ReD in Hong-Kong and Taiwan

Between December 5 and 16, Red travel to Hong-Kong and Taiwan.

In Hong-Kong, ReD will lecture at the following local architecture schools:
- December, 10: Department of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- December 11: Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong.
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On the December 15 ReD will be in Taipei (Taiwan) to receive the FEIDAD award.
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Meanwhile, here are some pictures of this vibrant and wild city!


01 View of the city from the Peak
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02 Mong Konk at night in Kowloon - one of the densiest places in the world!
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03 Victoria Harbour from Kwoloon in Hong Kong.
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04 Grand Lisboa Tower in Macau (left) and 101 Taipei Tower in Taiwan (right).
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ReD contributes to Christmas Lights in the City

Aligned with the city preparations for Christmas, ReD turned on the studio special lights. Porto's central trainstation gained one more reason to be visited during the holidays!


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SampleBOX in Prototiping

ReD's project SampleBOX, winner of the recent "Arquitectar o Ambiente" competition is now in progress towards its final construction. A 1:1 scale protoype of a part of the installation was CNC fabricated to test the whole building system. Luis de Sousa travelled to Lisbon to check in the factory the prototype and brought some pictures.
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01 General view of the protoype.


02 Detail of the longitudinal fixing system.
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NEWS on ReD's Disonancias Project with IMAR

In the scope of the Disonancias initiative, ReD's collaboration project with IMAR has been mentioned in some publications. Selected references about this work will be added in this post.

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23.11.2007 : EL PAIS
"Disonancias lleva la creación a 9 empresas"
T. G. CRESPO - Vitoria - 23/11/2007
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"Nueve artistas y colectivos de creadores participarán en la segunda edición de Disonancias (www.disonancias.com), iniciativa que impulsa proyectos vinculados con el tejido empresarial. Hasta julio de 2008, empresas e instituciones como Dorlet, EITB, Sarkis, Imar o Teknalia acogerán y ayudarán a que tomen forma propuestas que buscan "innovar en la innovación", como explicó el director de Disonancias, Roberto Gómez de la Iglesia. (...) Hay propuestas conceptuales, como las de Mariano Maturana y Consol Rodríguez para el Polo Garaia de I+D; proyectos para un tejido urbano sostenible, como los de Ania Bas y Tecnalia, o propuestas de nuevos materiales como Daniela Bersham y la empresa Sarkis o el estudio ReD y la fábrica Imar."
Read complete article here
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29.11.2007 : DIARIO Noticias de Álava
"Artistas y empresas vuelven a unir sus fuerzas en el proyecto Disonancias"

"(...) Un total de 23 creadores, la mayor parte de ellos englobados en colectivos procedentes del Estado y de países como Portugal, Alemania o Chile, toman parte en esta iniciativa que también reúne a nueve firmas de distintos campos productivos. (...) El colectivo ReD, compuesto por Marta Malé y José Pedro Sousa, apoyará el proceso de innovación de la sociedad Imar, instalada en la localidad vizcaína de Ortuella, mientras que Ana Bas hará lo propio en Tecnalia, de Zamudio. (...)"
Read complete article here.
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ReD Lecture @ ESAD (Portugal)

Following an invitation by OutrosMercadus, ReD lectured at the Art and Design School (ESAD) in Matosinhos in the scope of the opening event of the "OutrosMercadus '06 Award" exhibition. Introduced by ESAD's director José Simões, the lectured started with ReD principals describing the studio's understanding about the impact of digital technologies in architecture, establishing some connections with the field of industrial/product design. This introduction was followed by short descriptions of some works in academia and in practice. However, the main part of the lecture was specifically dedicated to describe in detail the digital design processes behind the production of the MCity design project. Involving CAD/CAM technologies and computing programming, these processes where decisive tp generate and fabricate this project designed by ReD, which won the first edition of the OutrosMercadus Award. This work is featured at the "1st OutrosMercadus Award" exhibition, displayed at ESAD, until the 21st of December.
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You may check more information about this project in this blog here: 1 2
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ReD featured in "Boletim 178"

"Boletim" is the monthly professional document published by the portuguese Ordem dos Arquitectos (OA). The last edition (n.178) presented the World Day for Architecture event at OA, where ReD received the awards of the "Arquitectar o Ambiente" competition.
Following there's a transcript of part of the article:
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"No passado dia 1 de Outubro o Presidente da Ordem, Manuel Vicente, convidou todos os membros, colaboradores e amigos da OA para uma sessão solene “entre pares” para assinalar a data e um brinde para marcar o final do mandato 2005/2007.
(...) No final da Sessão Solene foram entregues os Prémios do Concursos “Arquitectar o Ambiente”, promovido pela Labicer – patrocinador do Dia Mundial da Arquitectura 2007, que distinguiu em com o 1º Prémio a proposta “Sample Box”, dos Arqtos. José Pedro Sousa e Marta Alemany (dos Red Research+Design) (ver mais em “Concursos”, pág.6)."
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Image of the article.
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ReD receving the competition Award.
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ReD Lecture @ IAAC (Spain)

ReD lectured last friday at the Institut for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) within the lecture series of the Master of Advanced Architecture 2007/08. The lecture was introduced by IAAC's director Vicente Guallart.

ReD will lecture at IAAC next Nov. 23 (Spain)

Continuing with the Lecture Series 2007 - 2008, IaaC offers open to public conferences in its facilities at Poble Nou. Qualified specialists coming from different fields of knowledge share their experiences and projects with the students and public.

ReD meeting with IMAR to start R+D collaboration

As part of the trip to Bilbao to attend the Disonancias Seminar, ReD met with the team from IMAR, the basque company specialized in perfurated and expanded sheet-metal, to plan the start of a 9-monthes research project. This collaboration emerges from the Disonancias Call for Artists, where ReD was selected as the team to work with IMAR.

ReD @ DISONANCIAS Seminar in Bilbao (Spain)

Between November 20 and 22, ReD travelled to Bilbao to attend the Seminar on Methodologies organized by Disonancias. This event gathered and presented all the artists and basque industrial companies, launching the start of their collaborative research projects. In this context, ReD and IMAR had the chance to explain the nature of the project that both companies will develop together until July 2008. At the end of the Seminar, the Disonancias 2007/08 initiative was oficially presented to the press at the Diputación de Álava (Vitoria) by:
- Hernando Lacalle, Director of Economy from the Department for Innovation in the Diputación Foral de Álava
- Josu Ocariz, Director of Innovation in SPRI
- Roberto Gómez de la Iglesia, Director of DISONANCIAS and Managing Director of Grupo Xabide
- Alvaro Castro, artist selected for DORLET
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The press dossier can be downloaded here.
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Image 1: Group photo of the artists selected for the DISONANCIAS 2007/08 initiative, together with some of the managers from the participating companies. ReD principals, MMA and JPS, are sitting in the front row behind the panel, whle Jon Viteri, manager of IMAR, is standing-up in the back (2nd from the right).

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Image 2: Press conference in Vitoria (Diputación Foral de Álava).

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ReD featured in Portuguese Television

Red was featured in the last "2010 Magazine" in the RTP2, the 2nd chanel of the Portuguese National TV. Dedicated to weekly review Science and Technology in Portugal, this edition focused on the recent "Jornadas de Inovaçao" exhibition that happened at the International Lisbon Fair (FIL), promoted by the Portuguese Innovation Agency. Together with 1 company and 1 university, ReD was mentioned in the program as an example of how scientific knowledge can be transfered into practice. The program showed ReD's stand at FIL, an interview with JPS, a movie done in the offcie and some images of other ReD's works.
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An online video of this "2010 Magazine" can be seen here. Select "Video on Demand", and in the videos list search for the program in the date: 20.11.2007. ReD is featuref at 9.20 min.

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Screen-shots of the 2010 tv program.

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ReD will lecture at ESAD next Nov. 26 (Portugal)

ReD will give a lecture at the Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD) in Matosinhos, Porto, on the 26th of November, at 18h. This presentation is part of the opening cerimony of the OutrosMercadus 2006 Award dedicated to Ephemeral Architecture projects. In its first edition, ReD

won the 1st prize with the M-City project, installed in the Kunsthaus Graz (Austria). Photos of this project will be featured in the exhibition at ESAD, from 26/11 to 21/12.

ReD Lecture @ University of Brighton (UK)

Invited by Neil Leach, ReD lectured at the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at the University of Brighton.

ReD @ "Jornadas da Inovação" in Lisbon (Portugal)

Invited by the Portuguese Innovation Agency (ADI), ReD participated in the "3th Jornadas da Inovação" at the International Lisbon Fair (FIL) in Lisbon.

Featured in the section dedicated to the new portuguese technology-based companies, ReD presented a series of images illustrating the diversity of the works and services developed by the office in the last 3 years. Using individual light-tables, ReD also presented 4 physical objects produced by CAD/CAM technologies: a rapid-prototyping model of the XURRET System, a 1:1 scale sample of the MORSlide plywood panels, a wooden model of the Skyshelf and an acryclic laser-cut prototype of the FlyingCarpet.

The reaction of the visitors was extremely positive. By seeing the pictures and experiencing the physical objects, visitors could realize the design and material potential raised by the use of new digital technologies in architecture.

Through this exhibition ReD had the opportunity to establish a wide-range of personal and business contacts towards the development of future projects and collaborations.

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Image 1: ReD's stand at the "new technology-based companies" area.
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Image 2: Physical objects presented by ReD: MORSlide panels, FLyingCarpet prototype, XURRET System model and SkyShelf model.

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Image 3: Panorama of the Jornadas de Inovação Fair (source: http://www.adi.pt/)

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Image 4: Portugal Minister for Science, Technolgy and Higher Education, together with Portugal Minister of Economy and the President of the Portuguese Innovation Agency (ADI) visiting the New Technology-Based Companies area at the fair (source: http://www.adi.pt/)
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Visit ReD at the "3 Jornadas de Inovação" in Lisbon (Portugal)

ReD @ PortugalNow Exhibition (USA)

Invited by Carla Leitao (professor at Cornell University and co-founder of AUm Studio), ReD participated in the Portugal Now: Country Positions in Architecture and Urbanism Exhibition in New York. According to the organization, "this event is the third in a series of conferences and exhibitions organized by the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University. The series explores some of the most intriguing currents in contemporary architecture, landscape architecture, art, and urbanism in different parts of the globe. Portugal Now will examine examples of emerging contemporary Portuguese architectural practices and how they contend with global political, economic, and social realities."

Source: Photos from the PortugalNow website, showing the MCity project panels in the 1st plane.

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ReD's R&D proposal winner at DISONANCIAS

ReD's application to develop a 8-month R&D collaboration with the Basque company IMAR was selected in the DISONANCIAS international Call for Artists.
DISONANCIAS is a platform that liaises and promotes relationships between artists and companies, research centres or public organisations in order to foster innovation in all its aspects and transmit to society the importance of developing creative environments. This year DISONANCIAS international Call for Artists presented 9 basque companies to host creative collaborations with artists. In this context, ReD decided to enter this competition to propose a collaboration with IMAR, a basque company dedicated to applications for perforated sheet metal and expanded metal, which has develop important works for famous architects like Herzog&Meuron. After a selection process that involved an interview with the DISONANCIAS's jury and IMAR's representative, ReD's R&D proposal was selected, and should start in November.

ReD wins Competition "Arquitectar o Ambiente"

ReD, Research + Design, the studio founded by IAAC's faculty members Marta Malé-Alemany and José Pedro Sousa, won the architecural competition "Arquitectar o Ambiente", promoted by the Portuguese company Labicer, with the support of the Portuguese Architects Association. The competition challenged participants to design a temporary installation for the Departures Terminal of the Lisbon Airport, showing innovative applications of Labicer's recycable material 'Vitrakem'. ReD submitted 2 projects, which were both awarded in the competition: "Flying Carpet", an installation that explored Vitrakem as a structural and cladding material, got a Special Honorable Mention, while "Sample Box", an installation that exposed the different colors of the Vitrakem Catalogue, was awarded the 1st prize. The winning entry will now go into fabrication, in order to be installed at the Lisbon Airport in January.

Press references:

Labicer: arquitectar o ambiente / Observatório do Algarve / Arquitectura.pt / IAAC

"Habitar Portugal 2003-05" exhibition in Bratislava under construction (Slovakia)

ReD installs the "Habitar Portugal 2003-05" Exhibition in the Design Factory gallery spaces, in Bratislava (Slovakia). An installation team from the company Perfactory came from Germany and, with the help of the Design Factory production team, assembled in three days the exhibition structure and materials produced by Procedes. During this time, un unexpected problem was overcomed when, in one space, a totally new wooden structure had to be invented and mounted to avoid perfurating the existing false ceiling.

01 Sequence of the installation process of the suspended aluminum structure, following the plan marked in the ground.

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02 Sequence of the installation process of the printed fabrics in the aluminum structure.

03 Photo of the Perfactory team with ReD principals and

ReD Lecture @ "Road to Wonderland" (Portugal)

Organized by the Northen Section of the Portuguese Architects Association, "Road to Wonderland" consists on a series of lectures by young portuguese architectural studios. ReD presented its work in the 4th session, together with E-Studio, Pedro Campos Costa, Patrícia Barbas, André Eduardo Tavares. Commenting (in portuguese) on ReD's lecture, architectural critic Bruno Baldaia wrote:
"A apresentação do ReD começou por assinalar como campo de convergência da actividade do atelier, o desenho e as ferramentas do desenho. A transformação dos instrumentos do projecto com a introdução do desenho assistido por computador tem construído um espaço de trabalho fértil em anos recentes (desde Gehry com o desenho enquanto modelação, ao espaço do desenho como ferramenta conceptual do projecto em Eisenman), constituindo-se como um espaço autónomo de investigação, ainda que pouco percorrido por arquitectos em Portugal. Uma introdução genealógica ao tema ancorada na oposição entre o pavilhão de Barcelona de Mies enquanto produto do desenho planimétrico, e o Guggenheim de Bilbau de Gehry como produto da modelação, leva-nos até um conjunto de workshops e cursos em que se trabalha sobretudo a consciência do meio (medium?) enquanto possibilidade conceptual. O estudo de optimização da construção do banco para exterior Xurret projectado por Àbalos&Herreros, confirma que a multiplicidade de campos por onde se move o ReD constrói-se em torno de âmbitos distintos procurando estabilizar e aprofundar os sistemas de trabalho do/no atelier. Os projectos a seguir apresentados, a reforma de um apartamento em Barcelona), a instalação das exposições M-City no kunsthaus de Graz (de Peter Cook e Colin Fournier), e Horror Vacui no Pavilhão de Portugal em Lisboa, aparecem como manifestações construídas do trabalho em atelier, como oportunidades de materialização de ideias em torno dos processos da sua própria concretização. Estes processos existem num meio eminentemente tecnológico e partilham a sua ética, frequentemente refém da proeza e do next big thing como estratégias de sobrevivência. Ainda assim a exposição M-City parece mais próxima de uma conformação dos objectos aos corpos (ainda humanos) que os usam do que do relato dos seus processos de materialização, apesar de ser igualmente evidente que a importância iconográfica dos cones de penumbra e da topografia invertida do piso inferior procura um diálogo taco-a-taco com o projecto de Cook, menos preocupado portanto, com a congruência do discurso proposto enquanto totalidade, do que com a sua persistência na nossa memória enquanto imagem, enquanto feito."


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NEWS on: ReD's Technology-Based Business Plan

26.04.2007 : JORNAL DE NEGÓCIOS
"Universidades à frente nas Novas Empresas Tecnológicas"
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In this article about the new portuguese technology-based companies, ReD is highlighted together with 4 other firms - Bioalvo (pharmacy), Fibersensing (monitoring sensors), Timebi (software), Fluidinova (chemical engineering).

"(...) Ainda que a sigla indique foneticamente “vermelho” em inglês, significa Research+Design. Com uma ponte em Barcelona, tendo em conta que é na cidade de Gaudi que assenta uma das promotoras do projecto – Marta Malé-Alemany –, a ReD (a empresa ainda está por criar) diz-se vocacionada para “o projecto, investigação e serviços nos sectores da arquitectura, construção e design industrial”. A sustentar a aposta, o projecto recorre a tecnologias digitais para testar, desenvolver e implementar os conceitos mais imaginativos da arte de construir e projectar construções. Após três anos de experiência prática de colaboração entre os promotores, a empresa está em fase de consolidação, mas tem já trabalhos desenvolvidos e em curso nos Estados Unidos, Áustria, Espanha, Portugal e Itália. No “portfolio”, inclui o desenvolvimento de maquetas para Frank Gehry. As parcerias a angariar para o estabelecimento do projecto empresarial passam por financiamentos bancários, canais comerciais e entidades do sistema científico e tecnológico. (...)"
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ReD speaks in "Ciência 2007" Event

ReD was one of the 5 new technology-based companies, supported by the portuguese Innovation Agency, invited to speak at the "Ciência 2007 - Valorização Económica do Conhecimento Científico" event. This one-day major event took place in the Alfândega Building in Porto and counted with the presence of the Prime-Minister Eng. José Sócrates and the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education Prof. Mariano Gago, among many other recognized people from the portuguese government and indutry.

ReD visit the FARNSWORTH HOUSE

ReD principals visited one of the icones of the 20th Century architecure, the Farnsworth House designed by Mies Van Der Rohe.

ReD speaks at the MMFX Symposium (Indianapolis, USA)

ReD presented the studio work as invited speaker in the MMFX - Manufacturing Materials Effects Symposium, organized by Kevin Klinger and Branko Kolarevic at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (USA). The MMFX Symposium assembled leading thinkers, designers and manufacturers from around the world to closely examine collaborative design and production practices based on innovatove and experimental process of material exploration. Together with ReD, the Symposium counted with the participation of important actors in the field like Mick Eekhout (Octatube, UT Delft), Gramazio and Kohler (ETHZ), Mark Goulthorpe (dECOi), Marc Simmons (Front), William Zahner (Zahner Metals), Shohei Shigematsu (OMA NY), Achim Menges (AA), Chris Sharples (sHOP) etc.
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More information on the Symposium can be found here.

01 Photo of the roundtable discussion with the presence of ReD principals.

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ReD completes Lecture Tour in Poland

ReD have completed a lecture series through Poland that included the cities of Varsaw, Gdynia, Posnan, Wroclaw and Krakow, which was supported by the FTA Foundation. In 5 days, ReD gave 5 lectures in 5 different cities, which turned out to be an intensive but very grateful experience throughout the country.

PUBLICATIONS: ReD Interviewed by OUTROSMERCADUS. (Portugal)

ReD was interviewed in April by OUTROSMERCADUS, discussing themes like the architecture panorama in Portugal and the studio particular design approach. ReD was the winner of the 1st OutrosMercadus prize for Ephemeral Architecture, promoted by the company in association with the Portuguese Architects Association and the POrtuguese Center for Design. The complete interview, titled "the ambiguity lived in contemporary architecture" can be read here.

ReD speaks as a guest studio in the Talk20 event hosted by the Institute for Advanced Architecture in Catalonya (IAAC).
Talk20 is an event that concists in a series of short presentations of 20 slides each, selected and narrated by a hybrid roster of students, educators and professionals working across fields of art, architecture and landscape. Talk20 is not a lecture but a gathering, an informal exchange of ideas within and without the design community.
More information in http://www.talk20.org/

ReD's MCity Project wins "OutrosMercadus" Award

ReD was declared the winner of the 1st edition of the "OutrosMercadus" Award, promoted by the design company OutrosMercadus, the Portuguese Centre for Design and the Portuguese Architects Association. Comprizing a 10.000 Euros prize, this award is dedicated to recognize the excelence in ephemeral architectural projects. Here is the official award release (in portuguese):

"A empresa Outros Mercadus realizou, em conjunto com a Ordem dos Arquitectos e o Centro Português de Design, a 1.ª edição do Prémio "Outros Mercadus – Arquitectura/Espaços Efémeros'06", com o objectivo de distinguir e promover o reconhecimento público de obras de arquitectura/espaços efémeros, levados a cabo no biénio de 2004 e 2005, sendo extensível às mais diversas áreas da cultura, como o cinema, o teatro, as exposições, entre tantas outras. O Prémio pretendeu não só cruzar outras abordagens artísticas, cujas componentes criativa e inovadora foram evidentes, mas acima de tudo premiar uma intervenção, independentemente da sua escala e do local onde estava inserida. Puderam participar neste Prémio todas as obras de arquitectura/espaços efémeros, realizados por profissionais, Arquitectos, Designers e Artistas Plásticos, com residência fixa em Portugal e que se consideraram realizadas ou em actividade no biénio 2004 e 2005, qualquer que seja o país no qual tenham sido executadas. O projecto da Exposição “M-City. European CityEscapes” 2005 de Marta Malé-Alemany + José Pedro Sousa /ReD foi o vencedor da primeira edição. Considerado pelo júri um “projecto de grande clareza conceptual, sendo indissociável a linguagem adoptada e a aplicação de tecnologias recentes”, “M-City” parte ”da exploração da espacialidade do edifício em que se aloja, integrando no desenho do espaço tecnologias digitais que suportam também a execução e produção dos diversos elementos construtivos”. Presidido pelo arquitecto João Mendes Ribeiro, o júri, composto ainda por Inês Moreira, Filipe Alarcão, Paulo Bago d'Uva e Luís Aguiar (em representação da Outros Mercadus), atribuiu ainda uma menção honrosa à obra “Caixa para Guardar o Vazio” da artista plástica Fernanda Fragateiro e duas menções às obras “Moda Lisboa 2005”, da autoria do arquitecto José Adrião, e “Metalux: duas gerações na arquitectura portuguesa recente/Bienal de Veneza 2004” da autoria da [A] ainda arquitectura, lda, dos arquitectos Luís Tavares Pereira e Guiomar Rosa com Pedro Gadanho. A esta primeira edição do Prémio Outros Mercadus concorreram 37 propostas, consideradas pelo júri de “grande qualidade e diversidade”.

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Here are some news on the web:

APCMC - Associação Portuguesa dos Materiais de Construção

OASRN - Secção Norte da Ordem dos Arquitectos Portugueses

Casa Sapo

liparq blog

NEWS on: ReD's FEIDAD Award

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2006/08/03 : Bulletins-Electroniques (Ministère des Affaires Étrangères)
"Le prix FEIDAD décerné au cabinet d'architecture ReD"

"Le cabinet d'architecture ReD, composé des architectes José Pedro Sousa (portugais) et Marta Malé-Alemany (espagnole), a reçu le prix international d'architecture FEIDAD 2005 ("Far Eastern International Digital Architecture Design"), d'une valeur de 20.000 dollars. Le prix, institué par deux (...)"
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2006/05/10 : RTP (Agência Lusa)
"Atelier Português vence Prémio Internacional Feidad 2005"

"O atelier dos arquitectos José Pedro Sousa e Marta Malé-Alemany, ReD Research + Design, venceu o prémio internacional de arquitectura e design digital FEIDAD 2005, no valor de cerca de 16.000 euros, foi anunciado. Os arquitectos portugueses venceram o prémio Far Eastern International Digital Architecture Design Award - FEIDAD 2005, promovido por uma Fundação e pela Universidade Chiao Tung de Taiwan, após (...)"
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AWARD: M-City announced Finalist of the 'Outros Mercadus' Award (Portugal)

ReD's M-City project has been included in the list of 12 finalists in the Ephemeral Architecture Award 'Outros Mercadus'. The winning project wil be announced on September 15th, 2006.The jury includes:João Mendes Ribeiro (President of the jury of the Outros Mercadus'06 Award), Luis Aguiar (Outros Mercadus Company), Inês Moreira (Ordem dos Arquitectos), Paulo Bago d'Uva (Centro Português de Design) and Filipe Alarcão (Ministério da Cultura/Instituto das Artes).

EXBHITION: ReD @ Pavillon de l'Arsenal in Paris (France)

ReD's project M-Ciy is part of a large itinerant exhibition named 'Scenographies d'Architectes'. The show has been created by the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, and will be displayed in Paris from July 6th to October 20th, 2006. ReD's M-City is included in the group of 115 projects that represent the best scenographic projects done by architects in the past decade. The exhibition has been curated by Christine Desmoulins and designed by Dominique Perrault.

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Panel with ReD's M-City Project

Physical model of ReD's M-City project, in CNC laser-cut acrylic.