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The Mass Timber pavilion, an observation deck, was designed by Spanish architect and Rice University professor Jesús Vassallo, along with a team formed by graduates Pouya Khadem and Lene Sollie. It is located in the biodiverse Rice University campus in Houston, within a restored watershed housing various microhabitats. Made of Cross Laminated Timber, this carbon-negative structure resembles a large furniture piece, showcasing the logic of its assembly. Photo César Béjar. Jesús Vassallo
9 June 2023 – 29 October 2023
The 22nd Serpentine Pavilion was designed by French-Lebanese Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh. The title ‘À Table’ is a French call to sit at a table and engage and participate while sharing a meal. The pavilion’s lightweight timber structure is built predominately of bio-sourced and low-carbon materials, and designed to be lightweight and demountable, allowing it to be reused.
[Read more…] about Serpentine Pavillon 2023: À Table designed by Lina Ghotmeh — ArchitectureRotterdam, São Paulo and Paris-based KAAN Architecten were commissioned by the Netherlands War Graves Foundation to create a building in Loenen, Netherlands, to commemorate Dutch victims of the Second World War. KAAN Architecten designed a stone pavilion keeping it as narrow as possible to minimise disturbance to the birch and pine trees in the forest. The design keeps the form horizontal by avoiding vertical elements which was the principle of the original landscape architect for the site, Daniel Haspels. Photo ©Simone Bossi. KAAN Architecten
Bak Gordon Arquitectos have designed a bar and pavilion in Belém along the Lisbon waterfront in Portugal. The painted concrete skeletal structure has a small enclosure in glass, such that the glass elements can be completely removed to create one continuous space. The space is open to the river and also has a sense of enclosure under the overhanging roof. Photo Francisco Nogueira. Bak Gordon architectos
