Brooklyn-based architect and Harvard GSD alumni Gia Wolff has been awarded the $100,000 Wheelwright Prize for her proposal Floating City: The Community-Based Architecture of Parade Floats. Now in its first edition, the Wheelwright Prize is a travel grant issued by Harvard University in an effort to foster new forms of architectural research led by cross-cultural engagement. Mohsen Mostafavi: “The positive response to the Wheelwright Prize has been extraordinary. It is inspiring to see so many
Architects: Ippolito Fleitz Group Location: Hamburg Architect In Charge: Ippolito Fleitz Group Design Team: Peter Ippolito, Gunter Fleitz, Tilla Goldberg, Christian Kirschenmann, Tim Lessmann, Alexander Fehre, Christine Ackermann, Roger Gasperlin, Katja Heinemann Area: 520.0 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Zooey Braun The SPIEGEL Group, whose stable includes Germany’s most important news magazine Der SPIEGEL, moved into its new publishing house in Hamburg’s HafenCity development. We were
Situated along the banks of Montauk, New York, with its unpredictable weather patterns and storied charm, the Genius Loci residence embodies the “Spirit of Montauk” as Bates Masi Architects were able to capture that feel and incorporate it into the design. Once a horse ranch, the site is located at one of the highest elevations and consists of a lush green pasture. At first glance, the house looks to be two separate, one-story ranch houses but upon further inspection, the
South Beach ACE just unveiled their master plan for the redevelopment of the Miami Beach Convention Center site. Currently in a battle with BIG and Portman CMC for the right to overhaul the 52-acre site, national developer Tishman, international architecture firm OMA, and Miami Beach developer UIA Management comprise the South Beach ACE team. The vision involves bringing to life one of Miami Beach’s most underutilized public sites with a fully-revamped convention center capable of luring major
Architects: Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten Location: Annette-Allee 4, Münster, Germany Project Manager: Ulrich Schimtenings Architects Case Study: Olga Ritter, Mathias Astrom, Kilian Jockisch Architects Realization: Heinz Josef Döpper, Mathias Astrom, Olga Ritter Area: 1,700 sqm Year: 2008 Photographs: Günther Wett / FRENER & REIFER Metallbau Landscape Design: West 8 Structural Engineer: CBP Tragwerksplanung Building Services: Ingenieurbüro Mittag Energy Consulting: TransSolar En
London-based design studio Bureau de Change took on its first residential design project that was to join two neighboring properties into one family home, complete with a new addition added to the back of the residence. The ‘HomeMade’ project began by opening up the dividing walls and connecting the adjoining spaces making them feel unified and open. The new extension contains the kitchen and dining area and the entire facade was wrapped in glass, helping to pull the two,
The Architectural League just announced the winners of Range, the thirty-second annual Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers. One of North Americaʼs most prestigious awards for young architects, the program exemplifies the Leagueʼs longstanding commitment to identifying and nurturing the development of talented young architects and designers. This yearʼs winners are: Luis Callejas, Lcla Office, Cambridge and Medellín; Brandon Clifford and Wes McGee, Matter Design, Boston
Architects: INABA Location: New York, USA Inaba Principal In Charge: Jeffrey Inaba Inaba Project Architect: Ostap Rudakevych Inaba Project Team: Yoichiro Mizuno, Alan Kwan, Sean Connolly, Steven Tsai, Shuning Zhao, Allyn Hughes, Stephanie Lee, Richard Yoo Architect Of Record: SLAB Architecture Area: 38200.0 ft2 Year: 2013 Photographs: Greg Irikura Slab Architecture Principal In Charge: Jill Leckner Slab Architecture Project Architect: Matt Voss Slab Architecture Project Team: Laura Trev
Marcel Luchian Studio designed the minimalist M House in Singera, a town in the Republic of Moldavia. Composed of unconventional forms, the residence’s design also does a brilliant job of marrying materials with a combination of glass and concrete, both inside and out. The house’s structure is made up of two off-center forms, one on top of the other, steering clear of a traditional box-like design. The overhang from the second floor provides exterior coverage below, perfe
Caution: This video may induce vertigo. As the final segment of the One World Trade Center was hoisted into position – topping the structure out at a patriotic 1,776 feet – Curbed NY captured its journey via a small Go-Pro camera to reveal its fascinating, and somewhat nauseating, view of Manhattan. While the US rejoices this monumental feat, a debate amongst architects, engineers and city officials lingers on whether or not the 408-foot spire will count towards the One WTC’s overal
Architects: LOVE architecture and urbanism Location: Waltendorf Graz, Austria Design Team: Sigrid Derler, Sabine Sternbach Area: 180.7 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Jasmin Schuller General Contractor: G. Hinteregger & Söhne BaugmbH Client: Family Puttinger The site – a relatively steep hill – offers a stunning view over Graz. This panorama also provided the main guiding principle for the design. One additional goal was to provide direct access to the garden. Due to the very steep slo
Designed by MDS for an elderly couple looking to leave the city behind, the Yatsugatake Villa has a farm allowing the homeowners to grow their own vegetables. The house is situated at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake, where it gets really hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, making for specific adjustments to the design plan. Being located in a place with harsh weather conditions, the architects paid special attention so that the residents wouldn’t have to rely on air cond
