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KAPSARC (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre) exposes a striking exposition on tectonic oeuvres designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. The non-profit institution for independent research into policies contributes to the most efficient energy usage. The team at KAPSARC promotes social wellbeing to envelop and enrich our planet.

Airo presents a futuristic vision transforming the experience of travel and driving, designed by Heatherwick Studio for IM Motors. Thomas Heatherwick and his team unveiled Airo as a fully electric vehicle with autonomous and driver-controlled modes. Running on electric power with no fossil fuel emissions as it drives around. The car verve further in realizing an environmentally equipped state-of-the-art HEPA filtering system, that actively cleanses the air from the pollution of other vehicles. The curvy and sassy design enables air to pass through the under-carriage of the vehicle, parting and cleaning the surrounding air.

Alis envisioned by Zaha Hadid Architects has exhibited at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. A multifunctional modular structure weaving connection between humans. To the term of ‘High-Performing Urban Ecologies’, the installation integrates to the theme of resilient communities. The Alis Meeting Pod heralds to shape the future and redefine social interaction with innovation and limitless connectivity. The installation exhibited in style, imbue a bold expression at the entrance of the Italian Pavilion.

The Baldacchino Of Chiesa Durita approached by DeD Studio aims to inscribe and restore the external and internal fabric of the church, retaining the original silhouette from a distance. The critical design fundamentals integrated openness from within and exposing key vistas into the landscape currently offered and framed by the ruined state.

As the lights go down, the curtain rises to a feisty performance. Reminiscing the wave of a curtain, unveils Kilden,…

What if cocoons, seedlings and sprouting buds become our new gorgeous abode to relax and rewind? The proposal for a…

Swarming Colonies is a generative design project and is one of the projects to come out of the DIGITAL ECOLOGY– GENERATIVE CITY studio workshop by PAACADEMY and tutored by Soomeen Hahm and Hanjun Kim. Designed by two talented students, Simina-Ioana and Deeksha Basawaraj, the project is rooted in a synergy of traditional Indian and Romanian patterns derived from traditional architecture of both countries and is envisioned within a dying coniferous forest situated in a post apocalyptic world by Simina- Loana Dimcea and Deeksha Basawaraj.

Imagine a building of terraces and garden composing a stimulating and enriching space to work and cherish. Lankuaikei Agriculture Development Headquarters (LAD) in Shanghai, visualized and stacked as an 11-storey terraced office building by MVRDV imbues so much to explore and rejoice. Knitting high and low-tech sustainable strategies woven by a swooping parametric roof showcasing the agriculture technology company in lustre. At the centre of Lingang New Town, the building embellishes as an agricultural oasis surrounded by a lake in a rapidly developing urban area in Shanghai.

In this episode of PA Talks, we were delighted to invite Alexander Josephson, a Toronto-based architect and cofounder of PARTISANS. Hosted by PA’s founder, Hamid Hassanzadeh, the interview covered topics like Alexander’s architecture career, and Partisans’ recent projects including 55 Yonge and Orbit. Alex also shared some reflections on the future of architecture and architectural practice in a post-COVID world.

When architecture blends with the flowing wave of the wind and the sea, it sparks an amusing character and definition. One Thousand Museum, a masterpiece project by Zaha Hadid Architects, revealed as a monumental architecture and structural play soaring 62-stories of the residential tower opposite Museum Park in Miami. Exposing flourishing views across Biscayne Bay, the 30-acre Museum park rechristened in 2013 as one of downtown Miami’s prime public zone, integrates the city’s new art and science museums.