Architects all around the world need to listen to the appeal for improved design solutions in this era of Big Data and rapidly evolving cultural norms. While we may not be planning for robotic flying cars or interstellar colonization, there are a few things that the architecture profession could focus on.
Written by
Clifford Cullens
For the new Fragment Apartments we have come up with a unique and visually strong architecture, which is responsive to the context, both past and future. In addition to formal and functional aspects, a natural connection to the surrounding public space is what extends the building out, makes it more accessible and completes it visually and function...
Project name
Fragment Apartments
Architecture firm
QARTA Architektura
Location
Karlín, Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
David Wittassek, Jiří Řezák
Design team
Tomáš Němec, Lukáš Němeček, Michaela Fričová
Built area
Built-up Area 4 500 m² Gross Floor Area 18 050 m² Usable Floor Area 15 200 m² apartments 2 600 m² shops
Collaborators
David Černý, sculpture
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › Apartments
This concept directly echoes Dali’s works depicted in a form of architectural reinterpretation, titled the House of Dali. The house is located in a deserted coastal area with minimal backdrops similar to the artists’ paintings.
Project name
The House of Dali
Architecture firm
Slika Studios
Location
Fictional deserted coastline
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere
Principal architect
Milan Bogovac
Design team
Milan Bogovac on behalf of Slika Studios
Visualization
Milan Bogovac
Typology
Residential › House
Le Atelier Architects is a design practice with over ten years of experience that has made a name in working with budgets of all sizes. Their signature approach is based on seeing any constraint as an opportunity. Their most recent endeavour, however, stands out for the out-and-out well-heeled atmosphere enhanced by a selection of impressive furnit...
Project name
Concrete Interior
Architecture firm
Le Atelier Architects
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Principal architect
Sergey Kolchin
Design team
Sergey Kolchin; Anna Ovchinnikova; Natalia Senygina; Maria Bakhrameeva; Nadezhda Torshina; Gleb Kulikovskiy
Interior design
Le Atelier
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Hasselblad
Typology
Residential › House
The 8th Annual Inspireli awards is here and registration is open! INSPIRELI AWARDS is the world's largest global student contest, with participants from 150 countries and 830+ architects on the jury. The aim of the competition is to support young talents in architecture free of charge, regardless of their social, economic or ethnic conditions.
Organizer
INSPIRELI AWARDS
Category
Architecture, urban design, interior design
Eligibility
Award is open to students (being a student at the time of the competition opening, i.e.Sept 2022) of full-time study and distance learning (bachelor’s or master´s degree) of university of Architecture or similar branches (Engineering, building and artistic)
Register
https://www.inspireli.com/en/awards/
Awards & Prizes
“Win what you desire” prize, Archicad Pro licence, AIA recognition and invitation, Membership in the Board of IA Advisors, Professional feedback, Invitation to the Jury after graduation
Entries deadline
Inspireli Awards: July 14, 2023 / Edu-Project Croatia: February 14, 2023
Venue
Prague, Czech Republic
A new way to live and work in the heart of Salt Lake City, Mya, at four stories and 130,000 square feet, combines the highest quality affordable and market-rate housing (30/70) with unique public and private amenities, creative community coworking space, and catalytic ground-level retail in a holistic, world-class, mixed-use community.
Project name
Mya and The Shop SLC
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Photography
Austen Diamond, Kelly Marshall, Tim Hursley
Design team
Steve Dumez, FAI. Hussein Alayyan, AIA. Kim Nguyen, AIA. Gianna Morelli, AIA. Jill Traylor, NCIDQ. Waleed AlGhamdi, AIA. Jose Alvarez, AIA. Sam Levison.
Collaborators
Wayfinding: ZAR; EMP: PVE Inc
Interior design
EskewDumezRipple (The Shop), Farouki Farouki (Residential)
Landscape
Duane Border Design
Structural engineer
Fortis Structural LLC
Typology
Residential, Apartments, Shop
This pristine contemporary home is located on the west coast 90kms north of Cape Town bordered by a nature reserve adjoining the ocean. Sites like this don’t come much more spectacular. Taking full advantage of the ocean views and responding to the coastal dune context, Gavin Maddock describes it as ‘a glorious site’.
Project name
Pearl Bay Residence
Architecture firm
MADDOCK (Design Firm)
Location
Yzerfontein, Western Cape, South Africa
Principal architect
Gavin Maddock (Principle Designer)
Design team
Gavin Maddock, Gavin Dehn, Mark Mawdsley
Structural engineer
Hulme & Associates
Construction
McNeil Construction
Material
Concrete, Brick, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the competition to design the new Hangzhou International Sports Centre.
Project name
Hangzhou International Sports Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Competition Team: Joshua Anderson, Daniel Boran, Chun-Yen Chen, Hung-Da Chien, Michael Forward, Matthew Gabe, Rupinder Gidar, Jinqi Huang, Charlie Harris, Ivan Hewitt, Han Hsun Hsieh, Sonia Magdziarz, Xin Swift, Chris Whiteside
Collaborators
ZHA Project Director: Charles Walker, Nils Fischer. ZHA Project Associate: Jakub Klaska, Lei Zheng. Sports Consultant: Clive John Lewis. Lighting: Lichtvision Design Ltd.
Visualization
BrickVisual, Proloog, Plomp, Atchain
Status
Competition Winner
Typology
Sports Center, Aquatics Centre, Football Stadium
When it comes to decorating and designing properties, there are few spaces which present as much challenge as a studio apartment. Not only are you working with a small space, but that space is also required to fulfil a laundry list of functions, which can often result in claustrophobic living spaces.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych
MB house is the latest collaboration between the architecture firm OLARQ and the interior design studio NEGRE. Forcefulness and elegance are combined to create a unique piece of domestic architecture conceived as a family oasis where privacy is the key word.
Architecture firm
OLARQ Osvaldo Luppi Architects
Location
Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
Principal architect
OLARQ Osvaldo Luppi
Interior design
Negre Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, V-ray
Material
Natural oak, natural Stone, green tiles
Typology
Residential › House
