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New Taichung City Cultural Center
SANAA presents the winning proposalThe Japanese studio SANAA, led by architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, has won the competition to design the new Taichung City Cultural Center, in Taiwan.
The winning proposal combines multiple volumes consisting of distorted cubes involved in a translucent mesh, forming angles between them and overlaying in access areas connecting to exhibition spaces, libraries and reading areas.
Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles
Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award 2013The Landscape Architect Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles was distinguished with Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award on the 10th April by the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) on the first day of the World Congress, Auckland (New Zealand), where the President of the Portuguese Association of Landscape Architects (APAP) - Landscape Architect Miguel Reis Braula - represented Professor Ribeiro Telles, by making a lecture written by the winner.
Solar Walk
A pathway that generates energyThe use of photovoltaic solar panels on roofs is something we're already familiar with. However, if we think about sun-exposed areas, which sometimes reach extremely high temperatures, the largest surfaces are pavements.
This principle led a team from The George Washington University in Virginia, USA, to create the "Solar Walk" project, the first solar energy generator pathway in the world that includes walkable solar panels.
Nobel Center in Stockholm
12 Architects SelectedThe Nobel Foundation announced the architects that will be invited to participate in the competition to design its new home, the NobelCenter in Blasieholmen, Stockholm.
From a total of more than 140 architects considered by a specially appointed evaluation committee, 12 were selected "for their projects and artistic qualities, and also the experience of working in complex urban environments."