Architecture, idées, art, design, urbanisme...
'A'A' devotes its Focus section to SNØHETTA. Created in 1989 by Craig DYKERS and Kjetil TRAEDAL THORSEN, with offices in Oslo and in New York, Snøhetta has become a reference beyond the Nordic scene. Their architecture lays claim to its Norwegian heritage: a collaborative system, dynamism, a protean style and a strong Relationship with nature.
Conversation around the agency's last projects including the National Opera House in Oslo, the September 11 memorial & museum in New York and the Alexandria Library in Egypt
Also featured:
ARCHITECTURE
Émergence: GRAU, a young Parisian office who alternates architectural projects and urban planning consultations.
Projets: mobilized by the Make it Right Foundation and the American actor Brad PITT, renowned architects(Frank GEHRY, Shigeru BAN) are working to offer adapted habitats to New Orleans residents whose homes were destroyed by hurricane Katrina.
Technique: is the quest for sound perfection in the construction of philharmonic halls relevant regarding the audience expectations?
Écoles: an immersion into the Oslo school of Architecture and Design (AHO) and a presentation of students' projects.
IDEAS
Tribune: 'Architecture: what did you intend to say to me?' Thoughts on the disappearance of architectural criticism, by François CHASLIN.
Idées: can universality continue in a world in which the West is no longer the dominating power it once was? 'The end of universality', an essay by Patrice BOLLON.
ARTS
French plastic artist Isabelle CORNARO's protean work.
DESIGN
Japanese architect Kengo KUMA's contributions to design and interior architecture. A presentation of his wood constructions, from the simple object to the modular structures.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
French researcher and botanist Patrick BLANC's approach and projects of Patrick BLANC. A specialist in the flora of tropical forests, he invented green walls in the urban milieu.
URBAN PLANNING
Back from Tokyo. An exploration of the city's single-family houses, jewels of contemporary architecture.
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