Busan Cinema Center / Coop Himmelb(l)au
Busan Cinema Center in Busan, Korea by Austrian architecture firm, Coop Himmelb(l)au: In 2005, the Busan International Architectural Culture Festival in South Korea organized a design competition for a new Busan Cinema Center that would be home to the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Austrian firm Coop Himmelb(l)au‘s radical design received first place and construction began in late...
ArchitectureBusanCoop Himmelb(l)auKorea
Dalian International Conference Center / Coop Himmelb(l)au
Dalian International Conference Center in Dalian, China by Coop Himmelb(l)au: The urban design task of the Dalian International Conference Center is to create an instantly recognizable landmark at the terminal point of the future extension of the main city axis. As its focal point the building will be anchored in the mental landscape of the […]
ArchitectureChinaCoop Himmelb(l)auDalian
Superslice 100: Best of 2012
Behold, our curated collection of what we found to be some of the best cultural bids of the past year. We opened our virtual doors on May 2011 — 2012 was our first full calendar year. We have grown since then, so the list has also expanded. The previous group of the Best 30 has […]
Aaron SimsAckroyd & HarveyAerofexAirPanoAkiraAlex CourtesAlka Balbir
Silk Leaf Stadium (Japan) / Coop Himmelb(l)au
Like a modern acropolis, our concept for the new National Stadium of Japan places the arena on a plinth as a sign in the center of the city. A large plaza is created by the plinth forming the main public entryway. The seating tribunes are conceived as landscape elements of the podium, and are covered […]
ArchitectureCoop Himmelb(l)auJapanSportsStadiumTokyoWolf Prix