Alvar Aalto is one of the leading causes for the development of modern architecture in Finland. It differs from others in the artistic sense and in that fits to any location and environment. Its first decisive steps to implement their ideas Aalto made in 1927, when he was 29 years. He joined the modern architectural movement in the city of Turku, which is most open to new projects in the city of Finland. The project for building panel that the case presented in Aalto 70-th birthday of the city Turku is ideologically linked to experiments that make the other architects of that time, and is the first expression of modernist architecture in the Nordic countries. This was the period in which Aalto progressing increasingly avant-garde architecture and began to interact with leading innovators such as Fernand Leger, Brankuzi Constantine, George Braque and Alexander Calder. Aalto projects of this time are still strongly linked to general trends – this is the library Viipuri (1930), Sanatorium Paimio (1930) and his own house in Helsinki (1935). Aalto collect more creative energy and becoming less dependent on the schools, which are formed at that time. After World War II, he will again seek the sources of his inspiration this.
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We present another unusual architectural whimsy. This hotel is a spiral that has twisted and turned over a spacious park. Notably its highly unusual form, seems to be rotated before being baked or while he was still warm, cause it to become an attraction. Helix Hotel in Abu Dhabi has no floors, a spiral pitches form of a corkscrew without interruptions. This makes access to the swimming pool, sauna, massage rooms and meditation, the more easy. And then back in the bars and boutiques. One advantage of the hotel is that its hollow center allows it to be ventilated through the coastal breeze and illuminated by natural day light. Export of high energy plastic panels ensure the supply of solar and wind energy. Each of the 208-rooms, they have a different view, but many of them are suitable to watch the construction of the bridge “Sheikh Zayed” by Zaha Hadid. The design of the Hotel Helix is Leeser Architects, who won the contest organized by company Al Qudra Real Estate and QP International. The project was developed in close cooperation with consultants on environmental issues from Atelier Ten.
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For some incarnations needed artistry and finesse. Many designers seek inspiration, regardless of the size of the project. Architects from Ashton Raggatt McDougal (ARM) are the creators of the artistic center Melbourne Recital Center Theater Company and Melbourne Theater Company next door. The aim is to restore ruined southern part of Melbourne, known as Southbank, and to catch the most dynamic neighborhoods of the city. ARM achieved such glorious success with design ideas that instantly receive medals Victorian Architecture Medal for 2009, which provides for the highest achievements in architecture and urban design for the exterior and interior. Too long-standing rivalry is the Melbourne and Sydney. Now they can compete and theater halls. ARM collaborates with Arup Acoustics in order to create space with 1000 seats and 150-seat hall. Amalgamation of modern architecture and acoustic qualities makes the room “Elizabeth Murdoch” in a challenge to the senses. Classical proportions of a shoe box are taken on loan from the European concert halls, and geometric shapes are intended as nearest to the stage from anywhere.
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