Cahill Center for Astrophysics, by Morphosis

"The building is the result of a series of forces that collide to produce unique spaces of discovery. Force lines track the movement of form and light through the building’s faceted façade, the central vertical volume, and the stitches. As one moves through the space, formal fragments coalesce to reconstruct the interactions among light, architectural elements, and bodies as physical traces of the institution’s new ideas."

Morphosis
Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California

via +MOOD

Dynamic architecture, David Fisher

DYNAMIC TOWER, THE WORLD'S FIRST BUILDING IN MOTION
First Rotating Skyscraper to be Self Powered and Completely Prefabricated.



Fisher is the creator of the world's first building in motion, the Dynamic Tower heralds a new era of architecture buildings in motion that will challenge traditional architecture to become the symbol of a new philosophy that will change the look of our cities and the concept of urban living.

Moscow Rotating Skyscraper

Dubai Dynamic Tower
images courtesy DYNAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Dr. Fisher states, "Today's life is dynamic, so the space we are living in should be dynamic as well, adjustable to our needs that change continuously, to our concept of design and to our mood, buildings will follow the rhythms of nature, they will change direction and shape from spring to summer, from sunrise to sunset, and adjust themselves to the weather, buildings will be alive.

"From now on, buildings will have four dimensions, the fourth dimension is ‘Time' to become part of architecture," Dr. Fisher added. "Buildings in motion will shape the sky line of our cities."

By combining motion, green energy and efficient construction, the Dynamic Tower will change architecture as we know it, and will start a new era of Dynamic Living.

Chanel Contemporary Art Container, Zaha Hadid

Chanel Contemporary Art Container, a travelling art space designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, has opened in its first destination, Hong Kong. Then Tokyo > New York > London > Moscow > Paris.

“I think through our architecture, we can give people a glimpse of another world, and enthuse them, make them excited about ideas. Our architecture is intuitive, radical, international and dynamic. We are concerned with constructing buildings that evoke original experiences, a kind of strangeness and newness that is comparable to the experience of going to a new country. The Mobile Art Pavilion for Chanel follows these principles of inspiration ......

......The fascination of the Mobile Art Pavilion is the challenge of translating the intellectual and physical into the sensual – experimenting with completely unexpected and totally immersive environments for this global celebration of the iconic work of Chanel. I see the Pavilion as a kind of a total artwork that continually reinvents itself as it moves from Asia, to the USA and Europe,” states Zaha Hadid.

Zaha Hadid Architects
Chanel Contemporary Art Container
Hong Kong >Tokyo > New York > London > Moscow > Paris

more info @ Dezeen, zahahadidblog

Contemporary Jewish Museum Extension, Daniel Libeskind

The Contemporary Jewish Museum brings new life to San Francisco Landmark.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) will be opened on Sunday, June 8, 2008. In partnership with San Francisco-based WRNS Architects, Libeskind created a dynamic contemporary design intimately connected to the museum-going experience.

The shape of the steel-clad extension is based on two symbolic Hebrew letters of the “chet” and the “‘yud”. Libeskind’s dynamic, contemporary design makes visible the relationship between the old and the new by incorporating the substation’s character defining features.

"The new building is based on the unprecedented spaces created by the Chai: the Chet which provides an overall continuity for the core exhibition and the Yud, located on the pedestrian connector which gives a new identity to the power station. Together, these letters and their meaning constitute a special emblem for the ongoing development of the Yerba Buena area." Daniel Libeskind

BLUE STEEL SKIN: appears to change colour depending on the time of day, the weather, and the viewer’s position, creating a dynamic, “living” surface.

Daniel Libeskind
Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) Extension
San Francisco, California

more info @ Dezeen, studio Daniel Libeskind, Worldarchitecturenews, jmsf
more images @ flickr

Photo: © Bruce Damonte & Francis da Silva

Nordpark Cable Railway, Zaha Hadid Architects

“Each station has its own unique context, topography, altitude, and circulation. We studied natural phenomena such as glacial moraines and ice movements - as we wanted each station to use the fluid language of natural ice formations, like a frozen stream on the mountainside.”

Zaha Hadid

Loewenhaus Station, images © Thomas Mayer

Hungerburg Station, images © Thomas Mayer

Alpenzoo station, images © Hélène Binet

"The railway reflects the city’s continued commitment to the highest standards of architecture and pushes the boundaries of design and construction technology. These stations are the global benchmark for the use of double-curvature glass in construction."

Zaha Hadid Architects
Nordpark Cable Railway
Innsbruck, Austria

more info: arcspace , dezeen

"MUSIC CLOUD", New Philharmonie De Paris, Coop Himmelblau

"The form of the new Philharmonie, wrapped in a diaphanous and elegant metal, glass and media "curtain", creates a dynamic and memorable gateway into Paris from the North as it is placed parallel to the Périphérique. The Architecture of the Philharmonie, shaped by the dynamic interaction of urbanism and nature, acts to release the events and experiences of culture happening within the building to the greater audience of public outside as an ever changing cloud of light and sound."

Coop Himmelb(l)au
"Music Cloud", New Philharmonie de Paris

Paris, France

image © Coop Himmelb(l)au

Opus Project, Dubai, Zaha Hadid Architects

The Opus will appear to hover from the ground. Constructed of three separate towers the building will appear as a singlular unified whole, with a distinctive void. The interiors of which will be clad with a fully engineered curved class curtain wall to allow for eye-catching views into the void. Reflexive fritting patterns in the form of pixilated striations will be applied onto the glass facade to provide a degree of reflectivity and materiality to the cube while assisting in the reduction of solar grains inside the building.

"This is a building that challenges traditional concepts of office space,” said Hadid. “Not only will it be visually stunning, it will also be a workable space, and a place that allows every occupant to experience a better quality working environment, using the very latest technological advances."

"The Opus project combines art and performance with form and functionality, the strategic location, stunning exterior and the extensive range of facilities make the Opus project a strategic buy for potential investors who can expect considerable returns on their investment" said Mehdi Amjad, president and CEO of Omniyat Properties.

Zaha Hadid architects
The Opus Project
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

more info from Worldarchitecturenews, Arabianbusiness

Dancing towers, Zaha Hadid

"After the proposal of Ground Zero tower that was proposing a bundle tower whereby the different tubes or fibres of the bundle were emerging from different horizontal. We had conceived a strong compositional device to interface the tower with the complex ground configurations. The filaments turned into the vertical and their shifting relative size and interplay afforded a mechanism to achieve the continuous differentiation of the tower along its vertical axis. The modulated space between the filaments of the bundle was exploited as orienting navigation space. Further, the possibility of mutual stabilization of the tubes means that the tower can reach a considerable height without imposing a dark and deep interior." said Patrik Schumacher.

Currently Zaha Hadid have exploited this concept of the bundle once more for the proposal of "Dancing Towers" in Dubai. The design for the Dancing Towers confirms the role of Business Bay Development at the very forefront of Dubai’s rapidly changing future. The three towers rise above the creek and project themselves as an icon for the surrounding developments and for the gulf region.

Zaha Hadid architects
Dancing Towers
Business Bay
Dubai

Photo: © Zaha Hadid architects


Twin Towers Redux
Ground Zero
New York
2002

Guangzhou Opera House, Zaha Hadid

" The Guanggzhou Opera House with its tantalizing contours will resonate with the high notes of Chinese opera, in harmony with the tenor of its Western brother. It will stand alongside its global family as a testament to state-of-the-art architect, and as a lasting monument to the new millennium. Its unique twin boulder design will enhance urban function with open access to the riverside and dock areas, and at the same time will create a new dialogue with the emerging new town. It is from here that we hope to see the storey of Guangzhou continue its evolutionary journey."

Zaha Hadid
Guangzhou Opera House
Guangzhou, China

photo via thecityreview

Grand Canal Performing Arts Centre and Galleria, Daniel Libeskind

"The concept of the Grand Canal Square and Theatre is to build a powerful cultural presence expressed in a dynamic volume. This volume is sculpted to express the various forces which create the urban piazza, the public space and inner workings of the theatre. This composition creates an icon that mirrors the joy and drama emblematic of Dublin itself. "

Daniel Libeskind
Grand Canal Performing Arts Centre and Galleria
Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Photo: © Daniel Libeskind

Abu Dhabi Cultural District , Zaha Hadid

"The central axis of Abu Dhabi cultural district is a pedestrian corridor that stretches from the Sheikh Zayed National Museum toward the sea. This central axis interacts with the seafront promenade to generate a branching geometry where islands are formed, isolated, and translated into distinct bodies within the structure to house the main spaces of the center. This diagram of the interacting paths becomes the primary organization system for the building, making the movement of the public through the structure an integral design feature."

Zaha Hadid Architects
Abu Dhabi Cultural District

sketch to model to building, Frank Gehry

"I think my best skill as an architect is the achievement of hand-to-eye coordination; I am able to transfer a sketch into a model into the building".

Frank Gehry

Photo: © gravestmor

Aquatics Centre, Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid Architects won the competition in February 2005. With its spectacular, sinuous S-shaped roof inspired by the flow of water, and certainly make it as a London landmark, made Lord Rogers, of the Richard Rogers Partnership, who co-chaired the Panel that vote the design said, “this building has an exceptional sculptural quality that will make it a wonderful building to visit, attracting people to East London. It sets the standard for architectural quality in this key regeneration area.”

“The architectural concept of the London Aquatics Centre is inspired by the fluid geometry of water in motion, creating spaces and a surrounding environment in sympathy with the river landscape,” Zaha says as her reaction to lighten and brighten up what has been a very dark and dreary area of London.

Photo: © architectook

IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters, Gehry and Partners

"The 'white' glass, etched with a white pattern, gives the appearance of a tall ship in full sail."

Gehry & Partners
IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters
New York, USA
Photo: © nytimes, iac

Phare Tower, Morphosis

“Moving around the tower, it appears to shift continually, distinct from different vantage points - not a single image, but a dynamic structure that responds to its site, environment, and performance requirements.”

Thom Mayne - Morphosis Design Director

Morphosis
Phare Tower
La Défense, France

Photo: © Morphosis

Absence and Presence, Coop Himmelb(l)au

Absence and Presence

"While not visible, the Great Egyptian Museum's monumentality is present through the formal configuration of past, present and future. A landscape incision and an inversion, the museum sinks into the earth and the history of the country."

Coop Himmelb(l)au
Great Egyptian Museum
CAIRO, EGYPT

image © Coop Himmelb(l)au

the architecture, Coop Himmelb(l)au

"We believe that a vigorous urban architectural experience results when the qualities of space are linked, creating a rhythm of dynamism and concentration."

Coop Himmelb(l)au

Zaha Hadid : Museum Of Nuragic & Contemporary Art

Zaha Hadid's another new job, she has won the competition for Museum Of Nuragic & Contemporary Art.

image © opera

Aura, Epic tower

"This tower will make a significant contribution to the skyline, and is placed in a diagonal configuration relative to an adjacent tower. "

Daniel Libeskind
Aura
Sacramento, USA

Image © Studio Daniel Libeskind




Daniel Libeskind
Epic
Condominium High-Rise

Image © Studio Daniel Libeskind

9/11 Memorial, Daniel Libeskind

Photo © bitterbredt


"Architecture is a communicative art... emotionally moved the soul of the visitor toward a sometimes unexpected realization...The qualities offering the visitor unique sensations..."

Daniel Libeskind
9/11 Memorial
Padua