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Veech x Veech Launches New Al Jazeera English Doha Studio

veechxveech — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:13:26 +0000

VXV is pleased to start off the New Year with the re-launch of the Al Jazeera English News Studio Headquarters located in Doha. The new studio is the homebase for the daily news & current affairs programs also connecting to VXV´s AJE London Shard Tower Studio (https://veechxveech.com/project/broadcast-studios/al-jazeera-london-broadcast-studio) and Network Studio – Doha (https://veechxveech.com/project/broadcast-studios/al-jazeera-network-studio-doha) projects for live reports.

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Veech x Veech Wins German Design Award 2018

veechxveech — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 19:39:36 +0000

Veech-X-Veech-GDA_2018_WINNER (Photo: Hufton + Crow)

Veech x Veech received the German Design Award 2018 in the category Excellent Communications Design/Architecture for “Al Jazeera Network Building – Doha”

VXV’s new landmark structure annexed to Al Jazeera’s pre-existing headquarters provides a platform for interactive news programs for both English and Arabic channels to be directly linked to the London Shard Tower studio. Situated at the core of the new building, the 400 m2 studio features a 360° panoramic hybrid space providing a compelling new vision for how architecture, studio design, broadcast media and digital technologies can make production and distribution faster, responsive and more efficient.

Jury statement

The dynamic roundness and clear design aesthetic of this congenially transparent, open and light-looking building are carried over to the interior and are reflected here by both the interior structure and the design of the furnishings.

Award

The German Design Award sets the highest standards when it comes to selecting the prize-winners: in the nomination process, panels of experts from the German Design Council invite only those products and communication design services to participate in the competition that demonstrably set themselves apart from their competitors thanks to their design quality.

All awards are determined during a two-day jury session.

Since its premiere in 2012, the German Design Award has grown rapidly: At the time, approximately 1,500 entries were presented to the jury. This year there were more than 5,000 entries, 49% of them in the area Excellent Product Design and 51% in the area Excellent Communications Design.

http://www.german-design-award.com/en/the-winners.html

Thank you to the excellent project partners (Arup, Borgos Pieper, QDC, Northcroft) and the Al Jazeera team led by Ramzan Al-Naimi.

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Veech X Veech Nominated for German Design Award 2018

veechxveech — Tue, 23 May 2017 14:00:26 +0000

Veech-X-Veech-GDA_2018

Veech X Veech is proud to be nominated for the German Design Award 2018 for the Al Jazeera Network Studio!

VXV’s new landmark structure annexed to Al Jazeera’s pre-existing headquarters provides a platform for interactive news programs for both English & Arabic channels directly linked to the London Shard Tower studio.

Situated at the core of the new building, the 400m² studio features a 360º panoramaic hybrid space providing a compelling new vision for how architecture, studio design,broadcast media and digital technologies can make production and distribution faster, responsive and more efficient.

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News Grid Interactive News Program is Launched

veechxveech — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:00:47 +0000

Have a look at AJE NewsGrid: Al Jazeera’s first interactive news hour being broadcasted from the new Network Studio Building in Doha.

YouTube link: Al Jazeera News Grid

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VXV Launches Doha Projects

veechxveech — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 18:00:12 +0000

In recognition of their 20^th Anniversary, Al Jazeera Media Network launched two near VXV designed projects located at their Doha HQ. The first is a 1100sqm multifunctional Newsroom and Studio for their flagship AJA channel, as well as, a new cutting edge architectural design and studio design for the Network Studio to be used by both the AJA & AJE channels.

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Al Jazeera Celebrates 20th Anniversary

veechxveech — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:02:23 +0000

Al Jazeera Media Network in Doha, Qatar celebrated their 20^th Anniversary with a large scale event attended Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with former first lady Sheika Moza bint Nasser, as well as the Prime Minister and other dignitaries. Al Jazeera first went on air on Nov. 1, 1996 in the form of an Arabic television channel. The English-language 24-hours news station Al Jazeera English followed in Nov. 2006. VXV has worked with Al Jazeera since 2010 developing a new architectural and design language highlighted by the launching of their new London HQ located in the landmark Shard Tower.

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cr7tdd1ar8

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Veech x Veech at London Design Festival

veechxveech — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:26:14 +0000

Stuart A. Veech – Creative Director @VXV & Patrick Bedeau – Al Jazeera Media Network Creative Director will give a tour of the AJMN Broadcast Facility in the Shard Tower on Saturday September 19th, 2015. The design of the new Al Jazeera Media Network broadcast office and studio facility is a successful collaboration between and Veech X Veech, as designers of the broadcast news studio and adjacent newsroom work environment and John McAslan + Partners, as interior designers of the office.

The new studio has set a benchmark for global TV design, a test-bed pushing the limits of what is possible. Locating all departments and services on a single floor has enabled the design teams to develop innovative uses of space and create a more efficient and pleasant working environment, like nothing else in the TV news industry.

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Veech x Veech Shortlisted for WIF Award in Singapore

veechxveech — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:02:43 +0000

Veech x Veech´s Al Jazeera Media Network Broadcast Studio located in the London Shard Tower was recently shortlisted by World Festival of Interiors for INSIDE Festival Award in the category: Creative Re-use.

The award ceremony will take place on November 5th in Singapore. Stay tuned.

https://www.insidefestival.com/content/creative-re-use-0?search_id=40

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Veech x Veech wins Silver at the International Design Award – USA

veechxveech — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:00:05 +0000

The design of the new Al Jazeera Media Network broadcast office and studio facility is a successful collaboration between and Veech X Veech, as designers of the broadcast news studio and adjacent newsroom work environment and John McAslan + Partners, as interior designers of the office. The new studio has set a benchmark for global TV design, a test-bed pushing the limits of what is possible.

Locating all departments and services on a single floor has enabled the design teams to develop innovative uses of space and create a more efficient and pleasant working environment, like nothing else in the TV news industry.

Link to IDA – USA

http://idesignawards.com/winners/zoom2.php?eid=9-8419-15&cat=Commercial

http://idesignawards.com

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Veech x Veech shortlisted BCO Award for Al Jazeera London Headquarters

veechxveech — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 11:26:46 +0000

Veech x Veech, together with John McAslan + Partners, has been shortlisted for the British Council of Offices Awards 2015 for the Al Jazeera London Headquarters in the Shard Tower. The award ceremony will take place on April 28, 2015 in London.

Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) has unveiled its new UK headquarters and broadcast studio in the iconic Shard skyscraper in London. The scheme has created a pre-eminent broadcast production facility, incorporating innovative workspaces and offices with a multi-purpose newsroom and revolutionary studio, which breaks the mould of the ‘black box’ studio and re-imagines how broadcast facilities are designed. Experts in their respective fields, Al Jazeera appointed John McAslan + Partners to design the reception and office area and Veech x Veech Architects to design the broadcast studio and adjacent newsroom. The Al Jazeera Media Network’s Creative Division were vital to this collaboration, providing the brief for the scheme and being a collaborative partner throughout the design and construction process.

Housed in Europe’s tallest building, this new facility, creating major news and current affairs content across the global Al Jazeera network, reinforces AJMN’s position as a leading news organisation in the UK and European marketplace. The UK office now provides a vital communications role for AJMN, becoming the European hub linking the time overlap between the headquarters in Doha and the studios in the USA.

Patrick Bedeau, Al Jazeera Global Art Director, comments: “This exciting project challenges the way news is made and required the design team to adopt a radical approach, integrating the broadcast studio into the office space within an open-plan setting. The result is the most technologically advanced global production facility anywhere in the world.”

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Veech designs Al Jazeera´s new broadcast studio in the London Shard Tower

veechxveech — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:18:29 +0000

photo: Hufton + Crow

Veech x Veech has completed world’s most advanced broadcast studio and newsroom for Al Jazeera Media Network in its new UK headquarters in the iconic Shard Tower in London.

Veech x Veech were able to turn the biggest design challenge on this project into an asset. Most studios require a minimum ceiling height of 4.5m but at the Shard they were limited to just 2.8m. The problematic low ceilings were transformed into a feature of the on-air appearance, working within and around a complex network of structural beams to create a totally different kind of space that will define the studio’s on-air identity. In a world first for 24/7-news programming, automated lighting has been integrated into the ceiling and sits amongst acoustic panels to create dramatic curved lines that mirror the shape of the news desk below.

By adopting some of the most sophisticated techniques in lighting design and engineering, these fixed units are capable of handling any camera angle or illumination level. Specialist filters have been incorporated into the glass façade and cameras to manage the light exposure from the outside world, further demonstrating the high level of design and performance of the studio that separates it from the normal ‘black box’ approach.

Creating such media hubs is highly specialised and requires precision design, using the camera as an additional tool as part of the process – the perspective of the studio appears differently on screen as opposed to the real-life experience. Digital 3D modeling and 1:1 mockups were used extensively to test and accentuate the perspective composition of the news desk and set design to create a dynamic on-air look, framing the panoramic London skyline.

Architects Veech x Veech have applied their comprehensive experience in this specific area of design to create a single space that can interact simultaneously with the lighting, the view out to the capital and the digital presentation screens. Veech x Veech was also appointed to create the adjacent newsroom to the studio so there would be a direct stylistic link between the two spaces. A bespoke curved desk echoes the newsdesk and contributes to the strong brand identity as the newsroom is also used as a backdrop to the filming in the studio.

Veech x Veech collaborated with project partners MCI – Studio Hamburg & MO2, who provided excellent support towards the state-of-the-art execution of the project. MCI – Studio Hamburg acted as general contractor and was responsible for technical planning as well as set construction. MO2 created the cutting-edge lighting technology.

link: https://www.youtube.com/AlJazeeraLondon

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