The ten most beautiful modern swimming pools
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The natatorium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt -
The outdoor swimming stadium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt
The online editors of Architectural Digest Germany have selected the ten most beautiful modern swimming pools around the globe. Among them is the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center by gmp architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, which was inaugurated in 2011 on the occasion of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
The site brings together the SOSC swimming facilities, a multipurpose venue, and a press center, whose forms and materials harmonize as an ensemble. “The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) has emerged as a model project of German architecture and engineering skill,” is the verdict of the renowned architecture journalist Dirk Meyhöfer in his architectural critique of the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
The elongated Natatorium containing four adjacent pools consists of in-line, arch-shaped triangular trusses along which glazed skylights permit filtered daylight to enter. In the outdoor swimming stadium with its diving platform, the semi-circular arena roof consists of radially arranged cantilevers with lightweight membranes spanned between them. The outdoor swimming stadium and the natatorium are now open pools for the public.
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The natatorium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt -
The outdoor swimming stadium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt
The online editors of Architectural Digest Germany have selected the ten most beautiful modern swimming pools around the globe. Among them is the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center by gmp architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, which was inaugurated in 2011 on the occasion of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
The site brings together the SOSC swimming facilities, a multipurpose venue, and a press center, whose forms and materials harmonize as an ensemble. “The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) has emerged as a model project of German architecture and engineering skill,” is the verdict of the renowned architecture journalist Dirk Meyhöfer in his architectural critique of the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
The elongated Natatorium containing four adjacent pools consists of in-line, arch-shaped triangular trusses along which glazed skylights permit filtered daylight to enter. In the outdoor swimming stadium with its diving platform, the semi-circular arena roof consists of radially arranged cantilevers with lightweight membranes spanned between them. The outdoor swimming stadium and the natatorium are now open pools for the public.
COMMUNICATING ARCHITECTURE
Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 | October 19. - 23.2016 | Hall 4.1, Stand J76
Today, books are more often chosen for the topics they cover than for the name of the publisher behind them.
The architectural publishers JOVIS (Berlin) and Park Books (Zurich) have decided to use this circumstance as an opportunity to launch a completely new form of collaboration and book presentation at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair.
During this year’s book fair (October 19–23) we will present new releases from both publishing houses at our joint stand, with each day centering around one specific topic from the areas of architecture and urbanism. We’d like to invite authors and editors, as well as institutions to visit our stand to learn more about their core areas of interest in architecture and to participate in furthering this knowledge through mutual exchange and communication.
Our initiative will continue after the book fair, with events and collaborations revolving around the topics of architecture and architecture books.
The daily topics in focus at the joint stand J76 in Hall 4.1 at the Frankfurt Book Fair:
WEDNESDAY, October 19
BUILDING CULTURE FOR ALL: HOW TO COMMUNICATE ARCHITECTURE TO THE PUBLIC
Architecture in general education. Architecture as lesson. Architecture as exhibit, architecture in museums. Communicating architecture through photography. The importance of books.
THURSDAY, October 20
ARCHITECTURE IN CRISIS: CITIES BETWEEN INVESTORS’ INTERESTS AND URBAN COMMONING
Participative development and planning in practice. Questions of concrete planning, building, and financing. Co-operatives and alternative forms of living.
FRIDAY, October 21
URBAN AGE: OUR LIFE IN CITIES
Urban design in face of population growth and environmental challenges. International infrastructure projects in entire cities and in neighborhoods. What makes a livable metropolis in the future?
SATURDAY, October 22
LIVING TODAY AND TOMORROW
New forms of housing (collective living, mixed uses, housing for the elderly). New housing standards. Innovative housing solutions. Affordable, social, and high-quality building and living in cities.
SUNDAY, October 23
The Book! That’s it!
We’re looking forward to meeting you at our joint stand in Frankfurt—J76 in Hall 4.1!
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#CommunicatingArchitecture
Today, books are more often chosen for the topics they cover than for the name of the publisher behind them.
The architectural publishers JOVIS (Berlin) and Park Books (Zurich) have decided to use this circumstance as an opportunity to launch a completely new form of collaboration and book presentation at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair.
During this year’s book fair (October 19–23) we will present new releases from both publishing houses at our joint stand, with each day centering around one specific topic from the areas of architecture and urbanism. We’d like to invite authors and editors, as well as institutions to visit our stand to learn more about their core areas of interest in architecture and to participate in furthering this knowledge through mutual exchange and communication.
Our initiative will continue after the book fair, with events and collaborations revolving around the topics of architecture and architecture books.
The daily topics in focus at the joint stand J76 in Hall 4.1 at the Frankfurt Book Fair:
WEDNESDAY, October 19
BUILDING CULTURE FOR ALL: HOW TO COMMUNICATE ARCHITECTURE TO THE PUBLIC
Architecture in general education. Architecture as lesson. Architecture as exhibit, architecture in museums. Communicating architecture through photography. The importance of books.
THURSDAY, October 20
ARCHITECTURE IN CRISIS: CITIES BETWEEN INVESTORS’ INTERESTS AND URBAN COMMONING
Participative development and planning in practice. Questions of concrete planning, building, and financing. Co-operatives and alternative forms of living.
FRIDAY, October 21
URBAN AGE: OUR LIFE IN CITIES
Urban design in face of population growth and environmental challenges. International infrastructure projects in entire cities and in neighborhoods. What makes a livable metropolis in the future?
SATURDAY, October 22
LIVING TODAY AND TOMORROW
New forms of housing (collective living, mixed uses, housing for the elderly). New housing standards. Innovative housing solutions. Affordable, social, and high-quality building and living in cities.
SUNDAY, October 23
The Book! That’s it!
We’re looking forward to meeting you at our joint stand in Frankfurt—J76 in Hall 4.1!
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#CommunicatingArchitecture
Urban-Age-Exhibition
at the 2016 Biennale in Venice
From May to November 2016 the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft and LSE Cities, in cooperation with Habitat III, the UN conference on settlements and sustainable urban development, will hold an exhibition on the Urban Age project at the 2016 Biennale in Venice.
28 May – 27 November 2016
Opening: 26 and 27 May 2016
From May to November 2016 the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft and LSE Cities, in cooperation with Habitat III, the UN conference on settlements and sustainable urban development, will hold an exhibition on the Urban Age project at the 2016 Biennale in Venice.
28 May – 27 November 2016
Opening: 26 and 27 May 2016
DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space
Exhibition at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin – 03/12–05/29/16
DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space presents the possibilities that the public has to shape its own city. The anonymous, virtual public space of the Internet and the real streets and squares are both locations for people’s demands as well as subject to their claim to freedom. A new project of enlightenment vis-à-vis those in power is unfolding, both on the Internet as well as in real public spaces. Increasingly critical city dwellers are demanding their say in decisions affecting these public spaces. Both the right to publicness and public freedoms are asserted in public space: DEMO:POLIS.
More details on the exhibition and the event program can be found here: www.adk.de
Exhibition at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin – 03/12–05/29/16
DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space presents the possibilities that the public has to shape its own city. The anonymous, virtual public space of the Internet and the real streets and squares are both locations for people’s demands as well as subject to their claim to freedom. A new project of enlightenment vis-à-vis those in power is unfolding, both on the Internet as well as in real public spaces. Increasingly critical city dwellers are demanding their say in decisions affecting these public spaces. Both the right to publicness and public freedoms are asserted in public space: DEMO:POLIS.
More details on the exhibition and the event program can be found here: www.adk.de
Museum of Contemporary Art Kraków
Jovis-month at the bookstore of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków.
Jovis will be the partner of the MOCAK Bookstore during March 2016: all Jovis books 25% off!
Jovis-month at the bookstore of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków.
Jovis will be the partner of the MOCAK Bookstore during March 2016: all Jovis books 25% off!
Jan Gehl receives the Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize 2015
In 2015 the Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize will be awarded for the third time. The jury, lead by senior mayor Dr. Peter Kurz, suggested the Danish city planner Prof. Jan Gehl as recipient. The city council agreed to this proposal unanimously in a closed meeting on 24 November.
Jan Gehl has had an enormous influence on improving the quality of mobility. He has especially worked towards a mobility that is more ecological, more social or easier to use. With this work he fulfills all criteria to receive the Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize.
In 2015 the Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize will be awarded for the third time. The jury, lead by senior mayor Dr. Peter Kurz, suggested the Danish city planner Prof. Jan Gehl as recipient. The city council agreed to this proposal unanimously in a closed meeting on 24 November.
Jan Gehl has had an enormous influence on improving the quality of mobility. He has especially worked towards a mobility that is more ecological, more social or easier to use. With this work he fulfills all criteria to receive the Bertha-and-Carl-Benz-Prize.
IAKS All Time Award
for the Berlin Olympic Stadium
On 27 October the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) awarded an All Time Award for the Berlin Olympic Stadium at Koelnmesse’s Congress Centre North. The award was given in honor of both the operating company, Olympiastadion Berlin GmbH, and the designers of the extensive conversion (2000 to 2004), gmp – Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, Berlin.
In preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the demanding task facing gmp – Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners was to carefully refurbish the building, which was listed as a historic monument, while also modernizing it into a multi-functional arena in accordance with modern requirements. The construction and design of the roof constituted a key element in the overall design. In order to be able to keep open the historic opening of the listed monument (with all its political implications) towards the adjoining Maifeld sports ground to the west, with its bell tower and Langemarckhalle (a National Socialist reference to the idea of a burial temple which, since 2006, has been used as a documentation center with a permanent exhibition entitled „Olympic Park – Historic Site“ and designed by gmp Architects), the designers decided against a closed ring construction. Instead, a steel tube space frame structure with a span of 68 meters and bearing on 20 very slender tree columns around the upper spectator ring covers all of the nearly 75,000 seats. With its delicate construction and choice of material – the skin of the roof is formed by a translucent membrane – the roof is in deliberate contrast to the solid structure of the historic building.
Since then, the architects have demonstrated their competence in the design of this type of building with numerous additional stadium projects such as those for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the UEFA 2012 European Championship (in Poland and Ukraine). In China they completed the Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre and the Universiade Sports Center amongst other projects, and construction on the SIP Sports Center in Suzhou has just started.
On 27 October the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) awarded an All Time Award for the Berlin Olympic Stadium at Koelnmesse’s Congress Centre North. The award was given in honor of both the operating company, Olympiastadion Berlin GmbH, and the designers of the extensive conversion (2000 to 2004), gmp – Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, Berlin.
In preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the demanding task facing gmp – Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners was to carefully refurbish the building, which was listed as a historic monument, while also modernizing it into a multi-functional arena in accordance with modern requirements. The construction and design of the roof constituted a key element in the overall design. In order to be able to keep open the historic opening of the listed monument (with all its political implications) towards the adjoining Maifeld sports ground to the west, with its bell tower and Langemarckhalle (a National Socialist reference to the idea of a burial temple which, since 2006, has been used as a documentation center with a permanent exhibition entitled „Olympic Park – Historic Site“ and designed by gmp Architects), the designers decided against a closed ring construction. Instead, a steel tube space frame structure with a span of 68 meters and bearing on 20 very slender tree columns around the upper spectator ring covers all of the nearly 75,000 seats. With its delicate construction and choice of material – the skin of the roof is formed by a translucent membrane – the roof is in deliberate contrast to the solid structure of the historic building.
Since then, the architects have demonstrated their competence in the design of this type of building with numerous additional stadium projects such as those for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the UEFA 2012 European Championship (in Poland and Ukraine). In China they completed the Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre and the Universiade Sports Center amongst other projects, and construction on the SIP Sports Center in Suzhou has just started.
Exhibition at MoMA: Endless House
Intersections of Art and Architecture
The MoMA exhibition Endless House considers the single-family home and archetypes of dwelling as themes for the creative endeavors of architects and artists. Through drawings, photographs, video, installations, and architectural models drawn from MoMA’s collection, the exhibition highlights how artists have used the house as a means to explore universal topics, and how architects have tackled the design of residences to expand their discipline in new ways.
Works from architects and artists created over a period of seven decades are shown, among them material of Endless House, a project designed by Freidrich Kiesler, which was never realized. Intriguing house designs—ranging from historical projects by Mies van der Rohe, Frank Gehry, Peter Eisenman, and Rem Koolhaas, to new acquisitions from Smiljan Radić and Asymptote Architecture—are juxtaposed with visions from artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, Mario Merz, Rachel Whiteread, and a recently purchased work of Annett Zinsmeister. Together these works demonstrate how the dwelling occupies a central place in a cultural exchange that crosses generations and disciplines.
The MoMA exhibition Endless House considers the single-family home and archetypes of dwelling as themes for the creative endeavors of architects and artists. Through drawings, photographs, video, installations, and architectural models drawn from MoMA’s collection, the exhibition highlights how artists have used the house as a means to explore universal topics, and how architects have tackled the design of residences to expand their discipline in new ways.
Works from architects and artists created over a period of seven decades are shown, among them material of Endless House, a project designed by Freidrich Kiesler, which was never realized. Intriguing house designs—ranging from historical projects by Mies van der Rohe, Frank Gehry, Peter Eisenman, and Rem Koolhaas, to new acquisitions from Smiljan Radić and Asymptote Architecture—are juxtaposed with visions from artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, Mario Merz, Rachel Whiteread, and a recently purchased work of Annett Zinsmeister. Together these works demonstrate how the dwelling occupies a central place in a cultural exchange that crosses generations and disciplines.
MAKE CITY Festival
JOVIS is founding partner of MAKE CITY—Festival for Architecture and Urban Alternatives, which takes place in Berlin from June 11 to June 28. The Festival is addressing the current discourse on urban resources and urban planning in a time when investors take over large parts of Berlin, and hence its free spaces— its urban commons—become increasingly precious resources.
The Festival will embed itself throughout the city in diverse ways: it rethinks the back yard, climbs on roofs and asks, if high-rises of the future will be made out of wood. It looks back on the concept of “Electropolis” and envisions new forms of living. Over 100 founding partners are sponsors of the festival and took part in developing the program, which is available on www.makecity.berlin.
During the time of the festival over 30 curated studio talks and 40 uniquely devised city tours take place. The Czech Centre in the Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin Mitte, will be the place where the international discourse and exchange comes together. The festival invites partners to contribute to a variety of formats. MAKE CITY is decentralized; a city-wide conversation; one that forms cross-links between the architecture, art, and design scenes and makes new connections with the public. The formats will reflect the scales of urban design and engagement from the micro to the macro.
JOVIS is founding partner of MAKE CITY—Festival for Architecture and Urban Alternatives, which takes place in Berlin from June 11 to June 28. The Festival is addressing the current discourse on urban resources and urban planning in a time when investors take over large parts of Berlin, and hence its free spaces— its urban commons—become increasingly precious resources.
The Festival will embed itself throughout the city in diverse ways: it rethinks the back yard, climbs on roofs and asks, if high-rises of the future will be made out of wood. It looks back on the concept of “Electropolis” and envisions new forms of living. Over 100 founding partners are sponsors of the festival and took part in developing the program, which is available on www.makecity.berlin.
During the time of the festival over 30 curated studio talks and 40 uniquely devised city tours take place. The Czech Centre in the Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin Mitte, will be the place where the international discourse and exchange comes together. The festival invites partners to contribute to a variety of formats. MAKE CITY is decentralized; a city-wide conversation; one that forms cross-links between the architecture, art, and design scenes and makes new connections with the public. The formats will reflect the scales of urban design and engagement from the micro to the macro.
Expo Milano—Japan Pavilion
Atsushi Kitagawara Architects have designed the Japan pavilion for the Expo Milano 2015. The Expo will take place from May 1 to October 31, 2015 in Milan under the theme ”Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. Titled ”Harmonious Diversity” the exhibition at Japan pavilion represents Japan’s knowledge, experience, and techniques within the produce and food culture. The pavilion architecture fuses Japan’s traditional culture and materials with modern technologies, such as systems for energy conservation. More about the pavilion and its architecture can be found here.
Atsushi Kitagawara Architects have designed the Japan pavilion for the Expo Milano 2015. The Expo will take place from May 1 to October 31, 2015 in Milan under the theme ”Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. Titled ”Harmonious Diversity” the exhibition at Japan pavilion represents Japan’s knowledge, experience, and techniques within the produce and food culture. The pavilion architecture fuses Japan’s traditional culture and materials with modern technologies, such as systems for energy conservation. More about the pavilion and its architecture can be found here.