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- anemptytextlline1 May 2018Tutor Lecture SeriesThe Architecture of Transit. Photographing the Sublime in the Landscapes of Motorway ArchitectureMainly ignored within architectural discourse, motorways are megastructures in the landscape – enormous in size they traverse nations and international borders.Although for hundreds of miles motorways lay upon the landscape without incident, the geographical area between the Alps and Naples contains a variety of complex topographies and urban conditions, sites rich in moments where the motorway architecture transcends function to become poetic.As a recipient of the AA’s inaugural Research Publications Fellowship, within this lecture Sue Barr will discuss how large format topographical photography can be used to identify incidents of the sublime within the landscapes of motorway architecture.Sue Barr is Head of Photography at the AA and holds a PhD from the Royal College of Art. She works and exhibits internationally, most recently as part of AutoPhoto at the Foundation Cartier in Paris.source
- anemptytextllineBEAUTIFIED CHINA II May 2018 The series continues with a focus on China’s ‘other’ cities. Iconic structures are spread across the country, Beautifed China II continues to capture the most striking looking buildings from a minimalist perspective. Canton TowerArchitect: Information Based ArchitecturePlace: GuangzhouBuilding Completed: 2010 Hongkou SOHOArchitect: Kengo KumaPlace: ShanghaiBuilding Completed: 2015 Harbin Grand TheaterArchitect: MAD ArchitectsPlace: HarbinBuilding Completed: 2015 3 CubesArchitect: GMP ArchitektenPlace: ShanghaiBuilding Completed: 2015 Guotai Arts CenterArchitect: China ArchitectureDesign GroudPlace: ChongqingBuilding Completed: 2013 Where Beautified China I left offChina’s flamboyant building boom started some 12 years ago. As China was gearing up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, a wave of iconic architecture started fooding the major Chinese cities. Western starchitects, and their eastern counterparts, started proposing (and quite a bit of them got realized) iconic structures for Beijing, Shanghai and other cities across the country. This set the stage for a new face for the country. The Olympics and Expo passed by successfully and China kept on building, bolder, more daring till 2012, when chairman Xi called for a stop. Or rather for a more refined ‘iconic’ architecture. Looking back at the past decade, you can ask yourself what came from all those proposals. That was the premise for Beautifed China I (published in 2017). Now, with this 2nd series, Beautifed China II, there is a deeper look at what happened in those ‘other’ cities spread across the mainland. Beautifed China II presents a series of 20 minimalist photos, taken over the past 8 years, across 12 cities, highlighting China’s iconic architecture building boom. Chongqing Grand TheaterArchitect: GMP ArchitektenPlace: ChongqingBuilding Completed: 2009 Nanning Grand TheaterArchitect: GMP ArchitektenPlace: NanningBuilding Completed: 2018 Sliced Porosity BlockArchitect: Steven Holl ArchitectsPlace: ChengduBuilding Completed: 2012 National Aquatics CenterArchitect: PTW ArchitectsPlace: BeijingBuilding Completed: 2008 Focus on China’s ‘other’ citiesThere was a time when Beijing or Shanghai were the major entry points to China. As time progressed China opened up, revealing the scale and depth of this enormous country. The chance that Beijing or Shanghai will be your first impression of China are getting less and less. That opportunity is taken away by other Chinese cities. It feels like, every week there is a new direct flight route announced connecting US/Europe non-stop with 1st and 2nd tier cities. And that makes total sense as those 2nd tier cities citizens become more affluent and far outnumber citizens of western cities. Those cities needed an identity, a face, a representation, a trademark. Can iconic architecture be all of that? As those cities grew, local governments try to increase living standards. Theaters, stadiums, school and office towers were planned and realized. Architecture does contribute to raising living standards right?Throughout the years in China, I had the opportunity to visit many cities across the country. When first setting out east in 2010, I only knew a handful of Chinese cities (can I generalize and hope that I wasn’t the only one back then?) nowadays people are more familiar and can pinpoint a variety of cities on the Chinese map. Has architecture played a role in establishing those cities on the world map? As I travelled to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd tier cities, I captured significant shapes and structures that form the main body of Beautified China II. The series of photos highlight iconic architecture in the ‘other’ Chinese cities. Those cities are: Chongqing (2), Guangzhou (2), Nanning (1), Harbin (1), Chengdu (1), Beijing (1), Beihai (1), Tianjin (1), Ningbo (1), Hong Kong (1), Suzhou (1), Shanghai (7), Tianjin ExploratoriumArchitect: Bernard TschumiPlace: TianjinBuilding Completed: 2018 Guangdong MuseumArchitect: Rocco DesignPlace: GuangzhouBuilding Completed: 2010 Xinzhou MansionArchitect: GMP ArchitektenPlace: ShanghaiBuilding Completed: 2018 Ningbo GatewayArchitect: RSH+PPlace: NingboBuilding Completed: 2017 Xiqu TheaterArchitect: Bing TomPlace: Hong KongBuilding Completed: 2018 Continued FlamboyanceThe photoseries highlights iconic architecture designed by this worlds ‘starchitects’. The iconic structures are a very particular style that continue to receive a lot of discussion in the architecture media news cycle. Either positive or negative. Positive because they standout, can establish a new district or revitalize another . Negative for the same reasons, they standout and don’t tend to blend fully into their surroundings, they establish a new district and with that immediately drive up the office and residential price tags. This is a style not suited for everywhere, however is it the right style for China? After-all, appearance is key in this part of the world. Nowadays cities tend to step slightly away from its pure icons for the sake of being icons. Having lived and practiced in China for the past 8 years, there is a current trend to preserve the old and regenerate the old. 2 firms doing great regenerating work in China are Atelier Deshaus and OMA. Can we end the era of flamboyant buildings and embrace the refined heritage again? Sky SOHOArchitect: Zaha Hadid ArchitectsPlace: ShanghaiBuilding Completed: 2014 Natural History MuseumArchitect: Perkins + WillPlace: ShanghaiBuilding Completed: 2015 The Gate to the EastArchitect: RMJMPlace: SuzhouBuilding Completed: 2015 Museum of Modern ArtArchitect: Atelier DeshausPlace: ShanghaiBuilding Completed: 2017 Hongqiao FlowerArchitect: MVRDVPlace: ShanghaiBuilding Completed: 2015 A Game Of Shapes, Colours and PatternsShape, colour and patterns, the elements every architect has to deal with daily, take the foreground in this photoseries. The 20 photographs show strong contrasts between forms and shapes, but perhaps even more between different cities. Can we dissect different styles suitable for particular cities? Structures jump out because of a strong use of colour (Guotai Arts Center) , its fluid shapes (Harbin Grand Theater) , its symbolism (Gate to the East) or its resemblance (Fake Hills). Each design has particular factors that defines its language and allows you to create memories with the building.Each building is taken out of context, all that’s left is it pure shape. This allows me, as an architect, to study and better understand the design that make the building the way it is. Beautified China is an ongoing process, a collection and a status update of China’s architecture. Beautified China for me, encapsulates my career both as an architect and photographer.Beautified China II by Kris Provoost is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- anemptytextllineWednesday, February 20, 2013 Wood AuditoriumJudith Butler, Columbia University English and Comparative LiteratureThis lecture will focus on images of vacated and suspended life in Gaza after the bombardment of 2008--9 by Swedish photographer and video-maker, Kent Klich. These images of ordinary life in Gaza in the aftermath of the bombardment of 2008--9 document vacated structures and suspended lives. They constitute the visual sequel to war photography, the landscape of architectural ruins of everyday life, uninhabited and uninhabitable. Abandoned and decimated structures still give a sense of vanished ways of life, and those still alive are endlessly waiting for their lives. The temporal and spatial conditions of living on with no life, dying without death, are explored through visual images that document the destruction that outlasts war—dispossession.Response by Kent Klich.http://events.gsapp.org/event/dispossess-kent-klichs-images-of-vacated-life-in-gaza-after-2008-judith-butlersource
- anemptytextllinePHOTOGRAPHS | JOHNNY KERRSTUCCOLAND!Having grown up in the suburbs around Phoenix, Arizona, I am very well acquainted with stucco. In the Southwestern US, we use it to finish the surface of almost any architectural structure you can think of: houses, storefronts, bridges, walls, etc. Perhaps it is due to the lack of diversity in my surroundings, or a…
- anemptytextllineThe 80,000-ton silo warehouse on Minsheng Wharfin Shanghai, Chinarenovated by 大舍建筑 Atelier Deshausphotos by whyseeimagemy works are also onInstagram Lofter Weibo欢迎关注我的个人公众号whyseeimage--如果语言无法达意,也许图像可以。--for architecture photography commisions, please reach me at:[email protected]本文中的所有内容(包括但不限于文字、图片等),未经授权和许可,任何单位和个人不得转载、摘编或以其他任何形式使用。©whyseeimage All rights reservedInsterior Spacemy works are also onInstagram Lofter Weibo欢迎关注我的个人公众号whyseeimagefor architecture photography commisions, please reach me at:[email protected]
- anemptytextllineRND | '18A series of minimal and geometric architecture in London, UK and Berlin, Germany. More minimal architecture photography on my Instagram @heysupersimiJust say hey for prints 🙂 heysupersimi.com
- anemptytextllineLibrary & Learning Center | University of Economics ViennaArchitect: Zaha Hadid Architects, HamburgThis series shows the impressive Library and Learning Center of Zaha Hadid Architects, part of the WU Campus Vienna. Especially the interior is fascinating and shows the characteristically architectural design of Zaha Hadid.An inspiring place for students to learn.From daylight to nightlight scenesPHOTOGRAPHS …
- anemptytextllineThe Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam was designed by the Austrian architects Delugan Meissl Architects. It was officially opened in April 2012 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.The new dynamic landmark is located on the waterfront directly opposite the main railway station.DYNAMIC FORMSprofessional architectural photographywww.dynamicforms.photo
- anemptytextllineSHELLArchitects: Drozdov & PartnersLocation: Odessa, UkraineYear: 2018Photo © Andrey AvdeenkoSHELLАрхитекторы: Drozdov & PartnersЛокация: Одесса, УкраинаГод: 2018Фото © Андрей АвдеенкоКонтакты:+38 050 323 34 46 [email protected]:+38 050 323 34 46 [email protected]
- anemptytextllineAlberobelloAlberobello, owes its origins to a group of farmers called by Acquaviva feudatories, to make fertile the land " La Selva". During the 16th century the territory was restored and the "casedde" (nowadays "Trulli") were built with slabs of "chiancole" and stones. The feudal lords forced the farmers to build their houses without mortar, to be dismantled before…
- anemptytextllinePonte CityPonte city tower is probably the most amazing and also terrifying piece of dystopian architecture I've ever seen.The 55 stories tower in Johannesburg is the tallest residential building in Africa and was used as a location to film “District 9”, “Chappie” and “Resident Evil”. By the 1990s, many gangs moved into the building and it became extremely unsafe. Ponte City was symbolic of…
- anemptytextllineM A G M AMagma Arts & CongressMagma - einen passenderen Namen für das Kulturzentrum von Adeje konnten die Architekten nicht finden. Es passt sich mit seiner Materialität, Farbgebung und optischen Rauheit wunderbar in die vorherschenden Farben und den Charakter der Vulkaninsel ein. Die Dachkonstruktion erinnert an die Wellen des Meeres und wird von 12…