Le monde en construction

[francely57]

Laval :

 

16 février 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Saskatoon :

 

photo de Jerry de SSP

 

 

 

 

 

Calgary :

 

photo de Regulator75 de SSP (Witty nickname sur flickr)

[LindbergMTL]

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13660

 

$75m USD theatre complex opens this week

 

 

The Grand Canal Square Theatre in Dublin is classic Daniel Libeskind: brave, full of life, dramatic lines and striking colour. It will no doubt immediately become a major landmark in the Irish capital. The 2,000- seat performance venue is the core of a wider, mixed-use complex comprising a pair of eight-floor commercial blocks, five-star hotel and residential block.

 

 

Libeskind describes his aim for the project, “To create a truly vibrant 24/7 community, commercial, retail, residential and cultural components must communicate in a fluid and transparent dialogue. For the Grand Canal project, I wanted to integrate the commercial buildings with the adjacent retail, residential and cultural components and with the public space by designing multi-storey glazed atria. Although both offices are designed in the same architectural language, each responds to the site in its own unique way. Two Grand Canal Square, which is adjacent to the new 2,000-seat theatre, opens up towards the Square, while 4 and 5 Grand Canal Square, in conjunction with the theatre, form a dramatic gateway to Grand Canal Harbour.”

 

Dublin, like the many contemporary performing spaces that go before it, is oriented around the water’s edge. Sydney undoubtedly started the trend but more recently, we have seen Snohetta’s Oslo opera house, HLT’s Copenhagen Opera house, Calatrava’s Tenerife Opera house, Foster’s Sage at Gateshead and Herzog De Meuron’s Elbe Philharmonic hall in Hamburg. Libeskind has unashamedly embraced the waterfront added more than a touch of drama with his iconic 'red carpet' leading from the entrance to the water’s edge.

 

Talking about the theatre itself, Libeskind expands, “The architectural concept of the theatre is based on stages: the stage of the theatre itself, the stage of the piazza, and the stage of the multiple-level theatre lobby above the piazza. The theatre becomes the main façade of a large public piazza that has a five-star hotel and residences on one side and an office building on the other.”

 

 

The developers, Chartered Land are clearly expecting the complex to attract a huge number of visitors and it will be supported by a full array of integrated transport links including a new four-lane bridge currently under construction.

 

VIEW FLOOR PLAN HERE (6 MB)

 

Most of the performing venues mentioned above, including the Dublin Grand Canal Square Theatre are featured in Performing Architecture, see below:

 

 

Michael Hammond

Modifié 16 mars 2010 par LindbergMTL

[LindbergMTL]

Inhabitat

 

by Mike Chino, 03/15/10

 

 

Prepare to be blown away: the latest addition to London’s skyline is a striking modern skyscraper that is heralded as the world’s first building with wind turbines built in! Nicknamed “The Razor”, the 148 meter-tall Strata tower is topped with a trio of turbines that will produce enough power to meet 8% of its energy needs.

 

 

More at

 

http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/15/the-strata-worlds-first-skyscraper-with-built-in-wind-turbines/

[LindbergMTL]

The Beekman Tower is a 76 story-story skyscraper under construction in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 8 Spruce Street, just south of City Hall Plaza and the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction on the project had been halted at 38 stories but an agreement finalized in March between labor unions, contractors and developers has shaved up to 20 percent off the cost of building, allowing construction to resume.

 

 

The 1.1 million sq ft structure will be the tallest residential tower in the Manhattan with 903 rental apartments, a four-storey, 100,000 sq ft public school, a 21,000 sq ft ambulatory care center, 13,000 sq ft of ground level retail space and 26,000 sq ft of below-grade parking for 175 cars.

 

This will be famed architect, Frank Gehry’s, first residential project in New York and features his signature glass and crumpled stainless steel cladding design.

 

The developer, Forest City Ratner Companies, originally expected to get $80 per sq ft for the apartment rentals, according to the New York Times. However, the average asking rent in the financial district is $50 per sq ft, but none of the other buildings have a facade designed by Frank Gehry.

 

The structural engineer for the project is WSP Cantor Seinuk.

 

http://www.examiner.com/x-8485-Land-Development-Examiner~y2010m3d18-Construction-on-the-Beekman-Tower-resumes-in-Manhattan

[LindbergMTL]

Inhabitat

 

by Yuka Yoneda, 03/15/10

 

Oppenheim Miami Dade College Campus Center, leed, sustainable building, green design, eco design, sustainable architecture, energy efficient ecoskeleton, wind turbines, solar power, eco architecture, oppenheim architecture, miami, florida

 

 

Thanks to firm Oppenheim Architecture + Design, Miami Dade College is getting an eye-popping new campus center poised for LEED certification. To be located on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami, the building is an extruded quadrangle shape that, along with a striking glass and steel exoskeleton, maximizes natural ventilation and public spaces for the students to enjoy. In terms of clean energy generation, the center will have its own wind turbines and solar hot water collectors right on its roof!

 

 

Oppenheim Miami Dade College Campus Center, leed, sustainable building, green design, eco design, sustainable architecture, energy efficient ecoskeleton, wind turbines, solar power, eco architecture, oppenheim architecture, miami, florida

 

 

Two towers form the top of the structure, allowing for tons of exterior public spaces at both ground and sky level. The center will be approximately 250,000 square feet with a two-level commercial space wrapping the entire base of the building and an open-air campus arts quad on the third level. There will also be a sloping auditorium inside to be used as a venue for various cultural events. In addition to the main public spaces, the towers will also have offices, meeting facilities, an athletic center, a residential area with small studios, one-bedroom rental units and a full service hotel.

 

In terms of sustainability, the center’s impactful glass facade and steel exoskeletal system allow for lots of natural daylighting, increasing energy efficiency. The building will also have its own wind turbine farm and solar hot water collectors located on the roof to generate power for the center.

 

+ Oppenheim Architecture + Design

 

Via Designboom

 

http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/15/oppenheim-unveils-exoskeletal-leed-campus-center-for-miami-dade/oppenheim-miami-dade-campus-center7/

[pedepy]

The Beekman Tower is a 76 story-story skyscraper under construction in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 8 Spruce Street, just south of City Hall Plaza and the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction on the project had been halted at 38 stories but an agreement finalized in March between labor unions, contractors and developers has shaved up to 20 percent off the cost of building, allowing construction to resume.

 

 

The 1.1 million sq ft structure will be the tallest residential tower in the Manhattan with 903 rental apartments, a four-storey, 100,000 sq ft public school, a 21,000 sq ft ambulatory care center, 13,000 sq ft of ground level retail space and 26,000 sq ft of below-grade parking for 175 cars.

 

This will be famed architect, Frank Gehry’s, first residential project in New York and features his signature glass and crumpled stainless steel cladding design.

 

The developer, Forest City Ratner Companies, originally expected to get $80 per sq ft for the apartment rentals, according to the New York Times. However, the average asking rent in the financial district is $50 per sq ft, but none of the other buildings have a facade designed by Frank Gehry.

 

The structural engineer for the project is WSP Cantor Seinuk.

 

http://www.examiner.com/x-8485-Land-Development-Examiner~y2010m3d18-Construction-on-the-Beekman-Tower-resumes-in-Manhattan

 

ca me fait tjrs capoter, les ecoles publiques a manhattan. pouvez vous vous imaginer aller a l'ecole primaire la dedans ?! ..

[Cataclaw]

I'd only dream of living in an apartment in the Beekman Tower...

 

Ahhhh......

 

Passed by last summer, going again this summer. It's really sleek and beautiful. Pictures don't do it justice!

[francely57]

Dubai :

 

même s'ils ont plein de projets interrompus, on dirait que ceux de 300-400-500 m à la Marina continuent à plein rythme

 

photo de Playmaker de SSC ... > > >

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto :

 

la construction d'une autre tour vient de commencer : Couture, ~40aine d'étages, voisine de X Condo (et éventuellement X2)

http://www.condo-living-west.com/toblog/2009_03_01_archive.html

 

 

...et la construction est en train de commencer pour : Ice Condos, 55 et 65 étages

http://www.kenyeung.ca/Ice_Condos/page_2068306.html

[Malek]

75 USD pour ça???

 

Et nous on pait 125+ pour une boite a chaussure le quart en grandeur????

 

Ya qqchose qui cloche.

 

 

 

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=13660

 

$75m USD theatre complex opens this week

 

 

The Grand Canal Square Theatre in Dublin is classic Daniel Libeskind: brave, full of life, dramatic lines and striking colour. It will no doubt immediately become a major landmark in the Irish capital. The 2,000- seat performance venue is the core of a wider, mixed-use complex comprising a pair of eight-floor commercial blocks, five-star hotel and residential block.

 

 

Libeskind describes his aim for the project, “To create a truly vibrant 24/7 community, commercial, retail, residential and cultural components must communicate in a fluid and transparent dialogue. For the Grand Canal project, I wanted to integrate the commercial buildings with the adjacent retail, residential and cultural components and with the public space by designing multi-storey glazed atria. Although both offices are designed in the same architectural language, each responds to the site in its own unique way. Two Grand Canal Square, which is adjacent to the new 2,000-seat theatre, opens up towards the Square, while 4 and 5 Grand Canal Square, in conjunction with the theatre, form a dramatic gateway to Grand Canal Harbour.”

 

Dublin, like the many contemporary performing spaces that go before it, is oriented around the water’s edge. Sydney undoubtedly started the trend but more recently, we have seen Snohetta’s Oslo opera house, HLT’s Copenhagen Opera house, Calatrava’s Tenerife Opera house, Foster’s Sage at Gateshead and Herzog De Meuron’s Elbe Philharmonic hall in Hamburg. Libeskind has unashamedly embraced the waterfront added more than a touch of drama with his iconic 'red carpet' leading from the entrance to the water’s edge.

 

Talking about the theatre itself, Libeskind expands, “The architectural concept of the theatre is based on stages: the stage of the theatre itself, the stage of the piazza, and the stage of the multiple-level theatre lobby above the piazza. The theatre becomes the main façade of a large public piazza that has a five-star hotel and residences on one side and an office building on the other.”

 

 

The developers, Chartered Land are clearly expecting the complex to attract a huge number of visitors and it will be supported by a full array of integrated transport links including a new four-lane bridge currently under construction.

 

VIEW FLOOR PLAN HERE (6 MB)

 

Most of the performing venues mentioned above, including the Dublin Grand Canal Square Theatre are featured in Performing Architecture, see below:

 

 

Michael Hammond

[saturnus85]

75 USD pour ça???

 

Et nous on pait 125+ pour une boite a chaussure le quart en grandeur????

 

Ya qqchose qui cloche.

 

Le théâtre que tu nous montre n'est pas adéquat pour un orchestre symphonique. Il s'agit d'une Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier en plus petit (et plus joli, admettons). Le design que tu appelles "boîte à chaussures" est souhaitable lorsqu'il est question d'une salle de concert. Les meilleures salles du monde suivent toutes cet agencement: Musikverein, Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony et autres. L'opéra de Sydney, en comparaison, déçoit en termes d'acoutisque.

 

Renseigne-toi, plutôt que de voir des complots à gauche et à droite. Ce sera tout à ton honneur.