Author: Asli Say
The catenary and the Arc by Manuel Bouzas and Santiago del Aguila is a temporary installation occupying the courtyard of Flores & Prats‘ Casal Balaguer Cultural Center in Palma de Mallorca. Displayed during insòlit 2019, a festival of temporary installations that opened the doors of palma’s courtyards to creativity during the first week of july, the project draws from the architecture of the building, confronting two opposing geomtries: the arc and the catenary. Seduced by the beauty of the stone arches in the patio of casal balaguer, an aristocratic house dating back to the 14th century, manuel bouzas & santiago…
Part Architecture are cooperating with KINO landscape architects to design the Urban Jungle Vertical Park, a spatial installation in the form of a vertical park in the new gigantic shopping centre T1 in Ülemiste district of Tallinn, Estonia. The aim of the structure is to create a common identity for the various levels of the 30-metre atrium and to provide an enjoyable environment for spending time. The motif of a cliff proposed by the landscape architects was developed further by the architects with the aim of finding a solution that would not imitate nature but instead form a clear contrast to the…
Buga Fibre Pavilion by ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart in Bundesgartenschau, Heillbronn, 2019 Embedded in the wavelike landscape of the Bundesgartenschau grounds, the BUGA Fibre Pavilion offers visitors an astounding architectural experience and a glimpse of future construction. It builds on many years of biomimetic research in architecture at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart. The pavilion demonstrates how combining cutting-edge computational technologies with constructional principles found in nature enables the development of truly novel and genuinely digital building systems. The pavilion’s load-bearing structure…
Vo Trong Nghia Architects creates a “Cave-Like” Nocenco cafe with a swirling bamboo ceiling in Vinh City, Nghe An, Vietnam VTN Architects creates a “Cave-Like” Nocenco cafe with a swirling bamboo ceiling in Vinh City, Nghe An, Vietnam. This renovation project includes a café on the last floor and the rooftop of a 7th-floor middle-rise concrete building located in the city center of Vinh City in the middle north of Vietnam. From these levels, one has a great view over the surrounding low-rise houses, towards the river, magnificent forestscape, and various aged buildings. The buildings in this area were damaged by…
Workshop by Atelier Marko Brajovic : Parametric Design Inspired by Nature Time: July 06, 13, 20, 27 | 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM Country: Brazil City/Town: São Paulo Location: Atelier Marko Brajovic Website: https://markobrajovic.com Workshop Type: Parametric & Computational Design Workshop Agenda: Rhino & Grasshopper – Form-Finding and 3D Modelling Organized By: Atelier Marko Brajovic Tutor: Daniel Locatelli Language: Portuguese [maxbutton id=”6″ url=”https://forms.gle/URZj8Nh9wkkEKmST8″ ] Description Before the emergence of computational tools, great architects such as Antoni Gaudí already explored phenomena of nature as a form of design in which structure and aesthetic appearance are intrinsically connected. This workshop will seek…
Olympic House – IOC Headquarters by 3XN Architects Text description provided by the architects. The new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee will bring together 500 employees currently working in disparate offices throughout the city. The headquarter is designed around three key values/objectives: movement, flexibility and sustainability. With its dynamic, undulating façade, the building will appear different from all angles and convey the energy of an athlete in motion. Its interior is designed with as few structural constraints as possible. This open and flexible environment will adapt to multiple work styles now and in the future. “In recognition of the…
IAAC and WASP Develop New 3D Printing Strategies Towards The Realization of Load-bearing Earthen Structures IAAC and WASP present an innovative prototype of a 3D printed wall designed and engineered by IAAC and realised by Crane WASP within the Open Thesis Fabrication research (OTF), a programme of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) focused on additive manufacturing in the field of construction. This wall continues the research already undertaken in the cases-study Digital Adobe Wall (IAAC) and Gaia (WASP) , the 3D printed earthen house, enhancing the design opportunities of on-site 3D printing towards the achievement of multi-purpose…
House of 40 Knots / Habibeh Madjdabadi + Alireza Mashhadimirza in Tahran, Iran While persian carpets are world renowned, bricks have a strong relationship with iranian historical architecture. in this building, ‘the house of 40 knots’ by habibeh madjdabadi and alireza mashhadimirza, the two entities are fused into a contemporary façade that appears as a collection of intricately interwoven modules. in textile factories, two people work together to make a carpet – one reads the instructions while the other sits behind the scaffold and makes the braids. the architects elaborate by saying, ‘the one who reads the instruction does not…
Junya Ishigami’s Serpentine Pavilion in London is a craggy structure which he describes as a “hill made out of rocks”.
The Luum Temple by CO-LAB Design Office in Tulum, Mexico, is nestled in a conserved green area inside a new residential development called Luum Zama; Luum Temple is a welcoming space for the community. Accessible only via pedestrian pathways woven through a conserved native jungle, the Temple offers a quiet natural setting perfect for reflection and slowing down. The arched vaults support each other, co-existing in structural dependency, serving as a reminder to the community of our interdependence and the accomplishments we can achieve when we work together. CO-LAB designed the…