the architects collaborative: working abroad
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BostonSocietyofArchitects
GLOBALARCHITECTS
PASTFUTURESAdiscussionwith
PerryKingNeubauer FAIAMichaelGebhart FAIA
Ontheirexperienceinworkingabroadinthe1970’sand80’s
withDeborahBentleyRIBA
10th June2017TransitionISpace
TACABROAD:THEEARLYYEARSBAGHDAD:1957
TheRomeofficemainlydealtwithprojectsinN.Africa.MasterplanfeeproposalforLibya
university.(1961)
ROME:1959 KUWAIT1968ImageMITDome
KuwaitFundforArabDevelopment(1968-74)withPACE
WTDMagazineSpring2013
TACwereaskedtodesignBagdadUniversity(withoutcompetitivebid.)
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1971-74:YUGOSLAVIAHotelBernardin
$24millionresortandConventionCenterwaspartiallyfundedbytheWorldBank.
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GrandHotelBernardin,designedtolieagainstthecliffwasaprecursortotheTACIntercontinentalHotelinSharjah(1980)
HotelPortBernardin
HotelBernardin1971-74
Thegroundfloorwasasdesignedtobetransparentsoyoucouldseethesea.
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1976-78:NEWSAUDICITIES:JUBAIL(EASTCOAST)
In1976Bechtelreceiveda20year$45billioncontract tomanagethedevelopmentofJubail.Thecitywasmaster-plannedbyTACasasubcontractortoBechtel.
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1974:NEWSAUDICITIES
YANBU(REDSEA)
“Theoverallurbandesignconceptistoensurethatprivacyforindividualdwellingsismaintainedwhileprovidingconvenientaccesstocommunityfacilities.Private,semi-public,andpublicareasarecreatedbygroupingthevillas,townhouses,andtheapartmentsaroundcommonaccesspoints.Thishousingfabricislinkedtothemosqueandotheractivitycentersbynarrowandshadedpedestrianwaysandanunobtrusivevehicularnetwork.”Archnet :AgaKhan
GoogleEarth2016
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Designedtobe“livablecities”
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DesignGuideforJubail andYanbaTraditionalDomesticArchitectureoftheArabRegionFriedrichRagette
Thesearedesignguidelinesforthedesignofthenewcities.ThisisveysimilartoFoster+PartnersapproachatMasdar CityintheUAE. TransitionISpace
YANBU
Recordingandlearningfromhistoricbuildings
NewhomeinYanbu
Checkingprecastconcreteproduction MITDomeMITDome
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1974-81NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi
OldandNewHousesinAbuDhabi1975
CompetitionforaCulturalCenterandNationalLibraryintheheartofthenewcity
SiteanalysissubmittedinJanuary1975
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NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi
1974Competitionsubmission.TACwereawardedthecommission.InthefirstschemeTACwereaskedtoredesignthecrossshapedplan.inthesecondschemethedesignwassimplifiedintoonebuildingandthecutinthebuildingtoframetheviewofthefortwasadded.
1975Developedscheme,theelevationswerethensimplifiedpanelswithopenings.
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2ndschemeillustrationsbyMichaelGebhart
2ndschemeillustrationsbyMichaelGebhart
OriginalSitePlan
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NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi
Therewereonly
45Sheetsofconstructiondrawingsforthewholeproject.
ConstructionsupervisionwasessentialtotheToensurethedetailswereconstructedasdesigned
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NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi
Itisnowbeingcarefullyrenovated,afterbeingthreatenedwithdemolitionin2009.Themostbelovedbuildinginthecity
2014DeborahBentley 2014DeborahBentleyTransitionISpace
1985- 87:Cairo
TheEgyptianMuseumProject1985.(NotBuilt)
TheChanceryattheUSEmbassy1987.WatercolorbyFrankCostantino
PrincetonAlumniMagazine
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1978-89:ReturntoBaghdad
UniversityofBagdad
Khulafa StreetRevitalizationMasterplan.Theprojectslowlycametoahaltduetononpaymentoffeesinhardcurrency.PerryKingNeubauer
MITDome
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2nd August1990IraqinvadesKuwait
Al Wataniyah Souk after the invasion
TACwasworkingonprojectsinconjunctionwithlocalarchitects.ThedirectlossesfromthePersianGulfWarof1990-1991rantoabout$2million
PublicAuthorityforInformationcompleted1992withPACE
CollegeofEngineeringTACwithZamami &Jedda submittedin1990
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TheMiddleEastAfterTACMichaelinKuwaitin1995
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ThePrimeMinister’sresidenceatJibbahIslandBahrain.
PACEoffices:competitionwinforaprojectinAbuDhabi.(Unbuilt)
MichaelGebhart MichaelGebhart
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TACBuildingsunderthreat
Universityresearchprogramsraiseawareness.
2009:Themodelofthenewdevelopmentonthesiteoftheculturalcenter
LWFWorkshops2014:RuntoraiseawarenessofTheimportanceofarchitecturalheritage.
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VeniceBiennale2014:Fundamentals
UAEPavilion:TheNationalLibraryAbuDhabi. USAPavilion:HadmanyofTAC‘sprojectsdisplayed
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TheinfluenceofTAC’sportfolioofworkintheMiddleEastisrecognizedinternationally.
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