This issue of C3 magazine covers three very different subjects: ephemeral tangible structures, contemporary museum trends, and new sports facilities in relation to urban renewal and social inclusion.
Two pneumatic bubble structures are profiled, one by Plastique Fantastique in the Netherlands and the other by Spanish practice DOSIS in London. The evolved function and form of the museum is explored next, a typology nowadays characterised by place-making, entertainment, and versatility, with new buildings by Snøhetta, BIG, AL_A, and Verner Johnson. Lastly, new perspectives in sports architecture design by Manuelle Gautrand, MVRDV + ADEPT, CAB Architects, and more.
When you compare museums of previous centuries with contemporary ones, it seems that everything has changed. Rather than maintaining a recognisable set of architectural styles to distinguish the typology, the museum has diversified into a fantastic variety of forms and spaces, across a wider range of materiality and structural approaches than ever before. The function of the museum has also evolved. Once, they were repositories for artefacts of cultural or academic value, and their mission was to conserve, display and educate. This is still true, but what’s on show has shifted to being curator-led, multimedia-presented, blurred into entertainment and linked to retail. Curators, technicians and shops make demands on the architectural brief.
The architectural qualities present in contemporary sports architecture design is showing a remarkable development towards an architecture that does not content itself with functionality alone but that allows for new perspectives and experiences to bring a diverse group of people together in one environment, under one roof, united by sports. The large number of sports and recreation centres being developed as an integral part of new urban renewal programs and incorporated into other civic programs attests to this, along with the increasing emphasis being placed by governing bodies on the role sport and sports centres might play in developing and promoting social inclusion, community building, and sustainability. The sports centres presented in this article are all located within or on the edge of residential neighbourhoods and identify varied strategies to inject new dynamics and life. These centres often help restoring previous urban planning mistakes, absorb post-industrial changes and become a catalyst for urban growth and diversification.
CONTENT:
Bubble and Squeak
Loud Shadows_Plastique Fantastique
Second Dome_DOSIS
The Place of Museums
The International Centre for Cave Art "Lascaux IV"_Snøhetta
TIRPITZ_BIG
Site Museum of Paracas Culture_Barclay & Crousse Architecture
‘Alliance 1892‘, Wine and Brandy Distillery Museum & Warehouse_Totement / Paper
V & A Exhibition Road Quarter_AL_A
Museum at Prairiefire_Verner Johnson
Neighborhood Sports
Saint-Laurent Sport Complex_Saucier + Perrotte Architectes + HCMA
Forum of Saint Louis_Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
Sports Center in Neudorf_Atelier Zündel Cristea
Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement_MVRDV + ADEPT
Ariane Futsal Sports Complex_CAB Architects
Willem-Alexander Sportpark_MoederscheimMoonen Architects
This issue of C3 magazine covers three very different subjects: ephemeral tangible structures, contemporary museum trends, and new sports facilities in relation to urban renewal and social inclusion.
Two pneumatic bubble structures are profiled, one by Plastique Fantastique in the Netherlands and the other by Spanish practice DOSIS in London. The evolved function and form of the museum is explored next, a typology nowadays characterised by place-making, entertainment, and versatility, with new buildings by Snøhetta, BIG, AL_A, and Verner Johnson. Lastly, new perspectives in sports architecture design by Manuelle Gautrand, MVRDV + ADEPT, CAB Architects, and more.
When you compare museums of previous centuries with contemporary ones, it seems that everything has changed. Rather than maintaining a recognisable set of architectural styles to distinguish the typology, the museum has diversified into a fantastic variety of forms and spaces, across a wider range of materiality and structural approaches than ever before. The function of the museum has also evolved. Once, they were repositories for artefacts of cultural or academic value, and their mission was to conserve, display and educate. This is still true, but what’s on show has shifted to being curator-led, multimedia-presented, blurred into entertainment and linked to retail. Curators, technicians and shops make demands on the architectural brief.
The architectural qualities present in contemporary sports architecture design is showing a remarkable development towards an architecture that does not content itself with functionality alone but that allows for new perspectives and experiences to bring a diverse group of people together in one environment, under one roof, united by sports. The large number of sports and recreation centres being developed as an integral part of new urban renewal programs and incorporated into other civic programs attests to this, along with the increasing emphasis being placed by governing bodies on the role sport and sports centres might play in developing and promoting social inclusion, community building, and sustainability. The sports centres presented in this article are all located within or on the edge of residential neighbourhoods and identify varied strategies to inject new dynamics and life. These centres often help restoring previous urban planning mistakes, absorb post-industrial changes and become a catalyst for urban growth and diversification.
CONTENT:
Bubble and Squeak
Loud Shadows_Plastique Fantastique
Second Dome_DOSIS
The Place of Museums
The International Centre for Cave Art "Lascaux IV"_Snøhetta
TIRPITZ_BIG
Site Museum of Paracas Culture_Barclay & Crousse Architecture
‘Alliance 1892‘, Wine and Brandy Distillery Museum & Warehouse_Totement / Paper
V & A Exhibition Road Quarter_AL_A
Museum at Prairiefire_Verner Johnson
Neighborhood Sports
Saint-Laurent Sport Complex_Saucier + Perrotte Architectes + HCMA
Forum of Saint Louis_Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
Sports Center in Neudorf_Atelier Zündel Cristea
Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement_MVRDV + ADEPT
Ariane Futsal Sports Complex_CAB Architects
Willem-Alexander Sportpark_MoederscheimMoonen Architects
