UTS students in Sydney researched parametric modelling, digital fabrication and material-science and applied this knowledge to a space-filling installation for this master class. Using 3500 recycled and recyclable cardboard molecules in two different shapes, students explored the intelligence of natural and architectural systems through the smallest elements of design, reinterpreting the traditional concept of space.
Read moreIcebergs, quartz crystal formations and elegant swans are the design inspiration for a proposed new hotel, retail and cultural centre in Harbin. Ten quartz crystal towers of varying heights reference Harbin’s famous Ice Festival. Their transparent facades glow as an electro-light display celebrating the colours of light and highlighting building functions.
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Read moreLAVA designed a fair stand for ARMstrong tron at the Munichch BAU 2009 trade fair for architecture, materials and systems.
Read moreA spectacular 20 metre-high installation of green lycra was a digital design, derived from nature, realised in lightweight fabric, using the latest digital fabrication techniques to create more with less.
Read moreThe tropical climate of Shenzhen, and in particular water – monsoons, rivers, canals and lakes - influenced the design of this mixed-use development. Intelligent solar reactive louvres keep the building interiors cool, whilst recycled greenery integrates nature and the built environment.
Read moreAs part of a research collaboration with the Fraunhofer IAO this ‘future hotel’ demonstration project investigated the interfaces between architecture, technology and the human body.
Read moreWorldwide tourist destinations have common features. The customer searches for beauty, adventure, and hospitality. And uniqueness.
Read moreTwo residential towers offer a new typology of residential living on the city edge. Orientated to optimise environmental performance, the tower design extended the surrounding parklands into a vertical “green wrap”.
Read moreIcebergs and quartz crystal are the design inspiration for a new hotel, retail and cultural centre in Harbin.
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