Tag Archives: adaptive reuse

Submission: May 28, 2022
Registration: May 23, 2022
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

The Site Convent is a refuge for solitude, remembrance and spiritual enlightenment, intimate spaces for reflection and contemplation. Together with the existing ruins and the ever changing sand dunes, the Site Convent offers a unique experience within this remarkable landscape; it is a mystical place and meditative sanctuary through memory, time and silence.

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Submission:  September 28, 2021
Registration:  September 28, 2021
Language: English, German
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

Architecture must tread new paths in order to meet the ecological challenges of our time. The reuse of building components is an important aspect of this need. Under the auspices of The Architecture Week Basel (AWB), the design and programme of the Basel Pavillon intend to formulate a radical and aesthetic thesis for circular construction that implements (re)used components. A catalogue of used, reused building components from demolition projects in Switzerland is being compiled. It includes various building materials, types and scales.

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Basel Pavillon 2022

Submission: November 15, 2017
Registration: November 15, 2017
Language: English
Location: Washington D.C., USA
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Idea

 

Cities around the world are growing at an unprecedented rate, and for the first time in recent history represent the preferred place for people to live. Urbanization has historically aided millions to escape hardship through increased employment opportunities, better education and healthcare, large scale public investments, and access to improved infrastructure and services. The city has been the ideal for heightened livability for people worldwide.

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