Herzog & de Meuron: 56 Leonard Street

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Herzog & de Meuron, 56 Leonard Street

New York, NY

Inspired by the permeability and spatial qualities of Modernist houses and the great American dream of a customized home, Herzog & de Meuron has replaced the usual extrusion of standardized skyscraper floor plates with a staggered progression of structural slabs turning slightly off axis by degrees as they ascend, creating constant variety among the apartment floor plans.

This structural arrangement of floor plates create an irregular flurry of cantilevered terraces up and down the building, making plays of light and shadow that give the tower a shimmering, animated appearance on the skyline.

The building contains five key zones ascending from street to sky: lobby, townhouse residences, amenities, tower residences, and penthouses.

Appearing to rest upon Anish Kapoor’s sculpture, a massive, reflective stainless steel piece, the building base will have the appearance of a stack of cantilevering volumes with varying degrees of transparency and opacity.

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Fluid Pavilion by 3Deluxe

Pavilion called Leonardo Glass Cube near Bad Driburg in Germany was built by 3deluxe studio. Concrete pathways between green grass are folding to facade, they are surrounded there with glass and going up to the roof, where this 2D concrete elements change themselves to three-dimensional structure that complete interior.

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Architectural Association - Project Review 2008

'Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.'Francis Bacon

By longstanding tradition, Projects Review is the title for this annual compendium of student work at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, consisting of a book and, in a parallel convention, our end-of-year exhibition as well as this site. Strictly speaking, neither is a project nor a review, at least in the everyday sense that architects tend to use these terms. Even the most avantgardeof settings (or intentions) can get caught up in a web of associations (convention, repetition, habit) more architectural than even our name. I would suggest that such is the case with the AA’s enduring reuse of the same title at a school whose students have uncovered countless kinds of new architectural projects by simply going against exactly this kind of precedent. more>>>

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American architects reach out to Obama

27 November, 2008
By Anna Winston

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has offered its services as an advisor on urban development policy and green buildings to US president-elect Barak Obama.

Earlier this week Obama unveiled economic plans which included major investment in new construction projects with an emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability.

Now the AIA has recommended that an advisor on green buildings be part of the White House team selected by Obama. And the organisation has offered to help establish an Office of Urban Policy as well as making the White House itself more energy efficient.

Christine McEntee, Chief Executive Officer of the AIA, said: “During the campaign, Barack Obama voiced plans to invest in infrastructure, advance energy efficiency and sustainable buildings, and to develop a 21st century transportation system.”

“These are all longstanding AIA goals, and we look forward to working with the new administration as they tackle these important challenges.”

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