World Architecture News – January 2012 : Buildings across the Globe, Images
Global Architecture News January 2012
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Architectural News January 2012
World Architecture Developments in Jan 2012
This is the e-architect archive page for Global Architecture News January 2012.
Stewart Museum Montréal, Canada : Les architectes FABG
image from architects
For this project, the architects revised the master plan of the site development and did a Feasibility Study which included a functional and technical program. The museum’s transformation program was developed to meet the following requirements: – Grouping functions Which Were similar; – Facilitate the movement and Improve the visitor’s experience; – Improve Climatic comfort; – Improve the safety of people and goods: alarm system, sprinkler, emergency exit; – Improve accessibility for disabled people; – Improving the mechanical and electrical systems: efficiency, Conformity and security.
House in Baños de Montemayor, Cáceres, Spain : GEA Architects
photo : Ignacio Marqués
The project is located in a village in northern Extremadura called Baños de Montemayor, surrounded by mountains of chestnut and oak trees. The plot has an elevated position over the village; it possesses a breathtaking view over the nearby lake.
Jameson House, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : Foster + Partners
photograph : Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
The development comprises eleven storeys of offices and shops, topped by twenty-three storeys of apartments. The tower’s form articulates these different functions.
Tour Horizons Boulogne Billancourt, Paris, France : Ateliers Jean Nouvel
image © Ateliers Jean Nouvel
This office building with a surface area of of 38,600 m² is called the “Horizons” building. Its design was entrusted to the visionary architect Jean Nouvel following a competition organized with 4 internationally renowned architectural firms: Valode et Pistre, Massimiliano Fuksas, Kohn Pedersen Fox and Ateliers Jean Nouvel.
St. Petersburg Pier Competition, Florida, USA : Michael Maltzan Architecture
image from architects office
The Lens is a new icon for the City of St. Petersburg, reframing the relationship between the City and the Bay. Visible from afar, it is a crown on the skyline and a marker within the daily life of St. Petersburg.
Moses Bridge, Halsteren, Municipality of Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands : RO&AD architecten
picture from architects studio
Seth Mokitini Methodist Seminary, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Boogertman+Partners
photograph : Mike Schmucker
Klevens Udde Smögen, Sweden : Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB
photograph : Tenjin Visuals AB
Design Museum at the former Commonwealth Institute, London : John Pawson / Rem Koolhaas
photo : Luke Hayes
Mantes-la-Jolie Water Sports Center, near Paris, France : Agence SEARCH
photo © Michel Denancé
Youth Music School Hamburg, Germany – added : Miralles Tagliabue EMBT
photo : Tagliabue Miralles – Miralles tagliabue EMBT
Casa BC, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México : GLR arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez
photo : Jorge Taboada
Sumatrakontor Hamburg, Germany : Erick van Egeraat. 20 Jan
photo : J Collingridge
Hatert Tower Nijmegen, The Netherlands : 24H>architecture
photograph © Boris Zeisser
Hotel Residence in Atacama Desert, Chile : LAN Architecture
picture from architects
Melbourne Park Western Precinct, Victoria, Australia : Grand Slam tennis venue
photo from Victoria Government
Michel Brisson Montréal, Quebec, Canada – added : Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
image from architect
Telecommunications Tower Istanbul, Turkey : RTA-Office / Dome Partners
image from RTA-Office
Mirror House Copenhagen, Denmark : MLRP Architects
photograph : Laura Stamer
Pont de Sèvres Towers Paris, France : Dominique Perrault
picture from architects
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA, USA : Renzo Piano Building Workshop
photograph © Nic Lehoux / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Kiev Stadium, Ukraine : Olimpijski National Sports Complex
image : Oleg Stelmach
Timmelsjoch Experience Pass Museum, Austria : Werner Tscholl
photo : Alexa Rainer
Gullesfjord Weight Control Station, Norway : Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects
photo : Nils Petter Dale
2012 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture : The Standard New York by Ennead Architects
photo © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO
Nagoya University Building, Japan : Iida archiship studio
photo : Ken’ichi Suzuki
PHTV International Media Center Beijing, China : BIAD UFo
picture from BIAD UFo
Basque Culinary Center San Sebastián, Spain : VAUMM
photograph from VAUMM
London Wall Place, London, UK – images added : make
image © make architects
Origami Building Paris, France : Manuelle Gautrand
image from architects
Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia – new photos : WOHA
photo : Patrick Bingham-Hall
ADEPT, Copenhagen, Denmark : ‘The Two Towers’, Shenzhen, China
image : ADEPT / Urbanus
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