hall
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been awarded first place in the design competition for a new City Hall in Tallinn, Estonia. Like most projects by BIG the architecture is derived by rationalised organisational principle, this time to maximize natural lighting by breaking up the building function into small blocks - this allows for courtyards to be created at various levels as well open up the ground floor as an extension of the city
on the boards: House of Art & Culture
The competition entry for a House of Arts and Culture to be built in Beirut, Lebanon by Latvian studio NRJA (No Rules, Just Architecture). The design aims at being a tapestry of the city, giving a modern view of the different national, cultural and religious traditions. 
previously
June 24, 2009
House of the Week 028: Desert Nomad House
Built along the base of a mountain range in Tucson, Arizona the Desert Nomad House by architect Rick Joy is composed of a cluster of three vividly rusted metal boxes arranged around particular views. The interior of the boxes in contrast to the harshness of the desert climate, are finished with soft maple floors and wall panelling exuding a human comfort. 
June 23, 2009
housing solutions??
The closing of Kaufmann Design, for many has signalled the end of pre-fabs primordial return. Prefab had returned to the pages of flashy architectural journals as the fix to both the global demand for housing - affordable or otherwise, as well a means to green the way we construct our houses by reducing waste, and a host of extras that could be added - solar panels, grey water systems, etc. But perhaps others took it a bit too far - a recent entry of a pre-fab house by Daniel Libeskind puts into disrepute the eco-credibility of many prefabricated houses whilst mocking his endeared portfolio.
Many argue that a business model geared towards those financially equipped to afford a free standing single family residence on a self-owned property, like the David Adjaye designed Ed's Shed, was at the core of the demise. Added that single family houses generally run counter to the eco-practice in favour of density. The pre-fabricated house ran the course of most toys of the affluent, now being put down to rest.
In Jamaica prefabricated or prefab is often interchangeable with the term pre-cast since much of the work is typically made from pre-cast concrete. Added it is also synonymous with large housing estates built for low-income families. The use of pre-fab, has unfortunately been associated with poor quality, a stigma due mostly to its cost-effectiveness than it's performance.
Manley Meadows, Jamaica
However in these two opposing markets, of differing construction the solution may conceivably lie. The parting prize for Kaufmann and her cohorts may be the lessens shared with her neighbours from the Caribbean - providing a prefabricated housing solution that is economically built and simultaneously attractive to an upwardly mobile market. A task unachieved by precast. Furthermore the variety of options that make them uniquely customizable, caters nicely to the desire of the individual.
previously
Many argue that a business model geared towards those financially equipped to afford a free standing single family residence on a self-owned property, like the David Adjaye designed Ed's Shed, was at the core of the demise. Added that single family houses generally run counter to the eco-practice in favour of density. The pre-fabricated house ran the course of most toys of the affluent, now being put down to rest.In Jamaica prefabricated or prefab is often interchangeable with the term pre-cast since much of the work is typically made from pre-cast concrete. Added it is also synonymous with large housing estates built for low-income families. The use of pre-fab, has unfortunately been associated with poor quality, a stigma due mostly to its cost-effectiveness than it's performance.
Manley Meadows, Jamaicapreviously
June 22, 2009
June 19, 2009
CITIES:MOBILITY/NATURE
The École Nationale Supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette is proposing a post graduate degree centred around sustainable architectural design at an urban scale, considered a new paradigm of nature in the city. For more follow the link
blog wunderlust: 19 June 2009
High Line review, in pictures | the architecture of Star Wars | diversity in design | Tata to build world's cheapest car apartment | a new architecture criticism | sounds green to me | Shigeru Ban interview and the father of American Landscape Architecture
also check out "He is Fresh and Everyone Else is Tired" an article by Ian Volner and Matico Josephson for Triple Canopy that recovers Mayor John Lindsay's far-reaching plans to transform New York City in the 1960s and its lessons for urban development for the Obama administration.
also check out "He is Fresh and Everyone Else is Tired" an article by Ian Volner and Matico Josephson for Triple Canopy that recovers Mayor John Lindsay's far-reaching plans to transform New York City in the 1960s and its lessons for urban development for the Obama administration.
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.
June 18, 2009
on the boards: Kunsthaus
climbing the ladder...
In last week's blog wunderlust we reported that we were snubbed once again from the YAMoPo (Yet Another Most Popular) a listing of architecture blogs created by ArchDaily. Most interesting in fact that when the formulaic criteria used compared architechnophilia with other sites, listed us in the top ten. Oh well... I guess the the folks at ArchDaily don't know us and have never picked up a copy of Dwell, Architectural Record or Mark and seen us mentioned...
Notwithstanding architechnophilia was listed at no.6 in the MoPo 2009 (Most Popular blogs) architecture blog listing conducted by Eikongraphia. We have been steadily climbing the ranks previously being listed at no.18 and no.12 in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
see the criteria for MoPo below
A weblog is included in the MoPo 2009 when it’s an English blog on architecture written by a single writer. The popularity of the blog is measured by the number of subscribers (Google Reader + Bloglines) and the number of hits in Google (Google + Google Images).
Notwithstanding architechnophilia was listed at no.6 in the MoPo 2009 (Most Popular blogs) architecture blog listing conducted by Eikongraphia. We have been steadily climbing the ranks previously being listed at no.18 and no.12 in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
see the criteria for MoPo below
A weblog is included in the MoPo 2009 when it’s an English blog on architecture written by a single writer. The popularity of the blog is measured by the number of subscribers (Google Reader + Bloglines) and the number of hits in Google (Google + Google Images).
June 17, 2009
House of the Week 027: Cascade House
Described as "a sculpture of stacked boxes composed from shards of glass and muted black slate," the Cascade house in Forest Hills, Toronto was designed for a family relocating from the harsh Arizona climate by architect Paul Raff. The 350 m2 house is configured and detailed with large expanses of south-facing glazing to make the most of the limited sunshine that illuminate the owner's extensive collection of modern art. 
see plans here
June 16, 2009
The Nefertiti Lounge by multidisciplinary design studio anOtherArchitect was designed as part of Furnex, the furniture exhibition in Cairo, Egypt. Made from wood, metal and upholstery, both seating and table, the sleek and feminine lines of the piece were inspired by the iconic images of the Queen of Egypt.
June 15, 2009
June 14, 2009
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