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Bridgestone Pavilion in Bangkok, Thailand by Architectkidd

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Article source: Architectkidd

The BOI (Board of Investment) Fair is a major event that aims to demonstrate Thailand’s rebuilding efforts among public and private sectors after last year’s floods. The objective of the Bridgestone Pavilion is to communicate the company’s commitment to the country in manufacturing, research and investment. With an emphasis on showcasing emerging technologies, Architectkidd had the opportunity to implement design approaches and features that are relatively unique among current standard construction practices in Thailand.

Bridgestone pavilion (Image Courtesy Luke Yeung)

Architects: Architectkidd
Project: Bridgestone Pavilion
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Design Team: Luke Yeung, Phuttipan Aswakool, Pailin Paijitsattaya, Vichayuth Meenaphant
Exhibition Design: DesignLAB
Project Area: 500 sqm
Completion date: January 2012
Project Coordinator: Dentsu Thailand
Structural Design: Montree Sayabovorn
Contractor: Pico Thailand

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41 Cooper Square in New York City by Morphosis Architects

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Article source: Morphosis Architects

41 Cooper Square, the new academic building for The Cooper Union in New York City, aspires to manifest the character, culture, and vibrancy of both the 150 year-old institution and of the city in which it was founded. The institution remains committed to Peter Cooper’s radically optimistic intention to provide an education “as free as water and air” and has subsequently grown to become a renowned intellectual and cultural center for the City of New York.

Image Courtesy Iwan Baan

Architects: Morphosis Architects
Project: 41 Cooper Square
Location: New York City
Owner: The Cooper Union
Associate Architect: Gruzen Samton, LLP
Lighting: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc
Landscape Architects: Signe Nielsen
Acoustics: Newson Brown Acoustic, LLC
Project Contributors: Jonathan Rose Companies, LLC ; F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc; John A. Martin Associates, Inc.; Goldstein Associates, PLLC; IBE Consulting Engineers; Syska Hennessy Group, Inc; Steve Rosenstein Associates, Inc; Pentagram Design Abbott Miller; Auerbach Pollock Friedlander; Syska Hennessy Group, Inc; Barnes Wentworth; Langan Engineering and Environmental Services; Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers; Arup Fire; Berzak Schoen Consultants, Ltd; Van Deusen & Associates; Gordon H. Smith Corporation; Henshell & Buccellato; Atelier Ten; Synergy Engineering; Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin, Inc