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Join us for the final presentations of the 'on fire/in fiamme' LAB on the 8th March, 2pm at the gallery of Villa Massimo in Rome! Università degli studi Roma TRE The MA design studio set a focus on the adaptive-reuse of abandoned buildings in Rome, and the exploration of climate-adaptation strategies through radical typological experiments. #overheatedcities #climatechange #adaptivereuse #abandonedbuildings #climatejustice #socialhousing #typologicalexperiments #passivestrategies

What do you remember the most when we talked about architecture history in Singapore? Singapore's skyline is no less than any prominent international city which is known by its skyline. Able to have a deeply intertwined history of Singapore, Swan and Maclaren, being the oldest architecture firm in Singapore, is honoured to be featured in the “Art of Architecture”, episode 8 of The Art Scene, a 13-part documentary series on the various art form in Singapore produced by MediaCorp Singapore. If you have yet to watch the episode, don’t wait! Watch it here! Unearth the secrets that went into the creation of these amazing buildings.  #singapore #architecture #architecturedesign

Echoing Domes of Chişinău: When the Philharmonic's cross dome caught fire 🔥 , a new, more spacious design was sought. Our proposal aimed to celebrate Moldovan culture and context, drawing inspiration from the geography and history of the region. Surrounded by hills that played a significant role in lifestyle, art, and popular culture, we sought to showcase this essence in our design. The iconic 1972 film 📽 "Lautarii," which portrayed the race between the Prut and Dniester rivers and featured Serghei Lunchevici, the Philharmonic's namesake, served as a powerful influence. Earlier this year, I teamed up with Daniel Platon to presented this concept to the Ministry of Culture, Republic of Moldova. #interiorarchitecture #architecture_hunter #modernarchitecture #visualarchitects #architecturedesign #architecturelover #architecturestudent #architectures #lookingup_architecture #architecturalphotography #jj_architecture #instaarchitecture #ic_architecture #creative_architecture #architecture_view #icu_architecture #architecturaldesign #tv_architectural #architecture_greatshots #ig_architecture #ptk_architecture #architecturaldigest #amazingarchitecture #oldarchitecture #architecture_minimal #architectureschool #architecture_best #contemporaryarchitecture #architecturemodel

✨Out now in the European Journal of Cultural Studies ✨ "Urban/image: Conceptualising Amsterdam as Urban Environment" proposes that virtual renderings of speculative architectural projects – here ReGen Villages Netherlands and Urban Tree Village – provide a crucial entry point into the reimagination of sustainable urban life through the production of nature(s) within the city. I argue that these virtual renderings of produce not just one but a multitude of possible futures at the same time – independent of their actual realization and realizability. #OpenAccess here: https://lnkd.in/gNdqWnPA

Some decisions are almost instantaneous, coming directly from the gut. When I got the call from Queralt Garriga, Francesc Camps Palou, Cris Marcos & Andrea Palomino de la Fuente I didn't give it a second thought. There was no way I was going to miss the opportunity to be part of the curatorial team of the first architecture museum in Spain: La Casa de la Arquitectura. How to connect the three elements: the museum itself, the website and the catalogued architectural works all over Spain, into a coherent narrative? How to engage a non-specialized public with the importance of architecture? How to reach out to young architects who are generally so demoralized and undervalued these days? And lastly, is it possible to build a leading site capable of transmitting the transformative power of architecture? We answered all these questions and more in our ON SITE_ON LINE proposal which garnered second place in the public contest run by Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana Keep reading about the project here: https://lnkd.in/dD5HAnrx #digital #publiccontest #architecture #communication

BEHIND THE FORMS X SPATIAL METAPHOR North Gallery @northgalleryscut , Guangzhou, China 09/18 - 10/20 2023 Part II | METAPHOR Such creative explorations emphasizing spatiality without relying on materiality are aimed at unfolding the logical dimensions, as well as the diversity of forms in representations and expressions behind architecture. At the same time, the exhibition presents a certain juxtaposition and complementarity of spatial metaphors and pure abstract art forms, ultimately hoping to lead the focus on the complexity of subjective variety embedded within architecture as a medium of spatial thinking, and the possibilities that the self-iteration of its disciplinary structure could potentially motivate certain creative thinking, perhaps also, to act as an unformed, fault-tolerant, open dialogue that in urgent need of supplement and improvement, attempting to broaden certain fixed, stiff boundaries. #JXYStudio #culture #art #architecture #exhibition #labyrinth https://lnkd.in/gQzQqbPZ

🌟 Will you vote for us? Proud that our project Rue Neuve Brussels has been nominated for the Brussels Architecture Prize 2023, in the category public space. You can vote here https://lnkd.in/gp-8WTi9 The project is the result of intensive work in urban district renewal and public space design over a decade, together with Bruxelles 🇧🇪, Beliris and partners. Humbled by the accurate description of the project by jury member Markus Bader: ‘In a highly challenged and intensely used central area, the ground was treated with a careful yet robust design, acknowledging the multiple use interests in these contested spaces. The design offers a gesture of care and generosity for all. The visionary master plan aims to bring housing back into the inner city, adding life and human presence in times when shops are closing. With the perspective of retail’s shrinking presence in inner cities, the completion of the programmatic offers strives for a lively urban future.’  More information on the project here https://lnkd.in/eDNSEGkH #acapitalmakeover #transformingsocietytogether #resilientcities #prize

The final week to visit the Dutch Pavilion at Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia! On show until November 26: Plumbing the System, curated by architect and researcher Jan Jongert of Superuse Studios. In line with the overarching theme, Laboratory of the Future, of this year's Biennale, the Dutch Pavilion is a testing ground for future-oriented, regenerative and circular design. On the one hand, the pavilion presents The Waterworks of Money, a series of drawings by architect Carlijn Kingma that intricately translates our complex economic framework into a spatial environment using water as a metaphor. By mapping the flows of money through society, Kingma illustrates the workings of our financial system and its deeply embedded mechanisms that can both hinder and enable change. Zooming in, the pavilion then seeks to test a hypothesis of systemic change by implementing change on itself. Continuing with the metaphor of water, Jan Jongert proposed to integrate a low-tech water retention system in the building. Asking the question whether cultural events can do more than simply discuss, debate and raise awareness of the urgent issues of our times, the pavilion documents and presents the process (and, inevitably, the hurdles and challenges) of undertaking this seemingly straightforward task. What is learned can act as a guide for future change.⁠ Read more via this link: https://lnkd.in/esJyUuQR -⁠ Photos: Giulia Virgara⁠

BEHIND THE FORMS X SPATIAL METAPHOR Curators | Guoqing Yi, Jiaxun Xu @jiaxunxu_ Date | 09/18 - 10/20 2023 Venue | North Gallery @northgalleryscut, Building No.27, North Campus of SCUT, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou Organizer | School of Architecture, South China University of Technology Co-Organizer | JXY Studio Part I | SPATIAL Part II | METAPHOR The exhibition presents a variety of investigative explorations that attempt to elucidate the duality of architecture from different angles. These open examples particularly focus on the broader and more diverse spatiality within architecture, taking architecture as the basis while not limited to it, generating forms while not constraining them, which attempt to propose possible methods, modes, and perspectives of thinking. Such creative explorations emphasizing spatiality without relying on materiality are aimed at unfolding the logical dimensions. #JXYStudio #culture #art #architecture #exhibition https://lnkd.in/ex6e2Uac

BEHIND THE FORMS X SPATIAL METAPHOR Curators | Guoqing Yi, Jiaxun Xu @jiaxunxu_ Date | 09/18 - 10/20 2023 Venue | North Gallery @northgalleryscut, Building No.27, North Campus of SCUT, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou Organizer | School of Architecture, South China University of Technology Co-Organizer | JXY Studio Part I | SPATIAL Part II | METAPHOR The exhibition presents a variety of investigative explorations that attempt to elucidate the duality of architecture from different angles. These open examples particularly focus on the broader and more diverse spatiality within architecture, taking architecture as the basis while not limited to it, generating forms while not constraining them, which attempt to propose possible methods, modes, and perspectives of thinking. Such creative explorations emphasizing spatiality without relying on materiality are aimed at unfolding the logical dimensions. #JXYStudio #culture #art #architecture #exhibition https://lnkd.in/ebWHEz2R