Tetro Arquitetura: The India house, located on the banks of Lingambudhi Lake, consists of three main elements. A horizontal pavilion suspended over volcanic stone walls that emerge from the ground, and a 17-meter-high tower where the library and the spa reach the spectacular view of the surrounding landscape.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Design team
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by greenhouses and botanical gardens, James Tralie created the “Great Indoors: Dream Backyard” series to concept residential designs that integrate seamlessly with their surroundings.
Project name
Great Indoors - Dream Backyard Series
Architecture firm
James Tralie Visualizations
Location
Various Locations across the United States
Tools used
Blender 3D, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
James Tralie
Visualization
James Tralie
Typology
Residential › House
French architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled his design for Sharaan, a resort hidden within the rock dwellings of AlUla, a cultural oasis in north-west Arabia. Showcasing a modern take on millennia-old ways of living, the project puts in place monumental designs carved into the rocks, respecting and preserving the landscape. Inspired by the nearby Heg...
Project name
Sharaan by Jean Nouvel
Architecture firm
Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Location
AlUla, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia
Principal architect
Jean Nouvel
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Client
The royal commission for AlUla (RCU)
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Zaha Hadid Architects announced winner of the design competition to build Phase II of the International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. As the cultural, academic and civic centre of China, Beijing has also developed into one of the world’s centres of communication and scientific research.
Project name
Beijing’s International Exhibition Centre, China
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Patrik Schumacher, Eduardo Camarena, Enoch Kolo, Che-Hung Chien, Felix Amiss, Genci Sulo, I-Chun Lin, Jiaxing Lu, Juan Liu, Mariana Custodio dos Santos, Meng Zhao, Michael On, Nastasja Mitrovic, Nicolas Tornero, Ying Xia, Zheng Xu
Visualization
Atchain, Slashcube, Brick Visual
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition
Sophia Michopoulou: Augmented reality as an intuitive tool for construction. This proposal aims to use augmented reality (AR) technology as a tool for construction, engaging and guiding the community through the building process.
Project name
Collaborative Nest
Architecture firm
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Location
Marsassoum, Sédhiou, Senegal (Coordinates:12°49’52.2”N 15°58’37.4”W)
Principal architect
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Design team
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Visualization
Sophia Michopoulou & Foteini Bouliari
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, GhPython, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Typology
Educational › Elementary School
Nelson de Araújo Design: Sauvage, the french word that means savage. The fear and anger that are taking the world during the COVID-19 pandemic are turning us into savages.
Architecture firm
Nelson de Araújo Design
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Nelson de Araújo
Visualization
Nelson de Araújo Design
Martin Duplantier Architectes: The landscape is baroque. Unique. Breathtaking. It is world heritage site. The mountains rise like nimble fingers towards the sky. The vegetation, against all odds, has managed to grow on this invincible rock. Faced with this topographical spectacle, all are left astounded.
Architecture firm
Martin Duplantier Architectes
Location
Zhangjiajie Shi, Hunan Province, China
Design team
Martin Duplantier Architectes, Daqian Landscape Architects
Status
Ongoing (unbuilt, winning-project)
Typology
Urban and landscape design
Zaha Hadid Architects: Construction works are progressing on the site of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre. The steel structure of its lattice roof canopy has now been installed over two of the centre’s four cultural venues.
Project name
Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Armando Bussey, Marius Cernica, Grace Chung, Nelli Denisova, Xuexin Duan, Kaloyan Erevinov, Nassim Eshaghi, Kate Hunter, Yang Jingwen, Reza Karimi, Ben Kikkawa, Lydia Kim, Julian Lin, Mei-Ling Lin, Valeria Mazzilli, Sareh Mirseyed Nazari, Massimo Napoleoni, Yevgeniya Pozigun, Cao Qi, Qiuyu Zhao, Aurora Santana, Hannes Schafelner, Michael Sims, Patrik Schumacher, Sharan Sundar, Maria Touloupou, Chao Wei, Charles Walker
Interior design
Shenzhen Z&F Culture Construction
Landscape
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design (South China Centre)
Lighting
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Visualization
Minmud, Slashcube, Methanoia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Status
Under construction
Typology
Cultural › Arts Center
