“Clean Lines, Open Spaces: A View of Mid-Century Modern Architecture,” a new documentary produced by AETN’s Mark Wilcken, focuses on the construction boom in…
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Month: November 2014
Bjarke Ingels Will Make You Believe in the Power of Architecture
Architect Bjarke Ingels at WIRED by Design, 2014. Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. Watch WIRED on The Scene: http://thescene.com Subscribe to the all-new W…
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architectural scale model interior ASSEC OFFICE by emmm
ARCHITECTURAL INTERIOR OF ASSEC. fABRICAT by ELPEDES MINIATURE MODEL MAKER & DESIGN Address; blk22 lot 57 EP Housing western bicutan taguig city phil. contac…
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Building RC Planes. How To Make RC Airplanes
Following the building of a rc model airplane, http://www.howtomakercairplanes.com/rcblog of a beechcraft bonanza from Topflite. How To build rc planes prope…
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Arduino animated lighting | Structure lighting | Model Railroad Hobbyist | MRH
http://mrhmag.com – Geoff Bunza demonstrates how he uses an Arduino controller to animate the lighting of a multistory structure, complete with sound as well…
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The Denver Botanic Garden’s New Research Center Rises Like a Modern Pyramid in Colorado
The Denver Botanic Garden’s new Science Pyramid is an iconic new symbol for the park that also fosters conservation and research. The sustainable pyramid structure was created by Burkett Design and fuses architecture with the surrounding nature landscape. The beautiful peaked building emulates the mountains of the region, while providing a sprawling new center for visitors and researchers to enjoy.
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ARCKIT
ARCKIT® is a freeform model building tool that allows architects and everyone to physically explore designs and bring their projects to life. The interconnecting components use no glue and are completely modular, making it possible to create a diverse range of scaled structures that can be used as working models to communicate ideas to clients and to showcase finished projects.
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Pathé Foundation by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) have recently completed the new headquarters for
The Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé in Paris, France.
Project description
The Fondation Jerôme Seydox-Pathé is an organization dedicated to the preservation of Pathé’s heritage, and to the promotion of the cinematographic art. Its new headquarters will be located in avenue des Gobelins, on the site of a XIX century disused theatre.
The new building will house Pathé’s archives, some exhibition spaces related to the cinematographic art, including a 40-seat screening room, and the offices of the foundation.
The project calls for the demolition of the two existing buildings to create a more organic space that better responds to the restrictions of the site.
The façade on the avenue des Gobelins will be restored and preserved, due to its historical and artistic value. Decorated with sculptures by Rodin, it is not only a historical landmark, but also an iconic building for the Gobelins area.
A new transparent building just behind the façade functions as the foundation’s public access. Looking like a greenhouse, it offers a view on the interior garden through the basement of the new egg-shaped building that houses the project’s main functions.
The peculiar design of this 26 m high building is determined by the site’s major limits and requirements. In particular, it respects the distances with the adjoining buildings, while at the same time creating a new space for an interior garden.The glazed form of the building is only perceived from the street through the and over the restored facade like a discreet presence during the daytime, while softly glowing at night.
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW)
Project Team: Bernard Plattner (Partner in Charge)/ Thorsten Sahlmann (Associate in Charge) /Alexandre Pachiaudi
Design team: B. Plattner and T.Sahlmann (partner and associate in charge) with G.Bianchi (partner), A.Pachiaudi, S.Becchi, T.Kamp; S.Moreau, E.Ntourlias, O.Aubert, C.Colson, Y.Kyrkos (models)
Consultants: VP Green (structure); Arnold Walz (model 3d); Sletec (cost consultant); Inex (MEP); Tribu (Sustainability); Peutz (acoustics); Cosil (Light)
Interior Designer: Leo Berellini Architecte
Photography by © Michel Denancé
Drawings and images by © RPBW
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The 6 Least Glamorous Buildings from Big-Name Architects
Architects are often known for their more high-profile projects: skyscrapers, museums, chapels, destination buildings. Yet the glamorous projects aren’t the only ones that big-name architects put their stamp on. When they’re not creating the buildings that make it to the front pages, they’re working on projects that might be less suited for Instagram, but are nevertheless essential to urban infrastructures — like parking garages, wastewater treatment facilities, and power plants. Here’s our roundup of some of the least glamorous projects by starchitects. 1111 Lincoln Road by Herzog & de Meuron, Miami, FL This white beauty — a parking garage with retail space at the bottom — is conceived as “all muscle with no cloth,” leaving its exposed, sculptural structure visible with minimal guardrails and dividing walls. This also fills the garage with natural light and gives visitors unimpeded views outward to Miami Beach’s spectacular surroundings. Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant by Ennead, Brooklyn, NY This treatment plant includes sculptural forms, striking materials, and color in addition to perimeter fencing as well as aerial walkways and bridges, forming a unique visual composition. Digester eggs are the star of this show, and glass walls …
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