There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Fund, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO of the marketing agency Bamboo, has raised just a little more than $5 million for its Fund I, according to an SEC filing. There was no target raise amount.The firm, which quietly opened in 2023, is an early-stage firm looking to invest in companies that address some of the most pressing concerns facing women, including caretaking, health & wellness, and finances. It has invested in at least one company so far, according to PitchBook: the mental health care platform Mavida Health.Kamada did not respond to our request for comment.Kamada posted a year ago that she had left her job at Bamboo after seven and a half years without any plan for what to do next. At the company, she was the vice president of growth marketing, before becoming COO and joining the board of directors. She also used to work at RedDrop, which provides menstrual education to tweens, as a growth advisor. Bamboo is known for working with startups and tech firms like Great Jones, Lemonaid, and Dropbox, it says.Swizzle is entering the industry at an important time for innovation targeting women. The caregiving industry is undergoing a crisis due to the cost of supporting ailing family members; women are facing a historic boom in finances from the predicted upcoming wealth transfer; and womens health has always been a hot topic, even more so now with the overturn of Roe.

ASIFA-Hollywoodhas just released nominations for its52st Annual Annie Awardsrecognizing the years best in the field of animation. This year, the ceremony is scheduled to be held live, in-person on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at UCLAs Royce Hall.The Wild Robot leads all feature nominees with 10 nominations, followed byInside Out 2 and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlwith seven eachand That Christmaswith six.Arcane leads all TV/episodic nominees with seven.This year, there are 6 nominees in each of the two best feature film category:Inside Out 2 (Pixar Animation Studios), Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks Animation), That Christmas (Locksmith Animation for Netflix), The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation), Ultraman: Rising (Netflix presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions), and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Aardman and Netflix) lead the pack as nominees for Best Animated FeatureBest Animated Feature-Independent, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, includeChicken for Linda! (Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinma, Distributed by GKIDS), Flow (Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well Studio), Kensukes Kingdom (Paramount Pictures), Look Back (Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDS), Mars Express (Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDS), and Memoir of a Snail (Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia).The Annie Awards cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Sponsored Films, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards. Juried Awards will be presented during the ceremony, honoring achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. The Winsor McCay Award in recognition of lifetime or career contributions are being presented to three recipients: Aaron Blaise, Eunice Macaulay, and Normand Roger, The June Foray Award for significant and benevolent or charitable impact will be awarded to Women in Animation.The Ub Iwerks Award for technical advancement affecting the animation industry will be presented to Alberto Menache. The Special Achievement Award recognizing unique and outstanding achievement not recognized within the existing award category structure will be presented to Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walts Animated Films.ASIFA-Hollywood is the worlds first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, animation open source support, special events, classes and screenings.Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards have grown in scope and stature for the past four decades. For information regarding the Annie Awards, please visithttps://annieawards.org/.The full list of nominations in all categories is shown below:Best FeatureInside Out 2 - Pixar Animation StudiosKung Fu Panda 4 - DreamWorks AnimationThat Christmas - Locksmith Animation for NetflixThe Wild Robot - DreamWorks AnimationUltraman: Rising - Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya ProductionsWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Aardman and NetflixBest Feature-IndependentChicken for Linda! - Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinma, Distributed by GKIDSFlow - Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five, Dream Well StudioKensukes Kingdom - Paramount PicturesLook Back - Studio Durian Distributed by GKIDSMars Express - Everybody on Deck, Je Suis Bien Content Distributed by GKIDSMemoir of a Snail - Snails Pace Films / ArenamediaBest Special ProductionA Bear Named Wojtek - The Illuminated Film Company and FilmografMogs Christmas - Lupus FilmsOrion and the Dark - DreamWorks AnimationTabby McTat - Magic Light PicturesYuck! - Ikki Films & Iliade et FilmsBest Short SubjectBeautiful Men - Animal Tank, Miyu Productions & Ka-Ching CartoonsIn the Shadow of the Cypress - Barfak Animation StudioRuthless Blade - IDEOMOTOR Culture Media Co., Ltd.The Swineherd - Fleng Entertainment and Tumblehead ProductionsWander to Wonder - Circe Films, Kaap Holland Film, Les Productions de Milou, Beast Animation, Blink Industries & PictanovoBest Sponsoredfeelslikeimfallinginlove - BlinkinkFuzzy Feelings - Passion Pictures Hungry ManMoonlit Bamboo Forest - Passion Paris Production, HoYoFairNatlan Impressions Trailer, Blaze to Natlan - BUCKWelcome to the City of Love - Nexus StudiosBest TV/Media - PreschoolDisney Jr.s Ariel, Episode: Crystal Cavern Caper - Wild Canary, Disney Branded TelevisionGabbys Dollhouse, Episode: Pandys Bad Day - DreamWorks AnimationJessicas Big Little World, Episode: Jessicas Picnic - Cartoon Network StudiosThe Tiny Chef Show, Episode: Tiny Chefs Spooky Stump Spectacular - Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon ProductionsWonder Pets: In the City, Episode: Save Tate? - A Nickelodeon Production in association with AppleBest TV/Media - ChildrenGremlins: The Wild Batch, Episode: Never Use Double Negatives - Warner Bros. AnimationJurassic World: Chaos Theory, Episode: Batten Down the Hatches - DreamWorks AnimationMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: The Molecular Level - Flying Bark Productions, Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded TelevisionPrimos, Episode: Summer of Tater Luna - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded TelevisionWondLa, Episode: Ruins - Skydance Animation in association with AppleBest TV/Media - MatureBobs Burgers, Episode: They Slug Horses, Dont They? - 20th Television AnimationSolar Opposites, Episode: The What If?! Device - 20th Television AnimationSouth Park, Episode: The End of Obesity - MTV Entertainment StudiosThe Great North, Episode: Aunt Misbehavin Adventure - 20th Television AnimationThe Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, Episode: The Land of Sex and Death - Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse StudiosBest TV/Media - Limited SeriesDream Productions, Episode: A Night to Remember - Pixar Animation StudiosIwj, Episode: Tola - Walt Disney Animation StudiosLego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, Episode: Part Three - Lucasfilm Ltd.Moon Girls Lab, Episode: Moon Girl Saves the Moon - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded TelevisionMy Adventures with Superman, Episode: Pierce the Heavens, Superman! - Warner Bros. AnimationBest Student FilmAdis - Student Director: Jos Prats; Student Producer: Bernardo Angeletti; School: National Film and Television SchoolEl Ombligo de la Luna olaj - Student Directors: Sara Antnio, Julia Grupiska, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad, Ezequiel Garibay; School: GobelinsPear Garden - Student Director/Producer: Shadab Shayegan; School: Filmakademie Baden-Wrttemberg GmbH, AnimationsinstitutPolliwog - Student Director: Julia Skala; Student Producer: Max Pollmann; School: Filmakademie Baden-Wrttemberg GmbH, AnimationsinstitutTurmspringer - Student Director: Oscar Bittner; Student Producer: Andra Berila; School: Filmakademie Baden-Wrttemberg GmbH, AnimationsinstitutBest FX - TV/MediaArcane, Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - Production Company: A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix, FX Production Company: Fortiche Studio - Guillaume Degroote, Aurlien Ressencourt, Adam Bachiri, Guillaume Zaouche, Jrme DuprDream Productions, Episode: A Night to Remember - Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios, FX Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios - Gary Bruins, Jongwon Pak, Arturo Aguilar, Alan Browning, Alen LaiSecret Level, Episode: Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear - Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc. - Josh Schwartz, Joe Coleman, Michael Huang, Guilherme Casagrandi, Raul RodriguesSecret Level, Episode: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle - Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc. - Arthur Loiseau, Tom OBready, Esteban Genre, Alexandre Lerouge, Guillaume GrelierSecret Level, Episode: Crossfire: Good Conflict - Production Company: Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studio Inc., FX Production Company: Blur Studio Inc. - Kamil Murzyn, Rafa Rumiski, Jarosaw Armata, Micha led, Micha FirekBest FX - FeatureKung Fu Panda 4 - Production Company: DreamWorks Animation, - FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation - Zachary Glynn, Alex Timchenko, Kiem Ching Ong, Yorie Kaela Kumalasari, Jinguang HuangMoana 2 - Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios - FX Production Company: Walt Disney Animation Studios - Santiago Robles, Marc Bryant, Deborah Carlson, Jake Rice, Ian J. CoonyThe Wild Robot - Production Company: DreamWorks Animation - FX Production Company: DreamWorks Animation - Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve AvoujageliUltraman: Rising - Production Company: Netflix Animation - FX Production Company: Industrial Light & Magic - Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh, Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang, Pei- Zhi HuangWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Production Company: Aardman and Netflix - FX Production Company: Aardman Production - Howard Jones, Rich Spence, Deborah Jane Price, Jon Biggins, Kirstie DeaneBest Character Animation - TV/MediaArcane, Episodes: Killing Is A Cycle, Heavy Is the Crown, Finally Got the Name Right, The Message Hidden Within the Pattern, The Dirt Under Your Nails, Pretend Like Its the First Time, Blisters and Bedrock - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Tom GouillDream Productions, Episodes: The Dream Team, Out of Body, Romance! - Pixar Animation Studios - Travis HathawayIn the Know, Episodes: Yogurt Week, Thinksgiving - Peacock Original in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Bandera, ShadowMachine - Jeff RileyStar Trek: Lower Decks, Episodes: Various - CBSs Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment - Raymond DunsterThe Patrick Star Show, Episode: Something Stupid This Way Comes - Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios - Colin LepperBest Character Animation - FeatureInside Out 2 - Pixar Animation Studios - Aviv ManoKung Fu Panda 4 - DreamWorks Animation - Patrick GuisianoMoana 2 - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Brian ScottThe Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Fabio LigniniWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Aardman and Netflix - Carmen Bromfield MasonBest Character Animation - Live ActionBetter Man - Production Company: Footloose Productions, VicScreen, Partizan, Facing East Entertainment, Rocket Science, Lost Bandits - FX Production Company: Wt FX - Shaun Freeman, Luisma Lavin Peredo, Carlos Lin, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Kaori MiyazawaGladiator II - Production Company: Paramount - FX Production Company: Framestore LTD - Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, Julien BagoryGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Production Company: Legendary Entertainment - FX Production Company: Wt FX - Ludovic Chailloleau, Jonathan Paquin, Craig Penn, Florian Fernandez, Marco BarbatiHouse of the Dragon Season 2 - Production Company: Warner Bros - FX Production Company: Wt FX - Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent LeeKingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Production Company: 20th Century Studios - FX Production Company: Wt FX - Christian Kickenweitz, Aidan Martin, Allison Orr, Radiya Alam, Howard SlyBest Character Animation - Video Game#BLUD - Exit 73 Games, LLC. - Chris Burns, Bob FoxAsgard's Wrath 2 - Sanzaru Games - Sanzaru Games Animation TeamDiesel Legacy - Maximum Entertainment - Maximum EntertainmentNeva - Nomada Studio - Nomada Studio Animation TeamSenua's Saga: Hellblade II - Ninja Theory - Ninja TheoryBest Character Design - TV/MediaDream Productions, Episode: A Night to Remember - Pixar Animation Studios - Grant AlexanderJentry Chau vs. the Underworld, Episode: Pilot - A Netflix Series - Kal AthannassovMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: The Molecular Level - Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions - Jose LopezTales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Episode: Bishop Makes Her Move! - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Rustam HasanovX-Men '97, Episode: Mutant Liberation Begins - Marvel Studios - Amelia VidalBest Character Design - FeatureInside Out 2 - Pixar Animation Studios - Deanna MarsiglieseScarygirl - Highly Spirited and Like A Photon Creative - Nathan JureviciusSpellbound - Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film - Guillermo RamreThat Christmas - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Uwe HeidschtterThe Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Genevieve TsaiBest Direction - TV/MediaArcane, Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Arnaud Delord, Pascal Charrue, Bart MaunouryBig City Greens the Movie: Spacecation, Television Movie - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television - Anna OBrianBob's Burgers, Episode: They Slug Horses, Don't They? - 20th Television Animation - Bernard DerrimanTabby McTat, Television Movie - Magic Light Pictures - Jac Hamman, Sarah ScrimgeourTales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Episode: The Pearl - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Alan Wan, Colin HeckBest Direction - FeatureChicken for Linda! - Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinma / Distributed by GKIDS - Chiara Malta, Sbastien LaudenbachFlow - Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio - Gints ZilbalodisThat Christmas - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Simon OttoThe Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Chris SandersWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Aardman and Netflix - Nick Park, Merlin CrossinghamBest Music - TV/MediaArcane, Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Ryan Jillian Santiago, Alexander Seaver, Simon WilcoxBig City Greens the Movie: Spacecation, Television Movie - Disney Television Animation, Disney Branded Television - Joachim HorsleyHazbin Hotel, Episode: Masquerade - Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment - Sam Haft, Andrew UnderbergJentry Chau vs. the Underworld, Episode: Lock-In - A Netflix Series - Brian H. KimWondLa, Episode: Captive - Skydance Animation in association with Apple - Joy NgiawBest Music - FeatureKensuke's Kingdom - Lupus Films - Stuart HancockPiece by Piece - i am OTHER, TREMOLO in association with The LEGO Group, Pure Imagination Studios and Tongal - Pharrell Williams, Michael AndrewsThat Christmas - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - John Powell, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaidThe Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Kris BowersWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Aardman and Netflix - Lorne Balfe, Julian NottBest Production Design - TV/MediaArcane, Episode: The Dirt Under Your Nails - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Arnaud-Loris Baudry, Julien Georgel, Faustine Dumontier, Charlotte ONeilDream Productions, Episode: The Dream Team - Pixar Animation Studios - Bert Berry, Josh HoltsclawOrion and the Dark, Special Production - DreamWorks Animation - Timothy Lamb, Christine BianSilly Sundays, Episode: Stringy Soup - Cartoon Saloon - Fran Bravo, Rosa Ballester CaboWondLa, Episode: Bargain - Skydance Animation in association with Apple - Andy HarknessBest Production Design - FeatureInside Out 2 - Pixar Animation Studios - Jason Deamer, Josh West, Keiko Murayama, Bill Zahn, Laura MeyerThat Christmas - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Mike RedmanThe Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Raymond Zibach, Ritchie SaciliocUltraman: Rising - Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions - The Ultraman: Rising Production Design TeamWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Aardman and Netflix - Matt Perry, Darren Dubicki, Richard Edmunds, Matt Sanders, Gavin LinesBest Storyboarding - TV/MediaArcane, Episode: Killing is a Cycle - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Josphine MeisInvincible Fight Girl, Episode: The Way of The World - Cartoon Network Studios - Gladyfaith Abcede, Miki Brewster, Kaela Lash, Sheldon VellaJurassic World: Chaos Theory, Episode: That Night - DreamWorks Animation - Aevery HuensSnoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, Short Film - WildBrain Studios in association with Apple - David LuxTales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Episode: The Pearl - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Laura Gille, Sebrina Gao, Kevin Molina-OrtizBest Storyboarding - FeatureDespicable Me 4 - Illumination - Habib LouatiMoana 2 - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Ryan GreenSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie - Nickelodeon Animation - Piero PilusoSpellbound - Netflix Presents / Skydance Animation Presents a Skydance Animation Film - Alex Relloso Horna, Carlos Zapater OlivaThat Christmas - Locksmith Animation for Netflix - Ashley Boddy, Lorenzo Fresta, Helen SchroederBest Voice Acting - TV/MediaBob's Burgers, Episode: The Right Tough Stuff - 20th Television Animation - John Roberts (Character: Linda Belcher)Bob's Burgers, Episode: They Slug Horses, Don't They? - 20th Television Animation - Kristen Schaal (Character: Louise Belcher)Dream Productions, Episode: Out of Body - Pixar Animation Studios - Paula Pell (Character: Paula)Hazbin Hotel, Episode: Dad Beat Dad - Amazon MGM Studios, A24, Bento Box Entertainment - Jeremy Jordan (Character: Lucifer)Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Episode: Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Ayo Edebiri (Character: April O'Neil)Best Voice Acting - FeatureChicken for Linda! - Dolce Vita Films, Miyu Productions, Palosanto Films, France 3 Cinma / Distributed by GKIDS - Mline Leclerc (Character: Linda)Inside Out 2 - Pixar Animation Studios - Maya Hawke (Character: Anxiety)The Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Lupita Nyong'o (Character: Roz)The Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Kit Connor (Character: Brightbill)Transformers One - Paramount Animation - Brian Tyree Henry (Character: D-16 / Megatron)Best Writing - TV/MediaCraig of the Creek, Episode: Whose Dimension Is It Anyway? - Cartoon Network Studios - Harron Atkins, Lorraine DeGraffenreidt, Pearl Low, Richie PopeJessica's Big Little World, Episode: Jessica's Picnic - Cartoon Network Studios - Austin Faber, Gabriel Franklin, Shawne Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Ashleigh HairstonOrion and the Dark, Special Production - DreamWorks Animation - Charlie KaufmanThe Simpsons, Episode: Bart's Birthday - A Gracie Films Production in Association with 20th Television Animation - Jessica ConradYuck!, Special Production - Ikki Films & Iliade et Films - Loc EspucheBest Writing - FeatureFlow - Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio - Gints Zilbalodis, Matss KaaInside Out 2 - Pixar Animation Studios - Meg LeFauve, Dave HolsteinKensuke's Kingdom - Paramount Pictures - Frank Cottrell-BoyceMemoir of a Snail - Snails Pace Films / Arenamedia - Adam ElliotBest Editorial - TV/MediaArcane, Episode: Pretend Like It's the First Time - A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix - Nazim Meslem, Gilad Carmel, Roberto FernandezCreature Commandos, Episode: Cheers to the Tin Man - Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios / - Annie De BrockJurassic World: Chaos Theory, Episode: Batten Down the Hatches - DreamWorks Animation - Ben Choo, Rich Liverance, Eric Hendricks, Anna Adams, Ian HurleyMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Episode: The Molecular Level - Disney Television Animation, Cinema Gypsy Productions - Sandra Powers, Phil Lomboy, Ryan Burkhard, Neil Wilson III, Gabriel GelbrechtTales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Episode: The Pearl - Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Point / Grey Pictures - Caleb YoderBest Editorial - FeatureInside Out 2 - Pixar Animation Studios - Maurissa Horwitz, David Suther, Fiona Toth, Jonathan VargoMoana 2 - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Jeremy Milton, Michael Louis HillThe Wild Robot - DreamWorks Animation - Mary Blee, Collin Erker, Orlando Duenas, Lucie Lyon, Brian ParkerUltraman: Rising - Netflix Presents in association with Tsuburaya Productions - Bret Marnell, ACE, William Max Steinberg, Nik Siefke, Ryan Sommer, Kaye SpeareWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Aardman and Netflix - Dan HemberySource: ASIFA-Hollywood Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.

Breakdown & ShowreelsVenom The Last Dance: VFX Breakdown by Digital DomainBy Vincent Frei - 20/12/2024 The sinister power of Knull takes center stage in Venom: The Last Dance, thanks to the visual effects crafted by Digital Domain. Witness the intricate details of Knull and his Xenophages as they unleash chaos!WANT TO KNOW MORE?Digital Domain: Dedicated page about Venom: The Last Dance on Digital Domain website.John Moffatt and Aharon Bourland: Heres my interview of Production VFX Supervisors John Moffatt and Aharon Bourland. Vincent Frei The Art of VFX 2024

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Developers shared visuals recently of a new building that will be constructed where Nakagin Capsule Tower used to stand in Tokyos Ginza district. Accor, a global hospitality leader based in France, is behind the project which replaces the the famous Metabolist project from 1970 by Kisho Kurokawa.AN has reached out to Accor for details on the architects working on the forthcoming hotel project. The replacement tower will host the Tokyo flagship of Pullman, a brand hotel. It will contain 145 guest rooms, an all-day dining restaurant, a destination bar, and other amenities, according to a press release. Its modular exterior will have a gold lacquer, standing in stark contrast with the building it replaces.Demolition on Nakagin Capsule Tower started in 2022, and its capsules are now scattered all over the world. One capsule, for instance, is currently on view at Romes MAXXI in an exhibition curated by Diller Scofidio+Renfro.Demolition on the tower began in 2022. (Mark Dytham)Nakagin Capsule Tower was marred by maintenance issues for years after its completion. In 2018, the former owner (Nakagin Integration) had become frustrated with high maintenance costs and sold the land under the building, which it operated as a condominium, to a real estate company. In 2019, realtors floated demolishing the prized building, ushering in public outcries to save it. Those initial demo plans eventually subsided, but the idea to raise the building came up again in 2021. Demolition subsequently began in April 2022 and lasted several months. Afterward, the capsules were shipped to museums, and elsewhere.Kisho Kurokawa & Associates took initiative and relocated several capsules from Nakagin to an off-site location for conservation. In San Francisco, SFMOMA restored one capsule, which is now part of the museums permanent collection, as reported by AN.Another capsule is on display at Japans Museum of Modern Art Saitama. Meanwhile, Centre Pompidou in Paris may acquire another module for its permanent collection.Archivists have created a meticulous digital model of Nakagin Capsule Tower in the event of its reconstruction sometime in the future, albeit at a different location.The new hotel will open in late 2027.

Discover the most read stories on the ARs website from the past 12 monthsIn the past year, the AR has published thematic issues on Repair, the Mediterranean, Democracy, Sports, the Ground and Concrete, as well as editions highlighting the exemplary work of shortlisted architects and projects in the AR Public, Emerging, House, and W Awards. With an emphatically international scope, each issue contains multitudes but some pieces stand out for how widely they were read online. Below is a list of the ARs most read pieces of 2024, free for all registered users until 6 January 2025. Happy reading!Our paywall is down!Register now to explore the website for free until 6 January 2025.1. Revisit: Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, AR July/August 2024, Rahel ShawlAccess to the square is now subject to payment this simple act rejects the notion of free and equal access for all the citys residents2. Rebuilding Gaza, AR February 2024, Nadi AbusaadaWhen the bombardment ceases and it will cease who will rebuild it? And on whose terms?3. Alberto Ponis (19332024), AR April 2024, Sebastiano BrandoliniThe subtle and articulate conversations and love affairs Ponis had with local Sardinian culture and nature are today not only discouraged, but inconceivablePonis took interest in the local vernacular architecture, in particular the stazzo, which heavily influenced his houses, such as Casa di Pepita, completed in1969Credit:Alberto Ponis / Archivio Ponis4. Revisit: High Line by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and James Corner Field Operations, AR July/August 2024, Peter LucasIt has been argued that neoliberalism is dying. Perhaps, then, we can move beyond neoliberal approaches to urban design that foreground the interests of massive developers5. Architects games: what do you want, a medal?, AR June 2024, Kristina RapackiIt is a fact, unlikely though it sounds, that Walter Gropius competed in the Olympic GamesThe High Line culminates to the north at Hudson Yards, which includes The Shed, also by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The site was previously an industrial backwaterCredit:Dean Kaufman / The Architectural Review6. Portfolio: Nguyn H, ARB Architects, AR March 2024, Hiu YThe architect cleverly combines the poetic materiality of used tiles with her own interpretation of place7. Depth unknown: the archaeology of resistance, AR September 2024, Dima SroujiThe ground serves as a witness to the cycles of destruction and rebuilding that have characterised Gaza for millennia8. Abdel Moneim Mustafa (1930), AR May 2024, Esra AkcanMoneim Mustafa was well versed in the techniques and ideologies underpinning tropical architecture a term used during both colonial and independence erasMoneim Mustafas most striking exterior is undoubtedly El Ikhwa Building, which combines retail and apartmentsCredit:Ahmed Abushakeema9. Geology of the anthropocene: Chteau de Beaucastel winery in ChteauneufduPape, France, by Studio Mumbai and Studio Mditerrane, AR October 2024, Eleanor BeaumontJain prefers to consider the contemporary notion of sustainability inmore primordial terms: Output must far exceed input. It is simple maths10. Revisit: Meisterhaus Kandinsky/Klee in Dessau, Germany by Walter Gropius, AR December 2023/January 2024, Florian HeilmeyerSince both artists had their own theories on colour and space, their interiors clearly differ from each other. Kandinsky preferred cool, clear colours, while Klee chose a palette of warm and earthy tonesIn comparison to Klees staircase, Kandinskys is slightly more subduedCredit:Thomas Wolf Wstenrot Stiftung / DACS11. Capital gains: ZIN by 51N4E, Jaspers-Eyers Architects and lAUC, AR May 2024, Christophe van GerreweyIt is questionable whether the process justified publishing a book entitled How To Not Demolish A Building12. Lin Huiyin (19041955) and Liang Sicheng (19011972), AR February 2024, Tao ZhuBetween 1932 and 1941, Liang and Lin visited more than 200 counties across 15provinces and examined more than 2,000structures13. Revisit: James R Thompson Center in Chicago, US by Helmut Jahn, AR May 2024, Zach MorticeThis cocaineboardroom behemoth bellows 1985! with the swagger of a Huey Lewis and the News chorusThe Thompson Centers kaleidoscopic 17-storey atrium is its centrepieceCredit:Michael Weber / imageBROKER / Shutterstock14. A Threshold, India, AR November 2024, Reuben J BrownThe first thing Avinash Ankalge and Harshith Nayak designed together as A Threshold was exactly that: athreshold15. Rubble with a cause: Warsaw Uprising Mound by Archigrest and Toposcape in Warsaw, Poland, AR September 2024, Adam PrzywaraSituated in the southeast of the city, theCzerniakw mound remained a landfill of demolition waste and domestic rubbish until the 1970s. Once it was abandoned, the mix of soil and rubble that made the mound started to nurture life16. Breaking convention: Chapex in Charleroi, Belgium, by AgwA and Architecten Jan de Vylder Inge Vinck, AR February 2024, Eleanor BeaumontThe palatial car park serves as a reminder of western capitalisms inability to respond quickly to the demands of decarbonisationThe city of Charleroi is encircled by the disused infrastructure of coalpowered industry. Its convention centre, Chapex, is pictured in the middle distanceCredit:Filip Dujardin17. Surveillance space: urban infrastructures of control, AR July/August 2024, Shannon MatternSpaces where gathering and governance happen the park, agora, town hall, parliament, college green can be orchestrated to facilitate surveillance18. Salt of the earth: the past and future of building with brine, AR April 2024, Daniel BellandHenna BurneyIn the southern Mediterranean, the Shali Fortress and its surrounding buildings, near the Siwa Oasis in the Egyptian desert, were constructed in the 12th century out of karshif blocks a material consisting of salt crystals, clay and sand19. Outrage: paralympic obstacle course, AR June 2024, Natalie KaneThe courtyard that leads from the athletes accommodation to the centre of the Village looks more like an obstacle course than a place of respite20. Pier Luigi Nervi (18911979), AR June 2024, Catharine RossiWhat Nervi argued was an architectural expression driven by structural logicNervis big international moment came at the 1960 Rome Olympic and Paralympic Games, for which he designed several buildings, including the Palazzetto dello SportSubscribe today to join the conversation and help support independent critical architectural writing. Digital subscriptions are available and all our content is available online, anywhere in the world

Detail of Through the Groves. All images courtesy of Heron Arts, shared with permissionMagic and Mystery Illuminate Hari & Deeptis Paper-Cut DioramasDecember 20, 2024ArtGrace EbertFor more than a decade, weve been following the intricate dioramas by Hari & Deepti (previously). The Mumbai-based husband and wife are known for their elaborate narratives of cut and layered paper, which they tuck inside frames and backlight with soft LEDs. In recent years, the duo has gravitated toward tiny, delicate patterns while making the overall scenes more minimal.Their new exhibition, Forgotten Places of Beings and Things, opens today at Heron Arts in San Francisco and presents a collection of enchanting works. Minuscule figures navigate lush woodlands and windswept dunes that, when illuminated, appear like worlds of magic and intrigue.The Walk to Two PondsWhat amazes us about the paper-cut light boxes is the dichotomy of these pieces in their lit and unlit states. The contrast is so stark that it has this mystical effect on the viewers, the artists say.Forgotten Places of Beings and Things is on view through January 25. Hari & Deepti recently published an illustrated childrens book titled The Seekers, and you can follow the latest in their collaborative practice on Instagram.The Stories They Told UsThrough the Wind Swept FieldA Forest StructureTime Keepers 1Detail of A Forest StructureUnder the Vine ForestUnder the Vine ForestDetail of It Passes and We StayNext article

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