2Jakarta visitor center - Three faces of waterThe proposed visitor center in Jakarta explores the relationship between people and water through three fundamental conditions: water as everyday life, water as ritual, and water as danger.
1Underwater SanctuariesThe bell spider, celebrated for its extraordinary biological adaptations, serves as a compelling model for biomimicry. This innovative project invites both divers and non-divers to embark on a transformative journey that seamlessly blends cultural reverence, sustainable innovation, and immersive exploration.
1People's Choice AwardTela Del MarTela Del Mar stands as a harmonious fusion of architecture, ecology, and tourism, positioned on the coastline of Isla Mujeres as a gateway to the underwater marvels of MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte).
0Hydro Shell Nexus The Hydro Shell Nexus is a biomimetic floating research laboratory designed to study coral reefs in Punta Nizuc, Cancun, Mexico, with minimal environmental impact. Inspired by clams, lobsters, and coral, its biomimicry sustainable design features underwater viewing pods, a clam-shaped front for coral growth, and lobster-inspired fins housing an air system.
4WinnerThe Cathedral of BreathThe Cathedral of Breath is an above-ground pavilion, an underwater diving experience, and a kelp farm. The theme of the Cathedral of Breath is the transition from decomposition to rebirth highlighted by its temporal aspect, which inspires visitors to rethink the role of humans in the ecosystem and the role that humans play in the larger universe.
0Coral CommuneCoral Commune presents an innovative underwater structure that goes beyond traditional gallery spaces. Designed as a multi-programmatic platform, it seamlessly integrates art, research, and conservation to create a harmonious relationship with the marine environment.
0DIVE-5DIVE-5 in Cancun, Mexico is a new eco-friendly diving attraction that offers tourists an immersive underwater experience while promoting environmental conservation. DIVE-5 actively engages in restorative methods to ensure aquatic environmental health, focusing on preserving marine life while allowing visitors to explore Cancun's vibrant ecosystem.
0CoralCatalystCoralCatalyst marine research lab that prioritizes the rehabilitation of vulnerable coral reef systems through fragmentation metaphorically and phyiscally.
1WinnerHydro Vulcan TransmutationThe Hydro Vulcan Transmutation aims to evolve a traditional lab by creating a mobile research lab as a hub that can implant itself onto a hydrothermal volcano, using the lava for thermal energy conversion to create electric power but also use internal magma to incinerate pollutants to repair our oceans.
1Editor's ChoiceEden on the SeaThe rigs will not escape the fate of being integrated by nature. We want to build a new ecological drilling platform using the green ecology , making the whole building an offshore "Eden". Based on the ecological perspective, this design captures the three aspects of ecological sustainability, resource recycling and the sense of maritime atmosphere.
2Arabian Sea OceanariumExhibition concept offers visitors; captivating underwater journey. Base on; various themes like Jim Corbett forest, Elephanta Cave, the tropical oceanarium, and coral reef – sea rainforest. Housing over 224 different species and creatures from cold, warm, and salt waters, etc. found on three coasts the Malabar, the gulf of Khambhat, and Lakshadweep Island.
