area 124 – new geometries
presentazione/introduction New geometries text by Marco Casamonti editoriale/editorial Data-driven<>geometry mutation text by Davide Del Giudice letture critiche/critical lectures A Lineage of Formation text by …
new geometries
The heroic age of experiments on complex spaces and forms has worn itself out in the efforts of those who, convinced of the necessity of that research, made themselves and their assistants observe catenaries of threads hung from the ceiling through a m …
Data-driven geometry mutation
The change of the paradigm in architecture. The last few years have seen a change in the paradigm in architecture and in the development of forms that goes beyond postmodernism and our visions of architects who generate forced forms where the priority …
A Lineage of Formation
How to make flower pots more durable? This, almost humble, question set a mechanism into motion that ultimately shaped the course of architecture massively. The French gardener Joseph Monier answered this question by combining concrete with steel meshe …
Precursors and experiments in “non-linear” geometry
The use of computers has resulted in architectural forms in continuous development; even a partial use of them makes it possible to trigger a creative process that, starting with a certain initial idea, succeeds in rewriting the architectural space acc …
Yas Hotel
The Yas Hotel, a 500-room, 85,000-square-meter complex, is one of the main architectural features of the ambitious 36-billion-dollar Yas Marina development and accompanying Formula 1 raceway circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Asymptote envisioned an architectu …
Herma Parking Building
In Korea for the development of a new town, developers parcel out the land in lots according to the usage such as a business area and a residence area, based on the Building codes. Parking lot zone also gets placed in major site following the business …
0-14 tower
O-14, a 22-story tall commercial tower perched on a two-story podium, broke ground in February 2007, and comprises over 300,000 square feet of office space for the Dubai Business Bay. O-14 is located along the extension of Dubai Creek, occupying a prom …
Centre Pompidou Metz
My first thoughts when beginning the design were two recent phenomena concerning art museums throughout the world today. The first trend, which has become widely known as the “Bilbao Effect”, was born from the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, design …
Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Clubhouse
The Nine Bridges Country Club-Clubhouse is a 16,000-squaremeter facility that serves a golf course. It has an underground level and three floors above grade. There is a main building, VIP lobby building, and a structure with private suites. The atrium …