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| 16MM: |
| Patrick Bokanowski |
| FEATURE FILM: |
| Bertrand Mandico |
| Yulene Olaizola |
| FESTIVAL EXCHANGE: |
| NOVA |
| VIDEO THEATRE: |
| Filippos Tsitsopoulos |
| Olivier de Sagazan |
| S FILM & VIDEO ART: |
| Aunstrup & Hafslund |
| Alessandro Amaducci |
| Flo Kaufmann + Zimoun |
| Katrin Ottarsdóttir |
| Leyla
Rodriguez & Cristian Straub |
| Makino Takashi |
| Marianna Mørkøre & Rannvá Káradóttir |
| Mie Olise |
| Valentina Ferrandes |
| DOCUMENTRY: |
| André V Larsen |
| Kaspar Astrup Schröder |
| Tom Hovinbøle |
| LAPW RESIDENCIES: |
| Armando Seijo |
| David Kew |
| Genetic Moo |
| LIVE MUSIC: |
| BIRD RADIO |
| STORYTELLING: |
| Fran Flett Hollinrake |
| Tom Muir |
| ARCHITECTURE: |
| MAD Architects |
| Multiplicities |
| Valerio Olgiati |
| BOOK LAUNCH: |
| Antonio Nodar |
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| ORDOS
MUSEUM Location: Ordos, China Typology: Museum Site Area: 27,760 sqm Building Area: 41, 227 sqm Building Height: 40 m |
| Located
in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, the Art and City Museum is a crossroads
for a community working to interpret its local traditions in a new
urban context. The project was first envisioned six years ago, in the then-desert wilderness of Inner Mongolia, when the municipal government of Ordos commissioned MAD to design a museum for the unbuilt metropolis. Amidst the controversy surrounding the planned city, it became evident that the museum for Ordos must navigate the many contradictions that emerge when local culture meets with visions of the future city. Inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s “Manhattan Dome”, MAD conceived of a futuristic shell to protect the cultural history of the region and refute the rational new city outside. Encapsulated by a sinuous façade, the museum sits upon sloping hills - a gesture to the recent desert past and now a favorite gathering place for local children and families. Upon entering the atrium, a brighter, more complex world unfolds. A canyon-like corridor connects the east and west entrances, allowing the space to become an open extension of the outer urban space. Visitors meander through the space as if in the future – yet eternal– Gobi desert. The completion of the museum offers a moment of pause in a city which has seen no end to construction. In this vital space where the past and the contemporary are joined, people can meet with art and with each other, giving new spirit to this young community. |
| About MAD – MAD works in forward looking environments, developing futuristic architecture based on contemporary interpretation of the eastern spirit of nature. All of MAD's projects - from residential complexes, the workplace to museums and cultural centers - desire to protect a sense of community and orientation toward nature, offering people the freedom to develop their own experience. Founded in 2004 by Ma Yansong, the office gained international attention in 2006 when it was commissioned to design two residential towers near Toronto, Canada, which will be completed by the end of 2011. Other ongoing cultural projects by MAD include the China wood Sculpture museum & Harbin Cultural Island in Harbin and the Huangdu Art house in Beijing. |
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