Lina Bo Bardi's First China Exhibition and GXN's Reclaimed-Material Space: Weekly Architecture Review
This week’s architecture highlights feature several noteworthy developments. In San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, Pelli Clarke & Partners has finalized the Lola Mora Cultural Center, which showcases six marble sculptures by artist Lola Mora. This net-zero facility marks the firm’s inaugural cultural endeavor in South America and is also the final project overseen by founder César Pelli. Meanwhile, in Shanghai, 'The Poetics of Survival' is being exhibited at the Power Station of Art, marking the first exhibition in China focused on Lina Bo Bardi. Additionally, the Graham Foundation has announced 45 new grants, Heatherwick Studio has shared its redesign for the Belvedere in Louisville, and OMA and Y.A. Studio have completed 730 Stanyan in San Francisco. Toronto has opened a new public space on a 39.6-hectare island, while Sydney’s Atlassian Central has become the tallest hybrid timber tower. Lastly, Aldar has introduced Marsa Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, a waterfront project valued at AED 100 billion.
Key facts
- Pelli Clarke & Partners completed the Lola Mora Cultural Center in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, dedicated to sculptor Lola Mora.
- The Lola Mora Cultural Center is net-zero and brings together six of Mora's monumental marble sculptures for the first time in over a century.
- OPEN Architecture designed 'The Poetics of Survival' at Shanghai's Power Station of Art, the first exhibition in China dedicated to Lina Bo Bardi, curated by Renato Anelli.
- Heatherwick Studio released new images for the redesign of the Belvedere in Louisville, Kentucky, transforming it into a greener urban park.
- OMA and Y.A. Studio completed 730 Stanyan, a 160-unit affordable housing development in San Francisco.
- GXN and collaborators completed the Waterfront Neighbourhood Space on Ookwemin Minising in Toronto, using reclaimed materials.
- Atlassian Central in Sydney reached full height, becoming the world's tallest hybrid timber tower at over 180 meters.
- Aldar unveiled Marsa Al Saadiyat, the final phase of the Saadiyat Island master plan in Abu Dhabi, with a gross development value of AED 100 billion.
Entities
Artists
- Lina Bo Bardi
- Lola Mora
- César Pelli
- Renato Anelli
- Jason Long
Institutions
- Pelli Clarke & Partners
- Power Station of Art
- OPEN Architecture
- Graham Foundation
- Heatherwick Studio
- OMA
- Y.A. Studio
- GXN
- Ha/f Climate Design
- AKT II
- Arcana Materials
- Dexus
- Atlassian
- Aldar
- Etihad Rail
- Ukrainian pavilion
- Venice Architecture Biennale
Locations
- Argentina
- San Salvador de Jujuy
- Andes
- Shanghai
- China
- Louisville
- Kentucky
- Ohio River
- San Francisco
- Toronto
- Ookwemin Minising
- Sydney
- Australia
- Milwaukee
- Abu Dhabi
- Saadiyat Island
- Saadiyat Cultural District