9th international architecture exhibition in venice, italy, 2004 / metamorph exhibition at the arsenale .................................................................................

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9th international architecture exhibition in venice, italy, 2004 metamorph exhibition at the arsenale --- in the huge, towering halls of the 16th-century corderie of the arsenale, where the venetians once launched their mighty fleets, over 200 design projects from 170 design studios are on display. the exhibition design, by hani rashid and lise anne couture of the new york firm of asymptote, is a series of curved platforms march down the hall, each holding architecture models. the platforms curve upward like skateboard ramps with their ends contorting gradually. they might also be interpreted as oversize gondolas... the metamorph ‘gondola’ installation at the corderie by asymptote --- have a look at the seductively made building models, without them, the show would be reduced to photographs, drawings, videos and words. here are some snapsots: hani rashid and lise ann couture without flash musée des confluences by coop-himmelb(l)au lyon, france 2001 - completion 2007 musée des confluences by coop-himmelb(l)au lyon, france 2001 - completion 2007 rendering minamata station, by makoto sei watanabe, kyushu, japan, 2002- 2004 greater middlehaven masterplan by alsop architects great britain, 2003 - under construction park at hakata bay, by toyo ito associates fukuoka, japan st. gallen kunstmuseum, by greg lynn - form competition 2001 thalasso hotel tenerife by dominique perrault tenerife, spain 2000 - completion 2006 web of north holland, by onl 2001- 2002 factory 798 by bernard tschumi architects proposal, beijing, china, 2003 preston scott cohen ? nishi shin juku-ku by atelier jean nouvel tokyo, japan, competition 2004 ciudad de la cultura de galicia, by eisenman architects santiago de compostela, spain 1999 to present jinling tower by SOM - skidmore, owings & merrill llp nanjing, china, 2003 - 2007 design school zollverein by leeser aechitecture essen, germany, 2003 --- back to the biennale index page --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------