MIT Libraries logoDome

MIT
View Item 
  • Dome Home
  • Visual Collections
  • Architecture, Urban Planning, and Visual Arts
  • View Item
  • Dome Home
  • Visual Collections
  • Architecture, Urban Planning, and Visual Arts
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

America's Cup Building

Chipperfield, David
Thumbnail
Download1A1-CHD-ACB-A21_cp.jpg (269.5Kb)
Alternate file
1A1-CHD-ACB-A21_sv.jpg (1.107Mb)
Alternative Titles
Veles e Vents
Foredeck Building
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/166476
Date
2005-2006
Description
Ground level glass curtain wall underneath upper cantilevered slab, wrapped in white metal; In collaboration with b720 Architects of Barcelona. Locally known as Veles e Vents (Wind and Sails) named after a poem by Valencian poet Ausiàs March. The building was the centerpiece in the reorganization of the industrial port of Valencia, done for the America's Cup sailing competition in 2007. Four floors the size of half a football field, in reinforced concrete seem to be suspended in the air. The large cantilevered overhangs incorporate viewing terraces with external staircases. The edges of the concrete building are white-painted steel while the ceiling consists of white metal panels. The external floors are solid Brazilian timber decking, and the internal floors are white resin. The two upper floors are reserved for sailing competitors, but the deck and first level is an area for public race viewing. There are also 800 parking spaces for the building. The design has won numerous architectural awards, including the 2006 Emirates Glass LEAF Award and the Royal Institute of British Architects European awards in 2007. It was also nominated for the Stirling Prize in 2007. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/2/2014)
Type of Work
society building
Subject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), recreation and games, festivals, Boats and boating, sports, international sailing, Twenty-first century
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
Metadata
Show full item record

Collections
  • Architecture, Urban Planning, and Visual Arts

Browse

All of DomeCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateCreatorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateCreatorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

Login
MIT Libraries
PrivacyPermissionsAccessibilityContact us
MIT
Content created by the MIT Libraries, CC BY-NC unless otherwise noted. Notify us about copyright concerns.