11"Transition In Need, Reconnecting Fragmented Urban Ecology", Domino Effect & Urban RhythmsThis thesis explores how informal place-making shapes Karachi's urban identity through the evolving spaces beneath the Malir 15 flyover. It proposes a re-urbanism approach that reconnects fragmented pedestrian movement, vendors, and public life through a connective architectural intervention, transforming neglected infrastructure into an inclusive and active
0Urban Continuum: An alternative learning ecosystemUrban Continuum transforms the city into a continuous learning environment. By dissolving the boundaries between campus and community, it creates an urban ecosystem where education emerges through everyday encounters, public participation, and shared experiences.
6Urban Commons: Space beneath Transit InfrastructureThe thesis looked upon transit infrastructure as an extension to its locality that continuously transforms; creating spaces for newer uses. These spaces have histories of how different people have used them as a spatial resource.
4People's Choice AwardThreaded CityThreaded City reimagines Harlem as a network of cultural, housing, mobility, and wellness ribbons. Inspired by jazz, the design fosters resilience, sustainability, and inclusivity, weaving together community life, nature, and innovation into a dynamic urban fabric.
2WinnerEcotopia in San Nicolas ValleyThe San Nicolás Valley in eastern Antioquia, Colombia, faces ecological degradation. This project integrates elevated housing, silos, and vertical farming to restore harmony between urban growth and nature, fostering regenerative development.
0Special MentionBlurring The Line: Urban slums, having both the elasticity of slums and the staticity of urban structures tend to create a distinct line that divides them. This physically visible line is only a glimpse of the contrast between urban poor and city dwellers.
5WinnerUrban OasisThe contradiction between the encroachment of urbanization and the increasing tension of agricultural land has also become the most prominent problem in the current stage of rapid urban development. We need an "urban agricultural landscape system", as a unique continuous "patch" type of urban green ecosystem-the "urban oasis".
5WinnerSUICHISuichi is a city of futuristic ocean buildings made from 3D-printed plastic waste from the Pacific which extend 300 meters below the water's surface. The project imagines a series of dome marines that would sustain the crustacean form of life. This newly invented urbanization is entirely self sufficient and energy efficient.
0Editor's ChoiceIntegrated Assemblage Of Transport In RotationAn organization of multilayered hyperloop chambers integrated in the stations structure creates an efficient cycle for maximum pod. This Hyperloop station becomes a hub of social and economic growth that promotes sustainability through advanced transit.
7Urban OasisLocated in New York City, Urban Oasis is a micro-world that offers a natural and healthy living environment, which is an active part of the city, while also able to function in itself in case of a pandemic.
16Elevated LandscapesThis design study explores arraying the ground plane vertically; creating a multitude of ground plane experiences that rise into the air.