TINA – Flexible Office and Residential Building / STUDIO SOZIA

Basic concept. Due to low land reserves and the associated sharp rise in land prices in the greater Freiburg area, our client acquired a commercial property that was almost 85% cheaper than the desired multi-family property. As a response to this ambivalence, which is not unusual nationally, we developed the idea of ​​designing an office building that could be converted into a variable number of apartments if the land use plan were to be adjusted in the future with just a few interventions on the expansion level.

The Korean Pavilion at the 22023 Venice Biennale Explores A New Eco-Cultural Paradigm for The Future

In this edition of the 2023 Venice Biennale, the Korean Pavilion, curated by artistic Directors Soik Jung and Kyong Park, presents “2086: Together How?” bringing together architects, community leaders, and artists to explore how people can cooperate in withstanding the current and future environmental crisis until 2086 when the global population is said to peak. The exhibition invites visitors to imagine an eco-cultural revolution by critically reassessing the world's capitalist, globalist, and colonial history. The viewers will be encouraged to reconsider current conditions through a participatory video game and a series of multidisciplinary installations that include photographs, drawings, models, videos, and architectural installations.

Portuguese Office Masslab Wins Competition for Mixed-Use Building in Helsinki, Finland

The Portuguese office MASSLAB, in collaboration with AFRY Ark Studio, won the Train Factory Mixed-Use Competition, an international competition in two stages whose main objective was to create a landmark for the city of Helsinki, Finland. The proposal was selected from five world-renowned architectural consortia.

Meet the Participants of the International Architecture Exhibition at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Since 1998, the Venice Architecture Biennale has been divided into three pillars: the national pavilions (each country chooses its own curators and projects), the international exhibition (curated by the Biennale's curator), and the collateral events (approved by the Biennale's curator).

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