United States Grand Prix Architecture in Austin, TX / Miro-Rivera Architects
Austin-based Miró Rivera Architects are the designers of the signature buildings at the Circuit of The Americas, the first purpose-built Formula 1 Grand Prix™ facility in the United States. The...
View ArticleDrawDEL Strands: An Experiment in the Oscillation of Materiality
DrawDEL Strands designed by Nikita Troufanov and Gonzalo Padilla is an experiment in the oscillation of materiality—layering information sets and shifting focus, materialized as part drawing part...
View ArticleRe-imagining the Traditional Chinese Lantern as an Event Pavilion
The Golden Moon designed by Kristof Crolla and Adam Fingurt revisits the concept of a Chinese lantern and makes a direct link to the legend of Chang’e, the Moon Goddess of Immortality – two elements...
View ArticleSubaquatic Archeological Park
This project designed by Juan Jose Sanchez Martinez from the European University of Madrid is a proposition for a subaquatic archeological park of Yenikapi, Istanbul. The grounds of a forgotten harbor...
View ArticleChair-Bed-Stool that Constantly Adapts to the Human Body
1001 was produced by the ID5 Interactive Systems faculty as the result of an iterative draft design process. Apart from design aspects, permanent adaption of the surface to the human body was the...
View ArticleNew Performing Arts Complex in Chengdu, China by Fuksas
The project of Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas was conceived as a symphony of architectural volumes, creating the effect of a music that you can listen to with your eyes. On a total area of about...
View ArticleRe-Thinking Shanghai – Spiraling City Project / Sonik Module
The spiral silhouette of Sonik Module’s Sity project traces the river valley in Shanghai, reflexing the heavily contrasting roof levels in the area. It undulates by lowering itself to the ground and...
View ArticleXiqu Center / Bing Thom Architects
Designed by Vancouver-based Bing Thom Architects, the new Xiqu Center will be the first of 17 arts and cultural venues to be opened within the new West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong....
View ArticleFloating Cloud Installation for Various Artists in NYC
SOFTlab and The Living produced the exhibition design for ReGeneration at the New York Hall of science. ReGeneration includes ten installations produced by various artists that explore immigration,...
View ArticleOzeanium: Basel Aquarium
Proposal by HHF and Burckhardt + Partner for the new Basel Aquarium. Zoo Basel is embedded in the city and used as a park by residents and visitors. The redesigning of the green area...
View ArticleBIG Transforms Ft. Lauderdale’s Waterfront into a Vibrant Urban Space
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Cymbal Development transform a portion of Fort Lauderdale’s New River front into a vibrant addition for the local community and future residents of the city. The...
View ArticleInterpolation Housing / Zoka Zola Architects
With urban housing needs increasingly growing and competing with other resources such as green spaces Zoka Zola Architects designed a clever urban topography that makes room for both. To be completed...
View ArticleSOL Grotto Installation of Solyndra Tubes / Rael San Frattello Architects
SOL Grotto, an installation completed in the Berkeley Botanical Garden by Rael San Frattello Architects, is a sensory oriented space using the discards of the infamous collapse of solar energy company...
View ArticleNew Center for Christian Culture in Kyoto
In 2012, Doshisha University held a competition to build a new chapel and Center for Christian Culture sited upon adjacent sites on their Kyoto campus. Architects BAKOKO, in collaboration with...
View ArticleLeviathan Sea Monster for the Pompidou Collection
The Leviathan as an ancient sea monster is mentioned six times in the Book of Job where it is described in detail. Among Job’s portrayal of Hell’s gatekeeper are numerous material depictions...
View ArticleBrooks + Scarpa with KZF Design proposal for the new Interfaith Chapel at the...
Brooks + Scarpa and KZF Design have released their proposal for the new Interfaith Chapel at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL. The proposed 7000 square foot Interfaith Chapel is...
View ArticleCellular Housing as an Urban Organism
The project designed by Olga Kovrikova, Asa Darmatriaji, and Timothee Raison continues to explore the notion of housing as a cellular component of an urban organism. Our project is a masterplan that...
View ArticlePiezoscape: Innovative Landscape Converts Mechanical Movement into Electricity
This design for the Fresh Kills landscape by Barker Freeman Design Office engages visitors and the environment into generating energy using piezoelectricity, which is the conversion of mechanical...
View ArticleGenerating Hazardous Scenarios – Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education...
OODA‘s unconventional design for Disaster Prevention and Education Center in Istanbul is a proposal for ThyssenKrupp international competition. In an era of increased environmental concerns,...
View ArticleRethinking Waterfront – Xiamen Dream City by SDA
SDA | Synthesis Design + Architecture’s design concept for Xiamen Dream City in China challenges the conventional notion of the city waterfront. This monumental artificial landscape facilitates...
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