OverWhelming Geometry

RTA-Office’s entry for Kaohsiung Port Terminal Competition reinvents the topography of this Taiwanese waterfront. Building emerges as a colossal geographical element, establishing the idea of a new and improved landscape. Santiago Parramon’s stunning new architectural statement re-examines relationship between contemporary user and the object – being obsessively engaged into condensed and constantly changing scenery, users actually avoid devoting themselves to anything in particular. In order to overcome the issue, overwhelming geometry, along with restless skin of the building, requires additional attention of the consumer and higher level of mental engagement.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/necessity-of-higher-engagement-kaohsiung-port-terminal-by-rta-office/

design Forward

Beetroot is an award winning design group based in Thessaloniki, Greece. All team members are design enthusiasts with expertise and skills in the creative field. Beetroot is seeking new ways of expressing creativity and providing design solutions since September 2000...http://www.beetroot.gr/profile

urban Organism

The project designed by Olga Kovrikova, Asa Darmatriaji, and Timothee Raison continues to explore the notion of housing as a cellular component of an urban organism. Our project is a masterplan that is being informed with the landscape previously scanned and analyzed by swarming robots in order to be able to classify certain geological conditions that would lead to produce the network structures on site...http://www.evolo.us/architecture/cellular-housing-as-an-urban-organism/

a Grand Prix Marble

Austin-based Miró Rivera Architects are the designers of the signature buildings at the Circuit of The Americas, the first purpose-built Formula 1 Grand Prix™ facility in the United States. The architectural features of this new world-class motorsports and entertainment venue include the Grand Plaza, the 6,500-seat Tower Amphitheater, the Main Grandstand, a 251-foot tall Observation Tower, ticketing buildings, concession areas and two bridges over the track...http://www.evolo.us/architecture/united-states-grand-prix-architecture-in-austin-tx-miro-rivera-architects/

a Sense of Wood or Marble inside

In the world of contemporary art, when you ask an artist about the messages that he/she is trying to convey, you are most likely to receive a pompous answer/just another boring cliché. This was not the case with Henrique Oliveira, the Brazilian emerging artist known for his spatial wooden pieces whose irregular forms devour large spaces which give you the sense that you are actually inhabiting someone’s body. http://www.yatzer.com/most-popular-articles-2012-yatzer

into Green Power

Combining green consciousness with sleek and sustainable ultra-modern design, the Solarflora from Nectar is a fully functional solar generator that, in addition to providing green power at public spaces, pays elegant and stylized tribute to nature’s simple beauty.http://www.evolo.us/architecture/solarflora-green-power-for-public-spaces/

a Platform of Art, be Marbled also...

SOFTlab and The Living produced the exhibition design for ReGeneration at the New York Hall of science. ReGeneration includes ten installations produced by various artists that explore immigration, urbanization, and sustainability through art, science and technology.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/floating-cloud-installation-for-various-artists-in-nyc/

rethinking Shanghai

The spiral silhouette of Sonik Module’s Sity project traces the river valley in Shanghai, reflexing the heavily contrasting roof levels in the area. It undulates by lowering itself to the ground and then rising to achieve and then exceed the maximum height of the surrounding buildings. The spiral shape encompasses and frames space, offering unique sights of the horizon from different angles.

The project concentrates on transport communication by air, as well as land, water, underground and terrestrial means. The Sity offers opportunities for walking and cycling in park surroundings, including specifically designated places, free of traffic, that are reestablished on a large scale. The terrestrial surface of the area is available for the development of unlimited green vegetation and microclimate. Parks, are provided and aimed at counterpoising the strenuous everyday life, providing tranquility and peace.