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Video: ZAO/standardarchitecture’s Zhang Ke on “Contemplating Basics”

In conjunction with “Contemplating Basics,” the 35th Aedes Architecture Forum’s exhibition of work by Beijing-based ZAO/standardarchitecture, Reframe presents an interview the firm’s founder, Zhang Ke, and Dr Eduard Kögel, an Urban Planner and critic from Berlin. Since its establishment in 2001, ZAO/standardarchitecture has… Sigue leyendo →
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The Destruction of a Classic: Time-Lapse Captures Demolition of Chicago’s Prentice Women’s Hospital

Following the extensive preservation battle over Bertrand Goldberg’s iconic Prentice Women’s Hospital, the Chicago landmark was demolished a few months ago to pave the way for Perkins+Will’s new Biomedical Research Building for the Feinberg School of Medicine. The four year preservation struggle was marked by repeated appeals to the Commission on… Sigue leyendo →
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“Classic Japan” Episode One: Yoyogi National Gymnasium / Kenzo Tange

From Tokyo-based French architect and film maker Vincent Hecht comes “Classic Japan,” a series of short films focussed on Japanese architecture from between the 1950s and 80s. The first installment takes viewers into Kenzo Tange‘s 1964 Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, built to house the… Sigue leyendo →
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Arquitectura à Moda do Porto: Episode 1, The Shimmering Lights of Porto

We’ve teamed up with Building Pictures, Filipa Figueira and Tiago Vieira to feature weekly episodes of their video series “Arquitectura à Moda do Porto,…” which highlights Porto’s most significant buildings over the last 20 years. The series is comprised of 10 episodes, Sigue leyendo →
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Video: Tour Through Mons International Congress Xperience with Daniel Libeskind

In light of the recent opening of Mons International Congress Xperience (MICX), Daniel Libeskind hosted a private tour through the conference center, explaining his thinking behind the building’s expressive form. The experience was captured on this short film by Spirit of… Sigue leyendo →
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Archiculture Interviews: Maurice Cox

“Your interaction with architecture can either uplift you or depress you.” In this latest Archiculture interview from Arbuckle Industries, Maurice Cox discusses the potential of architecture’s atmospheric qualities to influence our daily lives. The professor, designer, dean, and former politician expresses his opinions on the… Sigue leyendo →
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In Residence: Xavier Corbero

The latest episode in NOWNESS‘ In Residence series takes viewers into the Esplugues de Llobregat home of Catalan artist Xavier Corbero. Albert Moya captures Corbero’s life size cabinet of curiosities— brimming with art pieces and eclectic miscellany— as the artist himself wanders… Sigue leyendo →
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Archiculture Interviews: James Kunstler

“Suburbia has… several destinies.” Author and social critic James Kunstler is one of several contributing speakers in Arbuckle Industries‘ groundbreaking documentary Archiculture…. In the latest extra from the film, Kunstler provides his perspective on the modern housing sector and Sigue leyendo →
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The Making of the Building Of The Year Award

Nominate Now The Making of the Building Of The Year Award originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website… on 23 Jan 2015.send to Twitter | Share on Facebook | What do you think about this? Sigue leyendo →
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Concrete Love: The Böhm Family

This year’s Goethe Documentary Film Prize winner is Concrete Love: The Böhm Family…. The German film, directed by Maurizius Staerkle-Drux, follows the daily routine of 93-year old architect Gottfried Böhm, documenting interactions with his family (and colleagues) and the Sigue leyendo →
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