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Atkins' proposals for Mecca's transformation Video "A video detailing Atkins’ proposal to transform the Haram Mosque, one of the world’s holiest sites in the city of Mecca, has been leaked. Atkins has confirmed it is no longer among the practices pitching for the development to increase the capacity of the Saudi Arabia mosque to three million to accommodate the increasing number of pilgrims that visit the site. But full details of the scheme it submitted have emerged showing segmented two storey covered viewing platforms at the site. Early reports suggested that 13 practices were competing for the project, including Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster and Faber Maunsell. Hadid has told BD that she has not heard anything further about the project. Foster & Partners are still thought to be working on a scheme after the practice revealed that it had won a commission to design the stations for a new high speed rail link between Mecca and Medina, another key pilgrimage site in Saudi Arabia. And a source told BD that Faber Maunsell was developing a video of its proposal for the city for a presentation this month. Other designs seen by BD – from an unnamed architect - include a proposal that would level the existing cityscape around the mosque and replace it with skyscrapers that step down to the site around a large plaza. Another proposes a series of suspended umbrellas over the site. The mosque scheme is part of a major $12 billion redevelopment of the ancient city, with five other areas around the mosque site highlighted for development. Construction work has already begun on a cluster of skyscrapers funded by the Saudi Binladen Group. The Abraj Al-Bait complex, which will include the world’s second tallest building, is by Egyptian engineering and architecture consultancy Dar Al-Handasah who has also been linked to the mosque project. " via www.bdonline.co.uk

Mais informação e imagens do projecto em http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6651786.html?desc=topstory e das restantes propostas finalistas : http://www.archdaily.com/18771/finalists-for-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/

Se não estou em erro a data prevista era 2012

Como indicava na mensagem anterior, o único de que tenho conhecimento é o Codex, publicado pela Monacelli Press em 2005

Nunca vi publicado nenhum pormenor da cobertura. Provavelmente só se encontrará no livro publicado sobre a obra, Codex

No youtube existem dois vídeos de apresentação do projecto: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce7K2WEfRPI&feature=related"]YouTube - Cidade da Cultura de Galicia 1/2[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUpu1JsirTU&feature=related"]YouTube - Cidade da Cultura de Galicia 2/2[/ame] e uns quantos mais sobre a construção mas datados de janeiro de 2008 [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GWtAa0N-Y"]YouTube - Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia - ArquitecturaHoy.com (1de5)[/ame]

Kjetil Thorsen and Tarald Lundevall, Snøhetta, present Oslo Opera House 27 Novembro de 2008 [ame=""]Tarald Lundevall & Kjetil Thorsen present New Opera House, Oslo on Vimeo[/ame]

mais imagens em: http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/83725-Library-Learning-Centre-University-of-Vienna/images

William Baker, SOM presents Burj Dubai - Apresentação do projecto na série de conferências Real Architecture, organizada pela Architecture Foundation 3 Dezembro 2008, Londres [ame=" "]William Baker presents Burj Dubai on Vimeo[/ame]

Uma outra proposta para o redesenho da mesquita - Architecture Studio [ame]http://www.vimeo.com/2759453[/ame]