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Architects: Amvest, Eek en Dekkers
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Betopor
RAG Building / Eek en Dekkers + Amvest
Hausbergen Footbridge / Wienstroer Architekten Stadtplaner
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Architects: Wienstroer Architekten Stadtplaner
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: EMCH + BERGER, Eckehard Wienstroer
4 Photographers Speak on the Role of Photoshop in Architecture
One of the most controversial stories to hit the architectural news last week was the revelation by Blair Kamin of the Chicago Tribune that one of the winners of the AIA Chicago chapter's Design Excellence Awards was given on the basis of an image in which unsightly elements of the building's design had been removed in Photoshop.
The "war on reality" (as one commenter ironically referred to it) is a topic that polarizes even the most level-headed people, with many arguing over the effect that such Photoshop trickery has on our perception of our world. However, with many people unaware of what goes on behind the scenes, we decided to reach out to some photographers for a candid look at exactly what role Photoshop has in the everyday processes of architectural photography, and where they draw the line regarding the ethical documentation of buildings. Read on to find out what they had to say.
Exhibition: Paul Schneider von Esleben – The Legacy of Postwar Modernism
On 23 August, 2015 Paul Schneider von Esleben would have turned 100. With his projects he emphatically shaped the post-War architecture of West Germany until well into the 1970s. In North Rhine-Westphalia in particular he left behind a series of buildings that reflect the developments in architectural history in the first 20 years after the war. Von Esleben viewed buildings as gesamtkunstwerke, which he designed down to the last detail, be it art on the buildings or the furnishings inside.
Bilkent Erzurum Lower School / FXFOWLE
Mill Mavaleix / Piet Hein Eek
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Architects: Piet Hein Eek
- Year: 2015
European School in Frankfurt / NKBAK
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Architects: NKBAK
- Area: 3380 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Merz Kley Partner, Bollinger + Grohmann, Hochbauamt Frankfurt, Kaufmann Bausysteme GmbH
Bakkerswinkel / Piet Hein Eek
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Architects: Piet Hein Eek
- Area: 435 m²
- Year: 2015
Selcuk Ecza Headquarters / Tabanlıoğlu Architects
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Architects: Tabanlioglu Architects
- Area: 22900 m²
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Kasso
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Professionals: AN Engineering, ARKE / Türkoğlu, KÜL, Okyanus Group, Selçuklu Construction, +1
Hallenhaus / Observatorium
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Architects: Observatorium
- Year: 2014
Haus K / Sonja & Thilo Kurzemann
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Architects: Sonja & Thilo Kurzemann
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2011
The 14 Stories Behind the 2015 Building of the Year Award Winners
With our annual Building of the Year Awards, over 30,000 readers narrowed down over 3,000 projects, selecting just 14 as the best examples of architecture that ArchDaily has published in the past year. The results have been celebrated and widely shared, of course, usually in the form of images of each project. But what is often forgotten in this flurry of image sharing is that every one of these 14 projects has a backstory of significance which adds to our understanding of their architectural quality.
Some of these projects are intelligent responses to pressing social issues, others are twists on a well-established typology. Others still are simply supreme examples of architectural dexterity. In order that we don't forget the tremendous amount of effort that goes into creating each of these architectural masterpieces, continue reading after the break for the 14 stories that defined this year's Building of the Year Awards.
Energeticon Alsdorf / Böll Architekten
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Architects: Böll Architekten
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Ingenieurbüro Wagner und Koll, INCO Ingenieurbüro GmbH
Esas Aeropark / Tabanlioglu Architects
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Architects: Tabanlioglu Architects
- Area: 55359 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Aks Engineering, ARTE, Denge Architecture, Dinamik, EAG Turizm Ticaret, +1
Video: Emre Arolat's Sancaklar Mosque From Start to Finish
Earlier this year, Emre Arolat Architects completed their Sancaklar Mosque, "a simple cave like space" in Istanbul which through its humble exterior forms and emphasis on connection to nature, offers a "dramatic and awe inspiring place to pray and be alone with God." Over a period of 24 months, SGMStudio (Sarraf | Galeyan | Mekanik) documented this work, as the elements of the mosque gradually emerged from its steel rebar framework. "While recording the progress of the construction throughout passing seasons, the film aims to portray the building's existence within nature and its percept of space with the sensibility of the structure it purposes to narrate," say SGMStudio. Set to dramatic backing music, "the film dwells on the tension between the technical and engineering-centric implementation and humble and tranquil art of building with its pacing."
Argul Weave / Smart-Architecture + BINAA
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Architects: BINAA, Smart-Architecture
- Area: 4500 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Bayburtlular, Afyon, HYT Engineering, Yapisan, Bursa
The North Rhine-Westphalia Contribution–Floriade 2012 / RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten
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Architects: RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten
- Area: 2450 m²
- Year: 2012
World Photo Day: Thomas Mayer by Emre Arolat
In honor of World Photo Day (August 19th) ArchDaily wanted to thank the photographers who bring to life the projects that we publish every day. So we asked architects to weigh in on the work of some of our most-appreciated architecture photographers. Here, Emre Arolat writes on behalf of Thomas Mayer.