July-August-September 2001

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The Embodiment of a Study
September 20, 2001
Bye House (Wall House 2) was designed in the early 1970's by John Hejduk for a site in Connecticut, USA, but was never built. Ten years ago the town of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands, undertook to build this famous house on a lakeside site on the town's outskirts. Early in September, one year after Hejduk's death, the house was completed. .
Five Years of ArchiNed News
September 10, 2001
About five years ago - September 5, 1996 - the first news item on architecture was posted on the ArchiNed website. The opening of the ArchiNed website coincided with the opening of the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam.
Pig City Discussion - conclusion
July 31, 2001
Since last May the ArchiNed site has been the platform for a discussion about ethics and architecture, this in response to the Pig City proposal from the Rotterdam firm of architects MVRDV. Many people took the opportunity to contribute their views. A short summary of the responses brings this discussion to a close.
Soeters in the Wrong
July 25, 2001
The Prix de Rome architecture competition reached its conclusion last Thursday as the candidates in the final round presented their projects to the public. The presentation was to have been followed by a discussion with academics and developers intended to shed light on the relationship between architecture and entertainment. As it turned out, events took a different course. Architect Sjoerd Soeters expressed his agitation with the Prix de Rome design assignment and, in the process, roundly attacked the entire Dutch architecture education system.
Rem strikes again
July 24, 2001
Rem Koolhaas got a new side-line since last week: editorial and marketing advisor for publisher Condé Nast. The famous architect as curtural advisor, he is truely an allrounder.
Westland forever
July 16, 2001
The design assignment for the final round of the Urban Design category of the Prix de Rome was to draw up a development strategy for Westland. Last Tuesday the four final candidates presented their plans. Although the task was a fictitious one, the response was so imaginative that the intended discussion dealing with the necessity of restructuring large-scale agricultural areas in the Netherlands mainly concerned future possibilities for Westland.
Results Archiprix International
July 10, 2001
A jury consisting of Aaron Betsky, Aurelio Galfetti, Paulo Mendes da Rocha en Jo Coenen choose out of more than 140 entries for the very first time the ten best graduation-projects of the world. With a bit of luck next years Archiprix International will be held in Turkey. The winning entries and all the others ones as well can be found on the Archiprix International website or can be seen until July 29 at the exhibition Coming Soon! Van Nelle-fabriek, Van Nelleweg 1, Rotterdam open daily from ten til six.
More information: Archiprix International