Community Spaces
Architecture and design work on shared public spaces, neighbourhoods and communal buildings that serve residents and their surroundings.
paraVIEW: A Parasitic Viewing Tower That Invites Comuna 13 to Reimagine Itself
A shortlisted parasite on Medellín's Grafitour Cultural Centre stacks five framed views, from rooftops to sky, so residents can picture their own changes.
Riverine Eco Retreat: A Tropical Resort Designed to Heal the Disturbed Land It Stands On
A tropical retreat raised on stilts above scarred ground, where villas, wetlands and walkways work together to restore soil, water and habitat.
Heritage and Ecology: Indigenous Microclimate Design for Community Architecture in Southern Senegal
This research investigates how indigenous architectural knowledge and passive microclimate strategies can be integrated into contemporary community architecture to strengthen local identity, improve environmental performance, and promote sustainable development in Southern Senegal.
KARO Architects Carve a Concrete Café and Community Hub into a Korean Hillside
At the foot of Bibongsan Mountain in Anseong, interlocking concrete volumes step down a slope to house a café and neighborhood gathering place.
Protection Chapel: A River-Born Greenway That Leads the City Toward an Octagonal Sanctuary in Ethiopia
Rebecca Vassallo threads a 'green synapsy' from the River Bulbula to an octagonal chapel, turning the act of arrival into a walk through restored landscape
Space of Experience: A Shortlisted School Where Corridors, Atriums and Rooftops Do the Teaching
Junghyeon Choo carves voids into a school's mass so circulation, atriums and rooftop gardens become shared rooms for learning by encounter.
Jo Nagasaka Turns a Corner of a Yoyogi Office into a 46 m² Farm Shop and Kitchen
In a quiet residential pocket of Shibuya, Schemata Architects builds a community food hub on a carpenter's budget.
Studio RE + N Turn a Forgotten Rooftop Between Housing Blocks into a Red Steel Commons
In Songyang County, a cracked second-floor platform becomes a vibrant public stage for 1,300 square meters of play, sport, and gathering.
MINOR lab Stitches Three Leftover Spaces into a Community Art Ecosystem in Langfang
A café, gallery, and artist studio carved from residential surplus in a Hebei housing development prove small-scale renewal works.
GL Studio Packs a Culture and Sports Center into Shenzhen's Dense Urban Fabric
A 54,690 square meter civic complex in Guangming District weaves together libraries, galleries, and gymnasiums beneath a planted rooftop.
Guadalupe Market by Colectivo C733: Revitalizing Tapachula’s Urban Heart
Guadalupe Market revitalizes Tapachula with sustainable design, bamboo and metal structures, vibrant commerce, open plazas, gardens, and community spaces.
Sweets Bank by Nikken Sekkei: A Playful Fusion of Hospitality, Retail, and Urban Experience
Playful oversized furniture architecture creates immersive retail experience, blending community, branding, and urban identity in innovative mixed-use hospitality design.
