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Originally Posted by Aleks0o01 (Post 4144236)

Druzhba Holiday Center Hall in Yalta, Ukraine.

Transportation Ministry Building in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Those are very awesome. The Transportation Ministry must be a real trip to see up close, especially from below!

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morphosis architects: taipei performing arts center proposal

american firm morphosis architects created a futuristic design for the taipei performing arts center.

within walking distance of the lively shilin night market, the historic cixian temple, and the zhongshan north green boulevard, as well as the TRTS jiantan station and major roadways, the taipei performing arts center anchors a round-the-clock cultural axis. the architecture becomes, by virtue of its sculpted and indelible form, a landmark in the region—like a jewel, with distinct facets visible from all corners of the city.

in taipei, the theater is not an amenity reserved for the cultural elite, but is truly open to the entire community. their proposal celebrates both conceptions of theater: theater as high art, embodied by the sumptuous formal foyers leading to the striking grand theater and the intimate proscenium playhouse; and the inclusiveness of a 'people’s theater,' exemplified by the multiform theater’s overt and deliberate connection to the public. the differentiated form, material language, and spatial layout of each of the three theaters align with their respective roles. each theater’s distinct form in turn directly inflects the form of the overall building envelope and the complex as a whole.

^ Morphosis' designs are invariably unique and thought-provoking.

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aesthetics architects go group: minister of municipal affairs & agriculture building, doha, qatar

bangkok based aesthetics architects go group have designed the minister of municipal affairs & agriculture (MMAA) new office building in doha qatar, also known as the cactus project.

the building's design draws its inspiration from the ability of cacti thriving in a desert. the energy efficient structure features sunshade panels that open and close according to the sun's intensity, as well as a botanic dome adding to its green rating.

the high-rise building follows the innovative approach to sustainable architecture that the firm is recognized for.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat...oha-qatar.html

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^ I like seeing those more organic forms and ecologically-focused systems.

That's a pretty awesome building! I wanna visit Qatar in the near future!

Anyways, not sure if it's progressive but it's pretty freakin' tight. The Leonardo Glass Cube:

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More pictures of the interior here: link, link, link, link!

Sorry about making my link looks like spam! :haha:

Roll Over Ludwig!

I hope Ludwig Meis Van Der Rohe is rolling over in his 'STRAIGHT LINES', 'LESS IS MORE' grave. He was the so-called 'Revolutionary' ArchiTorturist of the 1950's and 1960's. God might have said 'enough is enough,' he just has to go, My poor children have suffered enough.

This new, 21st century ArchiJeture is FABULOUS!

Long Live Oddities

-SapphireBlueEyes-

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Tea house by David Maštálka
March 19th, 2009

David Maštálka of A1 Architects has collaborated with sculptor Vojtech Bilisic to build a tea house in Prague, Czech Republic.

Open to the surrounding gardens on one side, the small structure has a translucent, domed roof covered with paper.

It was built using oak and the exterior is clad in burnt larch wood.

Here’s some more information from David Maštálka:

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Teahouse – A minimal place to gather
David Maštálka / A1ARCHITECTS

The Garden
At the foot of the hill dividing Hloubetin and Aloisov you’ll find a small garden. The garden is unostentatious, slightly wild but even so graceful, each spring apple and cherry trees blossom and when summer swiftly blows upon us our sight of the passing clouds is surrounded by slim blades of grass.

The teahouse as a minimal place to gather
The Teahouse as a typology follows the Japanese tradition of minimizing space and is intended as a place to meet with guest over a cup of tea. I am not an orthodox worshiper of the tea cult, however I am very interested in the theme of it being a place to gather with friends. From the outside an inconspicuous structure is ready to surprise it’s visitors upon arriving inside, giving them a different perspective of the garden.

A world hidden inside, where time flows at its own pace, an vacant space leaving an impression just by its spaciousness. When first reasoning about such a place I thought of the places that had made an impression upon me and came to the decision of building it on a circular platform enclosed by a translucent dome breathing the inner peace of small sacred buildings. Diffused rays of light illuminate the quarters within; the translucent dome resembles the sky and the hearth – the home. The spherical shape directs your attention to the hearth, on which the tea is prepared and creates a close bondage with all who are present.

Natural material
The inner walls are constituted on one side by a view of the garden and on the other a clay parget. Guests set themselves down on the matt and the hearth is welded black steel. The dome laminated within is pasted with paper, through which light shines and invitingly illuminates the space inside.

Minimal place to gather
The Teahouse serves as a place for gathering with guests. The invitation itself begins a certain tense moment of anticipation, during which we would like to present our guests with a enjoyable experience. The moment of gathering where we share our feelings and impressions – our own mutual closeness which I think can not be better depicted by anyone other than master Sen no Rikyú.

http://www.dezeen.com/2009/03/19/tea...avid-mastalka/

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte's new 12 floor building set to open fall of 2011, designed by Kieran Timberlake:

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how did "walk the walk" become "walk the talk?" anyway this building looks good. I mean in the rendering anyway, although I've read that there can be a world of difference between how a building looks in a computer rendering and how it looks in a hand-drawn sketch or a model:

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Telus Tower, Toronto, Canada
Design for the Telus Tower in Toronto released
There’s nothing Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co Architects like more than working with companies who walk the talk. So when Menkes Development Ltd. and Telus wanted to build “The future is friendly”, they afforded &Co Architects and Adamson Associates Architects the opportunity to take part in a groundbreaking project, and they were excited in a big way.

The new 32-storey tower will play a vibrant role in ensuring the future is indeed friendly. Located in the heart of downtown, linked directly to both the Air Canada Centre and Union Station, this building will not only bring together 2,000 of the company’s employees currently dispersed across the Greater Toronto Area, it will also serve as a milestone achievement in energy conservation, environmental leadership, and embraces human well being.

Why do we love this project? Because Menkes and Telus aren’t going green for the tax rebates or other incentives—there aren’t any. They’re going green because they wants to be part of a better future, not to mention creating the most effective response to the present, in which so many young professionals have opted for downtown living over suburban commutes. From individual fresh-air control and high-performance windows to natural, artificial and indirect lighting, daylight harvesting, rain water collection and reuse from an on-site cistern, right down to bicycle storage areas and change rooms for those walking or pedalling to work, the Telus Tower will set new precedents in modern technological sophistication and push the boundaries of the green workplace movement. Both Menkes and Telus are about driving positive change and together we are ensuring that the Future is Friendly.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...upload_id=1172

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my thoughts exactly patrick

Whoa. Reminiscent of the old metabolist movement...

ok that is pretty feckin cool

i love mvrdv.

winy maas is the hottest thing every to come out of oma.

i'd love to hear what all the backwards thinkers have to say about that.

Looks pretty cool... but not for that location. It looks reapply bad planed in that plaza and they take too much attention from the surrounding structures and terrain. It'd be fine somewhere else, idk where, but anywhere else.

OK, please tell me what that cubistical complex is and where I can find it!

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