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Ritz Carlton Revealed in Riyadh
MVRDV was named the winner of the Urban Ecological Masterplan award for their project that they will be constructing in Tirana, Albania. It will be a new urban neighborhood with a park and public facilities. The overall design and layout is very intriguing and we would love to see more soon. More info is available at their site.
Social/Sustainable Living in Urban Metroplolies - S.L.U.M._net
The platform S.L.U.M._net is focussed on the analysis of all those phenomenons necessary or involved when talking about sustainable architecture and its realisation. This involves research, projects, cooperation on national and international level.
S.L.U.M._net is looking for innovative solutions for sustainable (social, ecological and cultural) living models for the often underprivileged communities in the real world. S.L.U.M._net is a non-profit open source organisation realising architectural projects, that are community based, enabling capacity building within the community, enhancing new entrepreneurial models, using skills transfer between the parties involved, raising the HIV/Aids awareness, encouraging equality between female and male participants.
The CA_RO Project 1 - Campo Rosso, Tarvisio, Italy
Timber housing for the alpine resort Tarvisio in northern Italy. Variation 1: the articulated façade with the window and balcony frames characterizes the building. Low energy consumption and innovative timber techniques for contemporary architecture. Collaboration: Kuchler Blockhaus (Austria), Fapi srl (Italy), geom. Bruno Sfamurri (Italy).
The CA_RO Project 2 - Campo Rosso, Tarvisio, Italy
Timber housing for the alpine resort Tarvisio in northern Italy. Variation 2: the floor slabs articulate the elevation and takes the sliding sunscreens, generating the characteristic elevation for the building, the top floor extension is a further option. Low energy consumption and innovative timber techniques for contemporary architecture. Collaboration: Kuchler Blockhaus (Austria), Fapi srl (Italy), geom. Bruno Sfamurri (Italy)
Designed by Echo Architects, the Ritz Carlton Hotel in the middle of Riyadh represents a new landmark next to faisaliah and mamlaka towers. Echo architects have been heavily working in the Middle East with offices in Amman, Riyadh and London.The Design is been developed in consultancy of Buro Happold from London and supported with their office in Riyadh. They are advising on the structural, environmental and Facade engineering.
