The World Architecture Festival took place in Barcelona, showcasing architectural projects from around the world. Over 2000 architects attended to present their works, receive inspiration from keynote speakers, and celebrate the award winners. One such winner was Peter Rich for his Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre in South Africa. The festival highlighted challenges facing architects and how innovative design can create opportunities with fewer resources. An example presented was Chris McCarthy's sustainable campus for Agostinho Neto University in Angola, which utilizes natural systems and local materials to minimize costs while providing modern facilities.
Civil engineering is a branch of engineering which deals with people, civilization of a country, their needs and basic facilities. So as long as there are humans and as long as we have natural phenomenon like earthquakes and tornadoes civil engineers will be required.
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Apresentação realizada por Rafael Gomes de Oliveira, da Thornton Tomasetti sobre o CTBUH - Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat na Reunião Almoço com os membros do IREM Capítulo do Estado de São Paulo, em 06/10/2014.
Civil engineering is a branch of engineering which deals with people, civilization of a country, their needs and basic facilities. So as long as there are humans and as long as we have natural phenomenon like earthquakes and tornadoes civil engineers will be required.
Community Forests International (CFI) is excited to announce its second architectural design competition for the backwoods cabin of the future. The first, hosted in 2014, drew in over 50 entries from 11 different countries and served as a platform for exploring how humans can get back to nature in the 21st century. Bringing together visionary architects, artists, green builders and DIYers, this new challenge addresses the climate crisis and will help transform the organization’s 235 hectare organic farm and forest in New Brunswick, Canada into a Rural Innovation Campus.
Apresentação realizada por Rafael Gomes de Oliveira, da Thornton Tomasetti sobre o CTBUH - Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat na Reunião Almoço com os membros do IREM Capítulo do Estado de São Paulo, em 06/10/2014.
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A half-day of talks, a workshop and an exhibition on the sustainable application of local and foreign resources in context-specific architecture.
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A half-day of talks, a workshop and an exhibition on the sustainable application of local and foreign resources in context-specific architecture.
For The second time, the international Conference “Resilient and Responsible Architecture and Urbanism” Will take place this time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 15th to the 17th of July 2019.
Our attitudes, business models, products, services and actions related to the design, build, maintenance and transformation of our Built Environments have to change fundamentally. New build, renovation, and restoration projects increasingly focus on energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, sustainable building, water management and resource efficiency. This is not so strange when you consider the implications of a growing global population and rise in living standards. More and more resources will be necessary to meet global demand.
For more info : bit.ly/2InvsTa
Holland Circular Hotspot Round Table Freek van Eijk 11/04/2019Diana de Graaf
Freek van Eijk, directeur HCH, over de uitkomsten van de enquête onder bedrijven, de voorlopige focuslanden van HCH en de timeline met HCH activiteiten tot het einde van het jaar.
Tapping Local Resources for Sustainable Development
A collaborative symposium between ARC and #tap to promote the use of local materials in Ghana’s building and construction industry.
“The purpose behind the conference is to serve the professional conservation community involved in scientific research, education and training, architectural design, construction and field projects by providing them a platform to unify their energies for the cause.”
The Engineering Projects Exhibition (EPEX) is a platform to
showcase and demonstrate the best of the various innovative
engineering projects, undertaken by the undergraduate
students in Nigeria. To broaden the horizons, EPEX2018 shall
tolerate interested engineering students in all Nigerian
Universities.
Presentation IDF 03 Singapore Creative Industries in 2003Virtu Institute
This presentation was developed for the Singapore International Design Forum (IDF) in 2003 by Professor Ron Newman. Professor Newman was, at the time, Director and Dean of Sydney College of the Arts a Faculty of the University of Sydney
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and construction techniques,
employ atypical public/private
partnerships—and push the
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1. The world’s biggest architectural summit, the World Architecture Festival (WAF), took place in
Barcelona for the second year running, with new opportunities for the industry to showcase its
work as part of the word’s biggest architectural Awards program.
WAF provides an opportunity to exchange ideas on a global scale witnessing the challenges and
demands on architecture throughout the world. This unique forum offers optimism in the current
challenging climate, ensuring architects are made aware of and can enjoy, as well as be inspired
by innovative serious work of all scales, in a variety of regions and countries of diverse cultural,
physical and economic environments.
• FESTIVAL GALLERY - contemplate the breadth of international architectural
excellence in the Gallery where all entries, divided into their relevant categories, are
exhibited together – there were over 630 entries from 81 countries. They were whittled
down to a shortlist of 272 projects, who present their work; live, to audiences of fellow
architects and a panel of judges, and the winners, in each category, are chosen
• KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS - get inspired by the world’s greatest, which last year
included Lord Norman Foster, talking about the issues facing architects today.
• THEMATIC EXHIBITION - this year’s theme was ‘Less Does More’ and feeds into
the seminar program and will show how cleverly utilized resources can create
opportunities for living, working, learning and playing that would not otherwise exist.
• AWARDS CEREMONY - the festival finishes with a glittering awards ceremony,
celebrating the winners of each category, the student competition and the ultimate
awards in their section.
• BARCELONA – the festival offers tours around the city that fuses stunning modern
architecture with some of world’s most classical buildings and structures?.
• ARCHITECTS - over 2000 of them! Meet, share, collaborate, make friends and stay in
touch.
2. Peter Rich, this years winner of the World Building Award, for Mapungubwe Interpretation
Centre in S. Africa. He has called for architects to serve a broader section of society.
Paul Finch, the WAF program director, said: “In what is becoming the acid test of global
architecture, the wide geographical range and the outstanding quality of this year’s shortlisted
designs provide a true indicator of the current condition and diversity of world architecture.
With even more sections to judge this year, the Awards will be fiercely contested in Barcelona,
as the shortlisted architects take to the stage to give public presentations. This will make for an
inspirational event.”
And,
“The World Architecture Festival is establishing itself as a significant date in the global
architectural calendar. It is the biggest event of its kind in the world, which looks beyond
borders to celebrate architecture and design. The inspiration of new ideas will be the order of
the day with the Festival offering a true indication of the quality and diversity of architectural
design worldwide The WAF Awards can help practices to increase their recognition and
unusually allow architects to showcase work on the same international platform, whether they
are inspirational start-up practices or established international leaders¨
Paul Finch
3. This years Festival’s thematic exhibition was, ‘Less Does More’ which examined the
challenges facing architects in the new world economy. The exhibition focused on how creative
design, imagination and innovative thinking can reduce the amount of time, energy, material
and finance needed to create buildings and cities – producing more value for less cost.
One very interesting project by Foster + Partners was;
• Masdar - The world’s largest and most ambitious zero carbon, zero waste city in the Abu
Dhabi desert. The project demonstrates how to make the desert habitable to modern
standards of comfort and service without creating any negative impact on the environment
by combining advanced technology with clever adaptations of traditional patterns of
urbanism.
Amoungst these Star Architects, was locally born & bred Jersey Engineer, genius mind and
pioneer of Sustainability; Chris McCarthy, whose vision for a sustainable University in Angola
is now under construction. His talk in the main seminar room inspired and humbled us all.
• Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola - The challenge to make a modern university
campus with the limited material and skill resources which are locally available calls for a
high degree of design input so that the demands on construction are reduced. But the real
reward is the creation of an institution that will help to stabilise a country that has suffered
civil strife for nearly 50 years – by educating its own nationals to a level where they can
help to develop the country’s resources.
Location, Angola gained independence from Portugal in1975
The country has the 2nd largest proven oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa.
Luanda is just south of the equator, is the capital city where 1/3 of Angola´s 15 million people
live.
The new University campus is 13km south of the city centre.
The end of a long civil war in 2002 meant resources could be diverted away from destructive
military purposes onto civil benefits.
This new campus will help Angola to develop the social and economic infrastructure it needs to
achieve social stability providing this country with a major new educational resource that allows
its population to develop the skills in administration and governance, medicine and agriculture,
as well as specialist expertise in petroleum and mineral extraction so Angolans can take on the
tasks which were previously performed by foreign companies, to be less dependant on the
importation of knowledge, to be self sufficient in terms of developing its own resources.
A symbol of hope for the people of Angola.
Chirs and his engineering firm Battle McCarthy worked with international champion architects
Perkins + Will; A collaborative project, communicating the value of engineering, bringing
people together and working as a team, with local consultants and with a community which
wants to do well.
4. Masterplan
The principle is to use sophisticated technology and analysis at the design stage to make the best
possible use of the local climate, physical conditions and construction techniques, driving down
the resources needed to build and operate the university.
The Masterplan uses wind, vegetation and rainfall to make the most comfortable environment
possible using only natural means.
Optimal East to West orientation of the buildings to 19 degrees, responding to the spherity of
the sun, with the winds blowing across the perpendicular, minimizing the amount of wind
shadowing; harnessing the cool breezes coming from the ocean, raising the building off the
ground to allow for cross ventilation. Stepped massing of the buildings and enclosing the
courtyards, for the importance of solar shading whilst utilization for energy with photovoltaics,
The buildings maximize efficiency and comfort with locally available construct materials and
skills, minimizing the need for mechanical servicing and cost of maintenance.
A robust design, which is all buildable and user friendly. The building is a teaching tool for a
sustainable low-tech design, providing a model for sustainable urban expansion and for
developing the construction skills needed that provide modern facilities with local resources.
These lessons will infiltrate into Angola, as it develops as a city.
The first phase of the project is under construction, and potentially the University will expand to
accommodate more than 50,000 students.
The dates for WAF next year are 3,4 & 5 of November 2010, in Barcelona.
For more details about the event please visit: http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com
The World Architecture Festival was a matchless occasion - one I hope will continue and
prosper - the architectural community needs it.