ar+d Emerging Architecture Lectures
ar+ d Emerging Architecture Spring Lecture Series
A series of three seminars and presentations by young architects from the 2011 ar+d Awards for Emerging Architecture. Participants will discuss their work in general as well as describing their winning projects
ar+d Emerging Architecture Awards 2011
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Celebrating the winners of the 2011 ar + d awards
This issue celebrates the winners of the 2011 ar+d Awards for Emerging Architecture
Joint Winner of ar+d awards : Film Institute by Boonserm Premthada, Thailand
A worthy joint winner, Premthada’s Film Institute broadcasts itself in rural Thailand. With an air of Eladio Dieste, adept brickwork directs the design and prompts an inventive way of looking at interactive space
Joint Winner of ar+d awards : Harbour remodelling by Creus e Carrasco, Malpica, Spain
A worthy joint winner, Carrasco solicitously approaches this transformation with creative panache turning an inert harbour into an engaging haven
Biodiversity Centre by Thomas Garcia Piriz, Loja, Southern Spain
Piriz commands Spanish soils with an irregular, dramatic insertion-seaming the landscape via an intrepid geometry
Cave For Kids by Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter, Norway
Recycled materials create the profile for this thoughtful kids cave. Whilst creating a playful design, Haugen/ Zohar Arkitekter challenge ideas of reuse through sculptural devices.
Little Hilltop with Wind View by Shingo Masuda, Yamaguchi, Japan
Shingo Masuda creates a climate driven folly with a twist. Its peripheral appears like a scene from Rapunzel but its structural and environmental integrity respond solicitously to its functionality.
Rowing Centre by Jose Maria Sanchez Garcia, Alange, Spain
Garcia’s rowing centre creates sinous encounters with its surrounding landscape
Nebuta House Museum by Molo Design, Japan
Chronicles of culture and Japanese traditions invent Molo Design’s museum
Social Housing by Zigzag Arquitectura, Spain
Material, colour and form permit this particular revision of social housing to make an impression
Tetsuo Kondo mediates the Estonian landscape with a steel walkway
Path In The Forest by Tetsuo Kondo, Tallinn, Estonia
ICA Arquitectura's Contemporary Arts Centre exchanges hooks for paintings
Contemporary Arts Centre by ICA Arquitectura, Madrid, Spain
Hiroshi Nakamura's art museum reflects the ornamental traditions in Japan
Art Museum by Hiroshi Nakamura, Oyama, Japan
Kumon School by Takashi Yonezawa, Kyoto, Japan
Yonezawa’s school design crafts an energetic narrative for learning in Kyoto, offering a new tone for educational design protocol in Japan
Sagacho Archives by Masahiro Harada
The juxtaposition of finished and unfinished spaces creates an interesting setting for artwork through comparable structural and material choices
A community centre by chinthaka Wickramage starts to restore hope in a broken Thalalla
Community Centre by Chinthaka Wickramage, Thalalla, Sri Lanka
Municipal Theatre by Enrique Krahe, Zafra
A splintered landscape is revived through Enrique Krahe’s theatrical designs
Shadow Pavilion by PLY Architecture, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
A biomimicry trial takes a seat in Michigan’s Botanical Gardens
Survival Tactics for Spain's Harsh New Reality: Making Sense of the Numbers Game
As the economic crisis brings once-thriving construction programmes in the Spanish public and private sectors to a standstill, the country’s younger generation of architects must summon all their reserves of skill and resourcefulness to confront this bleak outlook
Coming of age in Japan's lost decades: a season of stalwart seedlings
Drawing on Japan’s still fertile architectural culture, which continues to present younger firms with opportunities, Japanese architects extend their record of excellence in the Awards, encapsulating the resilience of those who came of age in Japan’s ‘Lost Decades’
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AR House Awards 2011
2011 Winner: Zero Energy House, Tübingen, Germany
Winner of AR House 2011 this dwelling is a radical and energy-conscious reinterpretation of the suburban villa
House with Gardens by Tetsuo Kondo Architects, Yokohama, Japan
[RUNNER UP AR HOUSE 2011] Large cuts in the facade bring light into pocket gardens scattered around this imaginative vision of domestic life. Photography by Ken’ichi Suzuki
Prefab House by MYCC, Cedeira, Spain
[RUNNER UP AR HOUSE 2011] Surrounded by a grove of eucalyptus trees, the house sits lightly on a hillside with vistas down to the sea. Photography by Fernando Guerra
Daylight House by Takeshi Hosaka Architects, Yokohama, Japan
[RUNNER UP AR HOUSE 2011] The skylit punctured roof of Daylight House rises up amid a cramped and chaotic urban milieu. Photography by Nacasa & Partners and Koji Fuji
Inbetween House by Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates, Karuizawa, Japan
[RUNNER UP AR HOUSE 2011] In a forest of larch trees, wafer-thin roof planes enfold a cluster of modular structures. Photography by Iwan Baan
Shingle House by Nord Architecture, Dungeness, Kent, UK
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] Three simple huts, unified by a black-tarred shingle skin. Photography by Charles Hosea
Distance of Fog House by Studio Green Blue, Tokyo, Japan
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] Perforated metal sheets create a delicate interior to juxtapose the the strong metal cladding of the facade. Photography by Studio Green Blue
Stacking Green House by Vo Trong Nghia, Daisuke Sanuki and Shunri Nishizawa, Saigon, Vietnam
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] In designing this narrow three-storey house, the architects took their cue from balcony planters. Photography by Hiroyuki Oki
Paraty House by Studio MK27, Paraty, Brazil
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] Concrete boxes define the two zones of Studio MK27’s house on the Brazilian coast
Atelier-Bisque Doll by UID Architects, Minoh, Osaka, Japan
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] UID’s structurally and spatially sophisticated house for a doll maker and artist rethinks the notion of walls and boundaries. Photography by H Ueda
The Sleeping Giant by O'Donnell + Tuomey, Dublin, Ireland
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] With long views towards Dublin Bay, the Sleeping Giant takes on the character of a large rocky outcrop. Photography by Dennis Gilbert and O’Donnell + Tuomey
Near House by Mount Fuji Architects Studio, Tokyo, Japan
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] Small but flamboyant response to a challenging urban context. Photography by Shigeo Ogawa
Linear House by Patkau Architects, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] With a fully expressed 8m cantilever, this house set against a line of Douglas fir trees can double up as an open-air pavilion. Photography by James Dow
New Mission Hall by Adam Richards Architects, Sussex, UK
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] New Mission Hall presents a familiar arrangement that engages with its village context. Photography by Tim Brotherton & Katie Lock
Te Kaitaka by Stevens Lawson Architects, Wanaka, New Zealand
[COMMENDATION AR HOUSE 2011] Set within the dramatic valley of Lake Wanaka, the folded concrete form of Te Kaitaka follows the natural lie of the land. Photography by Mark Smith
AR House 2010 Winner
2011 Winner: House with Balls by Matharoo Associates
Matharoo Associates produce a spectacular bespoke concrete house, on a budget that secured the top prize in the AR Housr 2010 Award
