Collectively Built
Architecture and design projects created through collaborative processes or serving collective needs and shared spaces.
ASA Studio Stacks Offices and Apartments in a Naturally Ventilated Brick Tower Above Kigali's Rooftops
A five-storey mixed-use building in Kacyiru proves that local materials and passive cooling can replace air conditioning in dense urban Africa.
Simplex Architecture Steps a Seoul Mid-Rise Tower to Negotiate Between Low-Rise Commerce and High-Rise Housing
In Seocho-dong, a gridded stone tower of terraces and sunken courtyards mediates between two radically different urban scales.
Kensuke Aisaka Wraps a Tokyo Music Building in a Mesh Membrane That Sings to the Street
An eight-story commercial complex for a historic music company rises in Kanda-Ochanomizu, Tokyo's famed instrument district.
Flexible Collective Housing Design: Volumes Capables by A6A in Bordeaux
An innovative flexible collective housing design in Bordeaux by A6A, offering scalable apartments that evolve with family needs and urban life.
The Collective: A Library That Rewrites Itself Every Month
Kendra Yoshizawa's People's Choice winning entry for Libgen 2019 turns architecture into a rotating curriculum of sensory learning.
Band Together
The students’ need for socialization sits at the center of this community-oriented design.