Author: Elif Yasemin

An innovatively 3d printed table made from CNC – milled walnut and SLS 3D prototyped legs was designed by Aleksandrina Rizova, a London-based, Bulgarian architect in 2014. Founder of ALEKSA Studio in London, Rizova designed the 3D printed table out of interest in 3D products and designing. The project is envisioned as a spatial construct that incorporates a wide range of new digital manufacturing techniques. The legs create a lightweight, hyper-efficient framework capable of bearing a large piece of natural wood on top. The materiality between soft and hard, light and weighty emphasizes the table’s natural-synthetic method of operation. As…

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Yuyuan Station of Shangai Subway, located in a cross-section area, got a refreshed look and a smooth design in 2022. Xiong Xing leading team from XING DESIGN gained a location that contains both historical and contemporary features, an originally designed significant node, and a meeting spot.

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Factory Face Lift Project came into being as a result of an ice factory based in Belgium demanding a new outlook for its ‘face building’. The project was a remote collaboration call from Belgium to Thailand’s Enter Project Asia architecture firm at the beginning of the worldwide pandemic in April 2020. The potential customer was working on a 300-square-meter mixed-use project that required ‘balance and tranquility’ bringing wellness and health to an industrial setting. A fluid and liquid core theme were determined to be designed and applied by the EPA Team. Whenever feasible, raw and environmentally friendly materials were used.…

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Space is inevitable, yet a fresh field to explore when we question the future of human habitations. MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative, founded by Ariel Ekblaw, dedicates research to an innovative approach to space architecture with a team consisting of artists, scientists, engineers, and designers. Tessellated Electromagnetic Space Structures For The Exploration of Reconfigurable, Adaptive Environments, shortly TESSERAE Project, is the main project that the initiative works on the development of self-assembling, adaptive, and reconfigurable microstructures that might be very significant for future life in space. To access Ariel Ekblaw’s speech on PAACADEMY, click the link for MARS Architecture…

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1/2 Coffee & Bar, an innovative design was gained to the Dadeji Bathing Beach in 2018. The designers, Xuanna Cai and Jiacheng Lin of CUN PANDA NANA mainly form the basic tree theme into a couple of identical spatial subdivisions. A coffee & bar concept was applied. It’s a place for coffee and alcohol lovers to gather and spend time.

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