Ippolito Fleitz Group sent us their work, the fair stand for “Wirtschaftsfoerderung Region Stuttgart” at ExpoReal 2010. The project is a result of collaboration between Ippolito Fleitz Group and Emmy B. And it was just awarded with the iF communication design award 2011. More images and facts from the architects after the break.
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mab architects sent us their work, the Plinthos Pavilion, that’s built using 21816 clay bricks to make a continuous floor and walls. More texts and images from the architects follow the break.
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Design Concept of Momentary City by Vector Architects:
Like many other cities in China, Hefei is undergoing a rapid transformation. The original urban fabric was torn apart and discarded, replaced by giant blocks of anonymous structures and forms. The present Hefei is just a fleeting moment on its relentless march toward the future.
Project Description of Youturn Pavilion – 29th Art Biennale Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2010 by UNStudio:
UNStudio’s Youturn Pavilion is one of six ‘terrieros’ created for the 29th Art Biennale in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Located at the heart of the biennale, the pavilion operates primarily as a venue; a nodal point within the biennale’s context which provides a forum for communication by diverse means and on different scales. Programmatically the pavilion invites the public to meet, orientate and observe. It provokes interaction between both participants and visitors to the biennale, creating a place for display, discussion, and debate. The UNStudio Pavilion places itself between artwork, installation and architecture; operating as both a form and a functional structure performing as an activator of events.
Text from Kate Otten Architects:
Gabriel’s Garden Pavilion, Johannesburg, South Africa (Home Office Pavilions in Historic Garden of a National Monument)
The site for this home office is the lowest garden platform of the Historic Terraced Garden of a 1930′s house – now a National Monument – on the Westcliff ridge in, Johannesburg.
The Burnham Pavilions by Zaha Hadid Architects and UN Studio received the 2010 Best Small Project Award by the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI). With a prestigious history of innovative engineering for some of the world’s most renowned architecture, the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois stated the anything-but-conventional internal structures of the pavilions proved robust, putting engineering in the service of adventurous, eye-popping architecture and ambitious urban planning. Both structures, although different in form, seem to float and make the pavilions look effortless. The aluminium and steel structures creatively handled the architects’ visions.
The exterior of the Indonesia Pavilion is covered with greenish bamboo sticks and some bamboo grows out of the pavilion ceiling. With a special fibre that is strong and breathes well, bamboo has long been favored as a construction material. The use of bamboo for the Indonesia Pavilion symbolizes the synergy between the traditional and contemporary lifestyle of Indonesia.
Press Release:
ESI Design, a pioneer in the field of experience design, previewed the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Opening on May 1, the 40,000 square-foot Pavilion, known as the “Dream Cube,” encourages visitors to participate in an impressive multimedia experience comprised of cutting-edge technology, dreamlike environments, collaborative social spaces and sustainably designed materials.
