The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has announced the results of the 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards, given to “the country’s most visionary projects incorporating fired-clay brick.” This year, there were a total of 32 medalists with Best in Class winners in seven categories: Commercial, Educational (Higher Education), Educational (K-12), Healthcare, Municipal/Government, Residential (Multifamily) and Residential (Single Family).
“These winners demonstrate the best of brick’s aesthetic flexibility, and as a material made from abundant natural resources, it’s a perfect strategy in sustainable design,” said Ray Leonhard, BIA’s president and CEO.
This year’s judges included Steve Berg, BWBR; Fiske Crowell, Sasaki Associates; Kristin Hawkins, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects; David Meleca, David B. Meleca Architects, LLC; Clint Rigsby, SeamonWhiteside and Fernando Villa, Magnusson Architecture and Planning, PC.
In this series by renowned financial institution Goldman Sachs, Talks at GS, some of architecture’s leading minds, including David Adjaye and Maya Lin, talk about how their careers have developed, their secrets to success, and what they are working on right now. The most recent video features Bjarke Ingels discussing his design approach and the development of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. In addition to the videos, Goldman Sachs has also sat down with two other design leaders to talk about their careers.
Find the rest of the interviews after the break.
Two excerpts from other interviews with architectural leaders:
Zhang Xin, SOHO China
Co-founder and CEO of real estate development company SOHO China (known for their Galaxy SOHO project by Zaha Hadid Architects) Zhang Xin was asked about entrepreneurship and innovations in architecture.
On her inventive approach to architecture: “People want to see something new and creative, to touch and feel something different. In working with architects, I always say, ‘I don’t want you to produce something you’ve done. I want you to think about something you have never done before.’”
On successful teamwork: “Everyone has different skills, and I prefer to make every [business] decision as a group. Whenever I have an idea, the decision is never mine alone. We sound out every idea with senior management and make a collective decision.”
On entrepreneurship: “Entrepreneurs start with a dream and believe they can do something. There are good days and bad days. They will certainly doubt themselves and want to give up, but it’s [ultimately] about the fearlessness of walking in and figuring it out.”
Julia Peyton-Jones & Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Co-Directors of the Serpentine Galleries
Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans-Ulrich Obrist are directors of the Serpentine Galleries, famous in the architecture world for their summer Serpentine Pavilion program. They visited Goldman Sachs to discuss pushing boundaries in art and architecture.
Peyton-Jones, on challenging museum traditions: “The first time [Obrist] and I collaborated was in 1995, when I invited him to curate a show at the gallery called “Take Me, I’m Yours”, a very radical idea whereby anybody coming to the Serpentine could take and touch and use and experience all the elements of the show. Of course, the whole idea of museum galleries is that you don’t touch anything, so it really turned that whole idea of engaging with contemporary art on its head.”
Obrist, on shifting focus to emerging architects: “We recently realized that a new generation of architects have now started to build amazing things. Beginning with Sou Fujimoto, then last year Smiljan Radić of Chile, and this year with SelgasCano, it’s now the third time in a row that we are working with this younger emerging generation, which is a very exciting experience and is pushing [the commission] into another dimension.”
Peyton-Jones, on her ambitions as a curator: “The opportunity we have been given with a small scale is to really work harder. The gallery never, ever looks the same for two exhibitions. If you have a small space, you have to reinvent it, recreate it and rethink it every time.”
From the architect. Family Villa XL is located on the outskirts of a new residential area and it is designed for a large family of seven. Area is dominated by typical Slovenian urban / rural landscape, that is why the design paraphrases the surrounding typical architectural elements . The house is conceptually formed from two mutually parallel volumes and one connecting volume, which is placed perpendicularly to the other two. All the volumes are elongated with symmetrical gable roofs. Shortest volume is extended into a roofed carport.
While the basement level is constructed with reinforced steel the upper floors consist entirely of cross-laminated timber elements.
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Floor plans are spacious and organized in three levels. Living area, enclosed with large glass surfaces opens to the atrium maintaining the flowing communication between the house interior and surrounding nature.
Facade is composed with large-format panels – the connection volume in lighter and the other two in darker colours. Larger glass surfaces are moved inwards and combined with wood cladding. Placed over them is a pattern of vertical narrow wooden elements that simultaneously function also as sunscreens
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Currently on display at the Storefront for Art & Architecture gallery in New York, Sharing Models: Manhattanisms is the latest exhibition put on the nonprofit organization, which asked 30 international and up-and-coming firms to answer the question: “How will the sharing movement of today affect the way we inhabit and build the cities of tomorrow?”
Each firm was tasked with creating a drawing and model of their vision for the future of a given slice of the island. When pushed together, the 30 pieces create a single composite figure, a collage of a shared Manhattan that is “simultaneously fictional and real, and one that opens a window to new perceptions of the city’s shared assets.”
Continue after the break to see the 30 visions.
“Where the Borough Ends” / Future Firm
“Where the Borough Ends,” Future Firm. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Future Firm
“Where the Borough Ends,” Future Firm. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Future Firm
“PeertoPier” / The Open Workshop
“PeertoPier,” The Open Workshop. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of The Open Workshop
“PeertoPier,” The Open Workshop. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of The Open Workshop
“freud unlimited, again,” June14 MeyerGrohbrügge & Chermayeff. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of June14 Meyer- Grohbrügge & Chermayeff
“freud unlimited, again,” June14 MeyerGrohbrügge & Chermayeff. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of June14 Meyer- Grohbrügge & Chermayeff
“Fort Tyron Park center for rituals” / Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadoni
“Fort Tyron Park center for rituals,” Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia
“Fort Tyron Park center for rituals,” Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of Matilde Cassani | Caterina Spadonia
“ShaMBuF [Sharing Marring Bubble Flaring],” Pedro&Juana. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Pedro&Juana
“ShaMBuF [Sharing Marring Bubble Flaring],” Pedro&Juana. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Pedro&Juana
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan” / MAIO
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan,” MAIO. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016.. Image Courtesy of MAIO
“SHARING METABOLISM A Speculative Policy for Manhattan,” MAIO. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of MAIO
“GAME ON!” / LEVENBETTS
“GAME ON!,” LEVENBETTS. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of LEVENBETTS
“GAME ON!,” LEVENBETTS. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of LEVENBETTS
“GAME ON!,” LEVENBETTS. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of LEVENBETTS
“Magnetic Fields” / Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
“Magnetic Fields,” Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
“Magnetic Fields,” Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Tatiana Bilbao Estudio + Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
“Interfacing Absorption” / FOAM
“Interfacing Absorption,” FOAM. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of FOAM
“Interfacing Absorption,” FOAM. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of FOAM
“City of Things” / Manuel Herz Architects
“City of Things,” Manuel Herz Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Manuel Herz Architects
“City of Things,” Manuel Herz Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Manuel Herz Architects
“Geology/Topography/Territory/Density” / TEN Arquitectos
“Geology/Topography/Territory/Density,” TEN Arquitectos. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of TEN Arquitectos
“Spook or Architecture and Imitation of Life” / Huff + Gooden Architects
“Spook or Architecture and Imitation of Life,” Huff + Gooden Architects. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Huff + Gooden Architects
“New Babylon 2.0” / Büro Koray Duman
“New Babylon 2.0,” Büro Koray Duman. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Büro Koray Duman
“New Babylon 2.0,” Büro Koray Duman. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Büro Koray Duman
“Beyond the Totems” / SCHAUM/SHIEH
“Beyond the Totems,” SCHAUM/SHIEH. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of SCHAUM/SHIEH
“Rummage” / T+E+A+M
“Rummage,” T+E+A+M. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of T+E+A+M
“Rummage,” T+E+A+M. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of T+E+A+M
“Rummage,” T+E+A+M. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of T+E+A+M
“Living Outside the Dome” / MODU
“Living Outside the Dome,” MODU. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of MODU
“Living Outside the Dome,” MODU. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of MODU
“Sharing is Caring(?)” / ODA
“Sharing is Caring(?),” ODA. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of ODA
“Section 581” / SITU Studio
“Section 581,” SITU Studio. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of SITU Studio
“Section 581,” SITU Studio. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of SITU Studio
“Section 581,” SITU Studio. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of SITU Studio
“The Golden Loop” / RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río
“The Golden Loop,” RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río
“The Golden Loop,” RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of RICA | Iñaqui Carnicero + Lorena Del Río
“Deep_Future Manhattan Sky_Lattice,” Asymptote Architecture. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Asymptote Architecture
“Deep_Future Manhattan Sky_Lattice,” Asymptote Architecture. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Asymptote Architecture
“Deep_Future Manhattan Sky_Lattice,” Asymptote Architecture. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Asymptote Architecture
“The Sixth Burrow” / Atelier Manferdini
“The Sixth Burrow,” Atelier Manferdini. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Atelier Manferdini
“The Sixth Burrow,” Atelier Manferdini. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Atelier Manferdini
“The Sixth Burrow,” Atelier Manferdini. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Atelier Manferdini
“UN_CRAMMING: ReVisiting the Midtown Rezoning” / ArchiTectonics
“UN_CRAMMING: ReVisiting the Midtown Rezoning,” ArchiTectonics. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of ArchiTectonics
“UN_CRAMMING: ReVisiting the Midtown Rezoning,” ArchiTectonics. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of ArchiTectonics
“Key Party: City as Home” / nARCHITECTS
“Key Party: City as Home,” nARCHITECTS. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of nARCHITECTS
“Key Party: City as Home,” nARCHITECTS. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of nARCHITECTS
“Noah’s Ark” / SO – IL
“Noah’s Ark,” SO – IL. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of SO-IL
“Noah’s Ark,” SO – IL. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of SO-IL
“A City for the Newer Age” / Leong Leong
“A City for the Newer Age,” Leong Leong. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Leong Leong
“New Rock: Terra Era” / Dror
“New Rock: Terra Era,” Dror. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Dror
“NOZIᴚOH” / Bureau V
“NOZIᴚOH,” Bureau V. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Bureau V
“NOZIᴚOH,” Bureau V. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Bureau V
“Reserve Buoyancy” / Höweler + Yoon
“Reserve Buoyancy,” Höweler + Yoon. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Höweler + Yoon
“Reserve Buoyancy,” Höweler + Yoon. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Höweler + Yoon
“Reserve Buoyancy,” Höweler + Yoon. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Höweler + Yoon
“Superurbia” / Urban Agency
“Superurbia,” Urban Agency. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Urban Agency
“Superurbia,” Urban Agency. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Urban Agency
“InvisibHole” / Renato Rizzi/IUAV
“InvisibHole,” Renato Rizzi/IUAV. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Renato Rizzi/IUAV
“InvisibHole,” Renato Rizzi/IUAV. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms. Storefront for Art and Architecture, 2016. Image Courtesy of Renato Rizzi/IUAV
The show will be on display until September 2nd, 2016, during which the 30 drawings will be auctioned off to support Storefront’s ongoing programming in New York and internationally.
For more information on the event, visit Storefront for Art & Architecture’s website, here.
Team Michel Rojkind : Salvador Cortéz,Jorge Cesár Gonzalez, Victor Manuel Velazquez, Cynthia Ponce, Julieta Inclán, Pablo Herrera, Fernanda Casar, Andrea León, Beatriz Zavala, Lorena Garcia Cordero-Sasía, Dinorah Martínez Schulte.
Team Héctor Esrawe : Jan Müller, Rodrigo López, Israel Dorantes.
From the architect. As a marketing strategy, each Tori Tori restaurant has a unique expression. After participating in the design of Tori Tori Temistocles, once again Héctor Esrawe and Michel Rojkind were invited to collaborate in the development of the project for the new branch restaurant at the south of Mexico City.
Located inside a commercial plaza in the San Angel neighborhood, the space consists of two levels: the first being a narrow interior that connects through a stairway with the second level and the green areas of its terrace. The sensation when entering the space is conditioned by a meticulous game of height variations in the marble ceiling. This provokes a sense of compression and continuity, similar to accessing a cave.
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First Level Floor Plan
The marble ceiling descends until it almost reaches the floor in order to receive the spiral staircase that connects the ground floor with the terrace. To the right side there is a sushi bar that allows the user to see the chef’s hands when preparing the sushi through the reflective qualities of the high polished brass ceiling. On the other side lies a continuous seat with an art piece of artist Marco Rountree on the wall.
The upper floor is surrounded by green areas; the sensation is completely open and extroverted, enabling the user to observe the treetops of neighboring houses, a characteristic trait of the neighborhood. Nonetheless, the memory of the previous experience is mirrored through the ground level changes covered in the same materiality of the preceding marble space.
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The building is made up of 7 volumes that contain offices (each volume is made up of 4 floors located on different levels). These volumes are placed around a “central public square”, which is the core of the project, where there is the front office services. Offices are connected to each other by internal footbridges that stretches on different levels.
Volumes and the central public space are towered above by 11 big “petals” that are independent both formally and structurally from the rest of the building. Three of those big petals covers the central space. The petals, different for their geometry and dimension, reaches almost 35 meters and they are supported by a structure of steel pillars with a tree shape, visible, as well as the petals, externally and internally from the building.
Plan 0
Plan 3
Plan 5
Among the petals, that are at different levels, are the glass facades. The main characteristic of these facades is that these have been released completely from the structure of the petals, allowing relative movements between the facade and the spatial network structure of coverage. This decision was taken to prevent that any movement of the cover, mainly due to oscillations for snow loads, wind or thermal expansion, can lead to the crisis of the glass.
