If there's one word that sums up our most popular projects of 2015, it's "diversity." The list features architects ranging from old favorites such as SANAA, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and OMA down to newer names like Sculp[IT] and Tropical Space; it also includes everything from museums to multi-family housing and spa retreats to chapels - along with the usual smattering of private residences. Interestingly, this year's list also shows the symbiosis between great architecture and great photography, with no less than 4 projects also appearing in our most bookmarked images from this year's World Photo Day. But despite their diversity, there's one thing all of these 20 projects have in common: great architecture. So settle in, relax and read on - here's our 20 most popular projects of 2015.
The 20 Most Popular Projects of 2015
Architecture’s Most Inspiring Leaders, Projects & People in 2015
5,000 3D cameras to help preserve the architecture of a country torn by war; A team of Latin American architects that moved into Venezuela’s most dangerous neighborhoods in order to design and build with the community; A legendary architect who understood architecture’s relationship to the transformation of technology -- and whose projects have celebrated technology across a trajectory of multiple decades. These are the projects, initiatives and people who have proven to be leaders in 2015.
ArchDaily’s editorial team wanted to recognize these projects for their commitment to promoting practices in architecture that serve many, in all corners of the globe -- from Bolivia to London, from Chicago to Venice, from public spaces in favelas to projected drone-ports in Africa. These are the stories that have inspired us in 2015, and whose influence we hope to continue to see into 2016.
Naman Retreat / VTN Architects
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Architects: VTN Architects
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Thanh Do Investment Development and Construction JSC
Diamond Island Community Center / VTN Architects
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Architects: VTN Architects
- Area: 1450 m²
- Year: 2015
Townhouse with a Folding-Up Shutter / MM++ architects
Naman Retreat Conference Hall / VTN Architects
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Architects: VTN Architects
- Area: 773 m²
- Year: 2015
Thao Ho Home Furnishings / MW archstudio
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Architects: MW archstudio
- Area: 400 m²
- Year: 2015
Hay Hay Restaurant and Bar / VTN Architects
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Architects: VTN Architects
- Area: 2224 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Naman Residences - Villa B / MIA Design Studio
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Architects: MIA Design Studio
- Area: 19800 ft²
- Year: 2015
Naman Retreat Beach Bar / VTN Architects
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Architects: VTN Architects
- Area: 143 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Vinaconex 25 JSC., Vo Trong Nghia Architects
House 304 / KIENTRUC O
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Architects: KIENTRUC O
- Area: 179 m²
- Year: 2015
Breeze House / Mel Schenck
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Architects: Mel Schenck
- Area: 309 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Eglo
Naman Villa / MIA Design Studio
House 339 / Kiến Trúc O
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Architects: Kiến Trúc O
- Area: 169 m²
- Year: 2015
Naman Retreat the Babylon / VTN Architects
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Architects: VTN Architects
- Area: 2480 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Thanh Quan JSC, Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Layerscape / Kiến Trúc O
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Architects: Kiến Trúc O
- Area: 1025 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Thanh Quan JSC
Bamboom: Elora Hardy's TED Talk on Bamboo's Exploding Popularity
Perhaps the most surprising thing about bamboo - besides being an entirely natural, sustainable material with the tensile strength of steel that can grow up to 900 millimeters (3 feet) in just 24 hours - is that it's not more widely recognized as a fantastic construction material. Like many traditional building materials, bamboo no longer has the architectural currency that it once did across Asia and the pacific, but the efforts of Elora Hardy may help put it back into the vernacular. Heading up Ibuku, a design firm that uses bamboo almost exclusively, Hardy's recent TED Talk is an excellent run through of bamboo's graces and virtues in construction, showing off sinuous private homes and handbuilt school buildings.