Cool Modern Architecture

[theWatusi]

Big Apple, 45 posts in a row? Are you kidding me? Do that again and you get to take a week's vacation from the forum.

Originally Posted by RLS_rls

^Flooding threads discourages people from even posting here. It just turns it in to a joke. Post a couple and give it some time.

Originally Posted by JSsocal

^^Also a good portion of the buildings you chose are just tall skyscrapers that aren't on the cutting edge or bold, just... big. Just look through the rest if the pages of this thread and you can see the character of the buildings posted here, and noticeably skyscrapers are not represented much. This is not a skyscraper oriented thread.

[THE BIG APPLE]

1) I didn't know people would get offended.

2) I WAS on topic

3) It's like posting a building in Dubai and Shanghai in the same post (that's why some many posts).

4) The thread is now yours

5) I'll stay out if you want

ps

6) Is it bad to post 45 posts when you're on your A game?

oh btw

7) Amor de cosmos does the same thing everyday

[theWatusi]

Amor never posted 45 times within the span of 44 minutes. When he does post he also contributes some commentary and multiple pictures. He's not just post whoring.

If you don't know that what you did is unacceptable, maybe you need to chill out and observe the flow of the forum a bit before going ape shit.

[THE BIG APPLE]

Beetham Tower Manchester

[amor de cosmos]

National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington, DC, United States
Construction underway on National Museum of African American History & Culture

Davis Brody Bond, member of the Freelon Adjaye Bond/ SmithGroup team, and the Smithsonian Institution celebrated the groundbreaking of the National Museum of African American History and Culture today in Washington, DC. The new museum, scheduled to open in 2015, will be located on a five-acre tract of land on the National Mall adjacent to the Washington Monument, across the street from the National Museum of American History. This will be the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, art, history and culture with collections covering slavery and freedom, military engagement and reconstruction, segregation and civil rights and cultural expressions of all forms.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19018

[THE BIG APPLE]

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

[amor de cosmos]

Housing In Aveiro / RVDM
Architects: RVDM
Location: Glicínias, Aveiro, Portugal

http://www.archdaily.com/208054/housing-in-aveiro-rvdm/

latest pritzker winner

Museo de Historia en Ningbo / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio

El fotógrafo de arquitectura Iwan Baan compartió con nosotros este set de fotos del Museo Histórico de Ningbo, una de las ciudades más antiguas de China. Una monolitica intervención diseñada por el arquitecto Ganador del Pritzker 2012 Wang Shu de Amateur Architecture Studio.

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

Nueva Academia de Arte en Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio

A continuación les presentamos un set de imágenes capturadas por el fotógrafo de arquitectura Iwan Baan de la Nueva Academia de Arte en Hangzhou, China, obra de la oficina china Amateur Architecture Studio, liderada por el arquitecto ganador del Premio Pritzker 2012, Wang Shu.

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

[amor de cosmos]

Schlossmuseum Linz / HoG Architektur
Architects: HoG Architektur
Location: Linz, Austria

http://www.archdaily.com/211688/schl...g-architektur/

[THE BIG APPLE]

ADIA Headquarters Abu Dhabi

[amor de cosmos]

Quartier Des Spectacles / Ædifica
Architects: Ædifica
Location: Montréal, Canada

http://www.archdaily.com/213041/quar...cles-aedifica/

[ardecila]

Absolutely fantastic. The rendering showed a much more pleasing arrangement of openings in the wood wall, but the reality is wonderful.

I wonder why Canada seems to be producing so much good design? They're far smaller than the US, but share many of the same cultural traits (c'mon, Canadians - you know it's true.) Is it just that influence from modern France extends even to architecture?

[amor de cosmos]

I don't really know why (or if) Canada is producing better design than other places but I don't think there's much of a connection between population & design.

[ardecila]

No, but in a smaller country, you'd expect less diversity of ideas, but it seems like Canada has a greater tolerance for modernism alongside traditional styles. C'mon, even Winnipeg has progressive design these days.

I guess all the people who claim that "modernism died in the 70s" were right, if you confine their remarks to America. Modernism started to offer a dystopian vision of the future instead of an optimistic one (Paul Rudolph vs. Mies) and that combined with the social unrest just turned many Americans off of modernism. There's a tolerance for Modernism now, but it's still perceived as sort of an elitist thing, whereas the tastes of the middle-class run towards brick and columns.

It's not a coast-vs-heartland thing, either... any US city that experienced growth in the 50s/60s has a roster of modernist buildings, often mutilated beyond recognition or poorly-maintained.

[amor de cosmos]

^ I didn't notice that. I was just comparing Canada with Scandinavian countries & architects like Aalto, Fehn, Saarinen etc

Office Building On Leninsky / Sergey Tchoban + Sergey Kuznetsov
Architects: Sergey Tchoban, Sergey Kuznetsov
Location: Moscow, Russia

http://www.archdaily.com/212614/offi...gey-kuznetsov/

[amor de cosmos]

BIOMED – Biomedical Research Center / AND-RÉ
Architects: AND-RÉ
Location: Coimbra, Portugal

http://www.archdaily.com/213311/biom...center-and-re/

La Bohème by AVA Architects
3 March 2012

Ribbed timber framework folds around the walls and ceiling of this bar in Porto by Portuguese studio AVA Architects (photos by José Campos).

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/03/la-...va-architects/

[Robertpuant]

This thread is always candy for my eyes! Thank you for posting and keep up the good work.

[amor de cosmos]

New Taipei City Museum of Art / by DCPP arquitectos
By Guest Author on Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Our proposal for the New Taipei City Museum of Art is an open and welcoming design that erases the barrier of exclusivity normally surrounding the world of art, patrons, and experts.

As such, the architecture of the New Taipei City Museum of Art is one that embodies this idea of erasure through eliminating the traditional borders between exhibition space and circulation, as well as exterior and interior. Every part of the museum is represented by a space without limits that can hold any type of expression.

http://www.architecturelist.com/2012...p-arquitectos/

192 Shoreham Street by Project Orange
6 March 2012

The two storeys that London architects Project Orange have added to the roof of a redundant brick warehouse in Sheffield look like another building stacked on top.

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/06/192...roject-orange/

Centro acuático deportivo “L´ARGILA” / AC-ARCHITECTURE
Arquitectos: AC-ARCHITECTURE
Ubicación: La Pobla de Vallbona, Valencia, España

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...-architecture/

[amor de cosmos]

Administrative Headquarters From Groupe E / Ipas Architectes
Architects: Ipas Architectes
Location: Granges-Paccot, Switzerland

http://www.archdaily.com/213688/admi...s-architectes/

[amor de cosmos]

Netanya City Hall Proposal / Zarhy Architects
Architects: Zarhy Architects
Location: Netanya, Israel

http://www.archdaily.com/214246/neta...hy-architects/

Krankenhaus Nord Wein Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Major European hospital designed by Arup

Arup has been commissioned to design what will be one of Europe’s largest hospitals in Vienna, Austria. The Krankenhaus Nord Wein hospital win marks another milestone in the international recognition of the firm’s expertise in the field of healthcare. Construction work has just started on the 800-bed facility, which will cost over €500m to build and a similar amount again to fit out to the world-class standard specified.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19216

Frick Chemistry Laboratory - Princeton University, Princeton, United States
New home for the Department of Chemistry on Princeton's historic campus

This building provides a new home to reinvigorate the Department of Chemistry, integrating teaching and high-level research spaces in a facility which enhances interaction, collaboration and creativity. The design rethinks typical component organisation: offices, normally placed surrounding the laboratories themselves (and therefore blocking light and views into these spaces) are accommodated in separate towers facing the campus woodland, whilst laboratories are housed in a deep, glazed linear block to the rear.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19163

International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar, India
Amidst its socio cultural context, IMI stands tall with its contemporary approach

Orissa is a state widely known for its opulent cultural heritage and rich architecture. Geographically, Bhubaneswar is situated in the eastern coastal plains of Orissa, India. It is one of those rare places where tradition matches its steps with modernity, where culture and technology flourish together, where the glorious past is preserved and an illustrious future is in the making. The architecture of the city should reflect the very essence of Bhubaneswar. IMI Bhubaneswar aims at presenting a timeless piece of architecture which bridges the gap between the past and the present cultural and social life of the Orissan people.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19114

Kangan Institute, Automotive Centre of Excellence, Stage 2, Melbourne, Australia
Automotive Centre of Excellence facilitates a contemporary approach to vocational learning

Architecturally the Kangan Institute building is a metaphor for the machine as an object of desire. Educationally this building celebrates professional skills training, technology and innovation. The brief for the facility required that all aspects of automotive industry training would be accommodated under the one roof. All facades respond passively to environmental conditions, simultaneously allowing controlled daylight into the building whilst maintaining a sense of transparency and permeability.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19113

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Aedas designs new education facility inspired by Chinese culture and using local limestone

In 1994, the Suzhou Industrial Park was approved by the government, representing an important project between China and Singapore. With 3 counties and 300,000 people, the SIP keeps a fast pace maintaining an average economy growth of 30% every year. The Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, located inside the Suzhou Industrial Park, is a result of the convergence of the city’s widening open-door policy and globalising education. It offers degree programs in the key subject areas of science, engineering and management.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19187

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), Vancouver, Canada
'Living lab' designed to be the most sustainable building in North America

Completed in August 2011, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) is designed to be the most sustainable building in North America and one of the few worldwide considered a regenerative building. Located at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, CIRS houses researchers from private, public and non-government organisation sectors, who work collaboratively toward a common mission: to accelerate sustainability. Furthermore, researchers study user interactions with the facility to improve building performance and maximise inhabitant health and well-being.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19185

[amor de cosmos]

Foster + Partners’ Towering Hermatage Plaza in Paris Gets the Green Light
by Andrew Michler, 03/07/12

Western Europe’s tallest towers just got the green light for construction - and once complete, they will dramatically change the look of the Parisian cityscape. Designed by Foster+Partners, Hermatage Plaza will feature twin towers which rotate 90 degrees to a peak of 320 meters. They will be mixed-use, including apartments, a hotel, offices, and a shopping destination that will bring high-density living to the outskirts of the famous city that broke the mold of tall buildings with the Eiffel Tower.

http://inhabitat.com/foster-partners...e-green-light/

Edificio de Oficinas de la Tesorería de la Seguridad Social / BCQ arquitectura barcelona
Arquitectos: BCQ arquitectura barcelona ( David Baena, Toni Casamor, Maria Taltavull, Manel Peribáñez)
Ubicación: Carrer Arc del Teatre 63. Barcelona, España

http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl...ura-barcelona/

Lusail Marina Mall, Lusail, Qatar
HOK granted planning for Lusail Marina Mall inspired by the meeting of water and land

HOK London has been granted planning approval from Lusail Municipality for its Marina Mall designs, a prime retail and leisure facility, located on the east coast of Qatar, approximately 15 kilometres north of Doha city centre.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19218

Vattanac Capital Tower, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Construction progresses on TFP Farrells 'Dragon Scaled' Vattanac Capital Tower

Cambodia’s first high-rise utilises the extensive knowledge and experience of ‘placemaking’ to create a visionary project and an internationally unique cultural presence for Phnom Penh. Designed as an iconic landmark with a strong Cambodian identity, Vattanac Capital Tower is bringing innovation to the City as construction work continues on site.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19217

Zigzag architecure, Madrid, Spain
Zigzag architecure give an insight on how to re-model traditional social housing

Zigzag is a young studio dedicated to architecture, urbanism and design founded in 2005 by David Casino and Bernardo Angelini, currently based in Madrid, Spain.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19044

Espanol + Hidalgo Architects, El Cogul, Lleida, Spain
An in-depth look at the centre of Cave Paintings of the Roca dels Moros

The building introduce the visitor into a transformation, to prepare him to meet with those essential matter which speak about himself and the far past. Thus, the architecture is shown in a bare, hard, extreme, buried way, and then, you can come out through paths opened as light-cracks and walk towards the rock with the paintings. The intervention follows the aim of making the site more accessible, like a museum.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19094

Neil M. Denari Architects, Inc, New York, United States
HL23 overlooks the Arts District of New York

HL23 is a 14 floor condominium tower that responds to a unique and challenging site directly adjacent to the High Line at 23rd street in New York's West Chelsea Arts district. This new linear park, elevated above the street 25ft on existing rail infrastructure, offers people new chances to interact with the city's rich architectural heritage and its vibrant future.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19098

B5 Office Building, Milan, Italy
Monochrome B5 Office Building completed in restructuring of Milan industrial area

As part of Boeri Studio’s master plan of a former industrial site in Milan, young architecture practice Barreca & La Varra has completed a black, white and grey office building for RCS Mediagroup. As with commercial properties for all creative companies, the brief suggested a dynamic working environment and Barreca & La Varra delivered.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19213

Kirk Balk Community College, Barnsley, United Kingdom
AHMM completes a new civic landmark for Barnsley

Kirk Balk Community College is a bold, dynamic architectural form; a unique civic building that symbolises the ambitious `Remaking Learning’ programme of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council to provide lifelong learning opportunities for the whole community. Designed as an adult learning centre and community amenity with many co-located services, the new school provides education for 1200 pupils, aged 11 to 16, and for 124 post-16 pupils.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...pload_id=19147