p+A news

The addition of a floor and two new facades are the results of the intervention by Future Systems into this building on Oxford Street in London [dezeen].

House in Lousado, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, designed by Correia Ragazzi [Arch Daily].

Germany > “Dupli.Casa”, designed by Jurgen Mayer H., in Ludwigsburg [Wallpaper*]Images gallery > Wallpaper*

Images from the “100% Design Tokyo 2008“, that took place between October 30 and November 3 > designboom

France > Construction images of the CMA-CGM Tower, designed by Zaha Hadid, in Marseille > Flickrsource > dezain.net

Germany > Convention center, designed by Barkow Leibinger Architects, in Stuttgart [Arch Daily].

Colombia > Gerardo Molina School, designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti, in Bogotà [Plataforma Arquitectura].

‘Casa XS’, designed by BAK Architects – Maria Victoria Besonias, Guillermo de Almeida and Luciano Kruk, in Mar Azul wood – Argentina >>>

In May 2008, a big earthquake shook Sichuan province (China). In the city of Chengdu, within the affected area, some Japanese students from banlab, the research center directed by Shigeru Ban, and Hironori Matsubara Lab at Keio University put their forces together to build temporary schools whose structure is made of cardboard tubes… [PingMag]

United States > The EMPAC – “Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center”, designed by Grimshaw Architects in Troy – New York [arcspace].Construction images sequence >>>

Canada > On 11/14/08, the Art Gallery of Ontario redesigned by Frank Gehry has opened its doors to the public [NYT].Images gallery > NYT / Flickr

Images of the “View House”, currently under construction, designed by Johnston MarkLee [Frame Magazine].