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A Hospital in Belgium and an Airport in NEOM: 8 Unbuilt Structures That Feature Organic Shapes Submitted by the ArchDaily Community

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:00:00 +0000

In constantly changing industry of architectural design, the rebirth of organic shapes stands as a testament to the power of design. “Following years of linear, clean-cut, and refined spaces, curved silhouettes were revived, became one of the dominating interior design trends across the world.” Aiming to redefine the boundaries of physical spaces and conventional forms, these curves are often times inspired by nature. In fact, organic architecture symbolizes a departure from the static, reflecting the essence of our technological age.

A Highway Turned into Urban Farmland in California and a Contextual Insertion in Central Prague: 8 Urban Renewal Projects Submitted by the ArchDaily Community

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:30:00 +0000

Through urban renewal projects, architects, urban planners, and designers can infuse new life into dilapidated urban landscapes by upgrading the infrastructure, introducing new functions into the urban fabric, and reimagining the character of open public spaces. These types of projects present interest due to their dual character: on the one side they offer an opportunity for reimagining the potential of the city, but the areas they affect are already well-ingrained within the urban fabric, raising challenges of integration and contextual adaptation.

A Pollinator Park in Europe and a Museum at the Artic Circle: 8 Unbuilt Projects from Established Firms

Andreea Cutieru — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0000

This week's curated selection of Best Unbuilt Architecture highlights designs submitted by established architecture practices, featuring conceptual works, competition entries and projects in different stages of development. From a pollinator park designed for an EU initiative to a greenhouse residential project in Germany, to a museum in the Arctics or an innovative proposal for harvesting renewable energy in the Netherlands, the following showcases a variety of design approaches, programs and scales.

The Belgian Pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo Displays the Country's 2050 Mobility Vision

Dima Stouhi — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:30:00 +0000

Titled "The Green Arch", the Belgian pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo highlights the emergence of connected green cities through its industrial, technological, and scientific knowledge. The pavilion, which is part of the Mobility district of the exhibition, consists of an arched, floral monolith that combines "Latin romanticism in the field of art and Anglo-Saxon technical precision in the industrial branches". The pavilion is designed by Belgian architects ASSAR ARCHITECTS and Vincent Callebaut Architectures, and will be represented by BelExpo, an autonomous department under the Belgian Ministry of Economy.

Vincent Callebaut Architectures Imagines a Garden Footbridge Above the Seine River, in Paris, France

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 06:30:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has created “The Green Line”, an inhabited garden footbridge prototype that “generates its own energy from renewable sources, recycles its own waste and wastewater, and optimizes its needs thanks to Information and Communication Technologies”. Inspired by a fish skeleton, the proposal links the Bercy Village to the Masséna district in Paris, restoring urban connections and connecting the 12th and 13th arrondissements.

Vincent Callebaut Designs a Modular Mass Timber Tower on the Island of Cebu, in the Philippines

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:30:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has imagined The Rainbow Tree, a modular mass timber condominium tower in Cebu City, Philippines. Revealing the cultural and natural Filipino heritage, the project, named after an iconic and colorful tree from the Philippines the Rainbow Eucalyptus, was entirely conceived in a way to reduce the carbon footprint of the building.

4 Visions for Notre-Dame Cathedral

Niall Patrick Walsh — Tue, 21 May 2019 09:00:00 +0000

One month on from the devastating fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, the architectural community as generated a bounty of responses focusing on the future of the landmark. While some have taken the opportunity to re-imagine the purpose of the monument, from urban farming to recreational parkland, others have focused on sensitive restoration.

Vincent Callebaut Architectures Reveals Tribute to Notre-Dame with Rooftop Farm

Niall Patrick Walsh — Tue, 07 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has unveiled images of their tribute to Notre-Dame Cathedral following the fire that badly damaged the historic structure. A transcendent project that forms a symbol of a resilient and ecological future, the project is inspired by biomimicry and a common ethic for a fairer symbiotic relationship between humans and nature.

Semaphore: an Ecological Utopia Proposed by Vincent Callebaut

Megan Schires — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 11:00:00 +0000

In a design proposal for Soprema’s new company headquarters in Strasbourg, France, Vincent Callebaut Architectures envisions an 8,225 square-meter ecological utopia. The building, called Semaphore, is described in the program as a “green flex office for nomad co-workers” and is dedicated to urban agriculture and employee well-being.

Vincent Callebaut Architectures Creates a Futurist "Metamorphosis" of Luxembourg's Hotel Des Postes

Niall Patrick Walsh — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has released details of their competition-winning “Metamorphosis of the Hotel Des Postes” in Luxembourg City. The Paris-based firm’s proposition centers on propelling the historic site into a contemporary era, and to “reveal the intrinsic heritage qualities of the building.”

Vincent Callebaut Architectures Wins Public Vote for Millennial Vertical Forest Competition

Lindsey Leardi — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000

For the "Imagine Angers" international design competition, Vincent Callebaut Architectures worked in collaboration with Bouygues Immobilier group to submit a proposal for the French city at the intersection of social and technological innovation, with a focus on ecology and hospitality. Named Arboricole, meaning “tree” and “cultivation,” this live-work-play environment gives back as much to the environment as it does its users. Although WY-TO prevailed in the competition, the Callebaut scheme succeeded in winning the public vote.

Winners of the Mosul Housing Competition Address the Housing Crisis in Iraq

Samantha Buckley — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

In Iraq, as an estimated 900,000 people return home to the city of Mosul after liberation, many of the returnees will only find desolation. The Tamayouz Excellence Award, Rifat Chadirji Prize focuses on bringing global awareness as well as global talent toward addressing the social issues Iraq faces through design.

Vincent Callebaut Envisions Shell-Inspired Eco-Tourism Resort in The Philippines

Rory Stott — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:58:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has released a design proposal for a new eco-tourism resort in The Philippines inspired by natural coastline forms. Making extensive use of cradle-to-cradle and other sustainable design principles, the resort features a series of spiraling apartment buildings and shell-shaped hotel buildings, themselves positioned on two Fibonacci spirals of land in a coastal lagoon. At the center of the ensemble, a mountain-like complex combines a school, recreational swimming pools, sports halls, the resort's kitchens, and a suite of laboratories for environmental scientists.

Vincent Callebaut Imagines Hyperbolic Shaped Forest Suspended Over River in Seoul

Sabrina Syed — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut designs plans for forest-like ferry terminal over Seoul river.

Vincent Callebaut Architectures' Plans for Eco-Neighbourhood in Brussels

Niall Patrick Walsh — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has released plans for the development of a radical eco-neighborhood at Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium. Covering an area of 135,000 square meters, the proposal will see the redevelopment of the early twentieth-century Gare Maritime, and the construction of three residential “vertical forests” reaching 100 meters in height. The architect’s ultimate vision is a neighborhood which embraces technological progress, sustainable building principles, and renewal of the built heritage.

Vincent Callebaut Architectures' Double Helix Eco-Tower Takes Shape in Taiwan

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has released in-progress images of their Tao Zhu Yin Yuan sustainable tower, under construction in the Xinjin District of Taipei City, Taiwan. The tower’s rotating form draws inspiration from the double helix structure of DNA and will be covered in 23,000 trees in its aim to become a pioneering sustainable residential eco-construction that finds “the right symbiosis between the human being and the Nature.”

Vincent Callebaut’s Hyperions Eco-Neighborhood Produces Energy in India

Sabrina Santos — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 08:00:00 +0000

Agroecologist Amlankusum, together with Paris-based Vincent Callebaut Architectures, has created Hyperions, a vertical, energy positive eco-neighborhood proposed for Jaypee Green Sports City in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) in India. Aiming to “reconcile urban renaturation and small-scale farming with environment protection and biodiversity,” the project combines low-tech and high-tech elements with the “objective of energy decentralization and food deindustrialization.”

Vincent Callebaut Imagines "Oceanscrapers" 3D Printed from Recycled Trash

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Vincent Callebaut Architectures has envisioned a radical underwater colony for "climate change refugees" 3D printed from recycled materials taken from the ocean's floating garbage patches. This particular proposal of "oceanscrapers" is sited off the shore of Rio de Janeiro. It's aim is to provide a sustainable habitat with 10,000 housing units, office and work space, sea farms, gardens, community orchards and much more, while fostering marine life.