posts tagged ‘maquettes’

Jakarta | ‘Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu’ opening

Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu | July 1, 2011
Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu | July 1, 2011

For Indonesian architects, a house is usually their first project, the first experiment, the first chance to make a built work. [...] By removing the client out of this context, we enlarge the room to explore architecture.” So states Danny Wicaksono in his curatorial intentions for the Rumah Rumah Tanpa PintuHouses Without Doors – exhibition. The opening weekend in Jakarta was a great event full off maquettes, jongArsitek!, (but also other) architects and creatives – drinks, dialogues, music, presentation and food. read more »

CAA architecture jury | Hangzhou

School of Architecture at CAA | June 2, 2011
School of Architecture at CAA | June 2, 2011

On June 2, the School of Architecture of China Academy of Art Hangzhou [CAA] 中国美术学院建筑艺术学院 organized the presentation of the final year projects. Bert de Muynck | MovingCities was invited to participate in the jury of the studio’s of Erhard An-He Kinzelbach [KNOWSPACE architecture + cities] and Haoru Chen 陈浩如 [Citiarc International]. The first one dealt with the issue of aging, the second one with independent research. Hangzhou 杭州, snapshots, students, maquettes and background. read more »

Nanjing | Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

Urban Planning Exhibition Hall | Nanjing, April 9 2010
Urban Planning Exhibition Hall | Nanjing, April 9 2010

There are many ways to get a grip on the immensity of any Chinese city. One way to understand the development – besides driving through, seeing from a rooftop or by wandering around – is to head to the local urban planning museum. Typically these spaces exhibit the largest scale-model you ever saw, while the corridors are draped with explanations about planning strategies, new iconic buildings and historical developments. read more »

Rotterdam | NAi exhibitions

Architecture of Consequence lecture by NAi director Ole Bouman | February 18, 2010
Architecture of Consequence lecture by NAi director Ole Bouman | February 18, 2010

Thursday February 18, the Netherlands Architecture Institute [NAi] held a pre-opening of the ‘Disputed City’an exhibition about the outcry architecture can cause. This was followed by a lecture by NAi-director Ole Bouman on the ‘Architecture of Consequence‘, the theme of another exhibit, opening the following day. Both measure the effect of architecture on mankind. read more »

Shenzhen | Vanke Center by Steven Holl

Vanke Center Shenzhen by Steven Holl Architects
Vanke Center Shenzhen by Steven Holl Architects

After a holiday hiatus (all best for 2010!), MovingCities is serving some leftover snapshots from the Vanke Center Shenzhen by Steven Holl Architects. The visit in December was part of the opening of the “URBANISMS Steven Holl + Li Hu: 4 Projects in China“-exhibition located in what is known as the Horizontal Skyscraper. read more »

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