Bartlett Summer Show 2013

June 22-29 2013

University of Westminster OPEN Exhibition 2013

Open until 5 July.

David Byrne on how architecture helped music evolve

Atlas of the Unbuilt World (Model Exhibition)

10:00 07 June - 20:00 27 June 2013

Location: The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL,  Royal Ear Hospital, Ground Floor, Capper Street (corner of Huntley Street), London, WC1E 6APFor 2013 

Atlas of the Unbuilt World will provide a snap-shot of a new world through architectural models and artefacts. It will feature example works by some of the most interesting international architects from around the world. Each model will illustrate a new future for the country involved through a series of 'real' projects, those either in planning or under construction, which are due for completion in the coming years.

As an Initiating Partner of the, now annual,  London Festival of Architecture (June 1-30) the British Council coordinates the International Architecture Showcase, a diverse programme of international exhibitions and events in collaboration with London’s embassies and cultural institutes.

Wick Session #12: Informal & In-situ

This talk will be about recent work done with students in a former industrial / warehouse part of Johannesberg which has over a number of years been occupied and turned into living accommodation via 'informal processes'. For those interested in informal urbanism and the kinds if issues and difficulties it raises for architectural agency and education, the talk will be extremely interesting. 

more info at http://wicksessions.net/

King's Cross Filling Station by Carmody and Groarke

Architects Carmody Groarke have transformed an abandoned canal-side petrol station in north London into a temporary restaurant and events space with fluted walls.

More at dezeen.

James Turrell at the Guggenheim in NYC

For those of you planning to visit New York over the summer break (I know a few of you will be)...

James Turrell
21.06.2013 – 25.09.2013
Guggenheim Museum, New York

James Turrell’s first exhibition in a New York museum since 1980 focuses on the artist’s groundbreaking explorations of perception, light, color, and space, with a special focus on the role of site-specificity in his practice. At its core is Aten Reign (2013), a major new project that recasts the Guggenheim rotunda as an enormous volume filled with shifting artificial and natural light.

from here.

more here.

and video of installation fabrication here.

Architecture and the Interior Conference at Delft University

more information here.

Elena Garro Cultural Center by Fernanda Canales + arquitectura 911sc

The project, located in Coyoacán, is an adaptation of an existing house, a listed building from early-20th century- which was transformed into a cultural center on Fernández Leal street. The need to preserve the existing property led to the decision that the project would highlight the new uses and, at the same time, respect the original shell. Thus, the project consists of several elements that define the intervention: a first part which marks the entrance, a kind of frame, linking the building with the street and highlighting the existing house; secondly, a series of gardens and courtyards surrounding the project and inserted inside; and, finally, a rectangular volume at the back of the site, developed on three levels, consisting of a multi-purpose room, storerooms, and parking lots on ground floor. These pieces mark the different paths and manage to bind all the parts of the project.

more at archdaily.

Refurbishment of Deusto University by ACXT

The University of Duesto decided to renew its Central Building, known as “La Literaria” (The Literary). The main objective of the architectural design was to respect and enhance the spatial, aesthetical and functional qualities of the original building.

More at archdaily.

"All Singing, All Dancing Drawings"

Mike Guy has contributed a few very nice (perspectival and elevational) section drawings for your reference.  They were done by architecture students in the UK over the past few years.

The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames

The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to their creative process. Demetrios also talks about how his own work has been influenced by his grandparents’ legacy.

From the TED blog.