Archive for October, 2007
145 inteligent prefab modules houses by Richard Rogers
It seems to be a paper folder what Sir Lord Richard Rogers has built in Oxley Park, in UK. The most significant innovation compared to similar projects is using „Ecohat“, the roofing system that is able to capture hot air forming in the house, which is then reused to provide passive […]
The 99K HOUSE COMPETITION
INTRODUCTION:
The 99K House Competition seeks to:
-Broaden awareness of green building strategies applicable to affordable housing
-Generate and pu blicize examples of sustainable, affordable houses that can be built and sold for $99,000 or less
-Produce a creative, innovative design that can be replicated throughout the Gulf Coast region
-Construct an exemplary sustainable, affordable house prototype on a specific […]
CHICHEN ITZA 2008 - architectural competition
Within the context of this concept, we have been organizing Landscaping Contests in important places such as MACHU PICCHU, NAZCA and CHAN CHAN. In our desire to offer each year new and exciting locations in which to design and speculate with architecture, we have chosed one of the most enigmatic and beautiful places in the […]
Conflict of Rem Koolhaas and Norman Foster
Rem Koolhaas […]
Phenomenon Mercedes Benz - pictures
Link for a lots of photos of Museum Mercedes Benz in Stuttgart, Germany. Except whole building you can also see a few photos from building process of this amaizing project. There are some models and presentations by UN studio as well.
Endless(s)trips Competition
The competition tries to put forward of the key territorial issues of Latin America and the Caribbean for their inclusion in the contemporary global agenda. Endless(s)trips is a competition of ideas about the urbanism potential of the massive beach tourism in the Caribbean.
Endless(s)trips is a space of reflection an proposals for rethinking the relation between […]
Portland Courtyard Housing Design Competition
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The City of Portland invites you to share your ideas on the design possibilities of housing oriented to shared courtyards. Portland is promoting courtyard housing as an additional infill housing type that can provide a quality living environment at densities higher than conventional detached housing.
This competition is part of a multi-pronged effort by […]
Parkway Iconic Bridge - architectural competition
Introduction:
The competition seeks the best designers and ideas for a new bridge to link a new industrial and residential area with an existing woodland park. Situated on the main route between the M1 and Sheffield City Centre, the bridge will become a point of reference for everyone using that route. With a life of at […]
Environmental Tectonics v2.0 - architectural competition
Introduction
The Architectural Association and the Environments, Ecology and Sustainability Research Cluster are again sponsoring an open one-stage international competition in search of innovative ideas, design projects, new techniques and research initiatives that highlight insights into contemporary directions of architecture and design relative to environments, ecology and sustainability. The goal of the competition is to […]
