Cool Modern Architecture

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New Headquarters of Bank of Georgia: Illuminated Translucent Concrete for Interior Design / Architectural Group & Partners
Architects: Architectural Group & Partners, Tbilisi
Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
Client: Bank of Georgia

http://www.archdaily.com/228934/new-...roup-partners/

Budva Residential and Business Complex Proposal / AGM
Architects: AGM
Location: Budva, Montenegro

http://www.archdaily.com/228902/budv...-proposal-agm/

YI Building / Oh Jong Sang
Architects: Oh Jong Sang
Location: 108-6 Bang i-Dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea

http://www.archdaily.com/228787/yi-b...-oh-jong-sang/

Santiago Calatrava Breaks Ground on New Egg-Shaped Building for Florida Polytechnic University
by Tafline Laylin, 04/25/12

When officials at Florida Polytechnic University realized that their existing campus could no longer support a burgeoning population, it made sense to commission world-renowned alumnus Santiago Calatrava to design a new one. Construction on the egg-shaped Innovation, Science, and Technology building, which will stand as the sole new campus until the entire plan is finalized, broke ground on March 22, 2012. Renders of the master plan reveal a verdant oval campus split in half by a long body of water that looks a lot like Washington D.C.’s reflection pool. True to his penchant for bridges, Calatrava created a series of small pedestrian bridges linking either edge of the water.

http://inhabitat.com/santiago-calatr...ic-university/

NASA Sustainability Base, NASA Ames Research Centre, California
NASA Sustainability Base employs space exploration technology closer to home

AECOM’s newly completed design for the NASA Sustainability Base at the Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California may be one of the most forward-thinking building projects in existence. The LEED Platinum facility blends highly technological green design with innovations originally devised for use in space exploration to form a working office that also showcases the intelligent technology developed by NASA.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19616

Kumkang Penterium IT Tower, Seoul, South Korea
Mixed-use complex lights up neighbourhood

Perkins Eastman, in collaboration with the Korean architectural firm Hanwon Forum Design Group, was commissioned by Kumkang Housing Company to create a landmark mixed-use office complex in Anyang City.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19621

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Hotel ME Barcelona / Dominique Perrault Architecture
Architects: Dominique Perrault Architecture
Location: Barcelona, Spain

http://www.archdaily.com/229413/hote...-architecture/

Streamsong Resort and Conference Center / Alfonso Architects


Located in Polk County, Florida, on a 16,000 acre property between Orlando and Tampa, the Streamsong Resort and Conference Center, designed by Alfonso Architects, is a celebration of reclamation, of both land and spirit. The site is formerly mined phosphate land owned and developed by The Mosaic Company, the world’s leading producer and marketer of phosphate-based crop nutrients. The 300,000 sq. ft resort includes 216 rooms in the main lodge, 12 rooms in the golf clubhouse, a full service spa , three restaurants, and 18,500 sq. ft of conference center space.

http://www.archdaily.com/229057/stre...so-architects/

Interims Audimax / Deubzer Konig & Rimmel Architekten
Architects: Deubzer König & Rimmel Architekten
Location: Technical University Munich, Germany

http://www.archdaily.com/229258/inte...l-architekten/

paddington crossrail by weston williamson architects

paddington station is undergoing the most significant redevelopment since the historic station was completed to brunel’s design.
the new crossrail station is part of a wider redevelopment of paddington. the station will provide a major new gateway for london
serving local, national and international passengers. the works include:
• a new station serving crossrail,
• a new station serving london underground
• a new entrance to the station linking with major commercial developments
• a commercial development above one of the new stations
• a new taxi facility for baa that is designed to address the needs of international travellers via Heathrow
• major new public realm above the crossrail Station to create a world-class pedestrian space along the network rail buildings,
the proposal considers design issues of heritage and conservation, provision of onward transport facilities,
way-finding and orientation and servicing and security.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...rchitects.html

Datong Art Museum by Foster + Partners
26 April 2012

Construction has started on an art museum with four overlapping peaks that Foster + Partners have designed for Datong, China.

The Datong Art Museum will be one of four new buildings at the cultural plaza and will be sunken into the ground.

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/04/26/dat...ster-partners/

Loop / GOMEZ PLATERO Arquitectos
Arquitectos: GOMEZ PLATERO Arquitectos ( Martín Gómez Platero, Conrado Pintos)
Ubicación: Avda. de las Américas 6002, Ciudad de la Costa, Barra de Carrasco, Canelones, Uruguay

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...o-arquitectos/

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The Ronda Building / Estudio Lamela
Architects: Estudio Lamela
Location: Zaragoza, Spain

http://www.archdaily.com/229628/the-...studio-lamela/

Henning Larsen Unveils Plans for LEED Platinum Nordea Bank With Scandinavia’s Largest Trading Floor
by Charley Cameron, 04/26/12

Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects (HLA) have won a competition to design the new Nordea Bank and trading floor location with their proposal to create a versatile, multi-use space that integrates interior and exterior environments, in a complex of sustainable buildings expected to attain LEED Platinum certification. The 40,000 square meter complex will include some serious office space, including Scandinavia's largest trading floor. Although the environment will be packed with busy workers, rolling digital ticker displays and computer screens, HLA's medium-scale concept provides an open-plan interior which promotes collaboration while offering peaceful views of open green space.

http://inhabitat.com/henning-larsen-...trading-floor/

Hotel ICON, Hong Kong
Hotel Icon combines teaching facilities with a full functioning commercial hotel

This hotel is a 262 keys hotel in Hong Kong which combines teaching facilities with a full functioning commercial hotel. The project blends ecology, education, experimentation, art and design in an Asian setting, creating a successful business model operated with 30% trainees and 70% professionals.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19632

The New Parkland Hospital, Dallas, United States
HDR + Corgan design new replacement hospital for Dallas

The New Parkland Hospital replaces the existing 56-year-old hospital, (to which President Kennedy was taken after his assassination.) Totaling almost 2.1 million sq ft of built space on a 64-acre campus, the design addresses scale at multiple levels. From the urban context – this landmark’s vital connection to Dallas – down to the patient or human scale, the design celebrates the community as it emphasises a patient’s positive medical experience.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19623

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MOTAT Aviation Display Hall / Studio Pacific Architecture
Architects: Studio Pacific Architecture
Location: Auckland, New Zealand

http://www.archdaily.com/230234/mota...-architecture/

Yabao Hi-Tech Enterprises Headquarter Park / by IO DESIGN
By Guest Author on Saturday, April 28, 2012

The project is an examination of the relationship between a pristine rural landscape and the advancing forces of a rapidly growing city. Galaxy Yabao Hi-Tech Enterprises Headquarter Park is close to the central zone of Futian District, Shenzhen China. The Gross site area is about 65 ha; and the GFA is over 1,050,000 sqm, consisting of 18 high-rise towers ranging from 100-300 meters tall, a 5 star hotel, 3 service apartment towers, 3 residential towers, a shopping mall and a 32 ha park.

http://www.architecturelist.com/2012...-by-io-design/

[staff]

Incredible that this amazing old structure will be re-used! The inside looks pretty horrible though. That carpeted floor...

Originally Posted by amor de cosmos

http://www.archdaily.com/228934/new-...roup-partners/

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Kantana Institute / Bangkok Project Company
Architects: Bangkok Project Company Limited
Location: Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand

http://www.archdaily.com/230041/kant...oject-company/

Ravenswood School for Girls / BVN
Architects: BVN
Location: Alabama, USA

http://www.archdaily.com/228534/rave...irls-bvn-arch/

antonio munohierro + esrawe studio: el plaza condesa

antonio muñohierro and mexican practice esrawe studio have conceived the 'el plaza condesa', a performance theater in mexico. taking cues from the buildings decade of construction, the 1950s, the design remains true to the transitory era by merging modernism and postmoderism. the six storey multipurpose event hall features a centerpiece auditorium which accommodates 1,500 individuals. additional programmatic spaces include a bar, coat area, kitchen and backstage network for behind the scenes preparation for shows.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...a-condesa.html

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aedas: express rail link west kowloon terminus

centrally positioned within urban hong kong, the 'express rail link west kowloon terminus' by international practice aedas is a transit hub for a high speed railway which travels between hong kong and beijing. the 430,000 square meter facility will host 15 tracks creating the largest underground terminal in the world. accommodating regional lines as well as long distance services, the functional arrangement needed to consider that 80% of ridership is projected to be commuters between nearby shenzhen and guangzhou, requiring limited internal distances to make connections. contextual restrictions dictated the major railway types were separated on either the eastern and western halves of the site.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...-terminus.html

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Stadium for Russia’s 2018 World Cup / GUP MNIIP “Mosproject-4” + HKS Architects
Architects: GUP MNIIP “Mosproject-4” + HKS Architects
Location: Krasnodar, Russia

http://www.archdaily.com/230576/stad...ks-architects/

Hilton Windhoek, Windhoek, Namibia
A beacon of urban nightlife in a digital age, celebrating local culture with art and imagery

The Hilton forms the first phase of the Freedom Plaza mixed-use precinct planned in the heart of the capital. Prominently situated as the CBD is approached from the airport, the hotel enjoys views of the city and surrounding mountains, and has a commanding view down the tree-lined pedestrian spine of the new Plaza.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19689

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Meridian Building / Studio Pacific Architecture
Architects: Studio Pacific Architecture
Location: Wellington, New Zealand

http://www.archdaily.com/230779/meri...-architecture/

[Coldrsx]

Is it just me or is this a little um... perverted.

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Youth Housing in Stockholm / Scheiwiller Svensson Arkitektkontor
Architects: Scheiwiller Svensson Arkitektkontor
Location:Högdalen, Stockholm, Sweden

http://www.archdaily.com/231002/yout...rkitektkontor/

BIG architects: cross # towers, seoul, korea

international architecture practice BIG has developed 'cross # towers', a 21 000 m2 proposal positioned next to the existing urban fabric of the future development zones of the yongsan master plan, designed by studio liebeskind for the korean development group dreamhub. the design includes two elegant towers with a height of 214 and 204m. to meet the vertical requirements of the site, the exceeding building mass is transformed into an upper and lower horizontal bar, which bridge the two structures at 140m and 70 m elevation. the two edifices are additionally connected through the arrival areas at the ground level and a courtyard below ground.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...oul-korea.html

hamonic+masson: villiot rapee

french based architecture firm hamonic + masson has developed 'villiot-rapée', a project that is a stone’s throws away from the gare de lyon in paris, france, whose business district was designed in the 1960s and 1970s by the architect louis arretche. the site is directly connected to the seine and is predominantly residential. the project embraces new concepts of living together primarily based on generous outdoor spaces, both private and communal.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...iot-rapee.html

Centro de Convenciones Molino Fénix / Furograma
Arquitectos: Furograma – Gonzalo Fuzs, Diego Rolando, Diego Gramoy, Juan Cruz Martinez Arce
Ubicación: Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...nix-furograma/

Costanera – La Dehesa / Alemparte Morelli y Asociados Arquitectos
Arquitectos: Alemparte Morelli y Asociados Arquitectos
Ubicación: Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...s-arquitectos/

Warrnambool Base Hospital, Warrnambool, Australia
HSPC completes new hospital on Victoria's coastline

The architectural brief developed by the state government health department, the hospital and the consultant team for this stage 1 project included for new inpatient surgical, medical, paediatric and maternity beds, birthing suites, neonatal ICU, combined ICU / CCU and a rehabilitation unit. A new integrated ambulatory care centre is also co-located on the site accommodating GP’s, dental clinics, hospital in the home, social welfare and counselling, podiatry, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and community mental health services. Deakin University medical school also have lecture theatre and laboratory accommodation integrated with clinical areas that they share with nursing education.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19640

[Aleks]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Is it just me or is this a little um... perverted

A little? i can't tell if it's a whale penis, a sperm cell or a vagina. caltrava does great work, and this might even look cool from upclose buttt WTF...

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Flashback: Cologne Bonn Airport / Murphy/Jahn
Architects: Murphy/Jahn
Location: Cologne, Germany

http://www.archdaily.com/231388/flas...rt-murphyjahn/

MUCAB / Martín Lejarraga
Arquitectos: Martín Lejarraga
Ubicación: Blanca, Murcia, España

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...tin-lejarraga/

Centro de Salud en A Parda / Vier Arquitectos
Arquitectos: Vier Arquitectos SLP – Antonio Raya, Cristóbal Crespo, Santiago Sánchez, Enrique Antelo
Ubicación: Pontevedra, España

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...r-arquitectos/

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Embassy Of Canada In Korea / Zeidler Partnership Architects
Architects: Zeidler Partnership Architects
Location: Seoul, South Korea

http://www.archdaily.com/231454/emba...ip-architects/

Knoll Ridge Cafe / Harris Butt Architecture
Architects: Harris Butt Architecture Ltd. – Grant Harris
Location: Whakapapa Ski Field, Mt. Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

coop himmelb(l)au: MOCAPE

austrian firm coop himmelb(l)au has designed 'MOCAPE', the museum of contemporary art and planning exhibition in shenzhen, china. consisting of two entities, the museum of contemporary art (MOCA) and planning exhibition (PE), the overall complex and modern information center features innovative solutions through environmental building systems and construction concepts. the dynamic structure will attract activity into the centrally located 'futian cultural center'.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...au-mocape.html

Departamento de Filosofía de la NYU / Steven Holl Architects
Arquitectos: Steven Holl Architects
Ubicación: 5 Washington Place, Nueva York, Estados Unidos

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...-architects-2/

Caramel Architekten | Science Park

The program involved designing several individual buildings which would be interwoven as well as tied to the existing University of Linz campus. The plan was to take into consideration the neighboring residential buildings as well as the natural form of the slope and the katabatic winds, which play an important role in keeping the city cool, and the poor condition of the building lot was not to be overlooked either.

http://www.arthitectural.com/caramel...-science-park/

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Ombu Building / Mas Fernandez Architects
Architects: Mas Fernandez Architects
Location: Avda. Andrés Bello 2115, Providencia, Santiago, Chile

http://www.archdaily.com/231883/ombu...ez-architects/

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Adult Education Centre / CEBRA
Architects: CEBRA
Location: Odense, Denmark

http://www.archdaily.com/232099/adul...-centre-cebra/

Flashback: Post Tower / Murphy/Jahn
Architects: Murphy/Jahn
Location: Bonn, Germany

http://www.archdaily.com/231521/flas...er-murphyjahn/

Herault Arnod Architectes | Rossignol Global Headquarters
in Architecture by editor — May 6, 2012 at 6:28 pm

The image of Rossignol, a historic leader in the world of skiing, is intimately linked to the mountains and to snow. The project for its global headquarters has nothing to do with the stereotypical office building, but is a tribute to nature and to the peaks, but also to technology, which is inseparable from top-level sport. The plot stands in the middle of a plain surrounded by mountains. It is a stretch of former farmland, marshy and perfectly flat, bounded on the northern side by the Lyon-Grenoble motorway. The architecture has been designed specifically for Rossignol, a fusion of the company’s functional and fantasy aspects, in a surprising and minimalist form: it is inspired by board sports, by fluidity of motion, and also by relief, snow and glaciers sculpted by the elements. The roof, which envelops the whole project, is topography in osmosis with nature and the landscape. Its organic, timber-clad shape echoes the profile of the mountains that surround the site.

http://www.arthitectural.com/herault...-headquarters/

atelier zündel cristea: housing complex terrace 9

the urban block 'housing complex terrace' is built upon as an 'uncommon walkway,' as the artificial garden which covers a suburban train tunnel, with vegetation and residential spaces. the block is comprised essentially of space for housing and premises for businesses and activities. at this precise spot, the rer a resurfaces from underground, strongly conditioning the future architectural project. the block is within nanterre’s municipal 9th terrace, measuring around 113 meters by 21m wide. with the intention of avoiding an effect of mass, the building specifications describe procedures for the cutting and sequencing of volumes.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...terrace-9.html

Centro Infantil del Mercado by Miquel Mariné Núñez and César Rueda Boné
7 May 2012

Spanish architects Miquel Mariné Núñez and César Rueda Boné have transformed an abandoned market hall in Aragon into a children’s centre with a slide connecting its floors.

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/05/07/cen...ar-rueda-bone/

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Unveiled> UC Riverside Student Recreation Center

Cannon Design takes cues from the surrounding landscape for new student center.

Located on the northern boundary of the University of California Riverside campus, near a natural arroyo, Cannon Design’s student recreation center expansion takes its cues not only from student needs but from the natural surroundings.

http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6035

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ENI Foundation Headquarters Inspired by the Renaissance Palazzo / UNStudio
By: Lidija Grozdanic | May - 8 - 2012

UNStudio’s competition proposal for the ENI Foundation Headquarters takes cues from the company’s tradition. The ENI Foundation is a non-profit organization, operating in the field of sustainable development and global governance. With offices in several Italian cities, it is organized as a research center, providing analysis on a wide range of environmental issues. The design proposal draws inspiration from the traditional form of the renaissance “palazzo”, historically close to the organization, extending the concept of horizontal looped systems to the contemporary issues of communication and energy preservation.

http://www.evolo.us/architecture/eni...azzo-unstudio/

Proyecto Iluminación: Estadio Nacional de Perú / Claudia Paz lighting Studio
Concepto y Diseño de Iluminacion: Claudia Paz lighting Studio - Claudia Paz y David Castañeda
Ubicación: Ciudad de Lima, Perú

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...ghting-studio/

[alps]

Originally Posted by amor de cosmos

Really cool facade!

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Sabbagh Arquitectos | Duoc Maipu
in Architecture by editor — May 10, 2012 at 6:48 am

The office was founded in 1986, by Architect Juan Sabbagh P. and Designer Mariana Sabbagh P., both graduated at Universidad de Chile. In 2000 Architect Juan Pedro Sabbagh B., graduated at Universidad Católica and in 2003 Architect Felipe Sabbagh B. of the Universidad de Chile joined the team. In 2002 Juan Sabbagh P. receives the National prize of Architecture. He is also a professor in the Universidad de Chile Architecture Faculty since 1994 to 2008. Between 2004 and 2006, he was President of the School of Architects of Chile.

http://www.arthitectural.com/sabbagh...os-duoc-maipu/

Centro de Eventos Alto San Francisco / Juan Carlos Sabbagh
Arquitectos: Juan Carlos Sabbagh
Ubicación: San Francisco 75, Santiago, Chile.

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...arlos-sabbagh/