What is WAF?

WAF is the only annual international event to reward excellence in a fully interactive inclusive live format.

Through its unique entry and judging process and its cutting edge seminar and exhibition content, it is simultaneously a celebration of great architecture and an intellectual challenge to a major world profession.

No other event offers architects around the world this type of inspiration and stimulation. Last year 1507 architects from 71 countries came to Barcelona to view and learn from the best projects of the preceding 18 months and to help shape the future of the industry through best practice exchange and collaboration.

This year the sections include: Completed Buildings, Future Projects, Interiors and Fit Out, and Structural Design. WAF have Arata Isozaki confirmed as Super Jury Chair, plus over 50 judges are confirmed including: Barry Bergdoll, John Patkau, Matthias Sauerbruch, Kjetil T Thorsen & Michel Rojkind.

WAF 2010 is set to be even bigger and better than last year's event and presents a great opportunity for you to promote your brand to, and network with leading architects from all over the globe.

Participants ranged from established global majors such as Perkins + Will and Foster + Partners to acclaimed niche experts such as Populous, Vo Trong and Strootman Landscape Architects. Rising stars such as WOHA from Singapore competed against world renowned practices such as Rogers, Stirk, Harbour and Partners, Atkins and Farrells.

The entry deadline for World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2010 Awards is on 2 July 2010.

+ Click here for more information or visit the World Architecture Festival (WAF) homepage for further detail.

Cipai, the first inter-continental indoor architecture forum, will take place in Feria Valencia (Valencia, Spain), from 27 to 29 september coinciding with Feria Hábitat Valencia.

The main aim of this congress is to set up a platform to analyse and reflect upon indoor architecture and habitat design, boosting professional networking and cultural exchange between Europe and South America.

CIPAI is organized by the Valencian Community Interior Designers Association (CDICV) which, in turn, belongs to the professional Associations of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers and ECIA (European Council of Interior Architects).

It is with this purpose in mind that Spain is acting as an intercontinental bridge necessary to bring this about. The city of Valencia is to host this international congress, which is to be held for the first time in September 2010 on 27th, 28th, and 29th, coinciding with the Feria Hábitat Valencia.

What has CIPAI got to offer?

• Language exchange.
• Access to large-scale professionals in architecture and design.
• The possibility of networking among professionals from both sides of the Atlantic to develop future projects together.
• New experiences through the complementary congress workshops.
• Direct contact with companies in the habitat industry.

Speakers

At the congress there will be notable speakers such as Patricia Urquiola*, Mathias Klotz*, Bruno Erpicum*, Palomba & Serafini*, Olivia Putman*, Fabio Novembre*, Isay Weinfeld*, Studio Arthur Casas*, Santiago Miranda & Perry King* and Isabel López*, as well as other possible speakers such as Marcio Kogan, Piero Lissoni, Peter Marino, Hermanos Campana, Alberto Lievore, Francesc Rifé o Jean-Marie Massaud.
(*) Confirmed speakers

+ More information: www.congresocipai.com

WE Architecture, in collaboration with Sophus Søbye Arkitekter, MASU Planning, Øllgaard Consulting Engineer, Spangenberg & Madsen Consulting Engineer and Hausenberg have won the first prize to design the Mariehøj Culturcenter in Holte, Denmark.

Mariehøj Culturcenter, rendering courtesy WE Architecture

+ Project description courtesy WE Architecture

Mariehøj Culturcenter - Site diagram, drawing courtesy WE Architecture

The future "Mariehøj culturcenter" draw a clear profile in the landscape. With a new foyer, the culture center will get; a new face that invites in, all people in Ruderdahl's municipality and a heart that can bring together and highlight the many users and activities in the house.

The culture center merges together with the green landscape: it bridges the gap between the arrival area, the cultural plaza and beautiful backyard of Mariehøj, it opens up towards the surroundings and incorporates the green qualities to the activities in the house.

The house is on the same time a cultural activity center and a well-functioning working place. Through reorganization and rebuilding; better spaces for individual activities is created and a more appropriate positions of the various functions. At the same time more cross field and meeting points are created. It brings together the multiple activities in the house and creates a space where new meetings and activities across interest and age may arise.

Mariehøj Culturcenter - Massing diagram, drawing courtesy WE Architecture

Mariehøj Culturcenter - Spatial diagram, drawing courtesy WE Architecture

+ Project credits / data

Name: Mariehøj culturcenter
Assignment: Invited competition
Type: Culturecenter
Size: 8000 m2 restoration, 800m2 new building
Place: Holte, Denmark
Year: 2010
Status: 1. prize, in progress.

Clients: Rudersdahl municipality
Design: WE Architecture
Team: Marc Jay, Julie Schmidt-Nielsen, Hermanus Neikamp, Lawrence Mahadoo, Lena Reeh Rasmussen, Jenny Selldén, Zsofia Horvath, Nora Fossum, Søren Thiesen, Luis Gill
Collaborators: Sophus Søbye Arkitekter, MASU Planning, Øllgaard Consulting Engineer, Spangenberg & Madsen Consulting Engineer, Hausenberg

+ All images and drawings courtesy of WE Architecture

Korean design studio Seo SungHyeop Design has designed the Oblique Storage.

+ Product description courtesy Seo SungHyeop Design

There aren't many different types of furniture but normally square or round- shapes.
To break this boring rule, Oblique Storage Design begins to start.

Oblique Storage has an asymmetric rectangle form and it has been designed to be specific rather than other figures.

It can be displayed either vertical or horizontal way according to the user's mind.
And also, A single hook Which is on the side and at the bottom, is able to be put some stuff like a hanger.

+ Project credits / data

Title : Oblique Storage
Design: Seo Sung-Hyeop
Size: H 850, W 1400, D 300 (mm)
Material: MDF

Oblique Storage, image courtesy of Seo SungHyeop Design

Oblique Storage, image courtesy of Seo SungHyeop Design

Oblique Storage, image courtesy of Seo SungHyeop Design

Oblique Storage, image courtesy of Seo SungHyeop Design

Korea Electric Power Corporation Headquarters is a recent competition entry project designed by DRDS.

The design is inspired by KEPCO's logo , embodied by the eternity of an infinite loop and the illumination that provides hope. It is also metaphor for clean energy sources generated by the company utilizing nuclear fusion and fission.

DRDS

Korea Electric Power Corporation Headquarters, rendering courtesy DRDS

Korea Electric Power Corporation Headquarters, rendering courtesy DRDS

+ Project description courtesy of DRDS

The Project is a new corporate HQ for KEPCO, a world-renowned utility company. The project includes approximately 120,000 SM of office, public amenities and an energy center. It is situated on the NW corner of Naju, an emerging and innovative new community. It's presence in the region constitutes a major new anchor point for KEPCO and its continuous advocacy of sustainable management. The facility will promote "Green-Energypia," a network of green community.

The design is inspired by KEPCO's logo, embodied by the eternity of an infinite loop and the illumination that provides hope. It is also metaphor for clean energy sources generated by the company utilizing nuclear fusion and fission.

The coherency between the energy source and the interaction between them initiated the malleable podium and the iconic yet a slim office tower typologies recognizing the whole as an integrated figure. The Green Energy Plaza on the Southwest creates a piazza-like formal entry/drop-off, and the Green Energy Park on the Northeast is the backyard that opens up to the adjacent Bit Park separating vehicular and pedestrian circulation. Distinguishable triangulated geometries on the landscape as well as on the buildings serve as mechanisms harvesting renewable/ recycle solar, wind, water and geothermal energy.

+ Project credits / data

Project: Korea Electric Power Corporation Headquarters
Location: Naju, Korea
Team: DRDS / Kunwon Architects/ Wonyang Architecture/ Syska Hennessy Group
DRDS: Paul Q. Davis, Steve Ryder, Yoosang Ahn, Daniel Carper, Young Im Kim, Jin Tack Lim

+ All images and drawings courtesy of DRDS