Acoustic Shells | Flanagan Lawrence

January 9, 2016 by bg-martin

Public + Acoustic Shells by Flanagan Lawrence Sited in a sunken garden beside the beach in Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK, these ‘Acoustic Shells’ act as a stage and shelter for the local community. Prompted by a desire to reinvigorate Littlehampton with its gentility of the early 20th century, the shells materially enhance the public open space of the adjacent greensward and satisfy an essential social need that is not provided elsewhere in the area. The concept for the shells is derived from […]

Categories: Architecture, Structures, Urbanism • Tags: acoustic, architecture, England, Flanagan Lawrence, structure, urbanism

MONAD Studio // San Martin Park Infrastructure

November 14, 2015 by bg-martin

San Martin Park Infrastructure operates at the edge of the park, mediating a busy office district of Buenos Aires with the ecologies and organizational patterns of public city life.

Categories: Digital, Infrastructures, Installation, Urbanism • Tags: Buenos Aires, digital, infrastructure, installation, MONAD Studio, Sebastian Khourian, urban design, urbanism

J. Mayer H. // Metropol Parasol, Seville

November 14, 2015 by bg-martin

“Metropol Parasol”, the redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacíon in Seville, designed by J. MAYER H. architects, becomes the new icon for Seville, – a place of identification and to articulate Seville’s role as one of the world’s most fascinating cultural destinations.

Categories: Structures, Urban Design • Tags: J. Mayer H, redevelopment, Seville, Spain, timber structures, urban design, urbanism

Reconnecting Tampere | COBE + Lundén Architecture

October 5, 2015 by bg-martin

“Reconnecting Tampere” by COBE + Lundén Architecture COBE and Lunden win the Tampere Travel and Service Centre competition Tampere Travel and Service Centre has not only the potential to become a gateway to Tampere and the rest of Finland, but also the potential of becomming a generator for the future development of the urban centre of Tampere. The vision, “ReConnecting Tampere”, introduces an intermodal transportation hub in the heart of the city as well as a development plan for uniting the city […]

Categories: DESIGNING • Tags: COBE, competitions, design, infrastructures, Lundén Architecture, transit station, urban design, urbanism

Urbanized | Gary Hustwit

October 4, 2015 by bg-martin

Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. . .

Categories: Film, Urbanism • Tags: film, Gary Hustwit, urbanism