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Civic Architecture

Architecture designed for public use and civic engagement that shapes community spaces and urban identity.

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Oscar Niemeyer's Ibirapuera Park Pavilions Define São Paulo's Cultural Identity in Concrete and Curve

A constellation of modernist volumes set within São Paulo's most important urban park, conceived for the city's 400th anniversary in 1954.

Oscar Niemeyer's Ibirapuera Park Pavilions Define São Paulo's Cultural Identity in Concrete and CurveOscar Niemeyer's Ibirapuera Park Pavilions Define São Paulo's Cultural Identity in Concrete and Curve
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Cacoon

The evolution of education, driven by tech and online access, shifts focus from traditional teaching to personalized, self-driven learning. It transforms schools into centers for personal and creative growth where

Nihal Esra Yörük

Amazing project, really love the design!

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Irmak Sozen
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thank you !! :)

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Irmak Sozen
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thank you so much !

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CEASURA

"Our design is a rhythmic break in the urban narrative. By prioritizing curiosity and architectural transparency, the center transforms a walk into a restorative experience. It provides a space where the community transitions from passive consumption to the active realization of their environment, fostering social and contemplative well-being."

Hafize

amazing!!💫💫

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Honorable MentionHonorable MentionAthenaeum

THE MESH

A place for discovery, experimentation and sharing It is here, facing one of the symbols of modern architecture, the MAC Niteroi by Oscar Niemeyer, that the Athenaeum emerges, as a ground movement in the seabed. The mesh appears in the bay as an artificial topography in the landscape, inspired by the mountains surrounding the city of Rio de Janeiro

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Editor's ChoiceEditor's ChoiceLibgen 2019

Impact Hub

We perceive the future of libraries is diverse and inclusive of all ways of life and thinking. The new spatial zone for learning allows for celebration and play to promote new ways of imagining innovation.

Shravani Awati

Good presentation and compilation of work may I get to know which software did you use overall from drafting to rendering

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The post-carbon city

Moving beyond the question of decarbonizing transport, this article investigates the post-carbon transition as a catalyst for reconfiguring urban space. It examines how changing mobility paradigms reshape metropolitan structures, public space, and territorial organization, laying the foundations for a renewed architectural and urban model.

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The sensitive city

Grounded in architectural phenomenology, this article investigates the sensory foundations of urban experience, showing how the body, place, and memory shape the identity of the city beyond contemporary planning paradigms.

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Ecotopia in San Nicolas Valley

The San Nicolás Valley in eastern Antioquia, Colombia, faces ecological degradation. This project integrates elevated housing, silos, and vertical farming to restore harmony between urban growth and nature, fostering regenerative development.

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The illusion of minimalism

This article addresses contemporary minimalism in architecture. It describes a shift from spatial intensification toward material and spatial neutralisation. It contrasts Miesian reduction with market-driven standardisation. It situates the argument through Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Zumthor and Koolhaas.

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The modern agora as a field of architectural debate: Athenaeum, Rio de Janeiro.

Athenaeum, a space for architectural debate on the past, the present and the future. It is to assemble knowledge and share it, to point out current problems and search for solutions. The users involved in the sequence of events are invited to participate in various discussions. The proximity of nature stimulates to reflection and deepening the experience.

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Castanheiras House: A Contemporary Residence Integrating Nature and Architecture in Nova Lima, Brazil

Castanheiras House in Brazil integrates wood and concrete architecture, single-level living, sloped roofs, and preserved forest views for comfortable nature-connected living.

Castanheiras House: A Contemporary Residence Integrating Nature and Architecture in Nova Lima, BrazilCastanheiras House: A Contemporary Residence Integrating Nature and Architecture in Nova Lima, Brazil
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Everyday X Governance: Reimagining Civic Architecture for Participatory Urban Governance

A civic architecture proposal in Mumbai that transforms the ward office into an open, participatory public realm for everyday governance.

Everyday X Governance: Reimagining Civic Architecture for Participatory Urban GovernanceEveryday X Governance: Reimagining Civic Architecture for Participatory Urban Governance
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Architectural Portfolio

This portfolio presents projects completed during my Bachelor’s and Master’s studies at the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology

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Floors of Culture: Public Architecture as a Generator of Social Integration

Floors of Culture reimagines public architecture as stacked urban space, reviving social life, creativity, and entrepreneurship within the city fabric.

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Tedzukuri Cultural Architecture Competition. Akita, Japan

The cultural center of traditional Japanese arts is a small town of craftsmen and artists, a so-called "The town under mushroom hats". This town consists from separate building that are of the same scale as the surrounded building of Akita.

Tedzukuri Cultural Architecture Competition. Akita, JapanTedzukuri Cultural Architecture Competition. Akita, Japan
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Reflection on Public Interfaces: Civic Architecture for Hubballi: Dharwad Municipal Corporation

Reimagining civic architecture as a people-centric interface where public space, landscape, and governance converge to empower everyday urban life.

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Athenaeum

With its directed, aspiring form, Athenaeum symbolizes the idea of moving towards the unknown ... This topic is manifested in the formation of the plot lines of ensemble through mutual integration between architecture and environment.

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