Architecture and interior design thread

Yeah that could be it. I'm no architect, just know I don't like the look of it...

It's here 'surprisingly' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/pictures/9126031/The-worlds-30-ugliest-buildings.html

What's it like to work in?
Also the Al Bahar towers sound very cool, very innovative!

Brutalist is mint. Most of those are a bit shit. Except the Brutalist stuff.
I miss the Tricorn, sketchy as fuck going into that place.

I'll take the death star.

Al Bahr is one of my favourite buildings in AD.

HQ was nice, really modern, arguably the nicest building to work in. Nothing like I've ever had the pleasure of working in in London.

What do you work as may I ask? How is Abu Dhabi to live in?

@seafish pm'd

While this is good, unfortunately they're only going to come back with some similar nonsense in a few years' time:

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jan/30/paddington-skyscraper-scrapped-after-fierce-opposition

well thank god for that... unfortunately the developers won't give the architects much leeway. What they want, they will effectively demand. Profit before design. Profit before Londoners

missd this somehow. congratulations! its all downhill from now on actually...;) you staying in cph to work?

Thanks. Yes, I will stay for the foreseeable. I already got a small assignment that's a spin off of the grad project to see me through untill paternity leave...

Unless, of course, you have a job offer for me too good to refuse... ;)

Marseille has some great new waterfront buildings.

Indeed. I thought MuCEM was amazing, one of the most imaginative and well detailed new buildings I've seen for quite a while.

I agree with you about the 'jam tart', but then every building I've seen from Dubai so far seems to be the architectural equivalent of the saying 'money doesn't buy class'.

Yes, something similar will be back in due course. Public resistance will also probably crumble eventually as it's just too much work without decent planning guidance, and this developer will also quite consciously be working as a trailblazer for others planning similar assaults on the senses. :(

https://www.facebook.com/theartofwonderment/videos/209185412764281/

Excellent, thanks.

haha no.. i do get signals from acquintences that cph is a great city to work and live in. though a bit on the small and boring side..
i guess when i get older i will give that city a ponder. for now berlin does the job quite well..;)

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35328524

Nice short article about the Eames Lounger and ottoman. Yes, I know, cliché - still I absolutely love them.

Time to post the Powers of Ten again? :oP

The Al Dar façade is a bit tired IMO.

Whats the job market like in Berlin for architects at the minute? And is it possible to get a job without being able to speak German?

dunno, not really looking.
the adagium stays true though; a city full of young creatives makes for quite a bunch of competition.

baunetz has a newsletter they send around every morning with openings. generally with 3y> experience and in construction planning, but maybe that floats your boat. german is generally a condition though.

with regard to getting a job in the more creative phases i.e. competitions/HOAI 1-3 its either contacts or "initiativbewerbung", open application.

with regard to the language; its quite a big plus, but there are enough offices where the spaniards, greek and portuguese are exploited in competition sweatshops and they generally don't speak german. i.e. you generally get not so ok conditions.

there are a couple of offices which are big and do international projects; gmp, dudler, barkow leibinger, etc. an american guy i know got a job at the latter recently and his german is minging.

i have a list somewhere of offices for you to check out if you want to.
in my office generally either german or french is needed, although we had a couple of guys who didnt speak either of the languages.
alas, we're not hiring. pm me if you want (to pass) some deets, and if a suitable spot becomes available i could give you a nudge.

Not cliché, classic. When we've finished our building work and got rid of the table and chairs in the living room we won't need anymore that's exactly what I'd like to replace them with. Fingers crossed for other half approval...

Whats the job market like in Berlin for architects at the minute? And is it possible to get a job without being able to speak German?

You want to learn German, anyway, it's great. (But you'd expect me to say that. :) )

I would like to, I've completely forgotten everything I learnt 18 years ago except for how to ask for a tube of toothpaste. Perhaps Berlin isn't the best place to consider moving to if you want to learn German though.