In 2001 the city of Roosendaal decided to ban cars from the New Market in the centre of town by building a huge two storey underground parking. In order to create a new public square the city of Roosendaal asked the urban design office Quadrat to make a proposition. In their scheme they proposed to pave the square with red and brown brick, plant 15 trees, make three exits for the underground parking...
Charleston has existed as a group of agricultural buildings for at least the last 500 years. Its inhabitation by the Bloomsbury Group for most of the last 100 years has marked it as an extraordinary place, telling the story of the lives of a group of artists in the most direct and intimate way. Our proposal adapts the buildings surrounding the farmhouse to make new spaces for the creation and display...
The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation (PHRF) today announced plans for its Center for Human Rights Education. PHRF has secured a long-term lease/sublease for the 10,000 square foot parcel of land at 16th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which is the site of North America’s first Holocaust Monument – The Monument to the Six Million Jewish Martyrs. Mayor Michael Nutter was instrumental...
The project consists of urbanizing six islands located in the “heart of Europe” in “the World” that counts on a total of 300 islands. This project is one of great complexity regarding design and technical level, because the development takes place in the middle of the sea 5 km from the coast, with a very complex construction on artificial islands. This project is one of the...
Ball-Nogues Studio winning entry for a public art competition sponsored by the City of Santa Monica; the sculpture is situated on the exterior wall of an existing parking structure at Santa Monica Place – originally designed by Frank Gehry. Near the beach and the Third Street Promenade, the site is heavily trafficked by tourists on foot and in automobiles. An aggregation of mirror polished stainless...
Coney Island, the former vacation mecca on the New York waterfront, is undergoing a massive revitalization effort. Asser Levy Park, with the addition of Grimshaw’s new amphitheater, will serve as the new gateway to the area and as a symbol of its new identity. The amphitheater will be a seasonal venue that can attract performers at all levels, encourage concert promoters to bring bands and artists...