CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has merged architecture with urban agriculture in the firm's newly-unveiled Jian Mu Tower in Shenzhen, China. The 218-meter high building incorporates a large-scale vertical hydroponic farm across its entire facade, producing vegetation that can feed up to 40,000 people per year. The 51-storey tower will also include housing offices, a supermarket, and a food court with inner gardens for recreation and social gatherings.
Carlo Ratti Associati Unveils World's First 'Farmscraper' in Shenzhen
Jungnimchanggo Facility / everyarchitects
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Architects: everyarchitects
- Area: 267 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: The One, Daekwang Engineering, EunHa Construction
UNStudio Publishes Report on Placemaking and Community Building in the Post-Pandemic World
UNStudio has recently published a report exploring the broader scope of community building and placemaking in the post-pandemic urban environment. Through examples from their practice, UNStudio highlights various design strategies currently incorporated in architecture and urban planning that cater to the universal and crucial need to connect socially. In addition, the practice stresses the importance of “ third spaces” and human-scale connectivity, as well as the blending of digital and physical spaces of interaction.
Mallorca's Abandoned Buildings
A building stands out along the maritime walkway in Palma, Mallorca's capital. Designed by José Ferragut Pou and completed in 1960, the building was a poster child for the modern architectural movement sweeping the globe at that time. Today, like many of its brethren, it stands in abandoned disrepair.
Lluís Bort is the Spanish architect and photographer behind "Empty Architecture," a photographic compilation of abandoned buildings from throughout the island of Mallorca, Spain.
Terracotta Arts: Ceramic Cladding in Museums and Cultural Centers
Few materials are as timeless, durable and beautiful as terracotta. With a range of inherent properties, terracotta is being specified to redefine building envelopes. Used for its many colors and textures, as well as its flexibility, this ceramic can be constructed as cladding, rain screens and a variety of components. Dating back to the Babylonians, terracotta has been used throughout history, and it continues to be a material selected for diverse building types around the world.
Zonguldak Caves Visitor Center / Yalin Architectural Design
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Architects: Yalin Architectural Design
- Area: 700 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Cey Peyzaj, O2 Design, Parlar Engineering, Tasarım Proje, Hüseyin Arslan
Bow House / Atelier Marko Brajovic
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Architects: Atelier Marko Brajovic
- Area: 30 m²
- Year: 2021
Bellbrae House / Wiesebrock Architecture
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Architects: Wiesebrock Architecture
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Big Ass Fans, Laminex, Masson for Light, Nectre
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Professionals: Sherriff Constructions
Haimen Yungu Agricultural Exhibition Hall / gad
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Architects: gad
- Area: 4087 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Interior Architectural Design Office
J14 Residence / 23o5Studio
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Architects: 23o5Studio
- Area: 240 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Grohe, Schneider Electric, AA Window, Blum, Hafele, +3
the others Store / Mur Mur Lab
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Architects: Mur Mur Lab
- Area: 30 m²
- Year: 2021
Sandcastle / Luigi Rosselli Architect + Raffaello Rosselli Architect
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Architects: Luigi Rosselli Architects, Raffaello Rosselli
- Area: 333 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Vitrocsa, Brodware, Living Edge, Real Flame, Robertson Building Products
Hillside House for Healthy Living / Abramson Architects
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Architects: Abramson Architects
- Area: 17000 ft²
- Year: 2019
Dominio del Pidio Winery / Faber 1900
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Architects: Faber 1900
- Area: 1753 m²
- Year: 2018
UAE / Wetland Wins the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2021 Venice Biennale
The United Arab Emirates has won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2021 Venice Biennale, with its contribution entitled Wetland curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto. Selected by a jury that consists of Kazuyo Sejima (president-Japan), Sandra Barclay (Peru), Lamia Joreige (Lebanon), Lesley Lokko (Ghana-Scotland), and Luca Molinari (Italy), the winning contribution at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale explores the local geography of the United Arab Emirates to find alternatives to cement, one of the key emitters of the world's carbon dioxide.
The award ceremony, broadcasted live on the Biennale’s official page also presented the Golden Lion for Best Participant in the International Exhibition How will we live together? to RAUMLABORBERLIN- Instances of Urban Practice while the Silver Lion for a promising young participant in the International Exhibition How will we live together? went to Border Ecologies and the Gaza Strip- Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory (FAST). Other recognitions included a special mention for the national participation of the Philippines and Russia, and to Cave_bureau for the Anthropocene Museum: Exhibit 3.0 Obsidian Rain.
Bird in Hand / Patalab Architecture
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Architects: Patalab Architecture
- Area: 490 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Bentley Microstation, Havwoord, Lusso Stone, Schüco, VMZINC
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Professionals: Michael Hadi Associates, Prospero Projects, Weber Industries
Prequalification Announcement on the Tendering for Architectural Scheme and Design Development of Fucheng Guanlan Industrial Land Development Overall Interest Coordination Project of Meiguan Innovative Industry Corridor (Plots 01-03)
Fucheng Guanlan Industrial Land Development Overall Interest Coordination Project of Meiguan Innovative Industry Corridor (Plots 01, 02 and 03) is the first land development overall interest coordination project of Longhua District, which has a total land area of about 102,400m2. The project is located at the core zone at the northeast segment of Jiulongshan Intelligent Technology City, one of the 18 municipal-level key areas of Shenzhen, being an important engine to push forward the development of Jiulongshan Intelligent Technology City. The project plans to fully integrate the diverse programs of residence, office, industry and retail, construct the community public supporting services at high standard, build the diverse urban comprehensive service cluster, develop the smart residential community, shape the regional landmark, create the benchmark project for city industry integration, and become the role model for land development overall interest coordination projects of Shenzhen City.