p+A news

Switzerland > House in Bex, designed by Bonnard Woeffray Architectes [Arquitectura Arkinetia].

Argentina > Clubhouse “La Candida”, province of Buenos Aires, by Adamo-Faiden [dezeen].

The two cities of Doha and Abu Dhabi will acquire five new museums designed by I.M. Pei, Frank Gehry, Norman Foster and Jean Nouvel. The four “archistar” talk about their respective projects in the Persian Gulf during this interview on NYT.

Chile > 17th Chilean Architecture Biennale – “8.8 Re – Construccion”, video of the exhibition designed by Emilio Marin [Vimeo / Nicolas Rupcich].

The five winning designs of 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture have been unveiled today (11/24/2010) at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar [Architectural Record].

Indonesia > Green School, an educational building made of bamboo, designed by PT Bambu, in Bali… images > Iwan Baan

Argentina > FyF Residence by P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S – Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich, near Rosario [designboom].

The Netherlands > “Water Villa”, the floating house on the Amstel river, designed by + 31 Architects in Omval, a neighborhood of Amsterdam [designboom].

Morocco > The Rabat Grand Theatre by Zaha Hadid Architects has been recently unveiled. This cultural centre will comprise two theatres, one with 2050 seats and another with 520, together with an amphitheatre for 7000 people. The cost is estimated to be about 120 million dollars… [dezeen]

Spain > Office Tower at Zaisa [transborder platform for logistics (zaisa.com)] in Irún, designed by Hoz Fontan Architects >>>

Colombia > “El Porvenir” Social Kindergarden in Bogotá, designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti [ArchDaily].

Brazil > Daniel Libeskind‘s first building in Latin America is going to rise in Itaim-Bibi, a southern neighborhood of São Paulo. “Vitra Itaim Bibi” will be a residential tower with 14 luxury apartments (1 per floor), ranging from 558 to 1.146 square meters. Construction works should start in July, 2011, while the inauguration is scheduled […]