13th Arquine International Architecture and Design Conference

Displacements

«It’s only when walking, by displacing yourself that you can see the development of ordainments in architecture».
Le Corbusier

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The First Architecture Video Roulette

The first Architecture Video Roulette will be played on Sunday October 9 as part of the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (AFFR).

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The 3rd Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction Announce the Winners in Region Europe

On September 15th, 2011 Award ceremony of the 3rd Holcim Awards winners for the European region was held in Milan.

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Velonight NYK

After Rome, Moscow, Terni, and St. Petersburg, VELONIGHT, the unique project by professor Sergey Nikitin, founding director of Moskultprog, is inviting to explore the postwar cultural and architectural history of New York City on bicycles in the night between October 1 and 2.

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The Sofitel Stephansdom Hotel and Artica chairs

The Sofitel Stephansdom Hotel in Vienna was opened last December 14th - it is the latest project of the French architect Jean Nouvel (2008 Pritzker Prize).


This sophisticated hotel is housed in Stilwerk, an 18-story building which also includes 2 restaurants and 30 exclusive shops, and is one of the largest showcases dedicated to design.


Undoubtedly, the centrepiece of the project and the most impressive area is the viewpoint-restaurant Le Loft located on the top floor, with wonderful views of the Austrian capital. But the views are not the only thing that makes of Le Loft a very special place. The decoration is also a factor, and to a great degree - especially the ceilings of the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist and the Sancal furniture: 114 Artica chairs and 66 Vela-Dora tables in a rich, cool grey.

Jean Nouvel chose Artica chairs for their cubic design and clean lines. During the press conference, before the inauguration, the architect was seated in one as he met the press.

The singular trapezoidal floor and a steel and glass façade, which are perfectly integrated with the environment and the way in which light changes the colours of the building as the day goes on, make Stilwerk the new symbol of the city and set it in the higher echelons of architecture.


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The exhibition:“Sensitive Matter: Young Catalan Architects”

Between 14th and 16th of January AEDES NETWORK CAMPUS BERLIN (ANCB) (Christinenstr.18-19, 10119 Berlin) displays the exhibition “Sensitive Matter: Young Catalan Architects” on current Catalan architecture.
The exhibition is opening the European project for the diffusion of young architecture, “Import /Export”, and shows the work of 10 studios between 30 and 40 years which share a common conceptual and material approach to architecture. This group of architects has a singular identity which is able to answer global architecture's present challenges, taking advantage of the local conditions (terrain and climate), and culture (constructive tradition, resources, values...).

The selected studios are: Arquitectures.Bosch.Capdeferro (Bet Capdeferro, Ramon Bosch); Núria Salvadó + David Tapias; DataAE (Claudi Aguiló, Albert Domingo); David Sebastian + Gerard Puig; Harquitectes (David Lorente, Josep Ricart, Xavier Ros, Roger Tudó); Emiliano López + Mónica Rivera; Francisco Cifuentes, Josep Bunyesc; TEd'A Arquitectes (Raimon Farré, Jaume Mayol, Irene Pérez) and unparelld'arquitectes (Eduard Callís, Guillem Moliné). Housing, public buildings or landscape are included.


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The Hotel in Linz received the accolade as the Building of the Year

The Hotel in Linz by Hohensinn Architektur recently received the
accolade as the "Building of the Year" in the framework of the state culture awards 2010. The hotel is located directly next to Austria's largest church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, and blends in perfectly with the city's redesigned Domplatz that brings together baroque, neo-gothic and ultra-modern architecture.


The top quality hotel receives its guests with a cosy atmosphere and reserved design. The light, warm rooms and suites stand out with a modern concept.
The classic dish basins by Alape, to be found in the bathrooms of the 70 hotel rooms, round off the reduced approach.
The wafer-thin, filigree dish structures of glazed steel stand out with their manufactory quality, while their durable and hardwearing properties make them simply ideal for use in hotels. The strength and elasticity of structured steel, combined with the chemical resistance of glass, make basins and washstands absolutely shock- and scratchproof.
An additional water-repellent glaze finish prevents any dirt and limescale
deposits on the basin.

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New football stadium project - GUP MNIIP “MOSPROEKT-4”

The architectural design proposes the creation of a new modern football arena which will preserve the main idea of the architect Nikolsky: a multi-level hill with atria, pavilions and cascade stairs.


The shape of the above-hill stadium (cone truncated by a slanted plane) reproduces the existing stadium cup with an increased height of the western stand. The shape of the stadium resembles a ship moving towards the Gulf of Finland. The upper level of the stadium is partially open, forming a gap on the eastern side in the direction of the main entrance and the Central Alley. Thus, the stadium space resembles a theater with spectators moving up the hill and then finding themselves on a stage of a giant amphitheater, situated in unique natural surroundings.
From the Central Alley the hill forms the dominant view of which the stadium’s transparent roof is a continuation directing the viewer’s attention to the sky. From the sea, the stadium appears as a huge, moving, dynamic ship.


Stadium capacity: 62.000 seats
Construction cost: 197.777.360 USD
Stadium height: 74.6m
Capacity of parking place: 5 200, including:
covered parking on stadium territory – 800
open air parking on stadium territory – 1400
New objects in the adjacent area:
 3.000 capacity parking
 2 training fields
 New “Neva Ring” track


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Project “Golden Eye” - New football stadium, Krestovski Island, Saint-Petersburg

This architectural competition took part a few years ago, so I already have made some publications & even write the large article about Krestovski stadium & in particular projects of the new arena. Therefore now I'm going to publish only some renders & short project descriptions starting from “Golden Eye” (project design by Lenniiproject)
Short project description:The main idea – creation of a multifunctional sporting complex and active development of the surrounding territory.
Transparency is the main project theme. Things that occur within the stadium can be seen from the outside and those within the stadium have a wonderful view of the surroundings.
The circle is the most classical of shapes. The moldability of the stadium is due to the interaction between the wave designs of the upper and lower cups which connect at four points. Due to the wave design, four “Golden Eyes” are created through which spectators can view the surrounding area and, additionally, those situated outside can see what occurs within.
Stadium height: 70m
Capacity of parking place: 2800 – open air, VIP – underground parking, optional 1600 in Level -1
New objects in the adjacent area:
New “Neva Ring” track,
Multifunctional sporting complex:
 Swimming pool (50m)
 Covered skating rink
 2 playing rooms
 Athletics arena with football ground
 Training football ground
 7 open sporting grounds


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