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AD Round Up: Public Facilities Part X

‘Spotlight on Design’: Abalos + Sentkiewicz Lecture

Taking place 6:30pm-8:00pm on Tuesday, October 30, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. will be presenting a lecture by Madrid-based studio Ábalos + Sentkiewicz arquitectos. The event, which is part of the ‘Spotlight on Design’ series, focuses on their integration between architecture, environment, and landscape. This “thermodynamic beauty” is seen in a variety of [...]

‘Spotlight on Design’: Abalos + Sentkiewicz Lecture

Taking place 6:30pm-8:00pm on Tuesday, October 30, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. will be presenting a lecture by Madrid-based studio Ábalos + Sentkiewicz arquitectos. The event, which is part of the ‘Spotlight on Design’ series, focuses on their integration between architecture, environment, and landscape. This “thermodynamic beauty” is seen in a variety of [...]

Venice Biennale 2012: New Forms in Wood / Finland, Alvar Aalto Pavilion

To celebrate the reopening of the newly restored Alvar Aalto Pavilion, they are highlighting the work of young Finnish architects who have made use of wood in their recent works.

Venice Biennale 2012: Finnish Pavilion presents “New Forms in Wood”

Kilden Performing Arts Centre; Kristiansand, Norway / ALA Architects © Ivan Baan

Rensselaer Spring 2012 Lecture Series

Courtesy of Rensselaer School of Architecture The spring 2012 lecture series at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture started on February 13th with Patrik Schumacher and concludes with the ‘Transactions’ lecture on April 9th. All lectures are free and open to the public and take place at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing [...]

Yuan Ze University Project / Santiago Calatrava

Courtesy of Santiago Calatrava, LLC

OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Center breaks ground

Click here to view the embedded video. Nearly two years after OMA was announced winner of a two-stage international competition, the construction of the new Taipei Performing Arts Center has commenced. This ambitious project, led by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten, generated a lot of debate among architects when it was announced back in 2009 due to its [...]

Taipei Performing Arts Centre by OMA

Here are the latest visuals by architects OMA of their designs for a performing arts centre that broke ground today in Taipei, Taiwan.