75Institutional Excellence AwardFlower of the DesertChoosing arid climate and Following Biomimetic design, we came to across a plant that lives in the Namibia desert, Welwitschia which is extremely sustainable in Arid areas and lives about 1000 to 1500 years. The unusual form of this plant keeps the soil under the plant cool and moist. The thick leaves lay on the sand surface and prevent wind erosion aswell.
8WinnerTemporal ParasolsUtilizing deployable origami parasol structures to meet the site, creating space for a community to come together
7Editor's ChoiceTHE BOOK YARDAn evolutionary library built with minimum resources which also doubles as a community space.
6POINT OF INCLUSIONThe presented project is a reinterpretation of the organization of a flexible space adapted to the inter-communal interaction of international students and local residents within the surrounding urban context.
44Turf Student Housing Design Challenge Interconnecting Paths: Converging and forming healthy communities in student housing with the goal of bringing life back to Manila.
5Editor's ChoiceThe Dancing Cubes in the Water Art Garden in Chicago City :this project breaks the boundary between inside and outside, and the user, both inside and outside, will see a artwork or in other words a live gallery that is changing every moment and will delight the user.
121Editor's ChoiceShirakawa-Go Culture and Conservation Center 2022Beyond the first shade of the site exits a far richer dynamic -of people living as family across a neighborhood. The preservation of this UNESCO site was only possible because of the bond between the villagers. My take is to present the unity and pride of Shirakawa Go while paying homage to its culture. This project doesn't exist without its people
