(7 Nov 2009) SPAIN ARCHITECTURE
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Barcelona, November 5, 2009
1. Mid shot of "La Pedrera" house by Antoni Gaudi
2. Wide shot of "La Vela" hotel
3. Wide shot of Agbar Tower
4. Pan across convention centre
5. Mid shot of entrance
6. Various shots of awards nominee projects and jurors at exhibition
7. Set up shot of Paul Finch, programme director of World Architecture Festival
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Finch, programme director of World Architecture Festival
"The awards have many categories. So we cover every type of building. Big and small, expensive and cheap right across the world. And we also have a theme exhibition which this year is "less does more" which is because we're going through times of economic austerity."
9. Various shots of award nominee explaining his building to visitors, the Wilson School, Auckland
10. Various shots of Eqo Leung, award nominee walking outside research centre building
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Eqo Leung, award nominee
"We're always looking for simplicity. Because of the tight budget and all of these things happening in our world these days. And also as an architect I'm always looking for purity and find the simplest to do things. Which is not always the simplest, to do things simple. That is what we strive for."
12. Various shots of juror and nominee explaining project to audience
13. Various shots of Nabil Gholam, juror and nominee walking outside building
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nabil Gholam, juror and nominee
"The tendencies this year - whilst I was a judge last year in the World Architecture Festival - is clear. There is more concern about the environment and buildings are becoming more reasonable to a certain degree. And the market has cut out a lot of the extremes, a lot of the craziness and the excess that was there during the last two or three years."
15. Wide shot of solar power generator
16. Various shots of award winners walking underneath solar power generator
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tai Ropiha, award co winner
"Times Square is such an intensely public space that we really wanted to set at to do something that would benefit the place and the city beyond. So we conceived the project as a composite building if you like. Which combines public space for the city and a building tucked underneath for our client from which to sell tickets for the Broadway theatres."
18. Various still photos of Times Square new ticket office
19. Mid shot of Sagrada Familia square
20. Various shots of award winner watching Sagrada Familia church
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Debbie Ryan, award winner
"Well I'm thrilled with the result that we've won an award. And the reason that we've come to the World Architecture Festival it is because we think that is fantastic. It's a celebration of Architecture. And we will support that. And it is fantastic to come and see what other countries are doing as well."
22. Various still photos of house winner of award, Klein Bottle House by McBride Charles Ryan Studio.
LEAD IN:
The Spanish city of Barcelona has been hosting the World Architecture Festival, which celebrates global design.
Projects from 67 different countries have been on show, many reflecting the tough economic times we're currently living in.
STORY LINE:
From Antoni's Gaudi's modernist buildings to modern skyscrapers designed by world-class architects, Barcelona is a true architectural Mecca.
The renaissance experienced by the Catalan capital in recent years has been recognised with the city becoming the base for the World Architecture Festival for the second year.
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