Last year the University of California, Davis invited three architects to compete for the chance to design their new $30 million art museum, slated to open in 2016. The competition was a design-build affair, with each entrant being asked to pair up with a contractor and submit a holistic design. For those who missed it, SO – IL was announced as the winner of the competition. Here we present one of the two runner-up submissions from Henning Larsen Architects. Given the name ‘The Lea
Architects: Abdullah Al-Hadrami Location: Thula, Yemen Client: The Social Fund for Development, Thula Local Council Area: 8,754 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Cemal Emden Threatened by the disruption that might ensue from the construction of a road, the Thula community, with the help of The Social Fund for Development, has undertaken a series of historic preservation projects to protect cultural assets, including rebuilding the walls of burial grounds and walls of agricultural terraces, res
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has been honored with the Good Design is Good Business Lifetime Achievement Architecture Award, presented by Architectural Record in association with the American Architectural Foundation. The firm is the second recipient of this award in the program’s 15-year history, which was originally started by BusinessWeek and Architectural Record to recognize exceptional contributions to bettering how businesses and institutions perform through architecture. According to Cathl
Architects: LINK arkitektur Location: Bergen, Norway Area: 14,000 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Hundven-Clements Photography, Courtesy of LINK arkitektur Client: Hordaland County Municipality, Norway Interior Design: LINK arkitektur AS Link Arkitektur AS has a long tradition in designing school projects. The project Nordahl Grieg high school with its 14’000m2 is the result of a 1.prize in an EEA design competition in 2006.The school was completed in 2010. The main aim of Link Arkitektur A
Architects: AVP Arhitekti + SANGRAD Location: Sv. Martin na Muri, Croatia Project Architects: Aleksandra Duka and Vedran Pedišić Budget: 100,000 Euro Year: 2013 Photographs: Sandro Lendler Purpose and location of the building The aim was to create a flexible residence with two bedrooms by redefining the archetypal idea of a family house. The basic demands were to enjoy the view from the most parts of the house and the possibility of using the outdoor spaces throughout the year for acti
This year, the Lamp Lighting Solutions 2013 celebrated its 5th version. The awards are organized by LAMP, an architectural technical lighting company, specialized in, advising on and designing efficient solutions adaptable to any project by way of innovative and competitive products and services. Lamp Lighting Solutions Awards 2013 closed its registration period with record on all the previous editions, with a total of 608 projects submitted from 52 countries and 61% internationalization. Mor
Architects: Vertice Arquitectos Location: Lomas del Mar, Lima, Perú Architect In Charge: Arq. Luis Miguel Becerra de la Fuente, Arq. Hernani Canessa Lohmann, Arq. Sandro Moro Miranda Area: 279.58 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Vertice Arquitectos We were faced with a plot of land shaped as a quarter of a circumference that had a height difference of 5.50 meters on the curved side. This side has a privileged view of the sea. In addition, we were conditioned by the construction regulation
Architects: Cano Lasso Location: Cádiz, Spain Project Architects: Diego Cano Pintos, Gonzalo Cano Pintos, Alfonso Cano Pintos Collaborators: Luis Pancorbo Crespo, Belén Sanz Montoya, Estela Rodríguez Cadenas, Cristina Monjas López, Inés María Martín Robles, Sara Arroyo Conde Area: 1,195 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Pablo Diaz-Fierros Technical Architect: Manuel Ballester Diana Structures: Ineco Building Services: 3i-ingeniería Construction: Sanrocón We submitted an entry to the competitio
The University of California, Davis has selected emerging New York-based practice SO-IL to design a new campus’ art museum, which is envisioned to be a “regional center of experimentation, participation and learning.” SO-IL, selected from three finalists following an intensive five-month design competition, will collaborate with San Francisco-based Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and national construction firm Whiting-Turner to complete the project. UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi believes the w
Architects: MACh Arquitetos Location: Nova Lima, MG, Brazil Project Architects: Fernando Maculan, Mariza Machado Coelho Area: 966 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Gabriel Castro, Fábio Del Re & Carlos Stein Collaborators: Lawrence Souza, Sheyla Passos, Samuel Ângelo Construction: Construtora Porto Ltda Structural: Lucas Saraiva Building Installations: Printer Projetos and Consultoria Ltda The architecture of this house, with the purpose of permanent residence and place of safekeeping an
From innovative mud and bamboo schools to state of the art “green” high-rises, the Master Jury for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture has selected 20 deserving nominees to be in the running for the prestigious, US$1 million prize. Since the award was launched 36 years ago, over 100 projects have received the prize and more than 7,500 building projects have been documented for exhibiting architectural excellence and improving the overall quality of life in their regions. Farrokh Derakhs
Architects: Erik Andersson Architects Location: Yxlan, Stockholm, Sweden Client: Mats Wallin, Petra Ryrberg Budget: EUR 150,000 Area: 108 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Åke E-son Lindman On Yxlan in the northern Stockholm archipelago, Erik Andersson Architects has designed the archetypal house. Designed strictly by using the proportional ratio of 1:3, the house measures six meters in depth, eighteen meters in length and six meters in height. The facade windows also follow a clear pattern:
