paris FRANCE

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brice MAURIN/julie CHEBAB/alice LABOUREL/laurent DUBUIS: The even flow project is an interface between the public and scientific researches inside the Royal Albert Hall.

It invites people to explore the exhibition from different point of view and in an interactive relationship.

The idea of the wall is overtaken with the unfolding of the nonexistent corner that evolves down to the floor offering places to show, sit, watch, look inside, touch, discover : a space-object.

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los angeles CALIFORNIA

Advisor: Eric Owen MOSS

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joshua MORATTO: If we are to discuss architecture in terms of sensation, the transition of the drawing from the hand to the digital has been relatively “sensationless”. The drawing has been relegated only as a means of clearly diagramming space and organizations. The sensation comes through the rendered image and animations, a means of sidestepping the architectural issues of space, tectonics, and detail.

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calgary CANADA

Overall size: 6.3m *2.5m *3m

The sum of its parts:
- 1640 parts
- 757 unique stars connections
- 883 panels (11 unique types)
- 5 days CNC cutting
- 30 sheets 4*8’ of ½” thick Polyethylene
- 8 people – 72hours assembly time

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new york NEW YORK

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LABSCAPE: The brand new showroom for Belgian lingerie firm “Van De Velde” opened its doors in March 2010 at the high pedestrian traffic intersection between Madison Avenue and 33rd Street, on the first floor of a historic building, in New York.

The typical “Manhattan” open space needed to be divided into four different areas. The entrance, a closed office for one person – that could also be used as a meeting room - two work islands and a showroom area.
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hong kong

davidclovers: At eye-level with the top of IFC, the tallest building in Hong Kong, the Barker Residence holds stunning views of Victoria Harbor. The project is the first of a series of projects designed by davidclovers for a developer of residential properties in Hong Kong. The basic approach is to hone in on the most potent areas of the existing layout, and enhance them. At Barker Residence, davidclovers reworks the unit horizontally and vertically using a series of subtly inflected walls and artificially-lit ceilings to bend space around corners and through floors. The design thoughtfully subdues the palatial scale of the flat while delicately intensifying its hidden potentials. The existing vestibule is broken open to the full panorama of the skyscrapers along the “fragrant harbor”, gently combining the living area and entry.

photographs by Almond CHU

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chicago ILLINOIS

sean LALLY: The project design is organized around two straightforward principles. The first is to create a central exhibition core, a “jewel box” that contains the permanent and temporary exhibition space, continuously accessible from all sides along a “loop lobby” that encircles it: the second is the location of the public programs associated with the museum’s urban context–conference, restaurant, hotel, library, and education facilites as well as an urban park–on the upper level rooftop, initiating a “new city floor” with views to the surrounding city, accessible year-round. Making these outdoor public spaces attractive to visitors regardless of season requires the design of a “climatic wash’ that can produce artificial micro-climates and extend seasonal activities throughout the year.

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bryan TEXAS

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gabriel ESQUIVEL: The premise was to renovate the entry space of the restaurant; the scope included a new bar space, wall ornament and a ceiling installation. Due to an extremely tight budget, the team developed innovative processes to reduce costs while achieving the desired atmosphere.

photo by marcel ERMINY

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london UK

zaha HADID architects: Zaha Hadid Architects’ first completed project in England, the Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, south London for ARK Schools presents itself as an open, transparent and welcoming addition to the community’s local urban regeneration process. ARK Schools was founded in 2004 to work with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and local authorities to create new schools offering exceptional opportunities to local children in inner cities through their academies programme, with the aim of helping to close the achievement gap between children from disadvantaged and more affluent backgrounds.

photo by luke HAYES

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san antonio TEXAS

Course Tutors:
Armando Araiza, Kevin Patrick McClellan

Students:
Alejandro Arizpe, Stephanie Balbin, Javier Fano, Emily Guerrero, Erica Herrera, Kevin Linton, Raul Montalvo, Danny Murray, Ricardo Reyes, Sarah Staten, Gustavo Tirado ,Jennifer Villarreal, John Zerda

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

kevin patrick MCCLELLAN + armando ARAIZA: Embrace is a 1/2 scale prototype portion of a larger design concept. Within the Performative Connections studio, the students explored connections as a generative tool.

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new york NEW YORK

The new issue of Log explores the idea of curating architecture. Cynthia Davidson draws on Zaha Hadid, Jeffrey Kipnis writes a letter, Henry Urbach seeks the atmosphere, Hans Ulrich Olbrist alphabetizes concepts, Kurt Forster argues for architecture, and Sylvia Lavin redefines architectural work.