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The idyllic Milson Island, with its quintessentially Australian eucalyptcovered landscape, is home to a small community on the Hawkesbury River. It is exactly the kind of community that Sydney based architecture firm Allen Jack+Cottier are interested in serving; the kind of place where a great, multifunctional and cleverly designed building is really going to make a difference to the quality of life of its inhabitants.
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Architects Beckmann N'Thépé and landscape designers TN PLUS have designed a new zoo for St Peterburg, Russia, which is expected to be completed in 2014. The zoo will reunite Pangaea, the super continent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago. The zoo will consist of islands that represent the earths various zones: Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, North America and Eurasia, all next to one another like they were before the continents split. The design of the zoo is therefore closely linked to geological history, providing opportunities for education about the movement of the tectonic plates and how the world has changed in its long history. By providing the animals with large enclosures and mimicking the land- scape and botanical species of each continent, the zoo will give visitors the impres- sion of exploring faraway continents. For the architects, however, the very fist con- sideration was the wellness of the animals themselves, and creating a balance between the man-made nature of architecture and the natural landscapes that will be so important to the zoo. The zoo’s location in Russia with its harsh winter climate was also a serious factor. With temperatures frequently dropping below -25 degrees and with little daylight, indoors shelters have to be generous. Made from ultra-light ETFE the greenhouses will shelter the tropical animals throughout the long winter.
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Harpa, Reykjavik’s stunning new Concert Hall and Conference Centre features a stunning façade, designed by the renowned Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and Henning Larsen Architects. Harpa will be home to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Icelandic Opera. According to the Music Director, Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir “Harpa will add a new and exciting dimension to Icelandic cultural life” The multi-faceted glass façade was designed to be reminiscent of Iceland’s crystallised basalt columns. The striking geometric design creates kaleidoscopic reflections of the city and the surrounding landscape, changing in colour, opacity and reflectivity with the natural light. The building was designed by the renowned European architectural firm Henning Larsen Architects and Batteríið.
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The Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez, which opened its doors earlier this year, features a stunning new spa and luxury private villas designed by Christophe Pillet. The resort is a member of Design HotelsTM and a glamorous destination on the French Riviera. The 1950’s colour code of the hotel – a mix of white, light grey, dark brown, light blue and saffron – provides a perfectly chic backdrop for having a drink, a fine dining experience, or simply relaxing in the fresh summer breeze. The new villas were designed with a loft concept in mind, and are characterised by space, comfort and exclusivity. The villas feature two bedrooms, a large lounge, a terrace, private garden and swimming pool, as well as the resort’s signature colour pallet.
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Emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design's cheerfully stunning Sugamo Shinkin Bank’s Shimura branch in Tokyo embodies the credit union’s motto “we take pleasure in serving happy customers.” The façade’s twelve-layer horizontal stack of colours was designed to welcome visitors and reflect on the building’s white surface, an uplifting, rainbow-like pile of colour. emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design also handled the branch’s interior design, creating a playful and refreshing space. Elliptical skylights ensure that the interior space is full of soft, natural light, which Emmanuelle Moureaux hopes will invite customers to gaze languidly at the sky and take deep breaths.
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Peter Eisenman Architects' Cidade da Cultura is located within the World Heritage listed city of Santiago de Compostela - a culturally rich setting which has inspired and moulded the major project. The City of Culture of Galicia is to be a major cultural hub in Santiago de Compostela, where it brings together knowledge and creativity through its celebration of the city's past and present. The project features a library and the Archive of Galicia and was officially opened on January 11th, 2011.
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The recently completed Bilbao L Cristobal Balenciaga Museum in the village of Getaria in Spain is dedicated to the life and work of the Spanish Couturier Cristobal Balenciago. After winning a competition to design and curate the permanent exhibition based on the renowned designer, AV62 Arquitectos have convincingly integrated architecture with art, bringing together space, movement and light with the wondrous artistic creations of Cristobal Balenciago. In the words of AV62: "The museum design project positions Balenciaga in the ambit of the great creative figures of the twentieth century, overcoming all hierarchical disciplinary barriers. Both spacially and conceptually speaking, his designs are displayed as they would be in any art exhibition, with contiuous and fluid spacing where the spectator and the piece itself share the same environment without separation." AV62
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Frank Gehry’s recently completed, and long-awaited, New York by Gehry is the first of its kind to be designed by the famous architect. At 76 stories high, the multi-use residential complex is the tallest in the Western hemisphere and nestles well within Manhattan’s rich skyline. Soaring above a pocket of low-rise buildings that fill the outskirts of New York’s financial district, New York by Gehry stands in charming dialogue with the nearby New York City Hall, Woolworth building and Brooklyn bridge; paying homage to the great city’s past and future.
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The stunning New Jewish Community Centre in Mainz, designed by Manuel Herz Architects, is an instantly intriguing and mesmerising structure, but it is the deeply thoughtful and historically minded story behind the design that truly sets it apart as a beautiful and articulate piece of architecture.
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Every August the city of Aomori in northern Japan celebrates – symbolically waking up from the sleepy summer months in preparation for autumn and, historically, the harvest. At night the primal beat of taiko drums and the haunting sweetness of bamboo flutes sound over streets filled with people dancing and the stunning Nebuta themselves: huge, colourful paper lanterns that glow and float above the crowd as they are paraded through the city. It is estimated that the annual festival has a history that stretches back to the eighth century and it is an important cultural event, attracting millions to the city each year. molo’s new Nebuta House is a structure as dazzling as the festival itself, which will showcase and celebrate the beauty and excitement of the Nebuta celebrations, and trace the festival’s cycle through the year.
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