"Target Issues"

Contextual and aesthetic impact – Place

“Sustainability at the very core of the design in structure, form, and system” – Global Flora at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, USA, reimagines the greenhouse as a locally-sourced, net zero energy building. The LafargeHolcim Awards Bronze winner for North America by Kennedy & Violich Architecture features lightweight pillow cladding that weighs just 3% of what the same area would out of typical insulated glass. The three biomes – dry, temperate, and humid – help support each other through passive air and heat exchange.

Definition – Contextual and aesthetic impact – Place

Projects must convey a high standard of architectural quality as a prevalent form of cultural expression. With space, form, and aesthetic impact of utmost significance, the material manifestation of the design must make a positive and lasting contribution to the physical and social environment.

Improvement of existing contextual socio-spatial conditions.
Interdependencies of landscape, infrastructure, urban fabric, and architecture.
Working with the given building stock through sensitive restoration, reuse, or remodeling of the built environment.
Inventive programming strategies in terms of use, multiplicity of functions, short-term flexibility, and long-term adaptability.
Architectural excellence and aesthetic impact, specifically concerning space, spatial sequences, movement, tactility of materials, light, air quality, and ambiance.

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May 18, 2019 | "Place" Example | Dharmapuri, India

Primary healthcare center

Building within a building: Adopting a concept as a response to the extremely hot semi-arid climate, the primary healthcare center near Dharmapuri in India distinguishes between a high-tech medical core and a low-tech surrounding layer. The latter serves as shaded waiting space. This project by Flying Elephant Studio in Bangalore won a Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2011 Asia Pacific, and was operational at the end of that year.

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January 21, 2015 | "Place" Example | Bangkok, Thailand

Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system

“Place” example – Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system

Improvement of existing contextual conditions responding to the natural and built environment: The project will not only create the water transit network and also the transfer station but also urban and community space.

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“Place” example – Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system

Inventive programming strategies in terms of use, multiplicity of functions, short-term flexibility and long-term adaptability: Architecture manual 2.

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“Place” example – Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system

Architectural quality and aesthetic impact, specifically concerning space, spatial sequences, movement, tactility of materials, light and ambiance: Community pier at Bang Sue Canal.

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Addressing notoriously congested traffic conditions, this concept revives ancient canals of the city to create a modern network of waterways to supplement existing Metropolitan Rapid Transit. A train-to-boat transfer station and pier will then be built at various intersections of canal lines and rail stations. The development of water transport will reduce commuting time and provide social services at key locations, and includes flood control and pollution reduction measures.

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October 20, 2011 | "Place" Example | Van Buren, ME, USA

Energy and water efficient border control station

Proficiency Example – Energy and water efficient border control station, Van Buren, ME, USA

Harsh weather conditions during winter require a strong canopy roof to provide shelter for exterior control operations. Photo ©: Paul Warchol.

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Proficiency Example – Energy and water efficient border control station, Van Buren, ME, USA

The Van Buren Land Port of Entry, officially opened in September 2013 pursues a well-designed reconciliation with the landscape and regional cultural context, echoing the plot structure and verticality of the forests to develop the shape and aesthetically integrate the building. Photo ©: Paul Crosby.

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Proficiency Example – Energy and water efficient border control station, Van Buren, ME, USA

To provide maximum visual surveillance, the main work areas are largely clad in glass. Photo ©: Paul Warchol.

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The project by Julie Snow and Matthew Kreilich of Julie Snow Architects has an explicit function as a border control station on the US frontier to Canada. The design needed to meet a range of stringent regulations for safety, operation and durability and yet provide a welcoming appearance to visitors.

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November 01, 2008 | "Place" Example | New Delhi, India

Development Alternatives world headquarters

Unveilling of the new headquarters of Development Alternatives in Delhi

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Unveilling of the new headquarters of Development Alternatives in Delhi

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Unveilling of the new headquarters of Development Alternatives in Delhi

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The design by Ashok B Lall Architects is a showcase of traditional, environmentally efficient construction materials and systems that can be economically developed for low-energy mass production and adopted by the mainstream building industry, especially in developing countries. Responding to its physical setting, Development Alternatives World Headquarters forms a visual anchor at the end of the city street on one side and shows reverence to the calm forest on the other.

"Target Issues"

Contextual and aesthetic impact – Place

May 18, 2019 | "Place" Example | Dharmapuri, India

Primary healthcare center

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January 21, 2015 | "Place" Example | Bangkok, Thailand

Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system

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October 20, 2011 | "Place" Example | Van Buren, ME, USA

Energy and water efficient border control station

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November 01, 2008 | "Place" Example | New Delhi, India

Development Alternatives world headquarters

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