We must be onto something this year, because the laureates for the 2010 Pritzker Prize are Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of Japanese practice SANAA, featured in our April issue for their magnificent Rolex Learning Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. The duo received their $100,000 grant and bronze medallions at the official award ceremony on May 17, held on New York’s historically iconic Ellis Island.
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The new Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in downtown Evanston, Chicago is the first synagogue in America to receive a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification – the highest level in the US Green Building Council “green” rating system. Perhaps more importantly to the congregation, Ross Barney Architects have embodied the Jewish concept of tikkun olum: the Jewish principle of “repairing the world” – in this case, through the principles of green architecture.
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England has Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and now Ireland has its own thespian landmark: the Grand Canal Square Theatre. Whereas the Globe sits on the banks of the Avon River, Daniel Libeskind’s masterpiece is placed right at the heart of the Grand Canal Harbour precinct: a dramatic (in every sense of the word) lynchpin not only for the Square, but for Dublin’s architectural and artistic scene.
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There is nothing that tourists desire more than to feel welcomed by the community they are visiting, whether that experience takes place in a big city or a quiet, sleepy beachside area.
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As architectural inspiration, the sail is a modern classic: clean, white, and statuesque; evoking thoughts of summertime and sunshine and the sea. One need only look to Jorn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House – or to the smaller-scale shade sails accenting a heap of contemporary cafés and backyards – to realise that the sail features prominently in Australia’s architectural vernacular.
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The esteemed Rural Clinical School of the University of Queensland School of Medicine focuses on encouraging medical practitioners to take up practice by providing positive clinical education and training experiences for medical students in rural areas. And nothing aids the learning experience more than to do so in a welcoming and efficient environment. This is exactly what Arkhefield has provided with their design of the school.
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A large sand island located in the north of Queensland’s picturesque Moreton Bay, Bribie Island is a beachside sanctuary, quietly situated away from the hustle and bustle of mainland life. Abundantly populated with native animals and aquatic life, the island serves as one of the country’s best kept secrets. A perfect oasis that allows visitors to fall in love with the natural beauty of the area, the Moreton Bay Regional Council was seeking to design a museum that would mark a new era in tourism for Bribie Island, whilst benefitting the local community and local businesses. The result is the striking award-winning Seaside Museum, Bribie Island, designed by pdt architects.
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The coastal beach house has, in many ways, developed nuances of a national building style, an evolving identity coming to par with the ‘wool shed’ and ‘federation home’. But when a new owner calls for a new intervention, how do you improve on a classic?
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