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In 2019 one of our new strategies was to share architecture quotes from famous and pioneer architects on pur Instagram page as an inspiration source for designers. So we will share the quotes which we share on instagram on our website once in a two months. “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it is very simple: if you are going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.” Rem Koolhaas “In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to…
Located along the Mission Reach section of the San Antonio River, Confluence Park is an educational park focusing on the critical role of water in the regional ecosystems. Designed by Matsys in collaboration with Lake|Flato Architects, Rialto Studio, and Architectural Engineering Collaborative, the park consists of 3.5 acres of native planting, a 2000 square foot multi-purpose building, a 6000 square foot central pavilion, and 3 smaller “satellite” pavilions dispersed throughout the park. The central pavilion is composed of 22 concrete “petals” that form a network of vaults that provide shade and direct the flow of rainwater into an underground cistern…
Pavilion Number 2 designed by MSA team at the University of Mazandaran in December 2017 which is now hosted in Kermanshah Iran . The Pavilion was designed for presenting the research achievements of the universities participated in 10th HAREKAT festival was made during the computational design and digital fabrication workshop. The fabrication with recyclable materials and the low budget considerations were the Effective items on the design concept. The pavilion was designed in a way that of being capable to assemble and disassemble for several times. At the beginning the pavilion was fabricated in MAZANDARAN University, then it was installed in…
Neri Oxman’s Wearable Structures for Interplanetary Voyages Neri Oxman’s team at MIT Media Lab Creates Wearable 3D-printed Skins for Interplanetary Voyages. Wanderers, An Astrobiological Exploration Traveling to destinations beyond planet Earth involves voyages to hostile landscapes and deadly environments. Crushing gravity, amonious air, prolonged darkness, and temperatures that would boil glass or freeze carbon dioxide, all but eliminate the likelihood of human visitation. Wanderers explores the possibility of voyaging to the worlds beyond by visiting the worlds within. 3D printed wearable capillaries designed for interplanetary pilgrims are infused with synthetically engineered microorganisms to make the hostile habitable and…
The rapidly expanding urban context and real estate development activities in Turkey in the 21st century generated a series of important public buildings for culture, education, sports, and public space with distinctive and exemplary architecture. This architecture is the focus of an exhibition entitled “New Publics: Contemporary Architecture and the Public Sphere in Turkey” to take place at the Arch Moscow 2019 XXIV International Exhibition of Architecture and Design to be held from 15 to 19 of May 2019 at the exhibition hall “Manege” in Moscow. The exhibition features a selection of 15 architectural works completed in the last 10…
About ArchiTalkTure – Architecture, and Methodology Beyond Building Architect Gokhan Avcioglu, the founder of Istanbul practice Global Architectural Development, invites professionals, students, educators, and enthusiasts in the fields of architecture, design, urbanism, and landscape architecture for a thought-provoking discussion on critical issues in how architecture is pursued today. This insightful session accounted for making the young minds well-versed with the current happenings in the Architectural Industry. Avcioglu presented details of his approach to architecture using examples from his own work and historical precedents in a lecture entitled “Architecture and Methodology Beyond Building” that will take place at 5:30 pm on…
Buga Wood Pavilion designed by ICD/ITKE at the University of Stuttgart. The BUGA Wood Pavilion celebrates a new approach to digital timber construction. Its segmented wood shell is based on biological principles found in the plate skeleton of sea urchins, which have been studied by the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart for almost a decade. As part of the project, a robotic manufacturing platform was developed for the automated assembly and milling of the pavilion’s 376 bespoke hollow wood segments. This fabrication process…
One Main Office Renovation by dECOi Architects The project essentially comprises two planes – the floor and ceiling, both of which are articulated as continuous surfaces inflected by function. The curvilinearity expresses both the digital genesis and the seamless fabrication logic, with the architect providing actual machining files to the fabricator. As far as possible, the ethos was to replace typical industrial components (such as vents, door handles, etc) with articulate milled timber, offering a radically streamlined protocol for delivery of a highly crafted interior. The intention was to offer a reduced carbon footprint whilst celebrating both a new formal…
The Parks at Amara Chapel by Buensalido Architects in Cebu City, Philippines This project was done for one of the biggest property developers in the country, Ayala Land. The site is in the second phase of their high-end subdivision in Cebu City called the Parks at Amara, and we were asked to design a unique garden chapel that still exuded timelessness and class, as the development targets the upscale sector of society. We thought of the chapel as a bridge, linking three major elements that we wanted to bring together—nature, man, and God. Via > Buensalido Architects
Sousse and Bardo Memorial by George King Architects in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom The Sousse and Bardo memorial is dedicated to the 31 British nationals who lost their lives and to all those affected by the two terrorist attacks in Tunisia in 2015. It is inspired by the fluid geometry of flowing water, frozen in place, as if time has stood still at the moment of the attacks. This has been chosen not only because of the proximity of the events in 2015 to the sea but also as it represents a symbol of the cycle of life. Water, when frozen…