*️⃣Milwaukee Art Museum

Architect #Calatrava #SantiagoCalatrava
City #Milwaukee
Country #USA #NA

🔤Milwaukee's 19th-century German immigrants established a dense network of foundries and machine shops. The city's economy and culture became rooted in this precision metalworking tradition.

In 1994, architect, artist, and engineer Santiago Calatrava was commissioned to design an addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum combining cutting-edge technology with Milwaukee's strong tradition of craftsmanship. #context

Calatrava proposed a pavilion-like construction on axis with Wisconsin Avenue, the main street of central Milwaukee. The pavilion features a spectacular kinetic structure: a bris-soleil with louvers that open and close like the wings of a great bird. When open, the shape also becomes a sign, set against the backdrop of the lake, to herald the inauguration of new exhibitions. #kinetic

The pivot line for the bris-soleil’s slats is based as a parallel to the adjacent bridge mast.

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Colour #white
Material #steel
Function #public #museum
Address: 700 N Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, United States
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*️⃣Chongqing Grand Theater

Architect #gmp Architekten
City #Chongqing
Country #China #AP

🔤A stone platform base supports the #mattglass sculpture; the ground plan and elevation are subject to strict functional requirements despite their expressiveness.

Thanks to the light that emerges from the inside, and the reflections of light and water on the complexly angled and refractive glass surfaces, the building appears to glow in new moods created by the light. #nightlight

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Colour #teal
Function #entertainment #theatre
Address: China, Chongqing, Jiangbei, 江北正街城文华街 邮政编码: 400025
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*️⃣CapitaSpring

Architect #BIG #BjarkeIngels #Ingels
Country #Singapore #AP

🔤At the core of the building between the hardscapes of the offices and residences are four connected levels of organic softscape dubbed the “Green Oasis” – a 35m open-air garden. The Green Oasis seamlessly weaves nature vertically into the architecture and satisfies the spatial limitations of the locale while granting tenants and residents abundant access to green spaces – animating the elegant smoothness of modern architecture with the ubiquitous tropical nature of the region.

The overall vertical softscape of the Green Oasis mimics the plant hierarchy of tropical rainforests; the hierarchical leaf growth of the plants is in direct proportional relationship to light availability within the vegetation layers. Shade-tolerant plants with large leaves are found on the “rainforest floor,” requiring the least amount of direct light. Moving towards the canopy layer – the “roof” of the rainforest – trees are defined by their smaller leaf structure.

The tower reinforces Singapore’s reputation as a garden city, housing over 80,000 plants, with a Green Plot translating to a total landscaped area of more than 8,300 square meters, equivalent to 140% of its site area. #greenery

Project was selected by #Archdaily as the best building in offices category in 2023. #award

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Function #public #observation
Feature #skyscraper #interior
Address: 88 Market St, Singapore 048948
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*️⃣Slovak Radio

Architect #StefanSvetko #StefanDurkovic and #BarnabasKissling
City #Bratislava
Country #Slovakia #EU

🔤The building, an inverted pyramid of steel frame construction, was designed by Štefan Svetko, Štefan Ďurkovič, and Barnabáš Kissling during the height of socialist realism.

It is in fact not one pyramid, but two: the inner pyramid houses all the broadcasting facilities and equipment while the larger structure comprises space for music performance and public gathering. Excellent acoustics and insulation from the noisy urban environment are achieved by separating the entire internal structure from the outer reinforced concrete sarcophagus. (picture 5)

This innovative suspended #steel structure, expressive shaping, and progressive technology all reflected the liberal atmosphere of the 1960s. The building stands as a testament to an era that was favorably disposed to ambitious and generous architectural solutions. #cantilever

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Colour #coral
Function #mixeduse #industrial #other #entertainment #concerthall
Feature #retro
Address: Mýtna 2826, 811 07 Bratislava, Slovakia
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*️⃣Jested Tower

Architect #Hubacek #KarelHubacek
City #Liberec
Country #Czechia #EU

🔤Designed by Karel Hubáček and completed in 1973, the structure functions as a television transmitter, restaurant and hotel. #retro

The tower’s unique design also serves a practical purpose. Its hyperboloid shape allows it to withstand strong winds and ensures stable signal transmission for the television and radio broadcasting that takes place within. Its iconic hyperboloid form seamlessly extends the silhouette of the mountain, becoming a natural extension of the peak itself. #context

Clad in #aluminium and glass, the tower’s futuristic design reflects the optimism of its era while remaining timeless.

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Colour #metallic
Function #mixeduse #hospitality #hotel #restaurant #industrial #other
Feature #interior
Address: Horní Hanychov 153, 460 08 Liberec, Czechia
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