Small Copenhagen-based firm MAPT has won a 2nd place in the competition for a new and larger building for the Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art MoCCA) in New York City with this...thing:

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/museum_of_cartoon_and_comic_art_2.jpg

http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/winners_of_the_museum_of_cartoon_and_comic_art_competition_announced/

Siemens are going to build themselves a new global headquarters in Munich. Of the 12 prequalified firms, 7 are German. Of the remaining five, two are Danish:


* Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten, Germany
* Auer + Weber + Assoziierte, Germany
* Baumschlager Eberle, Austria
* Henning Larsen Architects, Denmark
* Hopkins Architects, United Kingdom
* Hascher Jehle Architektur, Germany
* Ingenhoven architects, Germany
* JSWD Architekten, Germany
* Léon Wohlhage Wernik Architekten, Germany
* Rafael de la Hoz Arquitectos, Spain
* Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Denmark
* Schneider Schumacher, Germany.
* The existing structures on the large site bordered

http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/siemens_launches_architectural_competition_for_new_headquarters_in_munich/

And another hed-to-head duel among Danish architects in the International competition for a new National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, only two finalists are now left:

3XN vs. Henning Larsen Architects

But in Ireland of all places, I wonder what the chances are that it gets build.;)

Dublin Concert Hall - A Danish Tie

Two Danish Studios Head-to-Head for the Design of the New National Concert Hall Dublin

3XN is one of two finalists in the prestigious competition to design Dublin’s new National Concert Hall. The competition was initiated in 2008 and the shortlist of renowned architects was soon narrowed down to two competing teams lead by Danish Architects; 3XN and Henning Larsen Architects. It is quite unique that two Danish studios come head to head in the final round of an international competition of this scope. Both teams have delivered spectacular designs for a world class concert hall to meet the client’s high ambitions for the project. Unfortunately the competition has now been cancelled due to lack of financing as a result of Ireland’s fragile economic situation and the client will not appoint a final winner.

3XNs proposal for the Dublin National Concert Hall is a sculptural showcase which creates a magnificent new home for music, while also providing a framework for the historical context upon which the new concert hall sits. The new building provides a zone where the urban and park settings come together expressing their own symphony in addition to the music coming from within.

Dublin National Concert Hall is composed of three sculptural volumes, each of which contains its own unique Concert Hall. The three Halls are linked at the Grand Entrance through the historic Butler building and via a plinth; with the organic foyer promoting flow and social interaction between the three Halls. As amongst buildings in a city, the foyer flows between the Halls like small lively streets that contract and expand to meet the demands of the new structure. From the grand main entrance at Earlsfort Terrace through the floating foyers and down into the historic Iveagh Gardens, the city’s urban environment quite distinctly meets and transitions into the park. From the garden side, a transparent façade cascades down from the three Concert Hall volumes drawing the gardens forth into the foyer and extending into a new public plaza towards Hatch Street.

Acoustically, Dublin Concert Hall was planned to be amongst the top Concert Halls in the world. Working with the leaders in acoustics (Larry Kierkegaard from Chicago), stage design (Charcoal Blue from London) and lighting (Steven Scott from Denmark), 3XN has aimed to surpass the expectations. The programming is such that the three Halls complement each other in size, function and acoustic objectives. Hall 1 is designed to be reminiscent of the fine lines and interior of a fine classical wooden instrument; providing a warm intimacy between musicians and patrons. Hall 2 should be restored to its original glory with its classic layout and respect for tradition. Hall 3 is designed to be the most flexible and multi-functional of the three Halls.



And some renderings of 3XN's proposal:

http://plusmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Dublin-National-Concert-Hall_3XN_plusMOOD-1.jpg


http://plusmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Dublin-National-Concert-Hall_3XN_plusMOOD-3.jpg

http://plusmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Dublin-National-Concert-Hall_3XN_plusMOOD-4.jpg

http://plusmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Dublin-National-Concert-Hall_3XN_plusMOOD-6.jpg



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EDIT: It seems you can't link to the quoted article from e-architect so he is another link:

http://plusmood.com/2011/02/dublin-national-concert-hall-3xn-architects/

^^



But in Ireland of all places, I wonder what the chances are that it gets build.;)


It is cancelled!

^^
Yeah I just saw a notice on 3XN and found a link in English without actually having the time to read it. Fortunately not all projects die along the way. Schmidt hammer lassen's City of Westminster College has just opened earlier this year, their first project to be completed in the UK. The Learning Zone – Library and Learning Centre in Sheffield and University of Aberdeen New Library will follow later in 2011.



Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s New City of Westminster College Opened

The new City of Westminster College in London which opened to students on January 10, 2011 is the first completed building by Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects in the UK, soon to be followed by The Learning Zone – Library and Learning Centre in Sheffield and the University of Aberdeen New Library in Scotland both to be completed in 2011.

The 24,000m2 College, won in a competition in 2006, provides much greater amounts of open learning spaces than typical colleges in the UK and holds state-of-the-art facilities for both students and staff. The building is designed to embrace interaction and diversity and allow students to learn from each other, both formally and informally.

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/city_of_westminster_college-schmidt_hammer_lassen_01.jpg

The new City of Westminster College in London by schmidt hammer lassen architects (Photo: Adam Mørk)
“The learning spaces of City of Westminster College are adaptable and flexible so that, in addition to the integrated technology, the students’ development is supported by the diverse architectural spaces of the very building they are in. It is a design which encourages new ways of teaching and learning,” says Founding Partner of schmidt hammer lassen architects, Mr Morten Schmidt.

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/city_of_westminster_college-schmidt_hammer_lassen_02.jpg

The College is located in the heart of Central London at Paddington Green on the site of its previous building, an inefficient and failing 1960s block. The building has been designed from the inside-out, responding to the needs of the diverse groups who use the College, as well as taking into account the sensitive local context. It appears as a clean-cut, modern building with a distinct Scandinavian heritage. The building’s simple geometric forms rotate around a terraced atrium, creating a unifying yet flexible organisation.

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/city_of_westminster_college-schmidt_hammer_lassen_03.jpg

“The respective floor plans surrounding the atrium have visual connections from one floor to the other, making the atrium a dynamic centre and the heart of the College,” says Partner at schmidt hammer lassen architects Mr Kim Holst Jensen, and he continues: “The large atrium, which on some floors extends all the way to the façade, enhances the relationship between the inside and the outside. It offers light-filled, open and inclusive spaces which encourage the interaction between students.”

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/city_of_westminster_college-schmidt_hammer_lassen_05.jpg

To support connectivity with the local community, most public functions – including an exhibition area, a theatre and a café – are located adjacent to the main entrance before the security turnstiles. The choice of colours for the building is inspired by its context and by the change of the seasons, whilst the light timber panels lining the interior form a contrast to the exposed concrete surfaces and underline the Scandinavian design heritage.

The building is designed to be sustainable and energy efficient and the overall scheme will have a low maintenance liability, significantly reducing the building’s lifespan costs and carbon footprint.

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/city_of_westminster_college-schmidt_hammer_lassen_05.jpg

College Principal Keith Cowell says: “We wanted to create a new Campus with an open and inclusive atmosphere – a space that would match the needs of our diverse group of students. We're delighted with the outcome, and proud to be able to welcome people to such a contemporary and inspiring learning environment."

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/city_of_westminster_college-schmidt_hammer_lassen_06.jpg

Project Details:
Architect: schmidt hammer lassen architects
Client: City of Westminster College
Area: 24,000m²
Construction Sum: £ 70 million excl. VAT (€ 81 million excl. VAT)
Competition: 2006, 1st prize in restricted international competition
Status: Construction period 2008 – 2010
Engineer: Buro Happold, United Kingdom
Landscape Architect: schmidt hammer lassen architects
Main Contractor: McLaren Construction Ltd
Other Consultants: Knight Frank LLP, Stace LLP

See plans, elevations and sections in the image gallery below. All images courtesy of schmidt hammer lassen architect


http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/schmidt_hammer_lassens_new_city_of_westminster_college_opened/

Snøhetta's King Abdullah Atomic & Renewable Energy City near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Masterplan city with 130 000 inhabitants and large spaces of research facilities.

DiizGroup have made a video of the project, link here (http://www.diizgroup.no/#/no/what/works/kacare/movies/1).

http://i.imgur.com/mh2dX.jpg
Illustration by DiizGroup (http://www.diizgroup.no/)

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Illustration by DiizGroup (http://www.diizgroup.no/)

http://i.imgur.com/5JZ7L.jpg
Illustration by DiizGroup (http://www.diizgroup.no/)

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Illustration by DiizGroup (http://www.diizgroup.no/)

^^Awesome!

^^
Henning Larsen Architects and Snøhetta must really hope that the current social unrest in the Middle Eastern region won't spread to Saudi Arabia.;)

Article in Danish from Danish business newspaper Børsen about 3XN's design of a new building for Abu Dhabis Educational Council.

http://img.borsen.dk/img/cms/tuksi4/uploads/nyheder/p_image_hori_553/26/202526_p_image_hori_553_266.jpg

http://img.borsen.dk/img/cms/tuksi4/media/nyheder.art_imgrel/6935_picture_2181_1.jpg

http://img.borsen.dk/img/cms/tuksi4/media/nyheder.art_imgrel/6936_picture_7361_1.jpg

http://img.borsen.dk/img/cms/tuksi4/media/nyheder.art_imgrel/6937_picture_8334_1.jpg

http://img.borsen.dk/img/cms/tuksi4/media/nyheder.art_imgrel/6938_picture_1113_1.jpg

http://img.borsen.dk/img/cms/tuksi4/media/nyheder.art_imgrel/6939_picture_761_1.jpg

http://pleasure.dk/design/artikel/202526/dansk_arkitektfirma_hitter_i_stenrigt_emirat.html

Holy shit.. the mountainsides of King Abdullah are like gigantic malls.. time to learn Arabic!

Snøhetta designs University building in downtown Toronto:
http://www.archdaily.com/125552/a-new-student-learning-centre-for-ryerson-university-by-sn%C3%B8hetta-and-zrpa/

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1302114862-20110406-slc01-1000x583.jpg

Who would have tought Snøhetta could design buildings in an urban setting? :lol:

Why isn't it higher?
:dunno:

Does anybody know how long Snøhetta have got with their redesign of Times Square in New York? Have they released any renders yet? I see that they wanted to make something similar to Karl Johans Gate here in Oslo and I wonder how that's going to look in New York.

And btw, what the fuck is the Urban-est thing under New York at Snøhettas home page?

Does anybody know how long Snøhetta have got with their redesign of Times Square in New York? Have they released any renders yet? I see that they wanted to make something similar to Karl Johans Gate here in Oslo and I wonder how that's going to look in New York.

And btw, what the fuck is the Urban-est thing under New York at Snøhettas home page?

I don't think these processes are very open. It's a commisioned assignment, which the city will own till it's finished. I tried searching trough the New York City Department of Transportation webpages (which I guess you've done too), and it's evident that nothing new has been published since the press releases last summer (first concerning the temporary installements, then the permanent ones). Since construction is not expected to start until 2012, I guess we have to quite a while untill we see anything public about this design, maybe around new year.

A Danish architect has crazy plans for the Hollywood sign in LA..

http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/headlines/temp/temp2068.jpg

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=17378&count=0

^^
That is a really old proposal, the same guy haslater also come up with some big proposal in Boston (I think) which has also, surprisingly enough, managed to attract some media coverage in the States.

Bjarke Ingels Group has won a competition for a large new cultural centre in Albania, continuing there "one project in each country"'strategy. As usual, it looks a bit like a mixture of some of their older projects but rather spectacilar none the less:

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304544807-tir-image-by-big-03-1000x706.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304544813-tir-image-by-big-04-1000x706.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304544818-tir-image-by-big-05-1000x706.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304544824-tir-image-by-big-06-528x373.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304544829-tir-image-by-big-07-1000x706.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304544837-tir-image-by-big-08-1000x714.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1304544843-tir-image-by-big-09-1000x714.jpg

http://www.archdaily.com/132808/big-wins-the-competition-to-design-a-major-cultural-center-in-albania/

And a video can be seen here:

http://vimeo.com/23222675

Copenhagen / Brooklyn-based Holm Architecture Office in collaboration with Archiland Beijing, Kragh & Berglund landscape architects, and Cowi Beijing, has won first prize in a competition to design the Samaranch Memorial Museum in Tianjin, China.

http://www.bustler.net/images/sized/images/news2/HAO_Samaranch_exterior1-530x334.jpg

http://www.bustler.net/images/sized/images/news2/HAO_Samaranch_exterior2-530x334.jpg

http://www.bustler.net/images/sized/images/news2/HAO_Samaranch_interior1-530x334.jpg

http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/winner_of_the_tianjin_samaranch_memorial_museum_competition/

Copenhagen/Brussels-based Julien de Smedt has won a competition in China - with a clone of Bjarke Ingels Group's TEK cube in Taipei.


Julien De Smedt Architects (JDS) has won first prize in the design competition for the ‘hangzhou gateway’ in the gongshu district of china. The 15 storey tower aims to stand as a new icon for the urban transformation of the old industrial neighbourhood. The design draws in the energy of the street by providing a wide, featured a sunken in plaza and shopping center. Arcade-like passage way that connects one side of the site to the other. Commercial opportunities at this level opens up to the plaza, creating a lively space for social exchange. The top portion of the volume features a similarly carved out profile which creates a multi-tiered green terrace on the roof. The building benefits from natural sunlight intake as well as unobstructed sight lines towards the city.


http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/erica/970/jds01.jpg


http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/erica/970/jds02.jpg


http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/erica/970/jds03.jpg

http://www.architonia.com/2011/05/hangzhou-gateway-by-julien-de-smedt-architects/

First renderings of Snøhetta's SFMOMA in San Franciscoare out:

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/16770_5_SFMOMA_05_Expansion_View_from_Yerba_Buena.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/16770_1_SFMOMA_01_Expansion_Aerial_Northeast_Facade.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/16770_2_SFMOMA_02_Expansion_Sketch.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/16770_3_SFMOMA_03_Expansion_Howard_Street_view.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/16770_4_SFMOMA_04_Expansion_Night_Aerial.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=16770

Henning Larsen Architects win new Siemens HQ in München:

http://multimedia.jp.dk/archive/00288/H_jre_Siemens_288481e.jpg
Illustration: Siemens | Source: epn.dk

Article in Danish: http://epn.dk/brancher/byggeri/article2478282.ece

2 out of 12 prequalified architectural firms were from our region (the other being schmidt hammer lassen architects).

^^
Spiegel and Siemens, not the worst customers to attract on the German market. Larger renderings and a link in English:

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/jayme/siemens/se02.jpg

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/jayme/siemens/se01.jpg

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/jayme/siemens/se04.jpg

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/15468/henning-larsen-architects-win-competition-for-siemens-headquarters.html

^^ larger renderings...

http://www.abload.de/img/siemens_hq_press_01-1084f.jpg

More here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1141539&page=30

Looks great. Are those dark squares on the roof photovoltaics?

Snøhetta won the competition to draw the metro entrances in San Sebastian, Spain.

http://i.imgur.com/GABB6.jpg

Their homepage: http://www.snoarc.no/#/news/false/320/image/1263/

^^ i'd like a high resolution rendering to that! ;)

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/5505/27948910150340273487433.jpg
Illustration by MIR (http://mir.no/)

German Artes doucmentary on New York which features BIG's scraper and Ingels:

http://videos.arte.tv/de/videos/new_york_tomorrow-4130890.html

From the news department, C. F. Møller is part of a team which is to design a new hospital in Toronto.

http://www.erhvervsejendom.dk/da/artikel/c-f-moller-bag-amerikas-forste-digitale-hospital-9725

Renderings of Snøhetta's new Times Square. Illustrations by MIR (http://mir.no/).

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4263/timessquare1x1000.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2243/timessquare2x1000.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7899/timessquare3x700.jpg

Norwegian Jarmund/Vigsnæs have designed a house in Suffolk, England for Living Architecture. The idea behind Living Architecture was that conservative Englishmen should be able to hire these new-built houses in order to be familiar with modern architecture and how it is to live with it. It was important that the building cared a familiar theme with "British seaside strip of houses" in order to get building permission.

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1318454894-dune-house2062.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1318454845-dune-house1475.jpg

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1318454882-dune-house1550.jpg

Link: http://www.archdaily.com/175734/dune-house-jva/

^^
Argh. This is bad taste and architecture. It's totally out of proportion.

Danish Dorte Mandrup Architects have won a housing competition on the waterfront in Bremen, Germany:

http://www.dortemandrup.dk/images/VIEW1.jpg


http://www.dortemandrup.dk/images/VIEW2.jpg


http://www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Meldungen-Wettbewerb_in_Bremen_entschieden_2274631.html

Danish companies Dissing + Weitling and Cowi have won a competition for a bridge across Izmit Bat in Turkey, beating out competition from Chinese and Korean contractors.. Upon completion, the bridge will be the world’s fourth longest suspension bridge. Looks like all their other bridges but here is a visualization:

SrVM4R_VggE


http://www.cowi.com/menu/NewsandMedia/News/BridgeTunnelandMarineStructures/Pages/izmit-bay-one-of-worlds-longest-suspension-bridges.aspx

Bjarke Ingels Group has won a competition for the conversion of a former industrial storage building into a combination of housing, offices and art galleries in Basel, Switzerland:

http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_1top.jpg


http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_2.jpg

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http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_3.jpg

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http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_6.jpg

http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_9.jpg

http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_10.jpg

http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/26/transitlager-by-big/

What the hell? That's one massive toy rabbit! :shocked: Building looks okay,but BIG can design way better things...

JDS / Julien De Smedt Architects have just signed the contract to execute their first French project for the city of Lille. The project that houses a youth hostel, a kindergarten and offices is the result of an invited competition that JDS won in collaboration with EGIS, Agence Franck Boutté Consultants, and SL2EC.


http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/jds_youth_center_in_lille_02.jpg

http://www.bustler.net/images/news2/jds_youth_center_in_lille_03.jpg


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http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/jds_to_design_new_youth_center_in_lille_france/

The young Copenhagen-based practice ADEPT has with various local collaborators won a competition for the design of a 100,000 sqm project consisting of two towers in Shenzhen. China. Their design focusses on creating a lively environment at street level in a reaction to the trend of exclusively focussing on iconic qualities in China of recent years. Now who would have thought that would get you anywhere in China? The jury was headed by Pritzker-winning vinderen Thom Mayne and the buildings will be headquarters for CDB and Minsheng, two financial institutions.

http://rasmusbroennum.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/111114_to-tc3a5rne_pressemeddelelse.jpg?w=640&h=722

http://rasmusbroennum.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/111114_to-tc3a5rne_2.jpg?w=640&h=331


http://www.dac.dk/visNyhed.asp?artikelID=7465

Lithuanians are starting to take over some previously uncharted, yet rich playgrounds.

"JAD" (Jungtinės Architektų Dirbtuvės) has won the 1st place in a tender for the design of Kazakh National Drama Theatre in Astana, Kazakhstan. They like shiny stuff out there so what the hell...

http://www.pq.cz/res/data/196/020069_05_242016.jpg?seek=


While "Trys A.M. Creative" has won the 1st place in a tender for the design of new Russian Drama Theatre in Astana, Kazakhstan.

http://www.pq.cz/res/data/196/020062_05_241911.jpg?seek=

http://www.pq.cz/res/data/196/020063_05_241926.jpg?seek=

Huambo Tower in Huambo, Angola of all places...

http://stat2.architizer-cdn.com/mediadata/projects/122011/r990x990/ad4a5735.jpg

http://stat2.architizer-cdn.com/mediadata/projects/122011/r990x990/ce9c2fc4.jpg

Designed by Vilnius architectural studio (VILNIAUS ARCHITEKTŪROS STUDIJA)

PES - Architects / Arkkitehdit

Icon Yunduan Tower 2009
Chengdu China
http://www.pesark.com/images/icon/5.jpg

WUXI GRAND THEATRE CHINA 2008
http://static.zooomr.com/images/10157173_b1032108f5_o.jpg

http://www.pesark.com/images/newspics/news_visitwuxi/3.jpg

KONZERTHALLE MARIENKIRCHE, NEUBRANDENBURG, GERMANY 1996
http://www.pesark.com/images/marienkirche1/m_main.jpg