February 26

[I Hate Rendering] Folding Scraper by b4architects

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Today we’re officially launching I Hate Rendering, one of the new categories we already anticipated a few days ago.
Far from any nostalgic view, and well aware of the huge contribution of modeling and rendering to the spreading and understanding of architecture, this section (with the fundamental aid of your comments!) aims at starting a wider and shared reflection on representational methods, too often suffering from the fascination/slavery to the newest technology. It is meant to somehow balance the weight of what is substantially a very efficient instrument – the computer, the rendering process – and what instead is the personal expressive and communicational skills of every designer. A section that is thus completely dedicated to sketches as a primary vehicle between the world of “ideas” and the “real” world, in which our words will be few and images will communicate.
In this spirit we today present you b4architects studio’s “hand” and their Folding Scraper, winning project of the 2007 “Poto:type” competition in Vancouver, Special Prize from the Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria- Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma at XII Sofia – Interarch ’09 triennial.


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February 25

[Looking for a Client] Mobile Floating Architecture by Giovanni Ambrosio

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Ymag.it is renovating.
In occasion of the Architecture Biennale and of the nomination of our Editor-in-Chief Luca Molinari as the curator of the Italian pavilion (Luca will soon open a dedicated section on this site to discuss it), our editorial staff has once more been wondering about the complexity and the changes in contemporary architecture, design land graphics, and especially and the way we can narrate and trasmit such changes. This led us to the decision of opening two new categories, the first of which is Looking for a Client.
This category, dedicated to all those non-realized project still looking for somebody to sponsor them, is meant to unveil the underworld of project ideas that nourish the daily life of more or less famous studios and ateliers, to open a window on the reflections and the research which are too often ignored by specialized magazines, despite being an interesting ground for testing and debate (sometimes even more than realized projects). Our blog does not only want to be a gathering platform to document this world, but also – a little ironically – as a medium and a tool to reach clients.
It is with this spirit that today we’re happy to present you the Mobile Floating Architecture project by architect Giovanni Ambrosio (whose work we already introduced to you last summer).

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February 24

I Hate Rendering / Looking for a Client
New Ymag competitions

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The following announcement launches two new sections of our website, which will become active when we’ll post the first projects, starting tomorrow.

Dear architect/designer,
as an international blog focused on the continuous research of new ways to communicate and critically narrate the complexity and the changes in contemporary architecture, design and graphics, Ymag wants to constitute a platform for cultural exchange between different worlds.
With these goals in mind, we are now lauching two new categories on our website: I Hate Rendering and Looking for a Client.

The first, as you can easily guess, is a challenge and at the same time an answer to the prevailing dictatorship of rendering on most magazines and blogs, which too often propose project images that look very much alike. Consequently, I Hate Rendering will be devoted to drawings, sketches, and whatever handmade representation to promote and “re-discover” our expressive forces and abilities to convey ideas. The new category aims to start a critical debate on this theme, allowing all our readers to speak their mind and comment on every drawing, its peculiarities and techniques.

The second category, Looking for a Client, will be devoted to non-realized architectures in search of a client to become true. The purpose here is to unveil the underworld of project ideas that nourish the daily life of more or less famous studios and ateliers. The category will include competition projects, degree theses and, most of all, all those designs started after pure research and personal reflection by any author.

Our invitation is to join us and help us create an archive of vibrant ideas. Send your sketches, drawings or architectures looking for a client to:
info@ymag.it
We’ll be pleased and honoured to take it into consideration and promote it.
The invitation to send photos, drawings and whatever can illustrate your most recent works is open to everybody!
Thank you and we hope to hear from you soon.

The Yearbook Magazine editorial staff

February 1

Yearbook Magazine on Architizer

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Better late than never, we finally subscribed to Architizer, the social network for architects, firms, and architectural projects. The site was officially launched a few months ago with partners such as Cool Hunting, Storefront for Art and Architecture, and Abitare.

As you can see, the design is simple and slick. The tabs are few and well located, which makes surfing the site easy and clean, and intuitive search is a major usability factor. A notable feature are the filtering handles, to narrow down search ranges in terms of budget, year of completion, and other parameters. The map showing project previews by location in the homepage is definitely a nice web3.0 twist, and there is also a Facebook-style Archifeed to follow the people and firms you want. Users can also submit competition and job offers, which makes using the site even more practical and useful. Read more

January 4

Yearbook Survey 2009 #1
Last year’s best according to 0300TV.com

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Before the end of 2009 we asked some of the most interesting blogs and magazines around a few questions about the last year, what projects they though were best and what issues they expect to be most debated in the following year. Today we are showing you what the best of 2009 is according to 0300TV, an amazing Chilean video-based blog with lots of interviews with international architects from Chile to China, dealing with specific projects as well as with crucial issues in architecture and planning (we specifically wrote about the site on this very old post). Since this post is the first of a series, stay tuned for more!

What do you think are the 3 most representative posts you published this year?
1. Chile: Public Works 1997-2007

2. Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Architects: Context & Work System

3. François Roche Interview / R&Sie(n) (part 1) (part 2)

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December 15

9 architetti x 9 paesaggi italiani. Photogallery

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(Text by Angelica Di Virgilio, photos © Vincenzo Caputo)

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A couple of weeks ago we presented you 9 architetti x 9 paesaggi italiani, held in Bari and open until January 30, 2010. Today we show you a selection of photos of the exhibition display by Vincenzo Caputo. The setting was realized by architect Mauro Sàito within Teatro Margherita, a location still on the stocks waiting for a more definitive future and use.

Entering the foyer you find yourself in a long peninsula-shaped area, an hypothetical section of Italy presenting, from North to South, the showcased project models realized by the architects invited to join the exhibition (Stefano Boeri, Cecchetto & Associati, Gambardellarchitetti, Garofalo Miura Architetti, Metrogramma, Nowa, Mauro Sàito, Beniamino Servino, Studio Archea): from the Domus Malles project by Metrogramma in Bolzano, to Nuovo Ospedale del Golfo in Formia (Latina) by Garofalo Miura Architetti, up to the deep south with the ICS Square project by Nowa in San Michele di Ganzaria (Catania). Read more

November 13

Espacio C Mixcoac by ROW Studio

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(Introduction by Ester Baia, all imagesand project description © ROW Studio)

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It might seem an elementary school or a recreational centre, but instead the colorful and irregular Espacio C by ROW Studio is a training place for adults, where design and the Coca Cola brand get together to create a flexible and versatile environment, fit for various uses and needs.
A luminous space, acoustically protected from the city, where you can get updated and have a drink while comfortably sitting on a sofa. And even write on the walls.
The high quality and varied environments are wi-fi-enabled and feature all you need in a comprehensive training facility, including classrooms, a mediatheque, a bar, a gift shop and a storage room.

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The colored bands marking the paths on the floor continue on the walls to turn into light slices and trapezoidal doors, through which interesting lookout perspectives on the interiors are created. They also highlight the dynamic relationship between serving and served spaces already expressed by color. Read more

November 9

An italian contemporary house: a white architecture painted with life.

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(Text by Angelica Di Virgilio, all images and drawings courtesy of na3)

“La casa all’italiana è come un luogo scelto da noi per godere in vita nostra, con lieta possessione, le bellezze che le nostre terre e i nostri cieli ci regalano in lunghe stagioni. […] è nel darci con l’architettura una misura per i nostri stessi pensieri, nel darci con la sua semplicità una salute per i nostri costumi, nel darci con la sua larga accoglienza il senso della vita confidente e numerosa […]”

Giò Ponti, La casa all’Italiana, Domus, 1928

“The Italian house is the place we have chosen to enjoy our life in, where we happily possess the beauties given us for long seasons by our land and our sky. […] The architecture of the Italian house gives us back the measure of our own thoughts; it encourages healthy habits through its simplicity; its expansive welcome fosters the feeling of a confident, patriarchal life […]”

Giò Ponti, In Praise of Architecture, translation by Giuseppina and Mario Salvadori, F. W. Dodge Corporation, New York, 1960

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In 1928 the above-mentioned words were spoken by Giò Ponti, openly polemizing with the machine à habiter concept by Le Corbusier, to describe the italian house and underline its peculiar features. With the same words we’re pleased to introduce this contemporary italian house designed by the Rome-based studio na3. With the exception of the floor, the whole flat is white and it’s up to the family daily experiences to colour it. The convivial style of the couple, their fondness for books and arts and the children toys put that “comfort” Giò Ponti referred to, into effect. The simile is suggested by the same project designer, architect Nicola Auciello who utters the Ponti’s statements from the book, Amate l’architettura (In Praise of Achitecture, 1957) as starting points to describe his intervention:

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October 23

Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel designed by GRAFT in Tbilisi opening today

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(All materials courtesy of GRAFT, photos © Soenne)

Grand Opening Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi
opening: 23.10.2009, 7:30 pm
location: Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel, Rose Revolution Square 1, Tbilisi, Georgia

The Radisson SAS Iveria Hotel designed by GRAFT celebrates its Grand Opening this very day. The conversion of a 60‘s hotel high rise building into a five star Radissons SAS Iveria Hotel accommodates 249 rooms, including 44 Business Class rooms, 15 Suites and one Executive Suite, Italian Restaurant Filini, Surface Restaurant and Lounge Bar, a conference centre with fully equipped 10 meeting rooms including divisible Ballroom with a maximum capacity of 450 persons, a bank office and a travel agency. A two-floor roof top ANNE SEMONIN spa and wellness facility and the roof top Oxygen Bar provide stunning views over the city of Tbilisi and to the Caucasus. A two-level Casino Iveria is affiliated to the hotel.

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The project’s goal is to transform an urban landmark building of the so-called international style by anchoring it in the local environment of the city centre and by reconnecting it to the world of today. Read more

October 20

Low-cost chapel in Los Junquillos by Claudio Baladron Z. and Diego Grass P.

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(All materials courtesy of Claudio Baladron Z. and Diego Grass P.; photos Felipe Fontecilla)

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Today we’re delighted to present you with the project designed by Chilean architects Claudio Baladron Z. and Diego Grass P. for a new  little chapel in Los Junquillos, in the mountain region of Maule, South Chile. The project represent a simple but virtuous example of low res ex novo intervention in a difficult location. The same simple chosen materials allow to achieve a rarefied beauty mostly expressed by the pine wood in the interiors. The stern exterior reminds a depot, an industrial prefabricated.

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Despite the interiors keep the same essentiality and are definetely far from the european traditional church decorativism, the space releases a real sense of spirituality. The building polyfunctionality is not prejudicial to this warmth: village civil and spiritual activities co-exist in the same space, now public property of Los Junquillos. Enjoy the pics by Felipe Fontecilla and check out the video on the project produced by 0300TV

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