September 2010 Blog Posts (50)

Block 19

(Hm, I wonder how many more block/blok buildings I can find . . . ?)

In the Revitalization District of East 11th Street in Austin, Texas stands Block 19, a beautiful mixed-use structure by Bercy Chen Studio. Block 19 holds spaces for eleven retail stores and offices, twenty residential condominiums, and roof top… Continue

Added by Springer on September 8, 2010 at 6:34pm — No Comments

Tiber River Park South - A real opportunity # 2

After having presented the idea of the park and introducing the head of the GRA, represented by ' dead Bend…

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Added by PAESAGGIOCRITICO on September 8, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

Reflective Natural

"Reflective Natural" by the Italian architecture studio Vudafireri Saverino Partners will be on display in Italy from August 27th through November 21st. It is an exhibition in the 12th Edition of Venice Architecture Biennale.

"Reflective Natural" is comprised of five reflective… Continue

Added by Springer on September 7, 2010 at 4:07pm — No Comments

Blok K by NL Architects

In Het Funen, Amsterdam, the residential unit Blok K by NL Architects was completed early this year. The architects had to wait in suspense for ten years before their concept finally began construction in 2009. Blok K contains ten one-family houses, each 630 square meters in size. A diagonal shaft bisects the 2.5 story… Continue

Added by Springer on September 7, 2010 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Ten Books For Architects - #7 Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

#7 - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

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Added by Tyson on September 7, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Job Search

You read correctly. Even if you are gainfully employed, even if the economy and job market is terrible (like it is now) it’s always a good idea to see what else is out there. Your job may have been an awesome opportunity when you started a few years ago, but maybe your interests or needs have changed. The actual act of searching for a job psychologically puts you in…

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Added by Young Architect on September 6, 2010 at 10:59pm — No Comments

Tiber River Park South - A real opportunity # 1

Here we are again to talk about the capital and its public spaces. We returned one week in advance to deal with a topic that we feel very strongly, that the system landscape of the area that connects Rome to Ostia, consisting of a succession of high potential natural sites which rest in the south basin of the Tiber, that goes from the ring road until flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The opportunity offered by the Tiber, normal…

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Sugamo Shinkin Bank

Tokyo-based French architect Emmanuelle Moureaux has completed the Tokiwadai branch of Sugamo Shinkin Bank. The steel structure's white facade is perforated with a simplified tree pattern, and punctuated with brightly colored inset windows. Inside the bank, the tree pattern is repeated on walls and windows. Twenty-four different… Continue

Added by Springer on September 4, 2010 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Herzog and de Meuron take on Attila

For their 2009-2010 season, the Metropolitan Opera commissioned architects Herzog and de Meuron to design the sets for the opera Attila by Giuseppe Verdi. They, along with fashion icon Miuccia Prada who designed the costumes, decided to focus the production's look on the characters,… Continue

Added by Springer on September 4, 2010 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Calatrava and the NYC Ballet

Santiago Calatrava collaborated with the New York City Ballet for their 2010 spring season festival of new choreography, "Architecture of Dance." One of the major thrusts of ballet dance is to appear to defy gravity, so working with Calatrava, who is known for his architectural works suggesting flight, makes perfect sense to me. The… Continue

Added by Springer on September 3, 2010 at 6:32pm — 3 Comments