Tag Daniel Libeskind

04-12-2018

TORONTO: a melting pot of architecture and design

Toronto is a cultural melting pot featuring plenty of industrial and Victorian architecture, with warehouses converted into art and design galleries, artists’ studios and coffeeshops, cultural hubs of fashion and film and plenty of space for museums, too.

02-03-2018

Samuel Holzner. City Life Milano

The young, South Tyrolean photographer, Samuel Holzner is on a mission to make architecture intelligible to the observer. This is his interesting visual representation of the City Life project in Milan, clearly showcasing its urbanistic and human dimension. Samuel Holzner, South Tyrolean, born in 1989 has a great passion - architecture photography. A passion he has been cultivating enthusiastically and with dedication since he first attended photography school in Hall, Tyrol, completing his studies as an assistant photographer first to Oscar da Riz in Bolzano, then to Florian Holzherr in Munich. Since he became a freelancer in 2013, his mission has been to visualise the character of buildings as effectively as possible, and his response to this challenge is elegant, regardless of the weather conditions because Samuel Holzner really isn't concerned about “bad weather”. Indeed, when you work in such an impressive natural context as South Tyrol, with its standout visual impact, the “bad weather” means he can focus more on the architecture itself, for example when clouds cover the Dolomites and the landscape is not reflected in the glazing. However, it takes in-depth knowledge of the landscape - whether natural or manmade - to do this, because that is what forms the substrate of the visual narrative running through his work. His sensitivity is particularly evident in one of his photographic projects, which took him from the rugged peaks of South Tyrol to Milan, more specifically to CityLife, the project for the redevelopment of the historical city hub of the Fiera di Milano exhibition centre. One of the largest urban redevelopments in Europe, with a total area of 366,000 square metres which includes works by Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Daniel Libeskind. Although a number of images of this landmark project have been published in the different media, rarely do we get the feeling that the redevelopment area has actually been integrated into a real, lived-in urban context, or that it has a human dimension to it. So, Samuel Holzner set out to explore CityLife with some keywords in mind - sustainability, quality lifestyle and services. All to portray this project whose intention is to be a “green lung” in the city of Milan., thanks to its public park - the first new-build park in the city centre since the end of the 19th century - for now with 70,000+ square metres of the total 173,000 square-metre area completed and opened. This is how the South Tyrolean photographer tells us all about this articulated, balanced mix of public and private functions, which includes residences, offices, shops and services, green areas, public and leisure spaces. And he does all of this with architecture photographs that do much more than just providing documentation, usually limited to shapes and materials. Holzner's photos really demonstrate the aesthetic and emotional thrust behind each building. Therefore, in Milan like in the Dolomites, Holzner uses contextualisation of the single buildings even when it's just a rough idea to bring out the character of each architectural element. Whether he photographs the Allianz tower, designed by Arata Isozaki with Andrea Maffei, and currently Italy's tallest building (202 metres high with 50 storeys), or the residential complex designed by Zaha Hadid or the CityLife Business & Shopping District, one of the largest urban shopping districts in Europe that opened on 30 November 2017, Holzner conveys sensations that spring from his skilful composition of the images. In conclusion, like with the Dolomites, here Samuel Holzner doesn't stop at the beauty of nature, nor does he stop even before the visual impact of iconic architecture. Moreover, by including the human element both inside and outside the buildings, he emphasises their use and provides a narrative of the true essence of this new urban landscape in third-millennium Milan as a possible driver of social and cultural change based on architectural redevelopment. @chrisbuerklein Samuel Holzner Instagram http://www.samuel-holzner.com/

03-07-2017

Dominique Perrault wins the Selinunte International Prize 2017

As part of the events in the seventh edition of the Architects meet in Selinunte co//lateral, architect Dominique Perrault won the Selinunte International Prize 2017 on 1st July

26-02-2016

Temporary constructions: the Serpentine Gallery pavilions

The Serpentine Gallery pavilions are temporary structures that last only one summer. They are always designed by an architect or architectural practice that has never before built anything in the United Kingdom. Let us take a look at recent pavilions presented in Floornature.

24-02-2016

Architettura Matassoni and Villa N in Arezzo (Italy)

Italian studio Architettura Matassoni designs Villa N, a single-family home in Bucine, in the heart of Tuscany. Architettura Matassoni’s Villa N contains references to deconstructivism, combined with a search for the natural dimension as a completion of living space.

03-07-2015

Selgascano Serpentine Pavilion 2015 London

On June 25 the temporary pavilion opened at the Serpentine Gallery in London, designed in 2015 by Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano of Selgascano.

03-07-2015

Germany Projects and Expo Milano 2015 Pavilion the best of the week

The recent inauguration of SALA ARCHITETTURA BERLIN at FAB Architectural Bureau Berlin offers inspiration to look back at German projects presented recently in Floornature, starting with the German Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015.

25-06-2015

BIG unveils plans for the World Trade Center

BIG architectural studio has unveiled its plans for the last new skyscraper to be built on the site of the World Trade Center. The Danish studio’s project is identified as 2 WTC in the five towers included in Daniel Libeskind’s plan, and is due to be completed in 2021.

06-02-2015

Hélène Binet: Fragments of Light exhibition - Woodbury University Hollywood Gallery

The Julius Shulman Institute and Woodbury University present an exhibition of the work of famous architecture photographer Hélène Binet, winner of the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award.