PAM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2009 - CALLING FOR ENTRIES

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

PAM Heritage & Conservation Committee is pleased to announce the PAM Photography Competition 2009.The main objective of the competition is to create awareness of the heritage significance and architectural value of old buildings among the public.

It has to fulfill the criteria of existing socio-culturally significance building built anywhere in Malaysia before World War II / 1940.Submission form and other requirements can be downloaded from PAM website at www.pam.org.my or to be obtain from PAM Secretariat at 4 & 6, Jalan Tangsi, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.Entries close on Friday, 28 August 2009 before 5.00pm.

For more info: www.pam.org

Limkokwing Institutes of Creative Technology Kuching Campus Architecture Students works

Friday, July 24, 2009

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 1: Serial planes
Exploration of transformation principles

Angelina Chan

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 1: Eco Art Installation
Identify an environmental issue , bring awareness to the public through an Eco Art installation which is construct of recycle materials.

Liaw Kheng Boon, Yeo Khee Liang, Tiong Ing Thian

Angelina Chan & Faeona

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 2: Materialise

Exploration of spaces & principles of design through sketches, prototype models. Final project is to select a site with selected functions & the final models should show the exploration of spaces, quality and senses.

Sia Yii Hao

Sia Yii Hao

Tobi

Lai Wee Liong

Lai Wee Liong

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 3: Dancing with a Hero
Exploration and study of the selected heroes characters ,profiles and etc. Design a space which can represents the character of the heroes

Chong Ken Chung

Eddy Erwan

Jong Si Hong

Yap Chin Ho

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 4: Puzzle Box
With a given cube of a certain dimension, students have to design a house that can accomodates the optimum spaces with considerations of light, comfort , level of privacy.

Anthea Liew

Anthea Liew

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 4:
Working as a group, every students are given the same L-shape house which are arranged in one community area. Each students not only have to explore the spaces within the boxes, but also have to design the spaces out of the box and how it associates which their neighbours spaces.

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 4:
Using the school campus as the project site , students have to identify the pros and cons of the site & based on the analysis , each students have to come out with a design scheme either to enhance the existing building or adding new structure to the existing building.

Anthea Liew

Diploma in Architecture Technology Semester 5: Floating Giraffe & Threshold

With a prominent Kuching waterfront site, students are required to create their own design briefs based on their site analysis. Students have freedome to insert any type of programs to their floating structure while the threshold become an introduction at the riverfront.

Tan Ik Chia

Daniel Tiong

Daniel Tiong
Victor Lee
Albert Liu
Alastair Wong

Julie Bong

Julie Bong

All above images from Wrandy Limkokwing

The dream floating city -Winners of Seasteading Architectural Design Contest

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Seasteading ARchitectural Design Contest held by The Seasteading Institute has announced recently the winners of THE FLOATING CITY OF THEIR DREAMS.

Overall Winner: The Swimming City -- András Gyõrfi

Photos from: Flickr

Photos from: Flickr

Photos from: Flickr

Photos from: Flickr

Best Picture Winner: Oasis of The Sea -- Emerson Stepp

Photo from flickr Photo from flickr

For more info about other winners and the competition: The Seasteading Institute

Introduce :Artek and their projects with Shigeru Ban

Monday, July 20, 2009

Artek – Art and Technology Since 1935

Artek was founded in 1935 by four young idealists: Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl. The business idea of the company was "to sell furniture and to promote modern culture of habitation by exhibitions and other means." The founders of Artek advocated a new kind of environment for everyday life. They believed in a grand synthesis of the arts and wanted to make a difference in town planning as well as architecture and design.

Artek is a sales and propaganda center for the new housing ideology.
- Nils-Gustav Hahl, 1935

Artek in Milan

Year: 2007 18 - 23 April 2007

Artek introduced the pavilion designed by architect Shigeru Ban in Milan 2007. The pavilion was made in co-operation with UPM and built out of UPM-developed wood-plastic composite. The pavilion started a materials-oriented product development that has since led to new discoveries. Along with the pavilion, Artek in Milan 2007 also showcased some exeptional 2nd Cycle items with embedded RFID tags containing their stories and history. Classic Artek pieces were also given a new, fresh look through the introduction of the Artek White collection.

Photos: Sabine Schweigert

Artek Pavilion in Helsinki

Year: 2007 28.8 - 23.9 2007

Artek Pavilion, the co-operation between Artek, UPM and architect Shigeru Ban first shown in Milan 2008, was built in Helsinki before being shown in Design Miami in December.

Photos: Rauno Träskelin
Artek in Design Miami

Year: 2007 7 - 9 December 2007

The Artek / UPM / Shigeru Ban collaboration, the Artek Pavilion, was shown in Design Miami along with the 2nd Cycle concept.

Photos: Michael Stavaridis

All above images and info text from Artek

New Book on Shelves: Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Hardcover: 812 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.; Ill edition (November 5, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714848743
ISBN-13: 978-0714848747
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 16.3 x 3.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 16.3 pounds

Amazon

Product Description

The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture is a comprehensive portrayal of the finest built architecture from around the world completed since the year 2000. Divided into six world regions, the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture provides an important overview of global and local trends in architecture for a wide range of users. The geographical contexts for twenty-first century architectural production are explored in a global framework presented in accessible graphic formats. Each of the six world regions is introduced by an in-depth look at their unique urban and architectural issues. This statistical data has been researched and analyzed by a team of from the London School of Economics.More than 1000 key buildings have been chosen through a rigorous selection process involving a panel of expert advisors and specialists from every region. Each building is fully illustrated with drawings and photographs, and each is described by a short essay.

Further information includes key data such as construction cost, client name, area of the building, and geographical coordinates. Cross-referencing between projects helps the user to find other buildings by the same architect included in the book. In addition, a mass of useful information is provided, including details about the architects' practices, as well as extensive indices.

More info about this book: Phaidon

Temporary "Colosseum" at The Hague, Netherlands

Saturday, July 18, 2009

cepezed is a medium sized, award-winning spatial design specialist. Assignments address the challenges of town-planning, industry, interiors and particularly architecture.

cepezed has developed plans for a large temporary theatre on the Malieveld in The Hague, a large strech of lawn measuring over 10 hectare and positioned right along the entrance of the city. The Hague strives to be European Capital of Culture in 2018. The theatre should function as an important eyecatcher and crowdpuller during this year. The plans have been assigned by the offices of The Hague Capital of Culture 2018. Last Wednesday, this institution presented its report Entitled to Culture! , in which it published its apparoach to obtain the much desired title. cepezeds theatre fulfills an important role in this approach and is one of the most remarkable proposals. The theatre has been designed as a contemporary version of the Colosseum in Rome, the best-known example of a Flavian amphitheatre, and should be able to accommodate some 5.000 people. The construction is erected out of scaffolding. On the outside, it is covered with a stretched reproduction of famous artist M.C. Escher's Metamorfosis. Inside, concerts, performances, exhibitions and fairs can take place. On International Day of Peace, singer Bono of Irish pop group U2 should be onstage.

All Info and images above from Cepezed