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Low2No Finalist Videos

A quick update on the low2no competition in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. The finalists’ presentations have been posted on the low2no website. I won’t critisise here except to say they all meet the challenge of the brief in a provoking way, and are all worth watching in their differing styles. c_life : City as a Living Factory [...]
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Jätkäsaari Low2No Competition Winner

The Team of ARUP , Sauerbruch Hutton , Experientia,  Galley Eco Capital with their entry ‘c_life – City as living factory of ecology’ have won the Low2No Competition for a block development in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. It will be Finland’s first Carbon neutral district and the competition was run by Sitra an innovation fund and though [...]
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The Self Sufficient City Competition

The IAAC has a competition that’s free to enter to envisage the future city. If you are interested you can find out more about the competition  and register at advancedarchitecturecontest.org. Entries must be submitted by 29th September so you don’t have too much time. The contest is open to architects, planners, designers and artists who [...]
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New Finnish Embassy in Japan

Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki have won the design competition for a new Finnish Embassy in Tokyo. The project is notable for the semi-opaque all glass facade which is patterned. In so much as it conveys an atmosphere or even an imagined landscape by a layering through the different glazing it could be a great project.  [...]
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Tegnestuen Vandkunsten win Alvar Aalto Medal

The tenth Alvar Aalto Medal was awarded to the Danish architectural practice Tegnestuen Vandkunsten on 03.02.2009. I took a few photos of their conversion of a torpedo factory a little while ago. (via)
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Koivusaari Ideas Competition

Browse and comment on over 100 proposals for Koivusaari at the Laituri website. Part of the redevelopment going along with the expansion of the Metro West into Espoo.
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Sundsvall Art Centre

Harri Mäkiaho a Finnish Architect has just won a competition for a new Art Centre and Theatre in Sundsvall, Sweden. The entry was called Kräfta. The Swedish Architects Association has a page on it with some good images and plans. It’s a really nice project and deserved winner, and the jury description is mostly quite [...]
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Wuxi Opera House

Finnish Architects PES, have beaten 3XN from Denmark, von Gerkan, Marg und Partner (GMP) from Germany, M.A.O. from Japan and Architecture-Studio from France to the new Wuxi Opera House. The project should be completed by 2010, I guess they want it ready for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
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40 under 40 2008

The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies has announced the winners of its annual trawl of Europe for this continents upcoming talent 40 under 40 2008.
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Oslo Ski Jump Push Needed

Julien De Smedt’s competition win for Oslo’s new ski jump (previous article) needs a little push to help it get off the ground. The Architectural Record reported that the project is in jeopardy. JDS have set up a petition website and are due to make final presentations to the city to try and save the [...]
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City Library

On Friday 29.02.2008 Anttinen Oiva Architects won the competition to build a city centre campus library for the University of Helsinki completion is slated as 2011-12. It looks pretty good to me. I Really like the dynamic facades using brick and glass, to match the materials of the street but also conform to the location [...]
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Europan 9 Results

The results of Europan9 in Finland are out. With three competition areas in Finland Kotka, Vantaa, and Espoo, it was the winner of the Espoo site which stood out for me as being able to create a real quality set of shoreline spaces without being twee or contrived. Clear connections to the existing infrastructure and [...]
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We Have a Winner!

My Friend Nick O’Neill just won the 2007 BD/Zumtobal photography competition with the entry above. You have to take the photos with a disposable camera and then send it in o the organisers before its developed, the results can be great. There were some other good photos there too so its worth checking out all [...]
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Superspatial

I just posted for the first time on Superspatial a collaborative weblog (myself and kosmograd so far) and jumping off point for urbanism of all kind. Posting on urbanisation issues will really focus there. We have entered a couple of competitions already so if you are interested in joining in then please get in touch. [...]
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Otaniemi Expansion

A new island forms the centrepiece of an expansion of the Otaniemi campus of Helsinki university in Espoo. The competition won by NRT Architects is for office and teaching space for 1500 people with a further 700 residences. Its a major addition adn improvement to the campus which already contains some world class Architecture.
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Stirling Prize Shortlist 2007

One of the more prestigious and well rewarded Architectural awards The Stirling Prize Shortlist is as follows; America’s Cup Building, Valencia by David Chipperfield Architects Casa da Musica, Porto by OMA Dresden Station Redevelopment, Dresden by Foster + Partners Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach am Neckar by David Chipperfield Architects The Savill Building, Windsor by [...]
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