12 Worthy Winners: 2013 World Architecture Festival Awards
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12 Worthy Winners: 2013 World Architecture Festival Awards
Dynamic, surprising and visually stunning, the winners of the 2013 World Architecture Festival awards represent
the very best in recent architecture across a range of categories, from
hotels and transit terminals to mosques and private homes. Here are 12
of those standout buildings, including the winner of the coveted World
Building of the Year title.
Shopping: Emporia, Sweden – Wingardh Arkitektkontor
This striking golden glass structure is about as far from a typical
suburban mall as a shopping center can ever get. The sprawling Emporia shopping center in Sweden
features a cut-out amber glass entrance, color-coded atriums throughout
the building that help with navigation, and a rooftop park with outdoor
dining and a spa.
House: The Left-Over-Space House, Australia - Cox Rayner Architects
Proving that virtually no lot is too small for a comfortable,
well-designed home, Cox Rayner Architects took a narrow space just 3
meters wide and created a spacious residence. The Left-Over Space House in Brisbane consists
of stacked orthogonal forms made mostly of wood. Situated between two
public buildings, the house makes use of what seemed like an unusable
space. Iron screens offer privacy, and narrow courtyards enable access
to nature.
Housing: 28th Street Apartments, USA – Koning Eizenburg Architecture
A historic four-story concrete building in Los Angeles,
originally built in 1926, was temporarily abandoned and in a state of
disrepair before Koning Eizenburg Architecture gave it a stunning update
that restores its beauty while also playing old against new in dynamic
and surprising ways. It now contains 24 studio apartments as well as
common facilities, and features a modern roof deck with patterns
abstracted from the ’20s bas-reliefs found in the main entrance.
Office: Statoil Regional and International Offices, Norway – A-Lab
A-Lab aimed to create a massive commercial building complex
for Norwegian energy producer Statoil that would somehow also blend in
with the idyllic shoreline on which it’s located. The result is a series
of narrow, stacked volumes, each oriented to optimize daylight
conditions and views of the fjord landscape. The propeller-shaped glass
roofs are filled in with structures inspired by soap bubbles to stand up
to loads of heavy snow.
Higher Education & Research: University of Exeter Forum Project, UK – Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Taking inspiration from the hillside setting, Wilkinson Eyre Architects created
a design that flows naturally around landscaped piazzas and a ‘green
corridor’ that runs through the center. These green spaces meander
through the university campus to provide students with a beautiful place
to relax and study. The timber gridshell roof is an unusual detail that
adds a sense of movement to the complex.
Display: The Blue Planet, Denmark – 3XN
The theme of ‘water’ is clear from the viewer’s first glimpse of The Blue Planet Aquarium in Denmark,
with beautiful undulating wave-like shapes that form a whirlpool when
seen from above. Pools outside reflect the sky, while the diamond-shaped
aluminum shingles of the building recall the scales of fish.
Sancaklar Mosque, Turkey – Emre Arolat Architects
Avoiding all archetypal visuals, Emre Arolat creates a modern mosque that
focuses on an almost otherworldly feeling of sanctity. Dramatic and
cave-like, the structure emulates the spare landscape with its raw stone
and concrete surfaces. Most of the structure is subterranean, with
daylight filtering in from voids that form abstract geometric shapes
throughout the interior.
Schools: Fontys Sports College, Netherlands – Mecanoo International
Bold and fun, the Fontys Sports College
makes its purpose unmistakable with large silhouettes engaging in
sports activities embedded in its brick walls. The structure houses
swimming pools, indoor sports facilities, a 15-meter-high rock climbing
wall and classrooms.
Villa: Namly House, Singapore – CHANG Architects
Redefining ‘tropical house,’ CHANG architects
gave homeowners in Singapore who wanted modern concrete forms with lots
of privacy a villa that still relates to and harmonizes with the
environment. The minimalist house has few outer windows, so the outside
world can’t see in, but features light-filled inner courtyards. It
avoids the typical bamboo and wood seen in most tropical houses, but
it’s filled with profuse greenery and offers plenty of beautiful views.
Hotel: CitizenM London Bankside, UK – Concrete
Offering luxury ambiance at a budget price, the CitizenM Bankside hotel in London
cuts out unnecessary frills but still manages to feel high-end. It
features a large central courtyard functioning as an ‘outdoor living
room’ for guests, and it’s packed with fun, colorful, thoroughly British
visuals.
Transport: Sydney Cruise Terminal, Australia – Johnson Pilton Walker Architects
A degraded industrial site has become a central hub for the many cruise-goers
who pass through the Sydney harbor in Australia. A historically
significant metal crane structure was preserved, and now stands as a
framework draped in a modern roof canopy shaped to emulate the waves of
the adjacent water. The design opens up panoramic views of the city.
Culture: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, New Zealand – Frances-Jones Morehen Thorp and Archimedia
Named the World Architecture Festival’s ‘World Building of the Year’, the Auckland Art Gallery
is warm and welcoming with richly patterned wood canopies designed to
mirror the trees of the nearby Albert Park. The space is an extension of
the existing gallery and incorporates natural local materials. The work
of great Maori artists can be seen embedded throughout the walls of the
building.
Dr. EMAD HANI ISMAEEL
Ph.D. in Technologies for the Exploitation
of the Cultural Heritage .
Senior Lecturer in the Dept. of Architecture
College of Engineering , University of Mosul
Mosul - Iraq .
E-mail: emad...@yahoo.com
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