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Posted by Nico on 1/14/2010 12:35:00 PM
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Posted by James on 4/29/2009 7:49:00 AM
Winner of the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Award
This landmark building in Oslo by Snøhetta (Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Tarald Lundevall, Craig Dykers) is the
largest cultural centre built in Norway in 700 years. The competion brief stated that the operahouse should be monumental in it’s expression. Snøhetta's interpretation of monumentality is a concept of togetherness, joint ownership, easy and open access for all which is manifested in the warping roof plane making the an extended piece of civic public space. Monumentality is achieved through wide horizontal extension and not verticality. Integral to the 1,000-room interior, which is largely lined with crafted woodwork (using the traditions of Norwegian boat builders), are a number of art commissions interwoven into the structural fabric, including a cloakroom, a collaboration with their 2007 Serpentine Pavilion collaborator Olafur Eliasson.
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today that the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway by Snøhetta is the winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.
Link: Snøhetta
Location: L+L Maps - Norwegian National Opera & Ballet
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Category: News
Posted by James on 3/1/2009 1:52:00 PM
The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis
This video was created as part of Jonathan Jarvis's thesis work in the Media Design Program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
I'm totally sick of the pervasive references to the economy in the media and advertisements, but this is worth a look.
Link: Jonathan Jarvis
Via: NPR
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Category: News
Posted by Nico on 2/23/2009 9:31:00 AM
After years of chatter around the blogoshpere, Kanner Architects' unique gas station on Slauson and LaBrea in Los Angeles finally opens for business. At least that is what our sources tell us...
Aaaand... we are still not able to get this bit of insider information up on the web before a certain someone else did earlier today. Oy vey! So rather than telling you about all the delays, the praise and criticism, the Dutch seamless flooring, Spanish glass tile, monstrous curved channel glass, and massive amount of beautifully crafted stainless steel that was used in this project, we will just provide you with some eye candy recently taken on site. You be the judge...
Photo gallery: United Oil (L+L)
Architect: Kanner Architects
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Category: News
Posted by James on 1/10/2008 6:15:00 PM
USPS Stamps
 The United States Postal Service is giving Charles and Ray Eames (and some of their designs) some face time on your mail.
The set of sixteen stamps designed by Derry Noyes (wow... you can make a living as a stamp designer?!!?) showcases the broad range of work for which the design duo are known. Coming next summer.
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Category: News
Posted by James on 1/11/2006 12:58:00 PM
...make 'em be landscape architects and librarians and such
 An article by Marty Nemko in U.S.News & World Report lays out a list of the "most–and least–rewarding careers" for 2006 in four categories: excellent, good, fair and poor. Architecture lands in the "fair" category, while landscape architecture is placed as an "excellent" career choice.
Architecture:
Many outsiders think this is a terrific, artistic career, but they don't realize how long it takes before an architect gets to design a building.
Landscape Architecture:
Because most landscape architecture projects don't have as many components as the design for a building, young landscape architects may get to design entire projects. Also, the training is shorter.
Read. Digest. Vent.
Article: U.S.News & World Report - Most–and least–rewarding careers
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Posted by James on 12/20/2005 4:25:00 PM
Ozark chapel honored with AIA 2006 Twenty-five Year Award
 It is one thing to celebrate a new building, but it is another to look back and recognize an outstanding design that has stood the test of time. We have an award winner looking back 5 years to show you from Ireland as well, but here is a building in the US which has been awarded a 25 year award. And I am sure that the Throncrown Chapel will continue to be celebrated for some time to come.
There are not many iconic modern religious structures which come immediately to mind. Thorncrown and Lloyd Wright's Wayfarers Chapel are certainly two of the most significant modern religious buildings in the US that come to my mind. Interestingly both of the Wrightian Organic Architecture school of thought.
Architect E. Fay Jones’s unique appreciation of the site and environment are what make the Crownthorn Chapel so special. Beyond the striking structural concept it is the way that Mr. Jones made use of the tracery of the trees, the dappled light through the foliage and branches, the rooted connection to the earth and the soaring slot of sky above which make this building truly remarkable.
Link: Thorncrown Chapel
Link: AIA - Thorncrown Chapel Selected to Receive AIA 2006 Twenty-five Year Award
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Posted by James on 12/9/2005 6:47:00 AM
BP Site Parkland / Harbourside Park wins four independant design awards
 The Former BP Site Public Parkland at North Sydney (which we featured last May) was recently awarded the 'Overall Award for Excellence' by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects New South Wales Chapter. It also won the 'Design Excellence Award' for best project in NSW, bringing the total medal count for this project to four. The project design is in the vain of the current Spanish "enviro cool" parks.
The jury stated, mcgregor+partners "clearly demonstrated an intelligent and contemporary approach to the reuse
and interpretation of an industrial site."
Link: mcgregor+partners [Thanks, Adrian!]
Link: AILA New South Wales State Awards 2005
Reference: BP Site Parkland (L+L)
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Category: News
Posted by James on 8/26/2005 10:35:00 AM
Historic Register recognizes Ludwig Mies van der Rohe campus plan
 Earlier this week we featured a Clipping regarding the reopening of IIT’s Crown Hall set for this weekend. With the most recent news of the campus's historic designation, we'll take a larger look at the IIT campus.
The National Park Service has announced that the academic campus of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in close association with landscape architect Alfred Caldwell, the design concept of pavilions within a park setting is one of the most important examples of modern planning in the United States.
"The addition of our campus to the National Register is a reflection of the historical, cultural and architectural importance of IIT within Chicago and throughout the world," said IIT President Lew Collens.
In addition to the modernist structures by Mies and other modern architects, the school has launched a recent building campaign with new buildings by Rem Koolhaas and Helmut Jahn. Eextensive landscape restoration and extension of Caldwell's original landscape of native prarie terrain has been undertaken by Peter Lindsay Schaudt Landscape Architects.
Many links to articles and photo galleries for you to enjoy along with our own brief image montage.
Link: IIT
Link: Mies van der Rohe Society
Article: Chicago Sun Times - All of IIT named to historic register
Via: Archinect
Update 10/4/05:
Link: Coudal's Crown Hall page - film & photos
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Category: News
Posted by James on 7/21/2005 3:45:00 PM
Eminent landscape architect Robert Murase, FASLA, passes away
 The positioning of stone in the landscape is an ancient and sacred tradition and has always interested me - from the stone walls and megaliths in Europe - to stone gardens in Japan.
• Robert Murase
We would like to pay tribute to the life of distinguished landscape architect Robert Murase who passed away suddenly this week. An article by Randy Gragg in The Oregonian chronicles Mr. Murase's life and career.
Article: The Oregonian - Robert Murase dies at age 66
Firm: Murase Associates, Inc.
Via: The Dirt [Thank you, Dave]
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