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‘Emmen Theater and Zoo Entrance’ by Henning Larsen Architects and Van den Berg Groep

Posted on April 20, 2012

‘Emmen Theater and Zoo’, designed by Henning Larsen Architects and Van den Berg Groep, is an unusual cultural building that brings together culture and nature. The building design, which won the first prize in the international competition, will constitute the entrance to a large zoological park of 10 hectares and comprises two main stages with a capacity of 1,150 people in total, an additional stage, exhibition and conference facilities. The building in itself covers 16,000 m2. More images and architects’ description after the break. Continue Reading →

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Chicago’s Navy Pier’s Winning Redesign

Posted on March 23, 2012

The committee presiding over Chicago’s Navy Pier has unanimously selected a team headlined by James Corner Field Operations — the landscape architecture firm that designed New York City’s High Line — to redesign the iconic Chicago tourist attraction. Corner’s plan for Navy Pier calls for developing a raised park around the existing Ferris wheel, installing hanging gardens inside the Crystal Gardens pavilion, and adding a swimming pool with a sandy beach on the southern side of the pier. Continue Reading →

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First Place of eVolo’s 2012 Skyscraper Competition: ‘Himalaya Water Tower’

Posted on March 19, 2012

Archivenue just shared a Honarable Mentions entry by Bogdan Chipara for the 2012 Skyscraper Competition hosted by eVolo Magazine.

The first place was awarded to Zhi Zheng, Hongchuan Zhao and Dongbai Song from China for their project ‘Himalaya Water Tower’. The proposal is a skyscraper located high in the Himalayan mountain range that stores water and helps regulate its dispersal to the land below as the mountains’ natural supplies dry up. The skyscraper, which can be replicated en masse, will collect water in the rainy season, purify it, freeze it into ice and store it for future use.

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HWKN wins the 2012 Young Architects Program at MoMA PS1 in New York

Posted on March 8, 2012

The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 have announced the New York based office HWKN (HollwichKushner) as winner of the annual Young Architects Program (YAP) in New York. As winners of the 13th edition of the program, HWKN will construct an outdoor summer installation at the PS1 courtyard in Long Island City, Queens. The winning proposal, known as Wendy, was selected from five finalists and will provide a unique setting for the popular Warm Up summer music series.

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SOM Wins Master Plan Competition for Beijing Bohai Innovation City

Posted on February 29, 2012

In an international design competiton for the rapid development of satellite cities along Chinese high speed rail corridors, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) Beijing Bohai Innovation City master plan has just been named the winning submission. Continue Reading →

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‘Greenhouse Transformer’ by PRAUD

Posted on February 28, 2012

Organizers Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) just announced the winners of the design ideas competition, The Harlem Edge / Cultivating Connections. One of the finalist entries was the proposal ‘Greenhouse Transformer’ by Dongwoo Yim and Rafael Luna of Boston firm PRAUD. The concept received an Honorable Mention.

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‘Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture’ by David Adjaye and FAB

Posted on February 21, 2012

Construction will begin this week on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC designed by architect David Adjaye. Adjaye Associates teamed up with American architects The Freelon Group and Davis Brody Bond to win the design competition for the museum back in 2009, under the collaborative name Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup (FAB).

Sited beside the National Museum of American History and the Washington Monument, the museum will accommodate more than half of its volume below ground. Bronze plates will cover the tiered exterior of the building, perforated in patterns that reference the history of African American craftsmanship.

The museum is scheduled to open in 2015, and you can see the original competition-winning proposals for it in our earlier story. Continue Reading →

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro Wins Competition at Aberdeen City Garden Project

Posted on January 30, 2012

Diller Scofidio + Renfro have won the Aberdeen City Garden Project design competition which seeks to transform the center of Aberdeen, Scotland. New York City-based DS+R collaborated with local Scottish architects, Keppie Design and landscape architects OLIN, on this project and emerged as winners from a head-to-head race with another finalist team led by Foster + Partners. The competition shortlist also included other international heavyweights Gustafson Porter, Mecanoo, Snøhetta & Hoskins, and West 8. (Find images at the end of the post) Continue Reading →

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‘The Lens’ by Michael Maltzan Wins St. Petersburg Pier Competition

Posted on January 28, 2012

The jury at the international St. Petersburg Pier Competition just announced ‘The Lens’ proposal as the winning entry. Designed by Los Angeles firm Michael Maltzan Architecture in collaboration with landscape architects Tom Leader Studio, the scheme proposes a network of looping walkways and sweeping bridges which will add a landmark to the waterfront of St. Petersburg, Florida. The jury, three architects and two elected officials, selected the concept unanimously.

The competition shortlist included designs by BIG and West 8. Continue Reading →

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Holm Architecture Office with VM Studio Wins Manhattan Skate Park Competition

Posted on December 28, 2011

International design collective HAO / Holm Architecture Office, in collaboration with New York-based VM Studio, has received first place in a competition for the re-design of the Coleman Oval Skate Park in Manhattan.

Nine New York design firms were invited to participate in the competition, which was sponsored by Architecture for Humanity and a Gamechangers grant from Nike, a campaign encouraging community organizations to empower youth through sports programs that spur social and economic development. The project is being developed with the New York City Parks & Recreation Department’s Adopt-a-Park program. Continue Reading →

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