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a+u 24:08 special feature, OMA Shohei Shigematsu, is now out. 34 projects designed by OMA Partner Shohei Shigematsu and the New York office are loosely organized to explore openness of architecture in multiple ways. From creating open-ended programs to designing elements that foster openness to life outside of built boundaries, Shigematsu believes in designing both defined and undefined spaces as a way to embrace the evolution of typologies. Across the fluid framework of the issue are commissioned artworks by Ari Marcopoulos and Lok Jansen representing work in two major cities: New York and Tokyo; essays by Sarah Oppenheimer, Germane Barnes, Nick Axel; and conversations between Shigematsu and Jeffrey Inaba, Carson Chan, and Paola Antonelli dive deeper into how making architecture more open can play out in our physical and communal experience of society.

The Simone Veil Bridge, designed by OMA / Rem Koolhaas and Chris van Duijn, has opened in Bordeaux. The project consists of a platform 549 meters in length and 44 meters wide that provides a new public space for the city. The bridge abandons any interest in style, form, and structural expression in favor of a commitment to performance and an interest in future use by the people of Bordeaux. https://lnkd.in/dFPg-vWq

The design of Dhaka Tower by OMA / Iyad Alsaka was officially revealed by Shanta Holdings Limited last week. Once completed, the 150-meter-tall, 180,000 square meter office high-rise will be one of the tallest buildings in Bangladesh. https://lnkd.in/g93MNVBk

New images of Apollolaan 171 by Ossip van Duivenbode. Designed by OMA / David Gianotten and commissioned by the Kroonenberg Groep, Apollolaan 171 – recently nominated for the ARC24 Architectuur Award – replaces the original bank building with an open and tactile design: a transparent glass façade along the Apollolaan marks the contemporary office’s inviting character; a brick façade facing the Titiaanstraat integrates it with the neighborhood’s historical architecture.   Read more about the project in recent press: OMA’s ‘kubistische’ compositie past naadloos in Berlages Plan Zuid https://lnkd.in/eaNgx_t8 Afwerend bankgebouw van Quist maakt plaats voor chic kantoor van OMA - dearchitect.nl https://lnkd.in/ez4v7BZV De gesloten kolos van de JP Morganbank is ingeruild voor een uitnodigend bouwwerk met veel glas - Het Parool https://lnkd.in/eeg_2rYX

'Tiffany Wonder', an exhibition designed by OMA and dedicated to the history of Tiffany & Co., opens at TOKYO NODE in the OMA-designed Toranomon Hills Station Tower in central Tokyo. 'Tiffany Wonder' presents a selection of work from Tiffany & Co.’s almost two centuries of history. This is the latest in an ongoing series of collaboration between OMA and Tiffany & Co., including, among other projects, a temporary store on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, a pavilion at the Jewellery Exhibition in Doha in 2023, and the rethinking of Tiffany’s flagship on Fifth Avenue in New York. https://lnkd.in/e9KeQijG

'Crafted World', an exhibition designed by OMA and curated by LOEWE's Creative Director Jonathan Anderson, opened in Shanghai last week. LOEWE's first public exhibition – and OMA's first collaboration with the Spanish brand – occupies a wing of the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, a landmark of Sino-Soviet architecture from the 1950s. The exhibition runs through May 5th, 2024, before travelling worldwide.

AIR Circular Campus and Cooking Club, designed by OMA / David Gianotten and Shinji Takagi, has opened on Dempsey Hill, Singapore. The design transforms an existing modernist building and the expansive green space around it into a place for novel dining experiences, inviting broader thinking and discussions about food and the environment. Photography by Kris Provoost https://lnkd.in/ekpDGUPC

OMA and UniFor will showcase the PRINCIPLES collection in Australia for the first time during the Perth Design Week (14 – 21 March). The collection will form the PRINCIPLES Square at the Cathedral Square in Perth’s city center. The PRINCIPLES Square will be the central hub for the design festival, hosting a series of outdoor public activities including talks on design related topics, workshops, film screenings, and book readings. OMA and UniFor have worked in close collaboration since 2018 to design the furniture for the Axel Springer campus in Berlin. The collection was eventually developed into the PRINCIPLES collection, which was launched at the Milan Design Week 2022. The PRINCIPLES furniture collection by OMA provides furnishings that can be used by anyone, at any time, to best support the needs of the contemporary workplace and institutions – such as universities and libraries. The PRINCIPLES Square takes advantage of the flexibility offered by PRINCIPLES to support different activities during the Perth Design Week. OMA, UniFor and Perth Design Week have curated a public program with over 20 events at the PRINCIPLES Square. We invite you to sign up for our events. https://lnkd.in/efUkVx5i

Above ground, the zoning law suggested a 4-meter wide structure with a sloping roof descending the hill – but beneath the ground some additional volume was allowed. The issue then became how to create underground the conditions of daylight and view that were the attractions of the site. Austrian House OMA / Rem Koolhaas https://lnkd.in/gQu7X8up

The February 2024 issue of ArchiCreation “Glass in Architecture” presents the Taipei Performing Arts Center, the Axel Springer Campus in Berlin, and the Hangzhou Prism through a rich collection of texts, diagrams, drawings, and photographs. The use of glass in the projects is highlighted. https://lnkd.in/eh6SPhuS