Monthly Archives: December 2009

Just before the DawnTown 2009 award ceremony, DawnTown had the chance to go to Amsterdam for some architectural sightseeing.  The highlight?  Spending a day in the area of  the Eastern Docklands, aka Borneo-Sporenburg.  This former industrial district was master planed … Continue reading →

From a fellow Miami architecture blog, Urban City Architecture, video of a sneak preview of the New World Symphony building’s massive video wall and ultra high-power, high-resolution projectors that will bring live orchestral concerts and other multimedia works out into … Continue reading →

The Financial Times raved about the nearly-completed parking icon known as 1111 Lincoln.  Choice quote: “It strips architecture back to its sinewy muscles and the US city back to its autopianism.”  Choice British backhanded compliment: “The garage is sited on … Continue reading →

Video of the winning design from DawnTown 2009, from team “Office 24/7.”  Thoughts?  Please comment liberally.

Photos of some of the boards on display, welcoming remarks from Bernardo Fort-Brescia, announcing the winning designs, and keynote by Adriaan Geuze.

Animation of Metromover train arriving at proposed station.

Check out this Flickr gallery of the winning entries for DawnTown 2009.  New views, larger images, design magic.

Video of the DawnTown 2009 award ceremony, including clips from the winners and mind-blowing keynote speech by Adriaan Geuze.  Video is in 4 parts, link above is to part 1 with sidebar links to parts 2 thru 4.  Adriaan’s speech … Continue reading →

Second Prize: team #02887, See you Sunday*, Saran Chaiyasuta and Prachaya Vanagul from Bangkok, Thailand.

DawnTown 2009 3rd Prize: team #70842, DoubleKatya, Ekaterina Mikhaylova and Ekaterina Vasilieva from Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

First Prize: team #78097, office 247, Rosalea Monacella, Craig Douglas, and Armando Oliver Suinaga, Melbourne, Australia. Second Prize: team #02887, See you Sunday*, Saran Chaiyasuta and Prachaya Vanagul, Bangkok, Thailand. Third Prize: team #70842, DoubleKatya, Ekaterina Mikhaylova and Ekaterina Vasilieva, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Honorable Mention: 59438, WestonWilliamson, Chris Williamson, London, England. Congratulations … Continue reading →

Another look back at DawnTown 2008: the video of 2nd prize winner Mikkel Thisted from Copenhagen, Denmark, who proposed a truly astonishing waterworks station with transparent “water drop” feature and water conservation learning center.  Who will win this year?!

Before the 2009 winners are unveiled, take a stroll down memory lane with the 2008 winners and other entries.  Please comment liberally.

The comments feature on the DawnTown 2009 flickr gallery will go live on Friday after the award ceremony, so you can voice your agreement or disagreement with the jury’s decisions, or any other thought you might have on the entries.  … Continue reading →