Vertical Theatrics: The mechanistic tower of REX/OMA’s Wyly Theatre enhances the flexibility of the performance along with connection to the world outside.
Project Specs National Stadium of Sports Affairs Council Kaohsiung, Taiwan Toyo Ito & Associates << Return to article the People Architect Ito Takenaka RLA Kaohsiung Main Stadium for 2009 World Games Design Team Construction: Fu Tsu Construction Co., Ltd. Design Team: Ito Takenaka RLA Kaohsiung Main Stadium for 2009 World Games Design Team Structural Engineers: Takenaka Corporation + Hsin-Yeh Engineering Consultants INC. Mechanical Engineers: Takenaka Corporation + Teddy & Associates Engineering Consultants Ltd. + C.C.LEE & Associates Hvacr Consulting Engineers Lighting Design: Lancaster Co., Ltd. Landscape Design: Takenaka Corporation + Laboratory for Environment & Form Interior Design: Takenaka Corporation Ricky Liu
With more than 17.4 million residents and a growing middle class eager to trade its Mao-era housing for new apartments, Beijing has been building residential towers at a breathless clip for much of the past decade.
Project Specs Linked Hybrid Beijing, China Steven Holl Architects << Return to article the People Architect Steven Holl Architects 450 W. 31st street, 11th floor T: 212-629-7262 F: 212-629-7312 Design architects Steven Holl, Li Hu Partner in Charge Li Hu Project Architect Hideki Hirahara Assistant Project Architect Yenling Chen Technical advisors Chris McVoy, Tim Bade Project Designers Garrick Ambrose, Yimei Chan, Rodolfo Dias, Gong Dong, Peter Englaender, Guido Guscianna, Young Jang, Edward Lalonde, JongSeo Lee, Richard Liu, James MacGillivray, Matthew Uselman Project team Jason Anderson, Lei Bao, Christian Beerli, Johnna Brazier, Cosimo Caggiula, Kefei Cai, Guanlan Cao, Shih-I Chow, Sofie
In a fitting match of design and program, Toyo Ito performed a feat of architectural athleticism with his National Stadium of the Sports Affairs Council in Taiwan.
Project Specs Tiffany Ginza Tokyo, Japan Kengo Kuma & Associates << Return to article the People Architect Kengo Kuma & Associates 2-24-8 Minamiaoyama Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-0062 Japan TEL: 81-3-3401-7721 FAX: 81-3-3401-7778 Engineer: Oak Structural Design Office Consultant(s) Lighting: Uchihara Creative Lighting Inc. General contractor: Taisei Corporation / Mitsukoshi Kankyo Engineering Photographer Masao Nishikawa 81-42-343-5861 Renderer(s): Kengo Kuma & Associates, NAU Architecture Design Studio CAD system, project management, or other software used: Vector Works, AUTO CAD, 3D MAX, Tomonaga Tokuyama (designer who developed new software for this project) the Products Exterior cladding Masonry: Nagano Stone, Co., LTD. Metal/glass curtainwall: Glass
Lighting: Armani/5th Avenue Canada Line Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory New York, USA Studio Fuksas Architects Armani animates 5th Avenue On a crisp evening before Christmas, New York City’s Fifth Avenue was packed with shoppers hurrying to pick up last-minute gifts. The stores — appropriately decked out with the subtle signage and tasteful decorations mandated by the city for businesses here — beckoned customers with softly glittering LED bows, stars, and supersize trimmings. But none conveyed the dynamic aura of the year-old Armani/5th Avenue boutique, a four-story glass-enclosed box on the corner of 56th Street wrapped in a virtual blizzard of
At the base of lake Constance, Within the picturesque Rhine Delta Nature Conservation Zone of southwestern Austria, a radiant, transparent pavilion celebrates the completion of a small but distinctive marina in the town of Fussach.