Posted by Pivot Admin, 14.05.2012
Are you interested in learning more about design and business opportunities in China? PIVOT with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland is hosting a talk by Cathy Huang Founder and President of CBi China Bridge on Monday the 28th May 2012.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 04.05.2012
Cities are making the most of their traditional assets –art and culture– in order to revitalise their centres. They are using museums, theatres, operas and auditoriums to promote economic development. These new cultural infrastructures are conceived to relate with other buildings and spaces within the widest framework of economic and urban regeneration.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 02.05.2012
Bilbao aspires to become an international reference in the fields of communication, publicity, design and creativity, hosting the organisation of far-reaching events. As a result of this strategic line of action Bilbao presented its candidacy to become the World Design Capital in 2014, a commitment to highlight the importance of design in improving the Region's competitiveness and quality of living.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 01.05.2012
In February 2011 Google launched the first phase of its Art Project, an initiative that will enable Net users to explore art through new digital tools. Originally involved in the project were 17 museums from all over the world, including the Metropolitan in New York, London’s National Gallery, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofía National Museum and Art Centre, the latter two both in Madrid. The project took off with 1,061 artworks photographed in extremely high resolution. More than 12 million Net users visited the Art Project site in the three months after the launch.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 26.04.2012
Open air creativity is also part of the essence of Bilbao. The work of architect Javier LOPEZ CHOLLET, Memory Lane is a key element of the urban regeneration of the Abandoibarra district, a reminder of the vitality of the area`s industrial past. This garden-museum aspires to join the pier area of La Naja, Ripa, Uribitarte and Olabeaga, offering a visit of the outdoor sculpture collection throughout the city.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 26.04.2012
Arch Daily, the most visited architecture website in the world, has published the winners list of buildings of the year 2011. In category Sports Architecture the prize is for Bilbao Arena (Miribilla) of ACXT.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 26.04.2012
The importance of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao goes far beyond a mere artistic matter. It can be safely said that the appearance of the Museum in Bilbao has marked a turning point in the history of our city. That genesis, creation and evolution have become known as the Guggenheim effect, which will certainly be the subject of study in our classrooms in the near future.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 26.04.2012
“Behind columns people hide, they fall in love, they kiss… Behind columns people spy, they kill, a quote is born…” Philippe Stark’s reflection has come to life in the Atrium of Cultures of Alhóndiga Bilbao. The 43 pillars holding up the three buildings symbolise, according to Lorenzo Baraldi, the millions of columns and the infinity of cultures, architectures, wars and religions man has gone through over history. The Italian theatrical designer has, in this space, brought to life the cinematographic vision of the designer of Alhóndiga Bilbao in his particular interpretation of this place.
Posted by Owen O'Doherty, 25.04.2012
Moving the railway tracks underground was a key step in regaining urban surface space, making it possible to develop the districts of Abandoibarra, Ametzola, and more recently, the Basurto district as far as Rekalde. Hence, one could certainly speak of urban surgery, since entire areas have been dissected with the goal of providing a greater degree of mobility for leisure and social activities. To that end, it was fundamental to realize some notably not so decorative activities in the short-term, and having to put up with open trenches and associated inconveniences to ultimately achieve a reborn city.
Posted by Pivot Admin, 24.04.2012
Considerable effort has been spent on the recovery of some of the city’s historic buildings aimed at preserving their most noteworthy features. Bilbao remains proud of its heritage whilst looking to the future. Ricardo Bastida hit a milestone in 1905 when he successfully combined industrial architecture with an elegant design for a building in Ensanche district. A hundred years later, architect Philippe Starck converted the old wine warehouse into a cultural and leisure centre.