8Intercultural Creative District in DurbanThe project consists of three levels of drafting: CITY| DISTRICT| BUILDING. The work not only responds to the issue of a multicultural society but also touches on the borderline of the perception of African cities, defined as the most dynamic, vibrant and places of new architectural typologies and innovative technologies.
266Editor's ChoicedespacioDespacio is a space thought to offer a decompression and deceleration atmosphere to its users. The parasite, shaped like a donut, stands in one of the pillars of the Parque Berrío Station, located right in the center of Medellín, Colombia.
76SMART CITYThe concept presented is to look at the construction of a single autonomous cell in an urban structure. The autonomous cluster "Smart City" contains all the necessary components of the urban space. The main quality of an autonomous cluster in a pandemic is the ability to isolate an entire cell with people, and not every person in their apartment.
58Editor's ChoiceNew urban unitEvery crisis is a shake up of a society. Architecture is also a social philosophy: Campanella's "City of the Sun", Howard's "Garden City", "Arcosanti" Soleri's. This project is an architectural fantasy on this topic. The basis is idea of human needs, from creativity in normal mode to survival in a crisis mode.
140VERTICAL CONNECTIONThe project is based on combining social life with green environment and ensuring its continuity in vertical as a mixed-use vertical architecture proposal that houses University and residential functions. This fiction involves design decisions on associating different blocks in the vertical and creating social spaces.
82Editor's ChoiceUnity with natureThe idea of the concept is "Unity with nature" by maximizing green areas. The creation of different types of connections and the ability to use parts of the territory autonomously make possible to respond to a pandemic situation. All together with the principles of sustainable development make possible to create a comfortable and safe living environment.
