domingo, 14 de abril de 2013
jueves, 6 de diciembre de 2012
OSCAR NIEMEYER - "A vida é um sopro". 15/12/1907 a 05/12/2012. BRASIL
sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012
ARQ. FUTURO 2012. Zaha Hadid e Shigeru Ban
sábado, 3 de marzo de 2012
PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE 2012. Wang Shu

Source: The Pritzker Architecture Prize
sábado, 26 de noviembre de 2011
jueves, 27 de octubre de 2011
Torre de TV de arquitetura polêmica será inaugurada na China

Foto: UOL
jueves, 20 de octubre de 2011
Pritzker 2011: Eduardo Souto de Moura (PORTUGAL)
jueves, 1 de octubre de 2009
Christian de Portzamparc
Highly respected by architectural cognoscente throughout the world, this relatively young French architect explains that he was “a designer who painted before he decided to study architecture.” While he still paints, he says, “I am not a painter or sculptor, yet.” He is however a frequent lecturer and author. Although he has no built works in the United States, he was one of the finalists in the competition for Chicago’s new Museum of Contemporary Art and an Art Museum for Omaha. Most recently he has gained recognition in Japan where he designed apartment buildings for the city of Fukuoka.
Most of his completed projects are in France, perhaps the most visible being the City of Music, a group of structures situated on the edge of the La Villette suburban park in Paris. The project actually has two phases. The first part, housing the National Conservatory of Music and Dance was completed in 1990. The second part with public spaces for concerts will open next January. Portzamparc says when he began work on the City of Music in 1984, his thoughts were carried back to a house in Brittany, the first thing he ever built, “In that design, each room was like a separate little house,” he says. “I have discovered that each new project is the sum of all my previous works. No new work springs to life without some relationship to past inspiration.” (Source: The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
Philharmonie de Paris
Source: You tube
sábado, 22 de agosto de 2009
Peter Zumthor - Pritzker 2009
Peter Zumthor was born on April 26, 1943, the son of a cabinet maker, Oscar Zumthor, in Basel, Switzerland. He trained as a cabinet maker from 1958 to 1962. From 1963-67, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Vorkurs and Fachklasse with further studies in design at Pratt Institute in New York.

In 1967, he was employed by the Canton of Graubünden (Switzerland) in the Department for the Preservation of Monuments working as a building and planning consultant and architectural analyst of historical villages, in addition to realizing some restorations. He established his own practice in 1979 in Haldenstein, Switzerland where he still works with a small staff of fifteen. Zumthor is married to Annalisa Zumthor-Cuorad. They have three children, all adults, Anna Katharina, Peter Conradin, and Jon Paulin, and two grandchildren.
Since 1996, he has been a professor at the Academy of Architecture, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana, Mendrisio. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Southern California Institute of Architecture and SCI-ARC in Los Angeles in 1988; at the Technische Universität, Munich in 1989; and at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University in 1999.
In the recent book published by Barrons Educational Series, Inc. titled, Architectura, Elements of Architectural Style, with the distinguished architectural historian from Australia, Professor Miles Lewis, as general editor, the Zumthor’s Thermal Bath building at Vals is described as “a superb example of simple detailing that is used to create highly atmospheric spaces. The design contrasts cool, gray stone walls with the warmth of bronze railings, and light and water are employed to sculpt the spaces. The horizontal joints of the stonework mimic the horizontal lines of the water, and there is a subtle change in the texture of the stone at the waterline. Skylights inserted into narrow slots in the ceiling create a dramatic line of light that accentuates the fluidity of the water. Every detail of the building thus reinforces the importance of the bath on a variety of levels.” (fonte: The Pritzker Architecture Prize)
sábado, 24 de enero de 2009
Priztker 2006 - Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Imagem 1: Paulo Mendes da Rocha Fonte: The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Video 1: Projetos de Paulo Mendes da Rocha Fonte: You tube
Paulo Mendes da Rocha tem desenvolvido projetos na cidade de São Paulo (Brasil) e Lisboa (Portugal). Dentre seus mais importantes projetos encontram-se, o Museu Brasileiro de Escultura em São Paulo, a Reforma da Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, a Casa Gerassi, dentre outros.
Video 2: Museu Brasileiro de Escultura Fonte: You tube
Video 3: Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo Fonte: You tube
Video 4: Casa Gerassi Fonte: You tube
viernes, 23 de enero de 2009
Pritzker 2007 - Richard Rogers

Imagem 1: Richard Rogers Fonte: The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Richard, desde seu retorno a Londres, tem desenvolvido seu trabalho em sociedade com outros arquitetos. Assim, a primeira sociedade que formou foi com Norman e Wendy Foster e Su Rogers de 1963 a 1968. Essa sociedade ficou conhecida como o Grupo dos 4 (team 4). Nos anos de 1968 ao 1970, a sociedade foi continuada por Richard e Su Rogers, até que em 1977, Richard institui Richard Rogers e Companhia.
Dentre os principais projetos desenvolvidos por Richard Rogers estão o Centre Pompidou em Paris (França), Terminal 4 no aeroporto de Barajas em Madri (Espanha), Millennium Dome em Londres. O Centre Pompidou foi projetado conjuntamaente com o reconhecido arquiteto italiano Renzo Piano.
Video 1: Centre Pompidou 1 Fonte: You tube
Video 2: Terminal 4 do Aeroporto de Barajas Fonte: You tube
Video 3: Millennium Dome Fonte: You tube
martes, 18 de noviembre de 2008
Pritzker 2008 - Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel, de origen francés, nació en la ciudad de Fumel, en el año de 1945. Comenzó su trabajo como arquitecto a partir de 1975, cuando abrió su primer atelier, habiendo desarrollado desde entonces proyectos en vários lugares del mundo, principalmente en países como Francia, Alemaña y Japón, entre otros como Estados Unidos de América, Brasil, Portugal, España, Francia, Alemaña, Belgica, Holanda, Suecia, Austria, Italia y Dinamarca.
El edifício, Institut du Monde Arabe, se e ncuentra ubicado en la orilla del Rio Sena, frente a la Isla de San Luis y próximo a la Plaza de la Bastilla (Imagenes 2 y 3).
Imagen 2: Localización el Institut du Monde Arabe. Fuente: Modificado de Google Earth
Imagen 3: Ubicación del Institut du Monde Arabe. Fuente: Modificado de Google Earth
Imagen 4: Vista Norte. Fuente: Google Earth
Consta de un museo, una biblioteca, espacios para exhibición, espacios para atelieres para niños, un centro de documentación, un auditorium y un restaurante, este último que se encuentra localizado en el skyroom de la edifício.
La característica principal del edifício es el uso diafragmas reguladores del ingreso de la luz natural. Esos diafragmas, dispositivos foto-eléctricos automãticos, fueron utilizados principalmente en la fachada de orientação sur, justamente por ser la superficie vertical que recibe mayor asoleamiento e iluminación, siendo que para ese lado estan ubicados los espacios colectivos, como los espacios de exhibición, la biblioteca y otros (ver video 1).
Video 1: Institut du Monde Arabe. Fuente: YouTube



