NOVEMBER
invest carefully in a well- designed new school building. The result - a highly imaginative, exciting Academy that shows the students and staff that they are valued.” The judges’ choice was
though an unexpected departure from the script and will have shocked many who thought The Velodrome by Hopkins’ architects was a sure-bet. Indeed the Velodrome was certainly the popular choice – picking up the Stirling Prize People’s Choice Award with 63 percent of the public vote. However, the design genius involved in making the Evelyn Grace Academy a fluid, desirable building that works for the students and teachers that inhabit it surely makes it a deserving winner nonetheless.
Introducing the earth-scraper
Proposed earth-scraperwould plunge 300mbelowMexico City
dates Nov 2011-Feb 2012
1 November Cities of Tomorrow
www.architecture.com RIBA, LONDON
BNKR Arquitectura has designed a 65-storey ‘earth- scraper’ that plunges 300m below ground. The upside down pyramid, proposed to sit in the middle ofMexico City, is designed to get around height limits on new buildings in the capital. The main square of Mexico City is 240m x 240m - making it one of the largest in the world – and is bordered by the Cathedral, the National Palace and the City Government buildings. The subterranean
building is very much at the concept stage, but proposes to house 10 stories each for homes, shops and a museum, as well as 35 stories for offices. The inverted pyramid has a central void to allow all habitable spaces to enjoy natural lighting and ventilation. To conserve the numerous activities that take place on the city square year round, the massive hole will be covered with a glass floor. This will also filter in natural light into the earth-scraper.
Pylon design finally updated
Jeremy Horner says: “The evolving London skyline over the past decade has been nothing short of dramatic and Steve’s tall buildings team at Davis Langdon has been closely involved in a majority of the City’s new towers. This appointment is a well earned recognition of Steve’s unrivalled expertise in the economics of tall buildings.”
Bystrup’s T-Pylon design has been unanimously chosen as the winner of the Pylon Design competition run by the Department of Energy&Climate Change, National Grid, and the RIBA. The design beat over 250 other entrants, including six finalists,whichwere all featured at the London Design Festival. As a result of this contest National Gridwill nowworkwith Bystrup to develop their T-Pylon design further. National Grid have also said theywant to do furtherwork with Ian Ritchie Associates on their Silhouette design, and New Town Studio’s Totemdesign. There has been huge public interest in the competition and
Bystrup’swinning design
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said: “This competition has been a great success in bringing forward new and creative approaches to a pylonmodel which has not changed since the 1920s.We are going to need a lot more pylons over the next few years to connect new energy to our homes and businesses and it is important that we do this is in themost beautiful way possible. The T-Pylon is an innovative design that is simple, classical and practical. Its ingenious structure alsomeans that it will bemuch shorter and smaller than existing pylons and therefore less intrusive.
Cities drive cultures and economies. They are a framework for living and working together. Richard, Grahamand Ivanwill be discussing the role of the sustainable city in the 21st century and howdesign affects thewaywe live. They will then describe the process, narrative and language of their architecture in the Far East, Europe and London.
23–24 November The Sleep Event
www.thesleepevent.com BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE, LONDON
Encompassing a design-led exhibition, high-level conference and acclaimed awards ceremony, the Sleep Event is the only event in Europe that focuses entirely on the design, architecture and development of hotels. Innovationmeets high-end designwith collections from hand-picked suppliers offering creative solutions, for the conception, development and architecture of hotel projects across the globe.
To 19 February 2012 OMA/Progress
www.barbican.org.uk BARBICAN CENTRE, LONDON
OMA/Progress is the first major presentation of OMA’s work in the UK and coincideswith the opening of their first buildings here, Rothschild Bank HQ in the City of London and a Maggie’s Centre in Gartnavel, Glasgow. The exhibition is curated and designed by the Belgium- based collective, Rotor.
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