Author: Jayakrishnan Ranjit

Preservation of water and aiming to reduce the carbon footprint around the planet is very much the bang we need to rise to a new future. Nuru Karim and his brilliant team at NUDES have convened a way to celebrate the importance of water in our lives. A rainwater harvesting tower, twisting, spiralling and pinnacling like a falling waterdrop in action. The tower in San Jose, California soars to address the global impact of climate change and proposes to advocate the necessity for water preservation. Join the “Parametric Design as a Catalyst for Social Innovation” studio workshop by PAACADEMY with…

Maison Fibre is a novel idea, exhibited and explored to envision an alternative to the methods of design and construction. What is the future of architecture? How can humans adapt and live in harmonious habitats? A sustainable vision was exhibited at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2021, a futuristic gateway was exposed as an alternative approach to the design and construction of future habitable spaces. The exhibition theme “How will we live together?”, was elated by the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) of…

Innovation and creativity draft eloquent conceptions of design and spatial experience. Lumen presents a luminous shelter intertwined by Jenny Sabin Studio, based in New York. A stretchy masterpiece made of robotically strewn textile canopies at MoMA PS1 in Queens. Lumen is a sustainable shelter, sprinkling mists by the day and glimmering at night. The design team inculcated recycled photo-luminescent textiles that imbue solar energy and yield luminosity. The ceremonious spectacle illumes in hues of blue, pink and purple, exhibiting an ecstatic ambience in its abode. Sean Anderson, MoMA associate curator says “With innovative construction and design processes borne from a…

An urban intervention essentially ushers a function and an aesthetic appeal in representing the drama it’s about to unfold. The Wander Wood Pavilion is a robotically fabricated wooden bench carved and sliced by students, curving a form using fundamental pieces enthralling every eye on the campus of the Vancouver University of British Columbia. Wood was chosen for being highly sustainable and a renewable resource. The integration of robots slashes the curved wooden slats and interlocks to form the sculptural bench. 15 architecture students and 21 external partners, teamed up to fabricate and assemble the wooden installation for the university’s public…

Experiments give clarity and enthusiasm to configure futuristic ideas. SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) envisaged a pavilion with a curving concrete roof balanced atop two concrete columns using a method that could diminish the carbon footprint in high-rise concrete buildings. The Stereoform concrete slab pavilion is a prototype of a single-storey concrete bay found in high-rise buildings. With the integration of robotic fabrication composed by Odico, argues the novel idea to be more sustainable than traditional construction methods, and could reduce its carbon footprint. SOM aims to topple the dislike of concrete by experts and show how we can drastically…

An immeasurable depth score in wheeling angles emanating into the sky. Buensalido + Architects envisioned the Biker’s Den as symbolic energy that drives the emotion of movement and action. Scenic trails, challenging terrain and natural envelope are more than enough to attract bikers to ride with thrill and experience, which was flourishing in the town of San Fabian, Pangasinan in the Philippines. The rising biking community wished for a hub to come together, as an energizing welcome point, which was heartily obliged by Congressman Toff De Venecia gladly. The design initiated as a composition of an expressive structure induced with…

Reinvoking the streaming silhouettes of the mountain terrains! JIKKA conceived by Issei Suma represents an abstract depiction of the massif land in the form of conical caps cutting into the elevation at Ito, Japan. The site serenades the sinuous ridge, amassed by conjoined five huts crafted out of timber and escorting a thrilling ambiance to its setting. The JIKKA is a home for two ladies in their 60’s, to relish and cherish in the natural fabric. They are a social worker and a cook who has dedicated to serving the community with food and accommodation until the end of their…

The future of transportation is exciting and adventurous. Zaha Hadid Architects collaborates with Hyperloop Italia to envision the current high-speed travel technology, integrating it in the work phase of the transport vehicles. The hyperloop systems mark a turning point in the forthcoming mode of commute. The designers aim to craft a transformative architecture, engineering, and urban planning induced with the most efficient and sustainable web of the transport network that improves accessibility, connectivity, and well-being in the urban bubble. The Hyperloop Partnership Program launched last by Hyperloop Italia, soars in commitment to configure and erect the most accessible, convenient, and…

The design of an urban pedestrian and cyclist’s pathway escorts in a variety of nodes and niches to curating characters defining the dramatic stretch. The vision of ‘Dream Pathway’ projected by CAAT Studio visualized to the west of Abbas Abad hills complex in Tehran, between Valiasr Street ‘the most historic street in Tehran’ and Jost-e-Joo Park as an electrifying promenade. Watch PA Talks 40 with Mahdi Kamboozia, founder of CAAT Studio. The route encapsulates approximately 1.5 km extending to cross Gandhi and Nelson Mandela boulevards. The axis aims to revitalize and dynamite the western part of Abbasabad lands, invigorating social…

Iconic structures that are timeless has an imperative impact on our world, as it lures proximity of civilization and offers a vision to our advancement. The Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tears envisioned by ANPAR architects is the largest pilgrimage church in Sicily. Like a frozen drop of water, the structure commemorates the 1953 miraculous tearing of a plaster effigy representing the Virgin Mary. The architects Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat in 1957, won an architecture competition for the design of the new church, an elevated rise pinnacling their sculptural design curated to be a landmark and trailblazer for…