The Museum Liaunig designed by Querkraft, industrialist and art collector Herbert W. Liaunig’s project in Neuhaus in Carinthia, opened at the end of August 2008. The new museum houses Liaunig’s collection of contemporary art and, as an interesting counterpoint, a collection of Akan gold objects.
15Jan
Museum Liaunig // Neuhaus // Austria // Querkraft
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The Museum of Arts and Design // New York // Allied Works Architecture
The new Museum of Arts and Design, by Allied Works Architecture, at 2 Columbus Circle opened to the public in September 2008. Located at the southwest corner of Central Park, where four subway lines and seven bus lines intersect, the Museum’s new home is well-positioned to serve over 500,000 visitors annually.
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14Jan
Rolex Learning Center // Lausanne // Switzerland // SANAA
‘It is basically a curved slab with a lot of compression forces’, structural engineer Manfred Grohmann said about the Rolex Learning Center designed by Tokyo-based architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/ SANAA in Lausanne.
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14Jan
Xeritown // Dubai // United Arab Emirates // X–Architects
X–Architects of Dubai have designed an urban complex called Xeritown that aims to be a more sustainable mode of development than recent projects in the emirate.
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Barrio North // London // Anarchitect
The interior of Barrio North, a bar by London architects Anarchitect, features back-to-front tiles and a cannibalised caravan. The bar, in Islington, north London, combines Latin bar culture with British eccentricity.
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Sinosteel International Plaza // Tinajin // China // MAD
Construction is underway on the Sinosteel International Plaza in Tinajin, China designed by Beijing-based architects MAD.
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Clay Fields // Suffolk // UK // Riches Hawley Mikhail
In November 18th, 2008, London architects Riches Hawley Mikhail have completed an affordable, sustainable housing scheme within an existing village in Suffolk, UK. Called Clay Fields, the development consists of 26 homes.
‘It combines contemporary design, sustainable construction with low energy use and innovative local materials,’ say the architects.
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14Jan
‘Bloomframe’ // Hofman Dujardin Architects
‘Dutch concept ‘Bloomframe’ is an ingenious solution to the feeling of being boxed in. It may look just like your typical black-framed window, but at the touch of a button, the entire frame pushes outwards, like a flower in full bloom, to transform into a bijou balcony.’
For further information visit: www.hofmandujardin.nl.
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