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Specifier Magazine Issue 92

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  Taipei Pop Music Centre by Reiser + Umemoto

  Pop music is a global phenomenon, but its popularity is almost always region-specific (with a few exceptions, in the case of Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and the like). This is no more so apparent than in Taiwan’s pop music scene, where global languages and inspirations are fused to create a truly unique local pop music genre. New York-based Reiser + Umemoto’s Taipei Pop Music Centre serves as a physical forum for the celebration of this hyper-realistic, hyper-tech creative musical art.

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  Saint Bartholomew's Chapel by Kevin deFreitas Architects

  The Australian landscape is perfect evidence of how readily new life springs forth in the aftermath of a bushfire. Likewise, when the Rincon Indian reservation in San Diego County, California was ravaged by wildfire in 2007 – and its historic Saint Bartholomew’s Chapel razed in the process – the scene was ripe for a rebirth of sorts.

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  Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre by Foster + Partners

  It wasn’t all that long ago that Norman Foster designed the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Kazakhstan, a striking pyramid dedicated to the renunciation of violence and the unification of the world’s religions. Now, with the recent grand opening of Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre, Foster + Partners have designed two of the most prominent landmarks along Astana’s skyline. What this represents for the nation’s capital as one passes through the city, is a new civic shift from religious mythology towards entertainment and the arts, a powerful assertion that architecture is fast pushing Kazakhstan onto the world stage.

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  Tuckeroo Residence by Paul Uhlmann Architects

  A style or particular sense of fashion can rarely address the individuality of a site and the clients who wish to occupy it. For Paul Uhlmann Architects, the beauty and success of an architectural solution lies in its ability to connect with both the client and the individual demands of a site. Located at Suffolk Park at the Southern end of the Tweed Coast, the Tuckeroo Residence is an example of this very principle in practice, where site, client and architects are in perfect sync.

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  Robina Community Performing Arts Centre by Lightwave

  Located in the heart of Queensland’s sunny Gold Coast, Robina has always had strong community ties, as the home of two of the area’s most recognised institutions, Bond University and the Robina Town Centre, one of the largest shopping centres in the region. This sense of fraternity led to calls for a new community performing arts centre to be used by the public for a number of purposes, including a training and performance space, meeting place, activities centre and a purpose-built after-hours child care facility.

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  The Essington School Computer Centre by MODE DESIGN

  The Essington School Computer Centre strikes a fine balance between work and play, a cheerful affirmation to its pupils that walls don’t necessarily have to be built straight, that windows don’t always have to be rectilinear, and that building materials and colours can be challenging, bold and vibrant.

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  Hill End Ecohouse by Riddel Architecture

  There is always an innate need to own the latest and greatest, this is the materialistic zeitgeist we live in. It asks a lot for something to relinquish the stigma of the used, to reuse and create something special. The Hill End Ecohouse by Queensland-based Riddel Architecture is a home constructed almost entirely from the house it replaced. A thoughtful design response, it holistically integrates with its site, climate and surrounds, whilst providing a flexible home designed for change according to the needs of the family within.

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  Blacktown Olympic Park AFL & Cricket Facilities by DesignInc

  The sporting ethos and spirit unites the masses in gathering for rivalry, competition and celebration. With stadium archetypes seen over time as great colossal structures, on a smaller scale, DesignInc has enlivened a community in their recent completion of the Blacktown Olympic Park AFL & Cricket Facilities.

   

   

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