the architects collaborative: working abroad

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Boston Society of Architects GLOBAL ARCHITECTS PAST FUTURES A discussion with Perry King Neubauer FAIA Michael Gebhart FAIA On their experience in working abroad in the 1970’s and 80’s with Deborah Bentley RIBA 10 th June 2017 Transition I Space

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Page 1: The Architects Collaborative: Working Abroad

BostonSocietyofArchitects

GLOBALARCHITECTS

PASTFUTURESAdiscussionwith

PerryKingNeubauer FAIAMichaelGebhart FAIA

Ontheirexperienceinworkingabroadinthe1970’sand80’s

withDeborahBentleyRIBA

10th June2017TransitionISpace

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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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PerryKingNeubauer

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GrandHotelBernardin,designedtolieagainstthecliffwasaprecursortotheTACIntercontinentalHotelinSharjah(1980)

HotelPortBernardin

HotelBernardin1971-74

Thegroundfloorwasasdesignedtobetransparentsoyoucouldseethesea.

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PerryKingNeubauer

PerryKingNeubauer

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1976-78:NEWSAUDICITIES:JUBAIL(EASTCOAST)

In1976Bechtelreceiveda20year$45billioncontract tomanagethedevelopmentofJubail.Thecitywasmaster-plannedbyTACasasubcontractortoBechtel.

MITDome

PerryKingNeubauer

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1974:NEWSAUDICITIES

YANBU(REDSEA)

“Theoverallurbandesignconceptistoensurethatprivacyforindividualdwellingsismaintainedwhileprovidingconvenientaccesstocommunityfacilities.Private,semi-public,andpublicareasarecreatedbygroupingthevillas,townhouses,andtheapartmentsaroundcommonaccesspoints.Thishousingfabricislinkedtothemosqueandotheractivitycentersbynarrowandshadedpedestrianwaysandanunobtrusivevehicularnetwork.”Archnet :AgaKhan

GoogleEarth2016

PerryKingNeubauer

Designedtobe“livablecities”

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DesignGuideforJubail andYanbaTraditionalDomesticArchitectureoftheArabRegionFriedrichRagette

Thesearedesignguidelinesforthedesignofthenewcities.ThisisveysimilartoFoster+PartnersapproachatMasdar CityintheUAE. TransitionISpace

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YANBU

Recordingandlearningfromhistoricbuildings

NewhomeinYanbu

Checkingprecastconcreteproduction MITDomeMITDome

MITDome

PerryKingNeubauer

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1974-81NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi

OldandNewHousesinAbuDhabi1975

CompetitionforaCulturalCenterandNationalLibraryintheheartofthenewcity

SiteanalysissubmittedinJanuary1975

MITDome

MITDome

PerryKingNeubauer

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NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi

1974Competitionsubmission.TACwereawardedthecommission.InthefirstschemeTACwereaskedtoredesignthecrossshapedplan.inthesecondschemethedesignwassimplifiedintoonebuildingandthecutinthebuildingtoframetheviewofthefortwasadded.

1975Developedscheme,theelevationswerethensimplifiedpanelswithopenings.

PerryKingNeubauer

PerryKingNeubauer

2ndschemeillustrationsbyMichaelGebhart

2ndschemeillustrationsbyMichaelGebhart

OriginalSitePlan

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NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi

Therewereonly

45Sheetsofconstructiondrawingsforthewholeproject.

ConstructionsupervisionwasessentialtotheToensurethedetailswereconstructedasdesigned

PerryKingNeubauer

MITDome

MITDome

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NationalLibrary:AbuDhabi

Itisnowbeingcarefullyrenovated,afterbeingthreatenedwithdemolitionin2009.Themostbelovedbuildinginthecity

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1985- 87:Cairo

TheEgyptianMuseumProject1985.(NotBuilt)

TheChanceryattheUSEmbassy1987.WatercolorbyFrankCostantino

PrincetonAlumniMagazine

PerryKingNeubauer

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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

MichaelGebhart

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TheMiddleEastAfterTACMichaelinKuwaitin1995

MichaelGebhart

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

2014DeborahBentley2014DeborahBentley

TheinfluenceofTAC’sportfolioofworkintheMiddleEastisrecognizedinternationally.

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