− Gone with the Fog _ Medius Architects
− Miami Beach Convention Center _ OMA
− Flinders Street Station _ Herzog & de Meuron + Hassell
− Ring of Celestial Bliss _ J. J. Pan & Partners
− Podc etrtek Traffic Circle _ Enota
− Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium _ BIG
− Schaustelle, a Temporary Exhibition Pavilion _ J. Mayer H. Architects
Climate and Milieu in Architecture
Climate and Milieu in Architecture: Exploring the Middle Field _ Silvio Carta
Climate and Milieu: Exploring the Middle Field in Libraries
Knowledge and Milieu: Physicality vs Virtuality
From the Royal Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia: Physicality vs Virtuality _ Aldo Vanini
− Fernando Botero Library Park _ G Ateliers Architecture
− Birmingham Library _ Mecanoo Architecten
− Book Mountain and Library Quarter _ MVRDV
− Francis Gregory Library _ Adjaye Associates
− Seinäjoki City Library _ JKMM Architects
− Ceuta Public Library _ Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos
− Rush Library _ McCullough Mulvin Architects
Climate and Milieu: Exploring the Middle Field in Schools
Nature and the Manmade World
Nature and the Manmade World _ Silvio Carta
− Jean Lurçat High School _ Mikou Design Studio
− Binh Duong School _ Vo Trong Nghia + Shunri Nishizawa + Daisuke Sanuki
− Caneças High School _ ARX
− Braamcamp Freire Secondary School _ CVDB Arquitectos
− Vågen High School and Sandnes Culture Academy _ Link Arkitektur AS
C3 no.350 (2013 #10/12)
Climate and Milieu: Exploring the Middle Field in Libraries
Knowledge and Milieu: Physicality vs Virtuality
From the Royal Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia: Physicality vs Virtuality _ Aldo Vanini
Can physical spaces still compete with the virtual network in creating human milieus, keeping alive in a material way the social relations among human beings?
Actually the popular idea of “naturality” is naïve and ambiguous. Once humanity’s dependence on natural conditions was largely overcome by means of technology, the concept of the environment as climate has shifted towards a more complex idea that modern thought tends to define in terms of the milieu, conceived as a set of relationships among the environment itself, human activity and the stratifications of values and memories produced by history. Only a strong physical and cultural milieu can guarantee a well-ordered society and a balanced sense of identity and belonging.
Public buildings such as libraries, crucial in preserving and promoting knowledge and social relations, can participate in many different ways in the material consolidation of a milieu: helping users connect to a larger, “natural” environment; integrating into a contemporary or historical urban context; or favoring the creation of an entirely new urban situation.
C3 no.350 (2013 #10/12)
Climate and Milieu: Exploring the Middle Field in Libraries
Knowledge and Milieu: Physicality vs Virtuality
From the Royal Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia: Physicality vs Virtuality _ Aldo Vanini
Can physical spaces still compete with the virtual network in creating human milieus, keeping alive in a material way the social relations among human beings?
Actually the popular idea of “naturality” is naïve and ambiguous. Once humanity’s dependence on natural conditions was largely overcome by means of technology, the concept of the environment as climate has shifted towards a more complex idea that modern thought tends to define in terms of the milieu, conceived as a set of relationships among the environment itself, human activity and the stratifications of values and memories produced by history. Only a strong physical and cultural milieu can guarantee a well-ordered society and a balanced sense of identity and belonging.
Public buildings such as libraries, crucial in preserving and promoting knowledge and social relations, can participate in many different ways in the material consolidation of a milieu: helping users connect to a larger, “natural” environment; integrating into a contemporary or historical urban context; or favoring the creation of an entirely new urban situation.
