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AD Interviews: Oscar Niemeyer

AD Interviews: Oscar Niemeyer | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

The last part of our Brazilian day, commemorating the 104th birthday of the renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and the launch of ArchDaily Brasil: An exclusive interview with Mr Niemeyer himself.

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Niemeyer Center, by Danica Ocvirk Kus

Niemeyer Center, by Danica Ocvirk Kus | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
Danica Ocvirk Kus shared with us her photographic work for Oscar Niemeyer's Niemeyer Center in Aviles, Spain.
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[ Oscar Niemeyer] The Iconic U.N. Headquarters Makeover

[ Oscar Niemeyer] The Iconic U.N. Headquarters Makeover | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

Planned for completion in 2014, the iconic United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) is in the middle of a $1.876 billion refurbishment project, known as the Capital Master Plan, which seeks to update the aging building with a more safe, modern and sustainable work environment. Located on the 18-acre site that was donated by John D. Rockefeller in the 1950s, the Manhattan UNHQ was designed by an international team of eleven architects who worked together in a post-World War II world to create an landmark building through collaboration rather than competition.

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Carol Aplogan | PHOTOGRAPHY

Carol Aplogan  |  PHOTOGRAPHY | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
"The World is a place to be"...
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L’ADN architectural de Paris séquencé grâce à Google maps

L’ADN architectural de Paris séquencé grâce à Google maps | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

Paris sera toujours Paris… mais pourquoi ?

 

Paris sera toujours Paris... mais pourquoi ? Surpris que 79% des personnes interrogées identifient spontanément la capitale française quand ils sont confrontés à des clichés de ses rues, des chercheurs de l'université Carnergie Mellon et de l'Inria / ENS Paris ont lancé un projet visant à identifier ses traits inimitables. À partir de 10 000 images issues de Google Street View, capturées sous le même angle, les scientifiques ont extrait par un algorithme identifiant les éléments architecturaux les plus récurrents et les plus caractéristiques des dizaines de millions d'éléments visuels, jusqu'à pouvoir situer dans la capitale les types de colonnades, de balcon ou de chambranle de porte.

 

Le produit de ces travaux constitue une base de "l'ADN architectural" de la ville que les chercheurs comptent utiliser pour repérer, à travers le monde, la dispersion des styles architecturaux. Au point d'inventer un nom pour ce champ de recherche ouvert par la cartographie numérique : le "computational geo-cultural modeling" ou "modélisation géoculturelle assistée par ordinateur" (traduction provisoire du rédacteur).

 

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RT The Atlantic Cities

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In Portugal, A Military Base Becomes A Conservation Center

In Portugal, A Military Base Becomes A Conservation Center | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

"A Portuguese military site, reimagined as a coastal conservation center, has taken top honors in this year’s Architecture for Humanity Open Architecture Challenge. The theme of the competition,  called on architects and designers worldwide to identify retired military installations in their own backyard, and to collaborate with local stakeholders to reclaim these spaces for the greater social, economic, and environmental good."


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Isover Multi-Comfort House Proposal / Evgeni Leonov Architects

Isover Multi-Comfort House Proposal / Evgeni Leonov Architects | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

With a challenge of creating regeneration and community development in Trent Basin, Nottingham, UK, which meets passive house requirements, the first stage winning proposal for Isover Multi-Comfort House competition focuses on the minimization of the A/V ratio of the building. Designed by Evgeni Leonov Architects, the egg shape is used as inspiration to this project since the egg is known as one of the most energy-efficient forms of nature. More images and architects’ description after the break.

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Installations olympiques, régénération urbaine et tourisme (Téoros)

Installations olympiques, régénération urbaine et tourisme (Téoros) | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

Les villes et le tourisme ont toujours été liés et la tendance s’accentue avec la multiplication d’équipements urbains attractifs et d’événements multiples qui créent de fortes synergies avec le loisir, le sport et la culture. Parmi ces événements, les Jeux olympiques (JO) offrent aux villes choisies une occasion exceptionnelle de valoriser leur audience et leur attractivité. Les JO nécessitent la construction d’infrastructures d’accueil, de transports et de communication qui participent largement aux transformations urbaines en présentant deux caractéristiques d’aménagement. La première est liée à l’engagement de respecter un calendrier précis pour la réalisation des projets retenus. En effet, les villes obtiennent les jeux comme résultat de la présentation de leur candidature ; une fois désignées par les instances officielles, elles sont contraintes d’édifier les équipements proposés. La seconde concerne l’élargissement du programme sportif en projet de ville ou en projet urbain. Ces événements qui rassemblent des centaines de milliers de spectateurs et qui intéressent des centaines de millions d’auditeurs et de téléspectateurs (de 2 à 4 milliards pour les Jeux olympiques et les mondiaux de football) deviennent un prétexte pour accélérer les mutations urbaines (Gold et Gold, 2007) et valoriser l’image de la ville inscrite dans une compétition internationale. L’édification de grands sites olympiques amène à réfléchir aux recompositions urbanistiques qu’ils favorisent et aux effets d’entraînement qu’ils suscitent sur le plan du tourisme international (Augustin, 2007). (...)


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BIG architects: natural history museum proposal

BIG architects: natural history museum proposal | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
BIG architects' proposal for the new natural history museum in denmark is a man-made mineral landscape which adapts to the
organic forms of the botanical garden situated in the centre of copenhagen where the institution is located - their extension is a
formation of rocks which intersect with the surrounding green park landscape.

 

above ground, the site's existing geological garden stands as the public entrance plaza where all services and activities are
housed below the overhead perforated stone surface of the new annex. the botanical garden is an addition
to the current romantic garden on the premises. this green space gets a discreet cut into the surrounding environment
providing garden views from the interior of the structure, while also offering glimpses into the galleries themselves from the exterior.
both the geological and botanical gardens incorporate exhibition functions underground.

 

the two main programs of the building are the grand whale hall and greenhouses, both of which are sunken into the land
and shaped by the structural grid, incorporating exhibition functions underground.

 

the public scopes are housed at ground level making them easily accessible. the grand whale hall - which exhibits some of the
oldest skeletons found on earth - becomes the new heart of the museum. the first subterranean level connects all of the buildings
already on site to form a continuous exhibition loop which starts and ends with this central area. the galleries and greenhouses
within this section receive daylight through skylights in the landscape. the second subgrade level encompasses all spaces
which don't require any daylight intake such as storage spaces and light-sensitive exhibitions.

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Jason Drafts a Floor Plan - MYD Blog - MYD studio

Jason Drafts a Floor Plan - MYD Blog - MYD studio | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
A while back, we shared a few of our rough drawings in the context of a post on the architectural ...
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AD Round Up: Best from Flickr Part LXXVII

AD Round Up: Best from Flickr Part LXXVII | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

We have more than 86,000 photos in our Flickr Pool, so keep them coming! 

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INTERVIEW: Tweaking the Code, Greening the City

INTERVIEW: Tweaking the Code, Greening the City | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
The second in a series of five interviews with staffers at the New York City Department of City Planning.

The interviewer interned while pursuing a master’s degree in urban planning. Read the first installment at americancity.org.

 

This past spring, the New York City Council adopted Zone Green, dozens of pages worth of tweaks to the city’s zoning code that make it easier for property owners and developers to work environmentally friendly features — from rooftop greenhouses to insulated walls — into new and existing buildings throughout the city. Here Monika Jain, project manager of the DCP-led effort and an urban designer with the department’s zoning division, talks about the ambitious overhaul that’s been two years in the making...


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Flickr: Le Paquebot / Pantin

Flickr: Le Paquebot / Pantin | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

Le Paquebot / Pantin

Ces bâtiments construits en 1929 le long du canal de l'Ourcq (sur la commune de Pantin - Seine Saint Denis) étaient d'anciens entrepôts à grain gérés par l'ancienne Chambre de Commerce de d'Industrie de Paris.

Ces deux grands entrepôts avaient l’aspect d’un paquebot en bordure de berge. Aujourd'hui ils sont à l'abandon mais feront bientôt l'objet d'une reconversion en activités culturelle, résidentielle et de loisirs.

Il sera donc intéressant de suivre cette réhabilitation à travers de nombreuses photos.

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Rio Carnival 2012 kicks off in Oscar Niemeyer’s newly renovated Sambadrome

Rio Carnival 2012 kicks off in Oscar Niemeyer’s newly renovated Sambadrome | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

Brightly colored confetti and sequined samba queens covered the newly renovated Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, marking the beginning of the 2012 world-famous annual Carnival. Designed by Brazil’s legendary architect Oscar Niemeyer, the Sambadrome was originally constructed during the first government of Leonel Brizola (1983 – 1987) in an effort to provide Rio with an urban facility that would serve as the permanent location of the traditional spectacle of the samba school’s parade. Inaugurated in 1984, the Sambadrome is also known as the Catwalk Professor Darcy Ribeiro out of respect to the man who moved the parade to its current site.

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[Oscar Niemeyer] Video: The City of Samba / Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli

[Oscar Niemeyer] Video: The City of Samba / Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

As a follow up to last weeks coverage on the Rio Carnival 2012 kick-off in Oscar Niemeyer’s newly renovated Sambadrome, we would like to share with you this stunning tilt-shift video capturing the essence of Rio de Janeiro and the colorful parade of the Carnival. You will also catch a glimpse of famous mosaic sidewalks of the Copacabana Beach Boardwalk designed by the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.

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Óscar Niemeyer : Los arquitectos necesitan un terremoto

Óscar Niemeyer : Los arquitectos necesitan un terremoto | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

Hace unos días le preguntaron a Óscar Niemeyer, esa leyenda viviente que diseñó Brasilia, si existía una arquitectura a prueba de maremotos, y él respondió que no...

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Zoka Zola Architecture and Urban Design

Zoka Zola Architecture and Urban Design | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
My Interview with Zoka  Zola Architect in Chicago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neolgeoOlpM I went to visit Zoka for an interview about her vision of  Architecture over time, her career . It has b...

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[insolite] 24 pièces dans seulement 32m² ? C'est possible ! (+vidéo)

[insolite] 24 pièces dans seulement 32m² ? C'est possible ! (+vidéo) | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

Pour lutter contre le manque de place et l’étroitesse de son appartement, un jeune architecte hongkongais a trouvé une solution pour le moins originale, qu'il a expliquée au site Planet-Green.

 

Alors que la rentrée scolaire se rapproche, les étudiants se retrouvent pour la plupart face au problème du logement. A Paris, en province, ou même à l’étranger, le souci reste le même, les studios sont chers, minuscules, et n’offrent que peu d’espace. Il faut bien ...

 


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Journées du Patrimoine : le Musée des Confluences ouvre son chantier les 15 et 16/09

Journées du Patrimoine : le Musée des Confluences ouvre son chantier les 15 et 16/09 | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

A la pointe de la Confluence, derrière des palissades bleues, se dresse le Musée des Confluences, un colosse d’acier et de béton. La suite  - http://lyonenfrance.forumculture.net/t1359-journees-du-patrimoine-le-musee-des-confluences-ouvre-son-chantier-les-15-et-16-09#1429

 

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驚人的全玻璃透明房屋 - Santambrogio on KAIAK LIFE | 生活美學的新態度

驚人的全玻璃透明房屋 - Santambrogio on KAIAK LIFE | 生活美學的新態度 | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

義大利建築設計工作室 Santambrogio 完成了這個驚人的玻璃房子,完全由淡藍色透明玻璃建成。不但是房屋本身,連所有的家具如床、桌子甚至是浴缸都是用同樣的玻璃完成。屬於〝簡單〞系列作品之一的這個設計是由 Carlo Santambrogio 與 Ennio Arosio 共同發展,希望藉由審美眼光來建構透明、精確的形狀以傳達並反思居住與生活的必要方式。

 

[Studio italien de design] Architectural Santambrogio

Etonnante maison de verre, entièrement construite en verre transparent à la teinte bleue. Non seulement la maison elle-même, mais aussi des meubles tels que lits, tables et même la baignoire sont fabriqués avec ce même verre. Cette "simple" série d'œuvres conçues par Carlo Santambrogio et Ennio Arosio en développement commun, ont la même vision esthétique de constructions transparentes...

[traduction approximative]

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House in a Pine Wood by Sundaymorning and Massimo Fiorido Associati

House in a Pine Wood by Sundaymorning and Massimo Fiorido Associati | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
A renovated house in Tuscany with a staircase extruded from a wooden bookcase by architects Sundaymorning and Massimo Fiorido Associati.
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Pernambuco Arena / Fernandes Arquitetos Associados

Pernambuco Arena / Fernandes Arquitetos Associados | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

With a seating capacity of 46,000, the Pernambuco Arena will host the games in the group stage and quarter-finals of the World Cup 2014. Designed by Fernandes Arquitetos Associados, the main peculiarity of the project, and what makes it stand out from other projects of cities hosting the FIFA World Cup 2014, is that it is not being built in a consolidated urban area. The design challenge of this project is the creation of a building that is fully integrated into the natural environment and that in a second moment can establish a relationship of unity with the future urban development planned for the region. More images and architects’ description after the break.

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Villa Extramuros by Vora Arquitectura

Villa Extramuros by Vora Arquitectura | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
A dreamy holiday villa in Portugal by Vora Arquitectura with walls of cork and a secluded courtyard.
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L'ART NUMÉRIQUE A NEW YORK | digitalarti.com

L'ART NUMÉRIQUE A NEW YORK | digitalarti.com | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

À l’ère du numérique, tout se confond : les arts avec les médias, les technologies avec les jeux, les expériences avec les espaces, les installations avec les architectures urbaines. Promenade artistique, numérique, historique et géographique à travers la ville de New York.

 

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Sustainable Olympic stadium: a leader in the global green movement...

Sustainable Olympic stadium: a leader in the global green movement... | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it

With its red running tracks surrounded by black and white seats and floodlights stretching above the roof, London’s elliptically shaped Olympic Stadium resembles many other sporting venues.

But the building’s principal designer, Philip Johnson, believes it will lead a global movement towards sustainable architecture.

Mostly lightweight steel was used in the construction, the roof is made of PVC and the stadium boasts a fabric curtain, designed to minimize crosswinds. Moreover, the water collected from the roof is used to flush the toilets, while the earth embankments that surround the stadium protect the biodiversity of the site by encouraging plants to grow.

“We want to use as little material as possible,” said Johnson, of the architectural consultancy, Populous, which is headquartered in the US city of Kansas, but has offices around the world, including one in the British capital...


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