Robert Barnes, Author at Constructionreview

Viva Brazil! 2014 World Cup stadiums

Jul 30, 2014Jun 11, 2014 by Robert Barnes

32 teams,1 venue,1 month,1 winner!

On 12th June, 2014, the largest spectacle in the global sporting calendar,The World Cup, kicks off at the Arena Corinthians in Brazil’s most populous city, São Paulo. Over the course of the next month, 32 teams will battle it out across 12 stadiums in Brazil for the most sought after trophy in the wide world of sports, watched by a global audience in excess of 2 billion people. It is estimated that by kick off on Thursday 12-06-14 US$14.5 billion will have been spent on the 2014 World Cup preparations.

Arena Corinthians - 68,000 seats — Arena Corinthians – 68,000 seats

Arena das Dunas - 43,000 seats — Arena das Dunas – 43,000 seats

Arena Fonte Nova - 53,700 seats — Arena Fonte Nova – 53,700 seats

Arena Pantanal - 41,390 seats — Arena Pantanal – 41,390 seats

Estadio Beira-Rio - 50,000 seats — Estadio Beira-Rio – 50,000 seats

Estadio Nacional de Brasilia stadium - 71,412 seats — Estadio Nacional de Brasilia stadium – 71,412 seats

Construction of New Edubiase Sports Stadium in Ghana to resume

Maracana Stadium - 79,000 seats — Maracana Stadium – 79,000 seats

Mario Filho (Maracana) stadium in the background

Mineirao Stadium - 64,000 seats — Mineirao Stadium – 64,000 seats

Arena da Baixada - 41,456 seats — Arena da Baixada – 41,456 seats

24 months after the World Cup, Rio will be staging the world’s second largest sporting extravaganza, the Olympic Games. Around US$2.3 billion has been allocated for improvements to hold the event.

Diébédo Francis Kéré – How to build with clay and community

Nov 30, 2022Jun 9, 2014 by Robert Barnes

Diébédo Francis Kéré knew exactly what he wanted to do when he got his degree in architecture. He wanted to go home to Gando in Burkina Faso, to help his neighbors reap the benefit of his education. In this charming talk, Kéré shows off some of the beautiful structures he’s helped build in his small village in the years since then, including an award-winning primary school made from clay by the entire community.”

Memorial Museum Time-Lapse 2004-2014

Jun 16, 2014Jun 9, 2014 by Robert Barnes

The National September 11 Memorial Museum serves as the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring the implications of the events of 9/11, documenting the impact of those events and exploring 9/11’s continuing significance. Watch the time relapse between 2004-2014. This time-lapse serves as a way to recognize that for the 10 years of construction

One on one with Architect David Adjaye

Jun 16, 2014Jun 6, 2014 by Robert Barnes

Architect David Adjaye talks with TIME about moving past signature architecture and collaborating with fashion designers and great creative people

Grey Colon Structure by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Jun 14, 2014Jun 5, 2014 by Robert Barnes

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The art of inserting a building into an historical city block means engaging in an open, physical dialogue with those already there,” said the workshop. “Building onto an extant structure also presents an opportunity for a more widespread renovation project, a reclaiming of space.”

Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed the “organic creature” in the courtyard of a 19th-century block to house the new headquarters of the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé – dedicated to preserving the history of French film company Pathé and promoting cinematography.

The egg-shaped form connects to the surrounding Haussmann-era buildings at four points. Its form curves away from the existing buildings and its top peeks over the roofline.

David Adjaye – How architecture can bind people and places together

Jun 14, 2014Jun 5, 2014 by Robert Barnes

David Adjaye is described as an architect with an artist’s sensibility, his ingenious use of materials and showcasing of light have defined his work. At Design Indaba he talked about how architecture can bind people and places together.