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Global commerce and the unprecedented demand for travel and have resulted in the proliferation of airports around the world. In their short history, terminal buildings have been criticized for employing generic architectural forms that are unapologetically disconnected from their context and cultural identity. Technical complexity and functional design have often taken precedence over quality and comfort for users.

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The urban space consisting of the Pța Victoriei – Pța Trandafirilor – Pța Petőfi Sándor – Pța Bernády Győrgy – Bdul Cetății areas represents one of the most intensely circulated aisles at the level of the city, both from a traffic perspective and from the point of view of alternative circulations, as it is located at the intersection of the historical roads which have generated the topography of the actual city. (more…)

Access to quality education is the foundation of a thriving middle class and a functional democracy; it is one of the most important pieces of social infrastructure to any community. Creating equal access to education has been seen as an intractable problem. Local Architects have untapped creative solutions to problems that are unique to their communities.

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has launched an international call for ideas to re-imagine Grosvenor Square in London. Architects, designers and creative thinkers from across the world are invited to submit proposals to re-imagine the historic square for locals, visitors, Londoners and future generations, with the aim of reinstating Grosvenor Square as one of the world’s leading public spaces.

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Applicants must choose one topic. (One person can apply for multiple items, only one entry for each item).

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Ideasforward wants to give young creative people from around the world the opportunity to express their views of the future of societies through their innovative and visionary proposals. We are an experimental platform seeking progressive ideas that reflect on emerging themes.

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The aim of the “thinking” competition is to develop a design proposal for the office typology, intended as a space to process, organize and generate information. In other words, a place for mental work.

The island: between utopia and metaphor for reality.

The island summarises the double value inherent in the utopia:
– On the one hand “it generates tension towards news horizons, an aspiration that is well suited to the mentality of the utopist in conflict with his world” (Fortunati 1995a: 199-205).

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/narratives/ publication is an annual print publication with a quarterly digital output, narratives features architectural projects, products, places and people tapping into the contemporary built environment in Ghana and abroad.

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