grafton architects wins silver lion award at 2012 venice architecture biennale
silver lion winner grafton architects presents its university in lima side by side with paulo mendes da rocha's selected works to demonstrate 'common ground' in the design process.
irish practice grafton architects, recipient of the silver lion, has been featured in the padiglione centrale at the 2012 architectural biennale in venice, showcasing the UTEC university campus in lima, peru as part of the exhibition titles ‘architecture as new geography.’ before setting out on the design phase, grafton called upon the help of prtizker prize winner paulo mendes da rocha for cues on building in this radically different environment, specifically looking at his ‘serra dourada stadium’ in line with the idea of the school as an ‘arena for learning.’ this design process of this project demonstrates the importance of collaboration and being open to external influence, exemplifying the theme of the biennale: ‘common ground.’
large scale models of paulo mendes da rocha sit opposite UTEC university models
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university models
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photos and drawings backdrop the models giving a sense of context
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models of paulo mendes da rocha projects
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exhibition layout
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serra dourada stadium photos
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perspective of UTEC
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UTEC render
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UTEC render
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model
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model
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elevation sketch
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university of toulouse
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university of toulouse
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model
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stone model by sculptor eileen mac donagh
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project info:
team: yvonne farrell, shelley mcnamara, ger carty, philippe o’sullivan, simona castelli, kieran o’brien, matt mccullagh, james rossa o’hare, donal o’herlihy, joanne lyons, davidj. healy, ivan o’connel, edwin jebb
sculptor: eileen macdonagh
client: UTEC lima
thanks to: annette spiro, marta moreira / MMBB, frederick cooper, hugh campbell, klaus bode, dermot foley landscape architects
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