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Architecture and design of buildings rooted in specific communities, neighborhoods, and local contexts.

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Conserving Modernity: A Dialogue Between Past and Future of Khulna Divisional Library

Conserving Modernity reimagines the 1964 Khulna Divisional Library as a dialogue between heritage and contemporary intervention. Guided by “Timeless Convergence,” it preserves modernist identity while introducing adaptive civic spaces that reactivate public engagement through flexible programs, cultural exchange, and climate-responsive design.

Khalil Taleeslami
Juror

A thoughtful and well-researched heritage-led proposal that creates a meaningful dialogue between past and future. Further refinement of public access and the distinction between the existing and new architecture could make the intervention even stronger.

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Fatema Tuj Johura
Fatema Tuj JohuraProject Owner

Thank you for the insightful feedback. I greatly value your perspective and appreciate the constructive observations, which will be helpful in further refining the proposal.

Riham Faragallah
Juror

Well done! Keep up the excellent work!

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Fatema Tuj Johura
Fatema Tuj JohuraProject Owner

Thank you very much for your kind words and encouragement. I truly appreciate your feedback and support.

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kaankshi

A Case In Atoning Compulsive Indulgence

It is to be an experimental model in the urban to speculate the intervention, which in tuen develops an allegory between the consumerist mindset and the transformed behavious of recycling and upcycling. This is to act as a public interface to re- envision

Khalil Taleeslami
Juror

A creative and relevant thesis that turns recycling from a hidden urban service into a visible public and productive experience. Further refinement of the circulation and program relationships could make this innovative approach even stronger.

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Redefining the Urban Fabric of Manek Chowk,Ahmedabad

The project aims to design & solve built forms and public open spaces addressing typologies of housing and shops in high-density areas of Indian markets situated in an urban context evolved over the years. It retains the heritage aspect by resolving streetscape, elevated housing units, shop typologies and the addition of library, museum & exhibition spaces.

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Revival of the Last British Rotating Stage Theatre

The merging of modern architecture with the old structural elements will also give guideline towards conserving heritage without making exact the same. The art and sculptural fundaments and proportion of this project will serve the cultural emotional aspects of the people living in that area with the help of Dovey’s “Place Attachment Theory” is implemented.

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Mahmuda Akter

Outstanding

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Mahin Tanzim Sami

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LUKKO

LUKKO reimagines informal settlements as vibrant neighborhoods where social interaction, economic opportunity, and everyday life coexist.

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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.

Simplex Architecture Steps a Seoul Mid-Rise Tower to Negotiate Between Low-Rise Commerce and High-Rise HousingSimplex Architecture Steps a Seoul Mid-Rise Tower to Negotiate Between Low-Rise Commerce and High-Rise Housing
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WinnerWinnerGarth

Community eco-village for the elderly

Alice Gardini
Juror

Il progetto è buono nel complesso, la particolare semplicità dell'impianto generale suggerisce un ulteriore approfondimento/arricchimento dell'aspetto architettonico e distributivo.

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Elena Sacco
Juror

Good organization of buildings and open spaces because the central path is like an "open room" in which to walk or stop. The architecture is very interesting and well represented

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DIM Architecture Studio Revives the Iranian Courtyard Inside a Mashhad Apartment Building

A 2,500-square-meter mid-rise infill project reinterprets the traditional hashti and central courtyard within the dense urban fabric of Mashhad, Iran.

DIM Architecture Studio Revives the Iranian Courtyard Inside a Mashhad Apartment BuildingDIM Architecture Studio Revives the Iranian Courtyard Inside a Mashhad Apartment Building
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WOVEN Architecture Layers a Waterfront Home into a Forested Hillside on Saanich Inlet

A 6,500-square-foot residence in Willis Point, BC nestles into steep terrain, trading spectacle for a quiet calibration of wood, earth, and water.

WOVEN Architecture Layers a Waterfront Home into a Forested Hillside on Saanich InletWOVEN Architecture Layers a Waterfront Home into a Forested Hillside on Saanich Inlet
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Architecture Portfolio | William Tian, Rhode Island School of Design, Bachelor of Architecture 2027

Selected works, presenting projects in housing, enclosure, and furniture design developed through an iterative design process.

Architecture Portfolio | William Tian, Rhode Island School of Design, Bachelor of Architecture 2027Architecture Portfolio | William Tian, Rhode Island School of Design, Bachelor of Architecture 2027
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DAAL Carves Open a Hillside Corner in Seoul with the Y2 Mixed Use Building

A compact brick building in Yeonhui-dong uses arched windows, a central tree, and a courtyard to crack open a closed residential slope.

DAAL Carves Open a Hillside Corner in Seoul with the Y2 Mixed Use BuildingDAAL Carves Open a Hillside Corner in Seoul with the Y2 Mixed Use Building
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Oberascher and PLOV Pierce a 105-Unit Housing Block to Let Salzburg's Park Breathe Through

A color-coded residential building on a major Salzburg artery uses strategic openings and undulating balconies to connect street life with parkland.

Oberascher and PLOV Pierce a 105-Unit Housing Block to Let Salzburg's Park Breathe ThroughOberascher and PLOV Pierce a 105-Unit Housing Block to Let Salzburg's Park Breathe Through
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CITY OF SECOND CHANCES - ALL BOARDS

High quality presentation boards for the City of Second Chances project.

CITY OF SECOND CHANCES - ALL BOARDSCITY OF SECOND CHANCES - ALL BOARDS
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skimA Slots a Vertical Metal Tower into a Yeonnam-dong Brick House to Make It Mixed Use

A 292-square-meter renovation in Seoul's cafe-lined Yeonnam-dong grafts a new circulation spine onto a low-rise residential shell.

skimA Slots a Vertical Metal Tower into a Yeonnam-dong Brick House to Make It Mixed UseskimA Slots a Vertical Metal Tower into a Yeonnam-dong Brick House to Make It Mixed Use
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Esquissos Splits a Sintra Hillside into Three Houses That Disappear into Their Landscape

Three isolated white gabled volumes in Sintra, Portugal step down a slope, using concrete terraces and timber to blur the line between house and garden.

Esquissos Splits a Sintra Hillside into Three Houses That Disappear into Their LandscapeEsquissos Splits a Sintra Hillside into Three Houses That Disappear into Their Landscape
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People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice AwardReclaiming Modernity

BRAID

Culture and Learning Centre Rajagiriya, Colombo A cultural and learning centre for the people of Sri Lanka which welcomes people of all groups and encourages and promotes the traditional culture of Sri Lanka. Braid is a space which encapsulates flexible spaces enabling collaborating and outdoor learning.

Nikhil Mohan
Juror

The contemporary outlook towards the traditional roof is very intresting. There is a good balance between traditional and contemporary design with the use of traditional materials with a contemporary design context. There could have been a landscaped buffer between the rooms and site boundary at the basement level, thus creating a cross ventilation and visual flow of indoor and outdoor spaces.

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G Kapoor

honestly very interesting! It surprises me how innovative the current generation is :')

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Shalini Kapoor

This is my favorite. What a wow!

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NAC Arquitectos Wraps Twin Valencia Towers in Spiraling Ribbon Balconies

Saler Homes places 27-story residential volumes at the city's southern edge, framing views from farmland to the Mediterranean Sea.

NAC Arquitectos Wraps Twin Valencia Towers in Spiraling Ribbon BalconiesNAC Arquitectos Wraps Twin Valencia Towers in Spiraling Ribbon Balconies
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Moon Hoon Carves a Diagonal Staircase Through a 1980s Seoul Building to Unlock City Views

A tiny commercial renovation in Haebangchon turns a forgotten brick residence into a wormhole of pinkish concrete and timber arches.

Moon Hoon Carves a Diagonal Staircase Through a 1980s Seoul Building to Unlock City ViewsMoon Hoon Carves a Diagonal Staircase Through a 1980s Seoul Building to Unlock City Views
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Luke Tozer
Juror

Good ideas about the central space and the quality of the circulation and the ability to use it as part of the narrative of the building. The tyranny of the structural grid has been perhaps taken too far as a restriction to the extent that it has subsumed some of the potential of the homes to be joyful places to live. It would have been nice to see some of the quality of the homes, as well as the communal spaces.

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Natura Futura Rewires a Deteriorating Ecuadorian Apartment with Movable Walls and Coastal Craft

In Babahoyo, a 90 m² renovation uses plant fibers, pivoting furniture, and pulley systems to make small space radically flexible.

Natura Futura Rewires a Deteriorating Ecuadorian Apartment with Movable Walls and Coastal CraftNatura Futura Rewires a Deteriorating Ecuadorian Apartment with Movable Walls and Coastal Craft
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