3D Printed Designs By Zaha Hadid, Francis Bitonti and others Exhibited by ACADIA

The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) used its annual conference to showcase products created with the latest additive manufacturing technologies, including a chair by architect Zaha Hadid that can be 3D-printed on-demand (+ slideshow).

3D-printing company Stratasys collaborated with designers including Zaha Hadid, Alvin Huang, Francis Bitonti, Jose Sanchez and Jenny Wu to create 3D-printed furniture, fashion and interactive games for the ACADIAconference in Los Angeles last week.

Hadid, who was a keynote speaker at the three-day conference, created a sinuous chair using multi-material 3D-printing that can be produced on-demand.

3D-printed chair by Zaha Hadid Architects

Entirely Transparent Maze like S House by Architect Yuusuke Karasawa

The exposed criss-crossing skeleton of this see-through house in Japan frames a labyrinth of wall-less rooms connected by over a dozen different staircases 

                       

Designed by Tokyo-based architect Yuusuke Karasawa, S House is a two-storey-high building broken up into five split levels, creating a series of evenly sized rooms that are connected by staircases rather than corridors.

                       

Comparing the Architecture in Abuja and that of Lagos

I would like to discuss on the Architectural Progress, style and methods of Architects in Abuja and Lagos using various criteria to compare them..Please feel free to share your thoughts,pictures,ideas, publications and articles (pharleescar@gmail.com).


Like Zayyad I. Muhammad once said in his article "A tale of two cities"

Lagos and Abuja are two faces of Nigeria, and perhaps the pride of many Nigerians. The two cities have similarities and differences in virtually everything in them. Lagos can be liken to a beauty Queen, dressed in a glittery-white-satin, standing beside a street, smiling and waving to passersby, but when she speaks, her mouth smells, she has body odor, she is arrogant and materialistic. 
Abuja on the other hand, can be liken to a beautiful Princess, dressed in a fabulous chocolate-lace, having sexy curves and hot legs, but she is a bimbo. When she speaks, her voice is thunderous, and a handshake with her; is like a grip of a female Gorilla’s hands, her hands are as strong as irons.

Architectural Picture Jokes of Today

"Everyone is an Architect until there is a problem, then the Architect's to blame!"

                              

Bulging Stadium by OFIS Arhitekti for FC BATE Borisov Completed

 

OFIS Arhitekti has completed a bulbous, spotty stadium for Belarusian football club FC BATE Borisov (+ slideshow).

                         

Located in a forest area south of Borisov city centre, the 13,000-seat arena creates a new larger home stadium for FC BATE Borisov, the reigning champions of the Belarusian Premier League.

Frank Gehry Gave the Middle finger to Journalists for criticizing his Architecture

                      

“Let me tell you one thing. In this world we are living in, 98 percent of everything that is built and designed today is pure shit. There’s no sense of design, no respect for humanity or for anything else. They are damn buildings and that’s it. 

“Once in a while, however, there’s a small group of people who does something special. Very few. But good god, leave us alone! We are dedicated to our work. I don’t ask for work. I don’t have a publicist. I’m not waiting for anyone to call me. I work with clients who respect the art of architecture. Therefore, please don’t ask questions as stupid as that one.”

Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster have been selected to design high-rise hotels in China

                             

From Dezeen.com

 Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster have been selected to design high-rise hotels in China for Jumeirah Group.

The hotel company, which forms part of investment group Dubai Holding, chose London architecture firms Zaha Hadid Architects and Foster + Partners to design two of three new resorts proposed in Nanjing, Wuhan and Haikou.

World Largest Free_Spanning Dome_ Singapore National stadium

So I came across the Post and Beautiful Pictures on Dezeen and decided to share it with You all...

Singapore's new national sports stadium lays claim to the world's largest free-spanning dome, measuring 310-metres across, and its roof can be opened or closed to suit the tropical climate (+ slideshow).

           

The design team – a group of engineers and designers from Arup, DP Architects and AECOM – created the Singapore Sports Hub on a 35-hectare waterfront-site in Kallang, south-east Singapore.

5 Embarrassing Architectural Fails

Doctors, lawyers, scientists and architects are all people we assume at least sort of know what they're doing. And for good reason: If a barista gets a job that he or she is patently unqualified for, you might get too much mocha syrup in your frappe. But if, say, an architect has an off day, your apartment could fold in on itself the next time you close your bedroom and kitchen windows at the same time. But just because we expect perfection from them, that doesn't mean they always live up to it. Even architects, foremen and chief engineers come in to work hungover once in a while, and that's when we get failures like these.

#5. Lotus Riverside Collapses Because of Rain

Via Telegraph
The Lotus Riverside building complex in Shanghai was a complex of 11 buildings by the side of a river. Imagine that. By June of 2009, the project was nearing completion, with most of the flats already sold off. Then the workers showed up one morning to find that one of the buildings had fallen flat over on its side, completely intact. It was like a giant toddler came by and just smacked it over for the simple thrill of the destruction.

An Artchitects Job - Photo of the Day

 
An architect’s job is to listen to our clients’ hopes, dreams and desires and to work with them to create their home.

“How did you take all my random, partial, contradicting thoughts, meet the budget and schedule, and give me more than I expected?” – “I’m an architect, it’s what I do.” (not saying our clients ever come to us with random, partial, contradicting thoughts…but you get the idea!)

And the Client is Happy After all....

By Keith at Cogitate Design