Penleigh and Essendon Senior School
McBride Charles Ryan
15 Mar 2013
The Infinity Centre is a new senior school for the Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School in Keilor East, Melbourne, Australia. PEGS approach to teaching and learning combines structured pedagogy with individual freedom, and fosters socialisation and interaction. The Infinity Centre reflects this approach through the key concepts underpinning its design: the dynamic between structure and
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Coventry University Student Hub
Hawkins Brown
01 Oct 2012
Coventry University Hub is a 24-hour ‘one-stop shop' where students can access social learning and support facilities as well as retail facilities and a large student Union. The primary objectives of the original brief given to HawkinsBrown were: For the new building to be the ‘heart' of the student experience: to provide added value to the student experience, to maximise student
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Queen's University Human Media Lab
Karim Rashid
30 Sep 2012
Laboratories and other work environments are notorious for being designed as functional, linear spaces that are not suitable for innovative thinking. The Queen's University Human Media Lab, however, is an open space with work stations that allow for a flexible, interactive environment where the digital and physical can merge to shape, experiment, and inspire. The Human Media Lab's aesthetic
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WAN LIGHTING AWARDS 2012
Editorial
22 May 2012
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the 2012 WAN Lighting Awards have been announced! The accomplished jury included; Mark Major - Director, Speirs & Major Maida Hot - MD, Gia Equation Simon Terry – MD, Anglepoise Paul Nulty – Architectural Lighting Designer Samuel Wilkinson – Designer Thomas Schielke – Architect, ERCO &
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THE CHEMISTRY CENTRE
Hugh Broughton Architects
08 May 2012
The Chemistry Centre, Burlington House, home to the Royal Society of Chemistry - the largest organisation in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences - has been refurbished and improved by Hugh Broughton Architects. The society, which has 47,000 members worldwide, moved in to its London premises at Burlington House, adjacent to the Royal in 1967. The original building dates from 1867 and
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GOOGLE CAMPUS
Jump Studios
01 May 2012
Google Campus is a seven storey co-working and event space in the centre of London's Tech City, otherwise known as Silicon Roundabout. The project, run by Google UK aims to fuel the success of London's tech start up community. Working with partners Seedcamp, Tech Hub, Springboard and Central Working, the primary function of Campus will be to provide office space for startup companies, but the
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THNK
Concrete
01 May 2012
Inspired by the graphic design story by Studio Lava for THNK, concrete designed a series of multifunctional furniture to contribute to the identity of the new creative business school. Following THNK's philosophy, "that it is never about 'i' alone and is always about 'i' in collaboration with others to solve todays challenges", is translated into ‘i'-shaped benches, worktables, stools and
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Deloitte University, Texas, USA
Looney & Associates
30 Apr 2012
Deloitte's new sustainable retreat centre proves fertile ground for nurturing leaders. This 700,000-sq ft corporate retreat centre was designed to rest gently on the landscape. Nestled into the rolling terrain of a former cattle ranch, the 107-acre facility features a host of sustainable features designed to minimise its carbon footprint from locally-sourced materials to day lighting systems;
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THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
NBBJ
05 Apr 2012
Located in Seattle's urban core, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is designed to be a global center for innovation, learning, and problem solving, inspired by the Foundation's local roots and global mission. Curved building structures represent arms reaching out to the world and lower building forms, aligned with the city grid, reflect the Foundation's Seattle inception.
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STRIPTEASE
kim graham & associates
04 Apr 2012
The entrance installation at Toronto's annual interior design show, IDS12, RAW architecture's StripTease seduced show-goers with a dramatic curtain comprised of more than 1300 individual strips of felt, doubling as a canvas for interactive digital projections. The vision of award winning industrial designer Mark Tholen and Roland Rom Colthoff, principal architect at RAW, StripTease required of a
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EMBER
Snell Architects
04 Apr 2012
Ember - a lighting installation of sinister beauty as well as functioning urban furniture by Snell Architects. Ember is a lighting installation that evokes the sinister beauty of an ember - the main actor in the 'ember attack' of Australia's tragic bushfires. Part of VIVID Sydney's 2011 light event, the brief was four-fold; to produce a beautiful light installation with meaning; to be robust
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COVERING OF THE RUNIC STONES
NOBEL arkitekter a/s
04 Apr 2012
The project consists of two bronze structures which covers the unique runic stones and secure and preserve them for the future. The runic stones mark Denmark' transition to Christianity in year 965, and the monument is also known as Denmark's "birth certificate". The monument is included on UNESCO's list of World Heritage. The project was inaugurated in December 2011 and it is based on the
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REUSED BOTTLE CHRISTMAS TREE
Chocarro y Urmeneta S.L.P. Arquitectos
04 Apr 2012
Simple, austere, contemporary, reusable and low energy consumption were the premises for the Christmas tree promoted by the "Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona". Pamplona's Common Region is an entity which manages urban waste collection and recycling thereof, among other competences, for 355.000 inhabitants. Due to Christmas celebrations and with the aim of sensitizing the citizens about
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BLOOMING GARDEN INSTALLATION
CMYK
31 Mar 2012
Implant a brilliant secular life into imperial space, blooming with the light of citizen culture. Ditan, also known as the Temple of Earth, is located in northeast of the Forbidden City, beside Beijing's central axis, which is a symbol of imperial power. A total of 14 Emperors had attended to worship the god of Earth for 381 years. Now here becomes a park, opening to the public. Because the
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LED STREETLIGHTS
Office for Visual Interaction, Inc.
31 Mar 2012
A Modern Classic The result of an international competition, New York City's new LED streetlights fulfill the design mandate to minimize visual clutter of New York City streets and become a direct replacement for existing streetlights. The new minimalist LED design consumes only 95W (a significant energy savings over current 250-watt lamps) and takes on a slim, elongated profile enabled by the
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THE ROOKERY
Office for Visual Interaction, Inc.
31 Mar 2012
Lighting transforms Chicago Landmark building The Rookery is one of the greatest surviving examples of early commercial skyscrapers. For over a century, the building's distinctive dark red masonry facades have been unlit, making it visually disappear at night. Lighting now transforms the building from a shadowy silhouette into a nocturnal presence as one of Chicago's beloved landmarks,
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QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES
Daoust Lestage Inc.
30 Mar 2012
The uniqueness of Montreal QDS lighting signature demonstrates that form can follow function with iconographic meaning: A family of lighting fixtures composed of mega-lighting structures, street lights and light candles. The major urban renewal project, Quartier des Spectacles was commissioned to formalize a network of open theatres surrounding la Place des Arts, the cultural heart of
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THE BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Consullux Lighting Consultants / CEL
30 Mar 2012
Consullux brings the Burlington Performing Arts Centre to Light. Arts and culture are an essential part of life for the vibrant community of the small town of Burlington, Ontario. Its new Performing Arts Centre, a world-class cultural venue, launched its season in December 2011. The Centre brings a unique architectural expression to downtown Burlington, fostering artistic creativity and serving
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND TREASURY
Sutton Vane Associates
29 Mar 2012
Lighting designer, curator and architect shedS new light on Celtic art and Irish heritage Early and sustained collaboration by a team including the architect, a lighting consultant, and the curator has helped create lighting for the National Museum of Ireland's refurbished Treasury Gallery that enhances its displays of priceless Celtic Christian artefacts and the building itself. The scheme by
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CHARLES E. YOUNG RESEARCH LIBRARY
Perkins+Will
26 Mar 2012
UCLA has completed restorations and renovations of their Charles E. Young Research Library, the primary library for UCLA graduate students and faculty in humanities and social sciences. The renovations focused on the first floor and lower level of this classic midcentury modern building designed by A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons. "Guided by the themes of discovery, journey and
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