Bajo Martin County by Magen Arquitectos

Construction process of Bajo Martin County by Magen Arquitectos ..

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New Museum - "Going Gaga with SANAA"

New Museum - "Going Gaga with SANAA" by Great Spaces ..

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Bjarke Ingels - Hedonistic Sustainability -TEDxEast

Bjarke Ingels - TEDxEast ' Hedonistic Sustainability '..

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Abraj: The two towers of Dubai

Abraj: The two towers of Dubai timelapse by Philip Bloom ..

City Park by Foster + Partners

City Park by Foster + Partners ..

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Bjarke Ingels interview - “What’s Next” -- CNN

Bjarke Ingels interviewed by “What’s Next” -- CNN ..

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World's Largest '4D' Light Show

World's Largest '4D' Light Show at Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills,Moscow ..

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AR Innovators – Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano interview by The Architectural Review ..

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LA Light

LA Light, timelapse video..by Colin Rich ..

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The Lens by Michael Maltzan Architecture, wins the St. Petersburg Pier Competition

The Lens by Michael Maltzan Architecture, wins the St. Petersburg Pier Competition ..

here watch jury ranking video..

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BIG development at Granville Loops

Is this the future of the coveted Granville Loops' site? Rumour has it... Check out the article at Vancity Buzz.

Construction européenne, Rem Koolhaas+ Luc Tuymans

Rem Koolhaas and Luc Tuymans meet at Construction européenne by Untitled (Sans Titre) ..

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What is new? Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid talks at Columbia University..

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Step into Bjarke Ingels' world of architecture - CNN

Don't miss to watch CNN on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET to see the full profile of Bjarke Ingels ..

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Virtual tour of W57

Virtual tour of W57 by BIG at Louisiana with an upgrade, including high res of the wall , animation & views from inside of the building..

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BIG ' The Wave ' Presentation for St Petersburg

St Petersburg Pier Finalists - BIG ' The Wave ' Presentation..

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Now on Facebook

Just a bit of housekeeping - I set up a Facebook page feed for Architecture Wanted. If you prefer to get your news there, like the page here.

VanDusen revisited - the new Visitor Centre

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The new visitor centre at VanDusen Botanical Garden designed by Perkins and Will opened last October and a couple of weeks later I had a chance to visit it. If you have not seen it, you should check it out  - it is excellent.


It has no less than a LEED Platinum rating, the top possible building rating for environmental performance,  and it is net-zero energy - it generates its own energy. But combined with its environmental achievement, is a dramatic architectural experiment, showing us that high 'green' grades can go together with exciting spaces and massing moves.

I have done an earlier post on the design here, and although the design changed since then - as they organically always do - I was as into it during my visit as I was in my post. The one surprise was just how much intensity was in one rather small building. Everything was to the max - the sweeping curves, the detailing, the materiality. There is enough here for a few buildings!

Many many excellent articles have been written recently:

• Montechristo
• Spacing Vancouver
• Vancouver Sun 1 and Vancouver Sun 2

And here is a fun videos from Perkins and Will.

As for images, you will find many awesome ones on this Flickr set by VanDusen Gardens. Below is a mixture of images by others, the nice ones, and by me, not as nice since I had no other option but to take them with my phone camera.

via Vancouver Sun

via Vancouver Sun

by Raymond Chan

by Dan Toulgoet

Agnieszka Stryjecka

By Perkins and Will

Virginia Tech's LUMENHAUS received 2012 AIA Honor Award

Virginia Tech's LUMENHAUS received 2012 AIA Honor Award ..

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HP Designjet Color 3D printer

HP Designjet Color 3D printer..

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53 Questions, 265 Answers: Emilio Ambasz, Peter Eisenman, Steven Holl, Bjarke Ingels, and Thom Mayne

53 Questions, 265 Answers: Emilio Ambasz, Peter Eisenman, Steven Holl, Bjarke Ingels, and Thom Mayne..by Log ..

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SALA Spring 2012 Lectures

Just got this full line-up today - click on picture to see it larger. Many exciting speakers.

Timelapse of 30-Story Building Constructed In Only 15 days

Timelapse of 30-Story Building Constructed In Only 15 days, China..by Broad Group

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AutoCAD WS app update for Ipad

AutoCAD® WS app update for Ipad..

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Sphere House

Sphere House,Sao Paulo,Brasil..

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The InstrumenTower

The InstrumenTower by Arkhenspaces ..

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Osamu Nishida at Spring Lectures 2012 by UBC SALA

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Little Big Berlin

Little Big Berlin by pilpop ..

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Lego-style apartment

Christian Schallert's Lego-style apartment,Barcelona..

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Moscow TımeLapse

Moscow TimeLapse by Artem Pryadko ..

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Dutch Profiles: SeARCH

Dutch Profiles interviews Architect Bjarne Mastenbroek of SeARCH ..


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David Chipperfield Interview

David Chipperfield Interview..

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