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With this text, we continue series of articles on Competitions.archi. We will be showcasing the case studies of the projects that were awarded in various architecture competitions.
The main focus of this series is to understand the design process behind all winning submissions. That is why we will be asking all architects and designers ‘ How you won that competition? ‘. We’re curious about their path, from the first draft, the first blueprint to the full-scale plan. We’re also interested to see which solutions had been dropped on the way, what kind of choices had to be made, and most importantly, what was the grand idea behind the project. That is why we will be asking for sketches, drafts and detailed descriptions so that we can fully understand their technique and the process that resulted in the awarded works.
We started with Emergency Operations Center – Kaira Looro Competitions and Fairy Tales 2020 Competition. Now is time to present the concept behind the winning submission in Xi’An Train Station Competition.
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Archstorming was collaborating in this architecture competition with His Hands on Africa – a non-profit organization born in 2016 that wants to address the lack of dental services by equipping communities to achieve sustainability with dignity. The chosen location is Rwanda, a small country in the heart of Africa.
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With this text we continue series of articles on Competitions.archi. We will be showcasing the case studies of the projects that were awarded in various architecture competitions.
The main focus of this series is to understand the design process behind all winning submissions. That is why we will be asking all architects and designers ‘ How you won that competition ? ‘. We’re curious about their path, from the first draft, first blueprint to the full-scale plan. We’re also interested to see which solutions had been dropped on the way, what kind of choices had to be made, and most importantly, what was the grand idea behind the project. That is why we will be asking for sketches, drafts and detailed description, so that we can fully understand their technique and the process that resulted in the awarded works.
We started with Emergency Operations Center – Kaira Looro Competitions and now we will go deeper into the Fairy Tales.
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eVolo Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Skyscraper Competition. The Jury selected 3 winners and 22 honorable mentions from 473 projects received. The annual award established in 2006 recognizes visionary ideas that through the novel use of technology, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations, challenge the way we understand vertical architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments. Continue reading
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Blank Space has announced the winners of the seventh annual ‘Fairy Tales’ competition. With submissions from over 65 countries, the award-winning entries explore current events and the creative process through wonderfully crafted short stories and artwork. Continue reading
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Archasm Competitions announces the winners of Fashion Pavilion Milan, a competition of ideas that was launched last year. This competition generated 216 registrations and an enthralling and spellbinding set of proposals. Below we are presenting winners:
1st PRIZE
Marie-Helene Lesiege, Mateusz Bledowski, Kate Korotayeva (Canada)
Knot a PavilionThe Fashion Pavilion Competition in Milan is intended to connect people to fashion and architecture. The pavilion is located within the central vista of Parco Sempione capturing the essence of fashion design. The proposal considers the physical relationship to the park, the poetic relationship to fashion and an explorative moment for the public to activate the current site. Named ‘Knot a Pavilion’, the installation challenges the current state of fashion and clothing industry by using recycled textile materials as the formal and interactive medium. The pavilion aims to establish a conversation with the elements of the park and the nearby historic architecture, allowing for transparency and visual connections. By inviting users to interactwith recycled fabrics the projects explores the possible futures imagined for the discarded clothes beyond the landfill. The Knot a Pavilion is framed using scaffolding which is then enclosed through a sequence of knots, ties, and weaving patterns. All materials used are second-hand and can be re-used after the dis-assemblage of the pavilion. Upon approach the public are faced with a wall of recycled yarn and ropes and are invited to enter a scattering of colours and textures hanging from the stick frame structure of scaffolding above. Reaching deeper into the Knot a Pavilion the space defoliates and is exposed to the sky. This space is intended for users to relax on the ground whilst being encompassed by recycled material and the sky. The hope is that the public will begin to question the architectural decision in materiality and begin to reflect their impact on clothing waste accumulation.
2nd PRIZE
Anna Loch (Italy)
Buoyant – a word standing both for floating & success – is an homage pavilion to the Italian fashion industry. The project took inspiration in a collective of Italian high fashion images.
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The shape takes from the sharpness of a structural fashion, mixed with the delicacy of Italian pleating, reinforced by the twist. Valentino, in particular, inspired the material playing: the sensual, yet romantic contrast between transparency and solidity – the hard and the soft; united with the craftsmanship of the pleating allows the structure to fold just like an outfit.
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Enhancing a name with lettering is a technique used by Italian brands, as a response, we are bringing to light (quite literally) one of the most important brand tags of the country: “made in Italy”.
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The user experience references two strong elements: the embroidery and the rose. The visitors read shortly about the industry and are asked to take a rose from the bouquet at the entrance and place it on the assigned punctures on the plastic pleating. Placing a rose is like stitching a fabric, and the collective of “stitches” form an embroidered pavilion, a tribute to the industry made by a collective of people. From the outside, the stems of the roses are a clue of what is happening inside, creating a texture/pattern inspired in Armani.
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The color – red – was chosen because it means passion, fire, sensuality & romance. It is a color that embodies much of Italian’s lifestyle and culture stands for and has been widely used by Italian fashion designers. The elongated continuous shape evokes the sensation of a runway for a fashion show, and when mixed with the color red references the red carpet.
3rd PRIZE
Gianmarco Fabbri, Omar Mario Di Lullo, Carlotta Illing Arizti (Italy)
THE MIRRORWhat‘s more contemporary then taking a look at our society and making that society architecture? What is architecture if not an expression of culture and society?„The Mirror“ is conceived as a shiny urban accessory which leads people to be part of the design, to look to and through themselves, dressing the pavilion. It is a communication forum where thanks to different spaces fashion deals with people and people react to fashion. Fashion and architecture are constantly changing, which is why „The Mirror“ consists of volumes that adapt to the moment by creating a freely compostable and flexible space.This makes it possible to place the cubes individually as satellites, for example at the Milan Piazza Duomo, as an active advertisement for the forum in the park.„The Mirror“ shows Milan‘s industrial face. Elegant, dark mirror glass deals with a simple scaffolding like the fashion world does with daily life. During the day the glass facade reflects the surroundings and visitors of the forum, while by night it reveals the interiors soft shapes which remind of textiles.No matter where THE MIRROR is, it will always be dressed by movements, events, people, fashion –in other words by society.The project is composed by four volumes; each volume provides different functions and atmospheres and all of them together creates a Media Forum, where fashion, people and communication meet.The FORUM offers space for temporary exhibitions by various designers, providing a platform for established and debuting fashion houses. The “ON AIR” CAFÈ offers the opportunity to everyone to take part of the broadcasted interviews and talk shows on fashion topics.
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YAC – Young Architects Competitions – announces the winners of Sport Citadel, a competition of ideas that was launched last June in order to design a multifunction sport center near Turin. Continue reading
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YAC – Young Architects Competitions – announce the winners of Plastic Monument, a competition of ideas that was launched last April in order to design an itinerant installation to raise awareness on the pollution caused by plastics. Continue reading
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YAC – Young Architects Competitions – announce the winners of Rwanda Chapel, a competition of ideas that was launched last March in order to design a chapel for a local religious community of Poor Clare Nuns. Continue reading
