Kengo Kuma Chosen for V&A Museum in Scotland
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Foster + Partner's scheme arranges most of the cultural and commercial facilities in a central axis running east-west and linking the waterfront to older parts of the city. Direct and straightforward, it features orthogonal blocks of development along the axis, which terminates at two iconic oval cultural buildings: an opera house and an exhibition center. Foster kept almost the entire 2.2-kilometer-long waterfront free of buildings and vehicles, creating an urban forest spotted with tea pavilions, public art, amphitheaters, outdoor mahjong tables, and shaded promenades. Much like Hong Kong itself, the design alternates compact, generic developments with large areas of green space.
Image courtesy Foster + Partners
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Foster + Partner's scheme arranges most of the cultural and commercial facilities in a central axis running east-west and linking the waterfront to older parts of the city. Direct and straightforward, it features orthogonal blocks of development along the axis, which terminates at two iconic oval cultural buildings: an opera house and an exhibition center. Foster kept almost the entire 2.2-kilometer-long waterfront free of buildings and vehicles, creating an urban forest spotted with tea pavilions, public art, amphitheaters, outdoor mahjong tables, and shaded promenades. Much like Hong Kong itself, the design alternates compact, generic developments with large areas of green space.
Image courtesy Foster + Partners
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Foster + Partner's scheme arranges most of the cultural and commercial facilities in a central axis running east-west and linking the waterfront to older parts of the city. Direct and straightforward, it features orthogonal blocks of development along the axis, which terminates at two iconic oval cultural buildings: an opera house and an exhibition center. Foster kept almost the entire 2.2-kilometer-long waterfront free of buildings and vehicles, creating an urban forest spotted with tea pavilions, public art, amphitheaters, outdoor mahjong tables, and shaded promenades. Much like Hong Kong itself, the design alternates compact, generic developments with large areas of green space.
Image courtesy Foster + Partners
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Foster + Partner's scheme arranges most of the cultural and commercial facilities in a central axis running east-west and linking the waterfront to older parts of the city. Direct and straightforward, it features orthogonal blocks of development along the axis, which terminates at two iconic oval cultural buildings: an opera house and an exhibition center. Foster kept almost the entire 2.2-kilometer-long waterfront free of buildings and vehicles, creating an urban forest spotted with tea pavilions, public art, amphitheaters, outdoor mahjong tables, and shaded promenades. Much like Hong Kong itself, the design alternates compact, generic developments with large areas of green space.
Image courtesy Foster + Partners
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Foster + Partner's scheme arranges most of the cultural and commercial facilities in a central axis running east-west and linking the waterfront to older parts of the city. Direct and straightforward, it features orthogonal blocks of development along the axis, which terminates at two iconic oval cultural buildings: an opera house and an exhibition center. Foster kept almost the entire 2.2-kilometer-long waterfront free of buildings and vehicles, creating an urban forest spotted with tea pavilions, public art, amphitheaters, outdoor mahjong tables, and shaded promenades. Much like Hong Kong itself, the design alternates compact, generic developments with large areas of green space.
Image courtesy Foster + Partners
High Hopes in Hong Kong
In its plan titled 'Project for a new Dimension,' OMA draws on its recent research into preservation and regional development patterns, then reconfigures local-global elements. Three key ideas distilled from Hong Kong underpin the master plan'the village, agricultural field patterns, and urban streetscapes. Koolhaas and his team argue that it is the combination of these programmatic types that makes Hong Kong sustainable as a city and a culture. They hope to moderate the complexity of urban life with differentiated landscapes ranging from multi-use parks to dense urban grids. An Art Village, a Middle Village, and a Theatre Village occupy key locations in the plan and define distinct zones.
Image courtesy OMA
High Hopes in Hong Kong
In its plan titled 'Project for a new Dimension,' OMA draws on its recent research into preservation and regional development patterns, then reconfigures local-global elements. Three key ideas distilled from Hong Kong underpin the master plan'the village, agricultural field patterns, and urban streetscapes. Koolhaas and his team argue that it is the combination of these programmatic types that makes Hong Kong sustainable as a city and a culture. They hope to moderate the complexity of urban life with differentiated landscapes ranging from multi-use parks to dense urban grids. An Art Village, a Middle Village, and a Theatre Village occupy key locations in the plan and define distinct zones.
Image courtesy OMA
High Hopes in Hong Kong
In its plan titled 'Project for a new Dimension,' OMA draws on its recent research into preservation and regional development patterns, then reconfigures local-global elements. Three key ideas distilled from Hong Kong underpin the master plan'the village, agricultural field patterns, and urban streetscapes. Koolhaas and his team argue that it is the combination of these programmatic types that makes Hong Kong sustainable as a city and a culture. They hope to moderate the complexity of urban life with differentiated landscapes ranging from multi-use parks to dense urban grids. An Art Village, a Middle Village, and a Theatre Village occupy key locations in the plan and define distinct zones.
Image courtesy OMA
High Hopes in Hong Kong
In its plan titled 'Project for a new Dimension,' OMA draws on its recent research into preservation and regional development patterns, then reconfigures local-global elements. Three key ideas distilled from Hong Kong underpin the master plan'the village, agricultural field patterns, and urban streetscapes. Koolhaas and his team argue that it is the combination of these programmatic types that makes Hong Kong sustainable as a city and a culture. They hope to moderate the complexity of urban life with differentiated landscapes ranging from multi-use parks to dense urban grids. An Art Village, a Middle Village, and a Theatre Village occupy key locations in the plan and define distinct zones.
Image courtesy OMA
High Hopes in Hong Kong
In its plan titled 'Project for a new Dimension,' OMA draws on its recent research into preservation and regional development patterns, then reconfigures local-global elements. Three key ideas distilled from Hong Kong underpin the master plan'the village, agricultural field patterns, and urban streetscapes. Koolhaas and his team argue that it is the combination of these programmatic types that makes Hong Kong sustainable as a city and a culture. They hope to moderate the complexity of urban life with differentiated landscapes ranging from multi-use parks to dense urban grids. An Art Village, a Middle Village, and a Theatre Village occupy key locations in the plan and define distinct zones.
Image courtesy OMA
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Rocco's master plan stitches together public space and local culture. A strategy of connective landscape creates three linear bands characterized as 'city,' 'culture,' and 'green terrain.' The idea is to weave together urbanity and nature. New cross streets connect with the existing city grid, framing views of the harbor and connecting people to the water. In elements such as shop-lined alleys laced with cultural institutions, the design captures Hong Kong's dense urban character, while its waterfront areas recall the famous 12th-century Chinese scroll painting Qingming Riverside.
Image courtesy Rocco Design Architects
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Rocco's master plan stitches together public space and local culture. A strategy of connective landscape creates three linear bands characterized as 'city,' 'culture,' and 'green terrain.' The idea is to weave together urbanity and nature. New cross streets connect with the existing city grid, framing views of the harbor and connecting people to the water. In elements such as shop-lined alleys laced with cultural institutions, the design captures Hong Kong's dense urban character, while its waterfront areas recall the famous 12th-century Chinese scroll painting Qingming Riverside.
Image courtesy Rocco Design Architects
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Rocco's master plan stitches together public space and local culture. A strategy of connective landscape creates three linear bands characterized as 'city,' 'culture,' and 'green terrain.' The idea is to weave together urbanity and nature. New cross streets connect with the existing city grid, framing views of the harbor and connecting people to the water. In elements such as shop-lined alleys laced with cultural institutions, the design captures Hong Kong's dense urban character, while its waterfront areas recall the famous 12th-century Chinese scroll painting Qingming Riverside.
Image courtesy Rocco Design Architects
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Rocco's master plan stitches together public space and local culture. A strategy of connective landscape creates three linear bands characterized as 'city,' 'culture,' and 'green terrain.' The idea is to weave together urbanity and nature. New cross streets connect with the existing city grid, framing views of the harbor and connecting people to the water. In elements such as shop-lined alleys laced with cultural institutions, the design captures Hong Kong's dense urban character, while its waterfront areas recall the famous 12th-century Chinese scroll painting Qingming Riverside.
Image courtesy Rocco Design Architects
High Hopes in Hong Kong
Rocco's master plan stitches together public space and local culture. A strategy of connective landscape creates three linear bands characterized as 'city,' 'culture,' and 'green terrain.' The idea is to weave together urbanity and nature. New cross streets connect with the existing city grid, framing views of the harbor and connecting people to the water. In elements such as shop-lined alleys laced with cultural institutions, the design captures Hong Kong's dense urban character, while its waterfront areas recall the famous 12th-century Chinese scroll painting Qingming Riverside.
Image courtesy Rocco Design Architects
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| Kengo Kuma has won the competition to design a new Victoria & Albert Museum in Dundee, Scotland |
This is the incredible ship-like building that will dominate Dundee' s waterfront from 2014.
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma beat worldwide competition to win the honour of designing the city's £47 million Victoria & Albert Museum.
Work on the amazing structure will begin in 2012 and the museum—the V&A's new international centre for design—is scheduled to open in 2014.
It's hoped the project at Discovery Point will transform Dundee's fortunes in the same way the Guggenheim changed the Spanish port of Bilbao.
Lesley Knox, head of the judging panel, said last night: "We were delighted by the quality of all the designs.
"Kengo Kuma's proposal was the unanimous choice by the panel and is a worthy winner."
The architect said his selection was "a great honour." He added: "I am thrilled to be able to work with those at V&A Dundee in order to give shape to their vision, to contribute meaningfully to the cultural richness of the city."
The centre will house touring exhibitions from the V&A as well as artefacts from other major museums and galleries.
V&A director Sir Mark Jones said: "I think this will become a major destination and will give us an internationally recognised building. It will reward repeat visits and attract attention from around the world."
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