Dezeen Wire: ahead of the Victoria & Albert Museum‘s exhibition Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 starting on 24 September, architecture critic Rowan Moore discusses the definition of the movement and its impact on contemporary architecture – The Observer
Dezeen Wire: British architects Broadway Malyan have been appointed to design a 571 metre skyscraper in Istanbul that they claim will become the second tallest in the world when completed.
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Burj Khalifa in Dubai is currently the tallest building in the world at 828 metres, but the recently unveiled Kingdom Tower by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in Jeddah, which will measure over 1000 metres is set to overtake it.
Broadway Malyan has opened a new office in Turkey to handle the design.
Here are some more details from the architects:
Broadway Malyan opens 15th global office to deliver world’s second-tallest tower
Global architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan has opened an office in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of its continued international growth strategy, meaning the practice now boasts a global network of 15 bases, stretching from São Paulo to Shanghai.
The new office will be led by Director Peter Vaughan, who will spearhead the practice’s strategic push into Turkey, on the back of recent project wins in the country, including the world’s second tallest tower which will stand at 571 metres, as well as other major mixed use schemes, including a 525,000 sq m project in Seyrantepe, 250,000 sq m scheme in Beylikduzu, and 100,000 sq m project in Florya.
Managing Director Gary Whittle said: “The new office will further enhance our global reach and result in a network of 15 bases from São Paulo to Shanghai, distinguished by an unrivalled diversity with 500+ sector experts, distinctive client focus and commitment to a return on design. It is also evidence of our successful international growth strategy, with the practice boasting a strong project pipeline, and actively targeting emerging countries and new markets to continue to grow the business.”
The new office, the third opened by the practice this year, will provide the business with an additional platform to export its world-class skills, expertise and experience, in the planning, design and delivery of high-quality, inspirational and future-proofed cities, places and buildings of all types, from concept to physical operation.
It is also evidence of the practice’s continued commitment to long-term client partnering, with over 80% of income from repeat business, its instinctive entrepreneurial approach, original collaborative working ethos and unique cultural connections, and investment for future joint success.
The practice’s live project portfolio includes high-profile schemes including ‘The Tower’, London’s tallest residential-only tower, which will stand at just over 180 metres and has started to rise out of the ground on the banks of the River Thames in London’s Vauxhall district.
The practice has also just delivered the concept masterplan for the ‘10×10’ project in Iraq, involving a 17km² extension of Sadr City, Baghdad, and the creation of New Sadr City, with the scheme named after its predicted $10 billion dollar value and ten-year delivery timeframe.
Dezeen Wire: new pictures reveal the interiors of two show apartments at Park Hill in Sheffield, England, a notorious 1960′s housing estate which is being overhauled by developers Urban Splash – BBC News
Dezeen Wire: five winners of the bi-annual Index Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Copenhagen, including See Better to Learn Better by fuseproject, which won the Body category, and Elemental Monterrey by Elemental, winner of the Home category.
Read more about the 2011 winners here. See our story about the 2009 winners here. The following text is from the Index Awards website:
Last night, 27 countries competed to take home the world’s biggest design prize, as the winners of the world’s largest – and perhaps the most important – design award, the Danish INDEX: Award, were unveiled at a spectacular award ceremony in the Copenhagen Opera attended by HRH The Crown Prince and HRH The Crown Princess of Denmark along with 1,200 official guests from 48 countries.
The winners of INDEX: Award is not traditional design, but rather design that vastly improves the lives of people all over the world. The Danish, non-profit design organization INDEX: Design to Improve Life received almost 1,000 nominations for the competition from 78 countries and among these, the International INDEX: Jury initially selected 60 finalist designs, from which the five winners were announced last night.
INDEX: Award is awarded in five categories: Body, Home, Work, Play and Community, and the five winners share a total purse of more than $800.000.
INDEX: Award shows us how design can be a decisive factor when coming up with solutions for some of the world’s major challenges like climate changes, pollution, natural disasters, loneliness, elderly care, poverty, over-consumption and other important issues.
AND THE WINNERS ARE…
In the BODY Category, the winner was See Better to Learn Better (VerBien) – a free eyeglasses program for Mexican children designed by former INDEX: Award winner Yves Behar (Switzerland).
In the HOME Category, the winner is ELEMENTAL Monterrey – a revolutionary new model for social housing, also in Mexico.
In the WORK Category, the winner is Design for Change from India – a design based school competition designed to give children an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action.
In the PLAY Category, the winner is Swedish Hövding – an invisible airbag for cyclists’ head, shaped as a collar worn around the neck.
In the COMMUNITY Category, the winner is Design Seoul from South Korea – the first ever coherent design based approach to improve life for citizens in a very large city.
Dezeen Wire: Angela Brady will take over from Ruth Reed as president of the Royal Institute of British Architects tomorrow. Brady was elected in July 2010, as reported in Dezeen Wire last year.
Angela Brady becomes RIBA President
Angela Brady will become President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession tomorrow (1 September 2011). Angela takes over the two-year elected presidency from Ruth Reed.
Angela is the 74th RIBA President, a position previously held by Sir G. Gilbert Scott and Sir Basil Spence among others; she is the second woman President.
Angela Brady is director of Brady Mallalieu Architects, an award-winning architecture practice specialising in contemporary sustainable design. She holds a number of significant posts including Ambassador for the Government Equality Office, advisor to the British Council, visiting critic and external examiner for a number of UK and Irish universities, and enabler for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). Angela has previously served as a member of influential panels including the CABE English Heritage urban panel; as Design Champion for the London Development Agency Board and as Vice-Chair of the Civic Trust Awards.
Angela Brady, RIBA President said:
“I am delighted and honoured to become RIBA President; and to represent an extremely talented and resourceful profession whose work benefits the whole of society. Architecture and the spaces around us have a profound affect on the way we feel and act and how we develop as individuals and as a community. During my term in office I intend to work to increase the understanding that the public and politicians have about the value that well designed buildings bring to peoples lives, and to help bring about the necessary political and education changes to enable the delivery of the best possible built environments.
“The economic collapse of recent years has been tumultuous for the whole construction industry, with many architects, amongst so many others, facing under-employment and cancelled projects. As part of our recovery from this situation, the construction industry must work even more collaboratively in order to cut waste and produce better affordable sustainable buildings. The Government can support us by ensuring short-term cost-saving decisions are not taken to the detriment of our longer-term health, education and prosperity.
“I am particularly delighted to be in office during 2012 – a time when we will be showcasing some of the very best of British architecture and design talent on a world stage at the London Olympics. As former design champion for the London Development Agency BOARD and daughter of a past Olympic competitor (my Dad competed in 1968 and 1972), I will be honoured to be RIBA President at this time and proud that the UK is delivering fantastic sustainable regeneration that will benefit our country during the Games and for many years to come.”
Dezeen Wire: UK design organisation Hidden Art is to close at the end of September due to cuts in its funding.
Hidden Art currently receives half its funding from the European Regional Development Fund but this is due to cease at the end of next month.
Fears that the organisation may be forced to close were first reported on Dezeen Wire in December last year.
Hidden Art will still exhibit with new products at 100% Design during the London Design Festival and the online shop will remain open until the end of December 2011.
Here are some more details from Hidden Art:
Hidden Art forced to close due to funding issues: 22-year history of turning passion into products ends in 2011
Hidden Art, the Shoreditch based award-winning not-for-profit organisation that has helped designer-makers and designers transform their passion into products since 1989, will close at the end of September 2011, due to ongoing funding issues (with the Hidden Art e-shop continuing until the end of December)
Since its beginnings with the Hackney Contemporaries in 1989 Hidden Art has supported more than 6,000 designers, including success stories such as Ella Doran, Kay & Stemmer and Committee. Hidden Art helped to put east London on the map, turning it from a no-go area into a destination for designer-makers, design companies and shoppers.
Hidden Art director, Dieneke Ferguson, said:
“We are sad to announce the end of Hidden Art, but proud of our 22-year track record in providing support for UK designers and designer-makers. Unfortunately, in the current climate there is little money available to support small businesses in the creative sector. We hope our closure draws attention to the dwindling resources for new design graduates in this country. Combined with the higher fees for students, it means that the UK design sector is in danger of losing the new blood which is essential for its survival”
With the closure of the London Development Agency (LDA), and other funding issues, it has now become impossible to continue. Hidden Art receives 50% of it’s funding from the European Regional Development Fund, but this will also cease at the end of September.
All of the planned Hidden Art events and support will continue until we close, including a stand at 100% Design, launching 8 new products from 5 of our designer members. It’s a great reminder of our proud history in supporting innovation in the UK design sector, and a way for us to go out with a bang. Come along and support us at our last event.
The E-Shop at www.hiddenartshop.com will also continue until the end of December and be available over the Christmas period.
Over the years our excellent work has been acknowledged by the design sector, the press and the public. Our awards include the 2010 Community Partners Dragon Award, awarded by the Lord Mayor of London, as well as best Social Enterprise in Hackney (2005) and the 100% /Blueprint Award (2005).
The design sector is an important part of the London and the UK economies, contributing £3 billion each year: more than the Visual Arts, Cultural Heritage or Literature sectors. Designer-makers represent 13% of all those employed in the creative and cultural industries. Taking away Hidden Art’s support will affect the sector as a whole, leading to an impact on innovation, the most important driver in the UK recovery.
Dezeen Wire: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has described Beijing as a prison and a city of violence in an article published on the website of American magazine Newsweek.
The article was published despite Chinese authorities forbidding the artist from giving interviews, following his release in June from 81 days of detention.
Dezeen Wire: following the launch of Herzog & de Meuron’s new website this week and ensuing discussion about the design of architects’ sites, tell us what you think about the recent makeovers for www.zaha-hadid.com and www.rosslovegrove.com.
Dezeen Wire: following Steve Jobs’ resignation as CEO of Apple yesterday, Jonathan Glancey summarises the company’s influence on design for the Guardian, Cliff Kuang for Co.Design points to the hiring of British designer Jonathan Ive as Jobs’ greatest moment and the Huffington Post poles readers on which Apple product best encapsulates “Jobs’ design revolution.”
Apple fan Steven Fry talks about how Jobs “changed the cultural landscape” in a recording for the BBC while The Daily Beast collated Tweets from Apple employees in reaction to the news.
Last week Dezeen featured Foster + Partners’ design for the new Apple headquarters.
Dezeen Wire: Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have finally launched a website – www.herzogdemeuron.com.
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