Concrete lives4th "Artist at Work" art competition The workshop in the course of the 4th "Artist at Work" art contest took place this time on the island of Mainau at Lake Constance. Ten selected up-and- coming artists were able to work on their sculptures in Santuro sandstone concrete for a whole week. At the following prize-giving ceremony, the jury awarded two 1st places, thereby honouring the high artistic quality of the works.
Feminine assertivenessBeton kreativ 2010: Projects for downtown Graz The Austrian city of Graz was looking for a new landmark and a prize for such was to be awarded in the "beton kreativ" contest 2010. The clear winners were those projects submitted by female participants – they were able to claim the first three prizes for themselves. "The female students from Graz University of Technology have plainly manifested their strengths in interdisciplinary discourse and made full use of the unbelievable repertoire of creative opportunities with concrete," stated a very impressed jury.
Highlight 2011Concrete Student Trophy 2010 The Concrete Student Trophy is to be awarded for the fifth time. The award is presented for outstanding projects and seminar works that have been developed in an interdisciplinary manner and in whose design and architecture concrete is given a leading part. The theme of this year's competition is the preliminary draught of a multi-functional, accessible, temporary concrete structure with a viewing platform in the context of current visions.
Alexander Pier – pier 7 architektenThe end of your nose is not far enough "Not everything that is built is architecture. For me it's only about five per cent." A provocative statement by Alexander Pier, but one that is meant just as it is said. His standard is high, his dedication likewise. For him, architecture must go beyond the pure fulfilment of a function; it must open up new possibilities, whether on the outside or the inside, whether creatively or sociopolitically trend-setting. 'Think beyond what already exists' is his maxim.
Developing new perspectives for the futureHolcim competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition offering a total of USD 2 million in prize money is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and materials, products and construction technologies. The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.
Concrete for dreamsWastewater treatment plant becomes an original park hotel
For some time now it has been possible not only to look into the pipes in Ottensheim, directly on the Danube just before Linz in Upper Austria, but also to stay overnight in them. In the context of the Cultural Capital Ruhr.2010, five Park Hotel 'rooms' by the artist Andreas Strauss are to be created in Bottrop-Ebel as well. A room in the new park hotel at the former Bernemündung wastewater treatment plant has a diameter of 2.40 metres and weighs about eleven tons.
In memory of Raimund Abraham The Austrian-American architect Raimund Abraham was fatally injured in an accident in Los Angeles on 4 March 2010. Following a lecture at the Southern California Institute of Archi- tecture he collided with a bus.
Control of the limitsOn the 100th birthday of Félix Candela He would have been 100 years old in 2010: Madrid- born Félix Candela is considered to be a master of concrete shell construction for elegant and formally sophisticated vaultings that are easy and inexpensive to construct. In this anniversary year an exhibition in his home city is showing the ingenious ideas and designs of this exceptional master builder.
Outstanding ideas in concreteGerman prize-winners in the 4th Concrete Design Competition The German prize-winners in the international students' competition for concrete have now been selected at the German Architecture Centre, DAZ, in Berlin. 130 students from 36 universities had taken part in the cement and concrete industry's tendering competition and a total of 82 entries were submitted on this year's theme 'Monolithic'.
architekten mühlich, fink & partnerTraining and sophistication To develop an individual concept for each task and each property without committing oneself to a specific material or a form – that is how the architect and town planner Peter Fink describes the way of working of the architectural office mühlich, fink & partner in Ulm, which he has led since 1993 together with Professor Dr. Wolfgang Mühlich and Dr. Christine Mühlich-von Staden. This attitude produces individual, striking and frequently unusual buildings, which do not orientate themselves to the general and the usual.
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