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Agri Hub is a conceptual mixed-use project designed in Apr 2022. It is a vertical farm/food infrastructure that reinterprets architectural metabolism through a closed-loop urban food system. This project proposes a contemporary reinterpretation of architectural metabolism, moving beyond its historical association with the post-war Japanese Metabolist movement. Rather than treating metabolism as a system of replaceable building components, the design reframes it as a dynamic and reciprocal process. It will become the one that nourishes, regenerates, and feeds back into the social and urban environment. At the core of the proposal is a closed-loop, hybrid agriculture hub that bridges agri-food…
Across North American cities, architects are facing a shared challenge. Office buildings sit partially vacant. Housing demand continues to rise. Carbon reduction targets tighten while construction costs remain high. As a result, adaptive reuse is no longer an abstract ambition. Rather, it is becoming a core architectural skill. Ling Sha’s work sits within these conditions, where reuse, housing demand, and technical constraints shape day-to-day architectural practice. Sha is a technical designer at Gensler’s Denver office, where she has spent over five years contributing to mixed-use developments, office-to-residential conversions, data centers, and large-scale infrastructure projects. She describes her work as operating…
Contemporary architecture is constantly evolving, giving way to new, innovative, and sustainable models; KEU Homes is the personification of this architectural revolution. This Spanish firm has transcended the traditional concept of modular or prefabricated housing to deliver innovative units capable of withstanding extreme environments. This industrialized housing system was conceived to deliver fully finished architectural units in contexts where traditional construction often fails. KEU Homes manages an integrated process of architectural design, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics, designed to operate in demanding environments where precision, control, and predictability are paramount. Unlike conventional models that separate design from execution, KEU approaches housing…
Future Farm is a conceptual architectural proposal that explores how agriculture can be redefined as an essential component of urban infrastructure rather than a remote, isolated activity. The project responds to increasing pressures on global food systems, climate instability, and urban density by proposing a modular vertical farming architecture that integrates food production, water circulation, and communal life into a single spatial framework. At its core, Future Farm is conceived as a hydro-ecological system. Water is not treated as a hidden technical service, but as a visible and organizing architectural element. Rainwater collection, greywater recycling, filtration, and irrigation are designed…
Dubai, UAE; 12 January 2026 – The UAE’s real estate sector continues to stand as one of the country’s most dynamic and resilient industries, serving as a cornerstone of its diversified and thriving economy. With consistent demand from both local and international investors, the sector has remained a key contributor to national GDP, supported by visionary government policies, large-scale infrastructure projects, and a steady influx of foreign capital. Valued at AED 302.65 billion in 2024, the local sector is expected to reach AED 486.2 billion by 2030 at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.06%, as per market insights…
At the inaugural AMAD Workshop earlier this fall, five interdisciplinary teams—SOM, BIG, LAVA, HKS, and Ennead Architects—joined hosts SPACE/CRAFT Worldwide, Inc., Cemex, and Thornton Tomasetti to explore the future of advanced manufacturing and materials in architecture. Each team pursued a distinct line of inquiry, collectively advancing carbon-conscious casting through the integration of computational design, material innovation, and advanced manufacturing. The Goal Rethink how digital tools, advanced materials, and manufacturing workflows can align to produce more sustainable, expressive, and efficient architectural systems. The Outcome A series of full-scale concrete prototypes. Following an intensive 12-week design phase, the workshop culminated in five…
How can architects develop good design ideas to compose extraordinary architecture? Yacademy’s course in Concept Design for Architecture, a project supported by Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, aims to train professional designers in translating design needs into successful architectural concepts, which have a great impact at a social level as well as on the media. With this in mind, Yacademy envisioned an extensive program including special lectures, teaching modules, workshops, and visits focusing on diverse aspects of concept design, from the languages of art to creative research and problem solving. At the end of the course, students will acquire specific skills…
This project proposes a contemporary cultural and exhibition complex located on a northern waterfront, where water, darkness, and seasonal extremes shape both the city and its collective life. Rather than functioning as a closed object, the building is conceived as an urban landscape of light, unfolding along the shoreline and integrating architecture, public space, and atmosphere into a single experience. The architectural form is defined by sharp, fractured geometries that rise and fold along a linear axis. These angular volumes are not arbitrary; they respond directly to the climatic and spatial conditions of the north. In a geography dominated by…
How can architects make the most of an ancient, yet alive material? Yacademy’s course in Wood Architecture, a project by Klimahouse, aims to train professional designers in generating sustainable architecture with a great visual impact, which represents the balance between human needs and nature. With this in mind, Yacademy envisioned an extensive program including special lectures, teaching modules, workshops, and visits focusing on diverse aspects of designing with wood, from the production process to its various essences and characteristics. At the end of the course, students will learn techniques and composition of wood architecture and acquire specific knowledge of the…
How can architecture respond to the human being’s need for meaning? The course in Spiritual Architecture, a project by Yacademy and Almo Collegio Borromeo supported by FUM Academy, aims to train professional designers in generating places that are not only functional, but of psychological and spiritual wellbeing. With this in mind, Yacademy envisioned an extensive program including special lectures, teaching modules, workshops, and visits focusing on diverse aspects of sacred architecture in various cultures and religions with an anthropological and multi-religious approach. At the end of the course, students will acquire methodologies and knowledge to generate meditative and meaningful architecture…