Empower Shack
Thema: Comprehensive and sustainable informal settlement upgrading. Beschreibung: While South Africa is usually seen as a source of stability and prosperity in its region, approximately 7.5 million people live in informal settlements and the country faces an overall housing shortage of 2.5 million units. Arising from this context, Empower Shack is an interdisciplinary development project. … Weiterlesen
project GREGORY
Thema: An innovative project proposes billboard structures as living space for the homeless. Beschreibung: The priority of the Gregory project is to find optimal alternatives for existentional questions of people without a home through the use of billboard objects and their advertisment spaces. Cities are engulfed with rigid constructions for billboard advertisment which are expensive … Weiterlesen
Hudson Yards
Thema: America’s biggest real estate project – ever. Beschreibung: Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center. It is anticipated that more than 24 million people will visit Hudson Yards every year. The site will ultimately … Weiterlesen
Redesign of the Battersea Power Station
Thema: Urban conversion. Beschreibung: Battersea Power Station has been envisaged as a complete place, that offers the fullest range of experiences to the people that live, work and visit there. The masterplan re-imagines the Power Station as a logical extension of the capital. It connects the riverside walk and Battersea Park with the green spaces of the Power Station. It … Weiterlesen
Smart Student Units
Thema: Tengbom Architects has designed a student unit for students which is affordable, environmental-friendly and smart both in terms of design and choice of materials. Beschreibung: To meet the needs of students in a sustainable, smart and affordable way was the key questions when Tengbom in collaboration with students at the University of Lund was … Weiterlesen
Green Bronx Machine
Thema: Green Bronx Machine is a NYS non-for-profit corporation. Beschreibung: Green Bronx Machine believes that the greening of America starts with the greening of hearts, minds and wallets rooted in triple bottom line orientations. Green Bronx Machine is dedicated to changing mind-sets and landscapes while harvesting hope and cultivating opportunities inclusively for all of America. … Weiterlesen
SW Ecodistrict
Thema: Sustainable urban development. Beschreibung: The SW Ecodistrict Initiative is a comprehensive effort to transform a 15-block federal precinct just south of the National Mall into a showcase of sustainable urban development. In addition to accommodating the future space needs of the federal government, the Ecodistrict will extend the civic qualities of the National Mall, … Weiterlesen
2200Kultur
Thema: Dynamic and diverse cultural unit on Outer Nørrebro, Copenhagen. Beschreibung: 2200Kultur consists of Nørrebro Library, Osramhuset and Nørrebrohallen and is part of the Culture and Leisure Administration in Copenhagen. 2200Kultur is a vibrant and inclusive platform for Nørrebros diverse cultural life. Every week, the three houses of 2200Kultur offers a wide range of cultural … Weiterlesen
Stockholm Royal Seaport – Norra Djurgårdsstaden
Thema: A new urban district in central Stockholm Beschreibung: A new urban district – Stockholm Royal Seaport – is developing in eastern Stockholm by the Royal National Urban Park. Here, modern architecture and environmental thinking is being combined, creating a new vibrant district for sustainable living, business and recreation. A former brownfield industrial area of … Weiterlesen