December 24, 2007
Instant modeling concept with best quality rendering
Planning work by using Autodesk revit software need special tricks. Special tricks in here refer to how to make three dimensional model quickly and precisely based on planning idea that available in our head.
Drawing speed in here takes important role because architect often faces pre-deadline situation. For example, if we want to change the front view of a house, the best way is making sections as many as possible. You don’t have to worry in dealing with the section images addition because it will not increase file load that influence your computer work.
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August 24, 2007
Works1978 - Micromegas
1983 - Chamberworks
1987 - IBA City Edge Competition, Berlin (competition, first prize)
1993 - Symbol for the City, Dortrecht
1995 - Torhäuser Leipziger Platz - U3 Passarelle (competition)
1996 - Albert and Victoria Museum expansion, London (competition)
1996 - National Gallery expansion, Dublin, Ireland (competition)
1996 - Jewish Community Center, Duisburg (competition)
1998 - Philhamonie, Bremen
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August 14, 2007
London Borough of Hackney
The final phase of the Holly Street estate redevelopment provides 151 affordable and private homes over 2 city blocks separated by a new one-way road to replace the last of the deck access buildings built in the 1970’s. Levitt Bernstein have devised a design as a departure from earlier phases of the masterplan, reflecting the involvement of the existing residents since the beginning of the project in 1999 and their desire to remain as council tenants.
Hackney recently made a bid to return to its 1995 UDP of 250 habitable rooms per hectare, part of a council strategy to force the building of more family homes. The objective has widespread support, even if the method doesn’t.
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August 14, 2007
High quality, tall buildings can be not only sustainable, they can surprise, delight and
inspire their users, argues Lee Polisano.
Love or hate them, towers are part of the fabric of our global urban
landscape and they are here to stay. Over the last 100 years they have become icons of heroism, modernity,
revolution, freedom. They symbolized a new way of living and came to express the corporate identity of
successful enterprises and the egos of those who controlled them. They represented capitalism, wealth, dominance and power. But what will the tower of the 21st century symbolize? In an evolving global landscape that is increasingly under pressure from a burgeoning urban population, tall buildings have the potential to play a significant role in re-invigorating and sustaining our cities of the future, including the future of London.
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August 8, 2007
“Nobody called us on day one. Starting out we had a most positive and confident attitude. That is important. We were not completely new kids on the block. We had been practicing in major firms for some 20 years and had designed or managed the design and construction of major buildings and dealt with significant clients. We had no work, but we had access to people–facilities managers, developers, corporate presidents–we could call and get advice from, and that is what we did.” Kohn added that “I wrote developers and marketed them aggressively. We made cold calls, wrote letters, and used the media. As articles were written about KPF, we made sure that clients and potential clients received copies.”
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August 8, 2007
Lee Polisano is President of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and founder of KPF’s London studio. Under his direction, the firm’s work focuses on a number of primary issues, namely a response to context, an awareness of the civic obligation of buildings, respect for the environment, and the importance of technology.
Mr. Polisano’s work is widely recognized for the emphasis it places on the civic and ecological responsibility of the built environment. Projects such as the innovative World Trade Center in Amsterdam and the largescale urban regeneration master plan for Glasgow have been widely recognized for achieving these goals. His UK headquarters for Rabobank, Thames Court in the City of London, has been widely credited with trans- forming commercial archi-tecture in London’s Square Mile while the Endesa Headquarters in Madrid has been cited as being among “the best of new contemporary American archi-tecture”. Recent highprofile projects include Heron Tower, London’s first bespoke multi-tenant office building and the Bishopsgate Tower, which will be the tallest building in the City of London.
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August 1, 2007
“A Kite for the Olympics,”
The ambitious expansion plan at Tianjin Binhai International Airport gave the design team—Dutch airport planner NACO and architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox International (KPF)—a particular challenge: how to design a series of major terminal buildings and associated infrastructure over decades without the airport looking like a series of temporary structures in the meantime
The design competition for the new international airport for Tianjin, the fourth largest city in China, was won by airport planners NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants B.V. teamed with architects Kohn Pedersen Fox International (KPF) in an international competition. Phase One of the new Tianjin Binhai International Airport - due for completion for the 2008 Olympic games to be held in nearby Beijing - will cater to six million passengers per year. When all phases of the new terminal master plan are complete, the capacity will exceed 40 million passengers per year with a total of 22 contact gates.
Lee Polisano is an architect, the President of Kohn Pedersen Fox and the founding Partner of Kohn Pedersen Fox International, London. Under his direction, Read the rest of this entry »
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