{"id":15114,"date":"2016-01-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/coupling\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:46:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:46:43","slug":"coupling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/coupling\/","title":{"rendered":"Coupling: The Emergence of Hybrid Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Programming lies at the heart of architecture. While modernity brought new definitions to the familiar term \u2014 from computer coding to radio broadcasts \u2014 programming as a spatial practice remains essential to design. Explored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.praxisjournal.net\/issues\/08.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Praxis<\/i><\/a> almost a decade ago, programming is more than a list of spaces organized by ambiguous bubble diagrams. Approached as a critical design activity, programming has the power to encourage understanding and reveal latent relationships between people and space. As our world becomes better-connected, we are witnessing the emergence of spatial \u201chybrids.\u201d Residences are lofted above commercial spaces, airports merge with shopping malls and libraries trade stacks for cafes and media rooms. Activities are joined and juxtaposed in tandem with cultural diffusion and a desire to create novel experiences.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/bernard-tschumi-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernard Tschumi<\/a> once said, program is never neutral. Continuously redefined through practice, programming organizes activities and processes by efficiency, code and purpose. Tschumi also believed in three primary relationships between program and form: reciprocity (each coincides or directs the other), indifference (form accommodates any program) and conflict (program and form clash). Though architects have aggregated different spaces throughout history, reciprocity often took precedence over intentionally indifferent or conflicted programming. Pragmatic or communal needs dictated spatial arrangement, hierarchy and order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447083505592776_02_Interior_HHR_ZeitzMOCAA_CREDIT_HeatherwickStudio.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447083505592776_02_Interior_HHR_ZeitzMOCAA_CREDIT_HeatherwickStudio.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447083505592776_02_Interior_HHR_ZeitzMOCAA_CREDIT_HeatherwickStudio.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447083505592776_02_Interior_HHR_ZeitzMOCAA_CREDIT_HeatherwickStudio.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447083505592776_02_Interior_HHR_ZeitzMOCAA_CREDIT_HeatherwickStudio.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447083505592776_02_Interior_HHR_ZeitzMOCAA_CREDIT_HeatherwickStudio.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Heatherwick Studio\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Heatherwick Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Today, hybrid programs are increasingly designed to embrace the multiplicity of modern life. Ample examples exist throughout the profession: <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/ehrlich-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ehrlich Architects<\/a> won the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aia.org\/press\/aiab104980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015 National AIA Firm Award<\/a> by \u201cfluidly melding Modernist and multicultural design elements,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/heatherwick-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heatherwick<\/a> plans to transform <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/zeitz-mocaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grain silos in Cape Town<\/a> into exhibition space and Assemble was awarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/assembles-turner-prize-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015 Turner Prize<\/a> for Granby Four Streets. Even the acclaimed Chicago Biennial promoted programmatic hybrids and multiplicity by forsaking a central theme and favoring a \u201cconstellation of exhibitions and spatial experiments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drawing together eight modern hybrids, the following designs showcase the opportunities presented by spatial conflict and mixed programs. With diverse formal approaches and material assemblies, the projects each advocate curiosity, serendipity, discovery and exploration. Together, they give insight into contemporary practice and the future of hybrid programming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196155776218483.36036.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196155776218483.36036.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196155776218483.36036.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196155776218483.36036.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196155776218483.36036.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196155776218483.36036.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/seattle-central-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Seattle Central Library<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/rex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REX<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>, Seattle, Wash., United States; photographed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesewingphotography.com\/index.php#mi=1&amp;pt=0&amp;pi=1&amp;s=2&amp;p=-1&amp;a=0&amp;at=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Ewing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Known across the world, the Seattle Central Library has become a celebrated civic and cultural project. Programming was at the project\u2019s heart from the outset, directly shaping the building\u2019s form while coupling diverse functions. The library was designed as five platforms and four flowing planes, each space critically organized around media, gathering and interaction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434032529994ARC_profil.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434032529994ARC_profil.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434032529994ARC_profil.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434032529994ARC_profil.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434032529994ARC_profil.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434032529994ARC_profil.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Sipral\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Sipral<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434036656759Amager_Bakke_vizualizace4_Kodan_copyright_ARC_Amager_Ressourcecenter.png?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434036656759Amager_Bakke_vizualizace4_Kodan_copyright_ARC_Amager_Ressourcecenter.png?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434036656759Amager_Bakke_vizualizace4_Kodan_copyright_ARC_Amager_Ressourcecenter.png?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434036656759Amager_Bakke_vizualizace4_Kodan_copyright_ARC_Amager_Ressourcecenter.png?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434036656759Amager_Bakke_vizualizace4_Kodan_copyright_ARC_Amager_Ressourcecenter.png?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1434036656759Amager_Bakke_vizualizace4_Kodan_copyright_ARC_Amager_Ressourcecenter.png?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Sipral\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Sipral<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/amagerforbraendingen-waste-to-energy-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Amager Resource Center<\/a><\/b>by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/big-bjarke-ingels-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BIG \u2013 Bjarke Ingels Group<\/a>, Copenhagen, Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Created as a waste-to-energy plant that combines utility and public space, this unique project couples extreme sport functions like go-kart racing, cable wake-boarding and rock-climbing. The project\u2019s signature ski slope along the building\u2019s roof has gained international recognition and acclaim. The plant has become an icon of non-normative hybrid programming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527417222226_03_81117.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527417222226_03_81117.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527417222226_03_81117.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527417222226_03_81117.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527417222226_03_81117.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527417222226_03_81117.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Iwan Baan\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Iwan Baan<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527495722226_05_81119.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527495722226_05_81119.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527495722226_05_81119.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527495722226_05_81119.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527495722226_05_81119.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/142619527495722226_05_81119.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Raphael FAUX\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Raphael FAUX<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/carnal-hall-at-le-rosey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Carnal Hall at Le Rosey<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/bernard-tschumi-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernard Tschumi Architects<\/a>, Rolle, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>While Bernard Tschumi\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tschumi.com\/projects\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parc de la Villette<\/a> may be his magnum opus and greatest programmatic exploration, his recent design for the Carnal Hall also embodies his interest in narratives, programmatic coupling and movement vectors. With space for a library, caf\u00e9, rehearsal rooms, student lounge and a black-box theater, the project centers around a 900-seat \u2018shoebox\u2019 concert hall. This main space can adapt to lectures, amplified music and film projections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1395909152026Norwegian_National_Opera_and_Ballet_-_credit_Jens_Passoth.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1395909152026Norwegian_National_Opera_and_Ballet_-_credit_Jens_Passoth.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1395909152026Norwegian_National_Opera_and_Ballet_-_credit_Jens_Passoth.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1395909152026Norwegian_National_Opera_and_Ballet_-_credit_Jens_Passoth.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1395909152026Norwegian_National_Opera_and_Ballet_-_credit_Jens_Passoth.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1395909152026Norwegian_National_Opera_and_Ballet_-_credit_Jens_Passoth.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Jens Passoth\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Jens Passoth<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451962234983snohetta-oslo-opera-house-interior-opera-huose.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451962234983snohetta-oslo-opera-house-interior-opera-huose.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451962234983snohetta-oslo-opera-house-interior-opera-huose.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451962234983snohetta-oslo-opera-house-interior-opera-huose.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451962234983snohetta-oslo-opera-house-interior-opera-huose.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451962234983snohetta-oslo-opera-house-interior-opera-huose.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/norwegian-national-opera-and-ballet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Norwegian National Opera and Ballet<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/snohetta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sn\u00f8hetta<\/a>, Oslo, Norway<\/p>\n<p>Merging an expansive waterfront public space with cultural programs, the Norwegian National Opera House became a social monument. Designed to foster public awareness and engagement with the arts, the building defines powerful relationships between landscape and program. As an urban design, the project aimed to help redevelop the city\u2019s industrial waterfront while extending into Oslo\u2019s harbor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131969155Library_of_Birmingham_1.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131969155Library_of_Birmingham_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131969155Library_of_Birmingham_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131969155Library_of_Birmingham_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131969155Library_of_Birmingham_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131969155Library_of_Birmingham_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Mecanoo\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Mecanoo<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131975444Library_of_Birmingham_7.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131975444Library_of_Birmingham_7.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131975444Library_of_Birmingham_7.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131975444Library_of_Birmingham_7.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131975444Library_of_Birmingham_7.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1409131975444Library_of_Birmingham_7.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Mecanoo\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Mecanoo<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/library-of-birmingham-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Library of Birmingham<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/mecanoo-architecten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mecanoo<\/a>, Birmingham, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>While Mecanoo\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/delft-municipal-office-and-train-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delft train station<\/a> has been making waves, the firm\u2019s recent library design exemplifies hybrid programs and their potential. Created as a \u201cPeople\u2019s Palace,\u201d the project couples workshops, large gathering spaces, a discovery garden and staff accommodation. Drawing the street indoors, the library encourages movement through an urban plan for Centenary Square and overlapping rotundas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/cc18d88b.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/cc18d88b.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/cc18d88b.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/cc18d88b.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/cc18d88b.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/cc18d88b.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Field Operations\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Field Operations<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/d9ed8737.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/d9ed8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/d9ed8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/d9ed8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/d9ed8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/452009\/d9ed8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Field Operations\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Field Operations<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/high-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The High Line<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/james-corner-field-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Corner Field Operations<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/diller-scofidio-renfro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diller Scofidio + Renfro<\/a>, New York, N.Y., United States<\/p>\n<p>The subject of a <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/the-complete-history-of-the-high-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major feature on Architizer<\/a> last month, the High Line has quickly become one of the most famous projects of our time. The project embraces hybrid programming along its linear sequence through the city. Created as a new park that interprets and reclaims a piece of urban infrastructure, the design accommodates the wild, the cultivated, the intimate and the social. Mixing open expanses, gathering nodes and linear circulation, the High Line both conflicts and reorganizes its context via experience and perception.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/ecbc0eb8.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/ecbc0eb8.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/ecbc0eb8.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/ecbc0eb8.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/ecbc0eb8.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/ecbc0eb8.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/265814a3.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/265814a3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/265814a3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/265814a3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/265814a3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/372010\/265814a3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/danish-pavilion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Danish Pavilion<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/big-bjarke-ingels-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BIG \u2013 Bjarke Ingels Group<\/a>, Shanghai, China<\/p>\n<p>Combining an iconic Danish landmark, playground, pool and bicycle track, BIG\u2019s design encourages discovery at every turn. The monolithic double spiral includes both cycling and pedestrian lanes that circulate throughout the project. Inside, the pool and Little Mermaid contrast the speed and activities that surround it. The hybrid project couples form and function to activate space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196118767901.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196118767901.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196118767901.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196118767901.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196118767901.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/145196118767901.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451961681119123442.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451961681119123442.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451961681119123442.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451961681119123442.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451961681119123442.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1451961681119123442.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Iwan Baan\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Iwan Baan<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/rex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REX<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>, Dallas, Texas, United States<\/p>\n<p>The new home for the Dallas Theater Center, this innovative design was made to accommodate constant change and reconfigurations. 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