Innovative Sports Installations and Sustainable Building Designs: Interview with Fenwick Iribarren
Interview with the creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren, discussing their success in innovative sports installations and sustainable building designs.
00:00:00 Interview with the creators of Fenwick Iribarren's 'Blue Architecture'. They discuss their success in various projects and their growth in a competitive market.
The creators of Blue Architecture have had success with a wide range of projects, including offices, malls, residences, and stadiums.
They started with important projects in Barcelona and Madrid, gradually becoming experts in the field and competing against larger architecture firms.
They have survived the recent economic crisis by focusing on niche markets and attracting foreign clients.
00:01:54 Interview with the creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren. They specialize in innovative sports installations and successfully expanded internationally, choosing Qatar as their destination. Their first project, the Espanyol stadium, won an award in 2009.
🏢 The creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren have focused on innovative and unique designs for sports facilities, particularly in Spain.
🌍 They decided to expand internationally due to the economic crisis and discovered that being specialized in a specific sector, such as sports, would give them a competitive advantage.
⚽ They chose Qatar as a location to undertake sports projects, as the country aimed to become important in the world of sports, and their decision turned out to be successful.
00:03:46 An interview with the creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren, discussing the challenges and success of designing a basic and economically efficient stadium for the Espanyol football club.
🏟️ The creators discuss the challenges and success of building a new stadium for a football club.
🌆 They mention the architectural, social, and urban challenges they faced during the project.
🌍 They talk about their involvement in designing stadiums for the World Cup in 2022.
00:05:40 An interview with the creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren. They focus on sustainability and creating buildings that enhance the lives of the community.
The creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren discuss their projects, including designing three out of eight stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Madrid.
They emphasize the importance of sustainability in architecture, not just in terms of environmental factors but also in creating buildings that prioritize the well-being and needs of the people who will use them.
Their approach includes incorporating community-focused features into their designs, such as daycare centers and spaces for seniors, to enhance the overall experience for residents.
00:07:32 Interview with the creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren. They propose a sustainable solution for stadiums by making them modular and reusable, like building blocks. The stadium can be disassembled and its pieces used to create smaller stadiums or other structures.
🏟️ The Blue Architecture concept aims to create sustainable stadiums that serve the community throughout their lifespan.
💡 To address the issue of expensive stadiums after major events, the creators propose a modular stadium design using containers that can be disassembled and reassembled in different locations.
🧩 The modular design of the stadium allows the pieces to be repurposed for building smaller stadiums, pool pavilions, or grandstands.
00:09:29 Interview with the creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren, discussing their philosophy of building people-centered structures and their success with the Diversia project.
🏢 The creators of 'Blue Architecture' focus on building structures that prioritize people and the experience they have within them, particularly in the context of shopping malls.
👥 They emphasize the shift in leisure preferences, with modern-day leisure experiences being sought after by the younger generation, and how this influenced their approach in designing shopping centers.
🌃 The interview also discusses their unique design concept of open-air leisure centers, such as 'Diversia,' which aims to integrate leisure spaces with the surrounding cityscape.
00:11:22 Interview with the creators of 'Blue Architecture' Fenwick Iribarren. They designed a vertical university with a pedestrian pathway, commercial spaces, and plans for a small stadium.
🏢 The creators of 'Blue Architecture' designed a vertical university that is one of the tallest in Europe and the world.
🌪️ To address the issue of wind, they created a sunken pedestrian walkway that is protected from the elements.
🏬 In addition to the tower, they developed a commercial space with restaurants, shops, and pharmacies to attract people on weekends.
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