Modern Architecture

Fight about space for Columbia University

One of the most famous US university is fighting about united space in NY. Columbia University nowdays is alll around NY and student spend hours by travelling. So Uni presents new plan by Renzo Piano and SOM, which are rebuilding university areal on three lined streets in Manhattan. But is not so easy, lot of statesmans are againts. So fight started and only time will show us, who will be winner.

Urban research by MRGD

MRGD is young architecture office in GB with architects Melike Altinisik, Samer Chaumoun and Daniel Widrig. Not long time ago they revealed their research project of rebuilding of quite boring tower Centre Point in the centre of London. They used nice organic form of some kind of parasite. This parasite don´t suck energy from building, but spirit of town into the buidling.

Tower Verre in New York by Jean Nouvel

Architect Jean Nouvel has revealed his design for a new 75-story tower. The building is situated in centre of NY, next to the Museum of Modern Art,MoMa. The tower contain a hotel, luxury apartments and three floors for use by MoMA. The most important part of the project is construction. It´s made from steel disordered structure. The building will be an interesting form against the orthogonal towers of NY.

OMA in Shenzhen

       OMA won the competition to design China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange building in December last year. Main conception is based on the essence of the stock market as speculation and the desire to create a building that is beyond symbolism for an almost virtual stock market.A few people are critical about the form, but at least building is multifunctional with public spaces also for festivals, on a ground floor.