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Structure: Cartier Foundation, Paris
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Year Finished: 1994

This museum created by the french architect JeanNouvel, displays some of the best art on planet Earth, and has exhibits of both contemporary and international artists. It contains over one thousand works by three hundred different artists.

Structure: BMW Welt, Munich
Architect: COOP Himmelblau
Year Finished: 2007

This building was designed to present some of the best cars in the world – the BMW. And was built for the customer experience in mind. The thinking was that one of the best car brands in the world deserves one of the best buildings – and it worked.

Structure: Addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri
Architect: Steven Holl
Year Finished: 2007

This museum was built on classical principals and is known for its extensive collection of Asian art. Time magazine listed it as #1 on the list “The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels” in 2007.

Austrian architectural practice LOVE architecture & urbanism has completed the refurbishment project – the new Gerngross! located in Austria/Vienna Styria.

1. Restructuring the Existing Centre

The layout of the store was not intuitive. Walkways were complex and confusing, and it was difficult to navigate. To improve this, the layout of the indoor levels (G, 1st, 2nd, and 5th) has been entirely re-designed and smaller retail spaces have been added. The key to designing the individual levels was to think “empty” in order to enable the future implementation of an improved orientation system. The preconditions for this complex undertaking were:

- For each rental space, a newer space of equal size but higher quality had to be provided.
- Each tenant had to be relocated twice during the construction time.
- The ongoing daily shopping activity should be only minimally disturbed.

Since the response for this initiative has been tremendous, here we are with a new design concept developed by Hossain Abassi.

Architect: Hossein Abbasi
Location : Pasdaran, Tehran, Iran
sheet Design : Vahid Rafie nia
Date: 2010
Site Area: 14000 m2
Project Area: 6150 m2

The training center was designed in Iran and Tehran,  website is located on the Pasdaran  street, with temperate climates. Height difference of 14 meters from north and about 12% of the slopes from north to south. Niavaran Park  is located in the north part of this series.

Ground floor plan spaces are: Chamber President, Assistant, Secretariat, coffee shop, exhibitions and … these spaces are located based on physical relationships

Spaces on the first floor plan include: office space, Amphitheater, Library and Documentation Center and lockers these spaces are located based on physical relationships

Set against a scenic and historic backdrop, the Florence Institute of Design International will again offer a unique  four-week architectural learning experience for aspiring and professional architects. The course, which will run from June 1 to 30, will usher students though different architectural periods to discover the key to the evolution of Italian architecture.



The course will be held mostly in the form of walking tours combined with on-site discussions, photometric analysis, as well as hand sketching. However, classes will be also held in Florence Institute’s elegant Baroque style palazzo, located in the historical center of the city. During which, students will also be treated to feature lectures on architecture and urban planning. Basically, the short program is designed to expose architects and designers to the significant architectural works of Renaissance Florence together with its relationship to the city.

This is a concept developed by a young architect called Vahid   Rafie nia, and the reason it appears on archtopia.com, is that we want to start a series of posts, where you, our readers can evaluate, comment and discuss the work of our fellow architects, as well as giving suggestions for improvement.

So here are some insights on the project. You will find more on every image.

Architects: Vahid   Rafie nia
Location: Pasdaran, Tehran, Iran
Date: 2011,january
Materials: Concrete, Glass, steel
Site Area: 12800 m2
Project Area: 5400 m2

Vahid even made a video of the building. You can check it on Archtopia’s facebook page.

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