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.
0PLUG-IN HOSTELTHE WHOLE BUILDING IS ‘‘LOOKED AFTER’’ BY THE AI THAT IS INTEGRATED WITHIN EACH ROOM AND PUBLIC AMENITIES, COLLECTING DATA, PROCESSING AND SUGGESTING NEW ACTIVITIES AND SPACES THAT COULD HELP WITH THE INTEGRATION OF THE NEW-COMERS + CREATE A SELF SUSTAINED ENVIRONMENT
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".
2An Urban Infill: Echo-MorphismAll cities have different dynamics in terms of their urban plans, streets, and even the functions of each area.In the development process of the Echo-morphism, we search for new methods that can regain those abandoned in-between spaces to the city by using the reflections of each town and culture itself.
1Lego housingWe thought of how we can approach the idea of a “pocket home” as literally as possible. What if you could take out the phone from your pocket, download an app, and order yourself a living module? You could even take it apart and assemble much like children’s building blocks.
2TURF - MANILA Student HousingIN TERM OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND HIGH SKILLED PROFESSIONS IN ALMOST ALL SECTORS, ESPECIALLY THE TECHNICAL ONES, EDUCATION AND STUDIES ARE THE KEYS FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT AND BIGGEST CHANGES OF TECHNOLOGIES, ECONOMICS AN ECOLOGY. EDUCATION AND EFFICIENT STANDARDS ARE THE BASEMENT FOR SETTING THEM INTO REALITY.
13[UP]TownHome is a space that can be personalized, its boundaries can be redrawn, and it’s personal, flexible and reproducible over time. For that reason, this project aims to offer everybody who feels homeless a space where they can create their own home.
9WinnerSeorang-Bersama"Individuals as a whole" Transformation of an existing terrace house into a co-living dwelling addressing single workers at site featuring modular spaces for private living, working and play
0The City ZigsA student housing community in Atlanta, Georgia with a focus on shared space, artistic expression, and innovative design.
7Editor's ChoicePENCIL DWELLINGIn an age of solo living, this project aims to reinvent the one-unit-per-floor paradigm of Tokyo pencil building typology upon the following questions: - what space do you want to keep completely to yourself? - which part of life would you like others to join? - when to be together and when to solo?
7Editor's ChoiceThis O HouseThis O House proposes an affordable and sustainable design alternative to current gated townhouse developments in historical Third Ward of Houston, Texas. Its design replaces traditional view of a house as consumption with new concept that a house can generate income and energy to sustain homeownership.