Galeria Adriana Varejão by Rodrigo Cerviño Lopez

Architecture Design of Galeria Adriana Varejão Pavilion has been build by architect Rodrigo Cerviño Lopez for the Inhotim Centro de Arte Contemporânea in Brazil. Inhotim Centro de Arte Contemporânea is located in Brumadinho, a village near Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais state. Instead of summing up all its installations into a unique building, it is composed of many pavilions spread out in a park of approximately 35 hectares.

from CubeMe by Chantal

holzer kobler architecture: 'focusterra' at the swiss federal institute of technology

photo © susana bruell

Swiss firm holzer kobler architecture's latest work 'focusterra' is an exhibition designed for the swiss federal institute of technology. the concept connects the existing collection with contemporary research done at the institute.

The focal point of the exhibition is the tower, which spirals up three levels reaching
just below the skylight of the inner courtyard.

from Designboom - Weblog

Ficha Screen Panel, Hunter Douglas

Screen Panel is a product of a single skin and has the ability to be drilled according to designs or shapes that the architect can create, which are generated during the process of preparing the panel by computer technology.

A particularly interesting aspect of the material are the possibilities which were used in Casino de Talca. While it is a product of a single skin, and therefore used as a coating, this time a system using 2 screen panels was used to achieve a double skin independent of the building volume.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Guillermo Hevia García

University Building Wins Top 2009 Australia Regional Architecture Award

A university creative arts building designed to serve both the resident student body and wider Townsville community is the top winner in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2009 North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards.

At a ceremony in Townsville, the James Cook University School of Creative Arts by BVN Architecture was awarded the 2009 Building of the Year.

from Bustler.net News by Vanilla Hustler

Dublin Grounds of Remembrance Dedicated on Memorial Day

The new Dublin Veterans Park (in Dublin, Ohio) was dedicated last week on Memorial Day. More than 800 people joined the ceremony as the grounds were inaugurated. Toronto-based PLANT Architects Inc. were the project’s architects after an invited international two-stage competition.

from Bustler.net News by Vanilla Hustler

ORDOS Villa: Yazdani Studio

Located in the southwestern part of Inner Mongolia, in Ordos City, the Kaokaoshina New District is an emerging art and cultural district organized by Ai Wei Wei. Kaokaoshina is positioned to be a thriving tourist destination, in anticipation, the development calls for a series of villas for people to live and visit to experience this incredibly unique part of the world.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

BP architecture: gymnase

BP architecture designed this small gymnasium for a school in paris’ 19th. the building was designed as a separate structure from the school, providing a sheltered space for a variety of activities ranging from sports to special receptions. two inclined slopes make up the gym’s roof, providing a minimum clearance of 5 m while funneling rain water. the north and south face reamin luminous with large walls of glass, while the side are concrete dotted with thin windows and lights in different colours. the glass walls are affixed with wooden louvers that can block the harsh sun while keeping light inside.

from Designboom - Weblog

A Tour of the Standard Hotel in New York

Visitors to the Standard are likely to first experience the presence of the building from a few blocks away, as it rises far above the surrounding buildings of the Meatpacking District. A vibrant public courtyard on the corner of Washington and 13th Street provides a soft greeting to the hotel. It’s here where you’ll probably stop and look up at how the building arches over and straddles the High Line.

from Architecture magazine by Architect