Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Archiprix International is an international event intend to give compliment to the world's best GRADUATION projects either in architecture, urban design or landscape architecture.
All universities and colleges in the world are invited to participate by submitting their best projects.This event is a good encouragement to the education of architecture , urban design and landscape design as the projects which are able to highlights or showcase the quality of good work will receive an international award. It will stimulate more talented and competitent designers all over the world.
In 2009, Archiprix International was held in conjunction with Facultad de Arquitectura Universidad de la Republica - Uruguay. Shanghai , Tongji University was the organizer of the event last year.
Above is one of the winning projects 2009 : Regional Museum of Mine Site: North of Chile by South America/Chile/Santiago-Universidad del Desarollo-ArquitecturaBelow is the submitted project by Fairuz Hod, from University Malaya in the past few years.
Hive: Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Center
All images and info from Archiprix official website: http://www.archiprix.org/2009/
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balancity – a city in balance between renewal and preservation, innovation and tradition, urbanity and nature, society and its individuals, work and recreation, and finally, between globalisation and national identity. 
The balance between landscape and structure are vivid throughout the spaces. Visitors will start their journey from a terraced landscape of event area at ground floor up to third floor. 4 exhibition structures are hover at the sky. The interplay of interior and exterior spaces, of light and shadows, of closeness and vastness, are withness along the journey.
There are two categories of heritage – natural and cultural. An example of natural heritage is Mulu National Park. Cultural heritage exists in both tangible (eg building) and intangible (e.g traditional dance). Be it tangible or intangible, cultural heritage must be linked with the cultural value of the society that has produced it. Thus the public has to be aware of any effort to conserve our Cultural Heritage to ensure support from the society concerned.
The day will consit of six technical seminars, ranging from indentifying and meeting legislative and planning requirements through to fire safety challenges and solutions. Simon Linford of Linford Group Limited will also deliver a presentation on Regenerating historic buildings: A Contractor's Perspective.
All presentations will be presented by construction industry professionals and will provide examples of appropriate solutions from recent case studies along with practical advice, both of which will help you. Attending this event will also provide you with an excellent opportunity to network with specialist consultants within this industry sector.
Retreats in the landscape: Swamp hut ,Newton, Massachusetts
Designed by Moskow Linn Architects. 4 huts arranged surrounding a central outdoor deck , serving different purposes individually. All huts sit lightly on site with four A frame structure.
This project was named as Watershed house , part of the clients watershed ecological restoration project, the component parts of the studio would be fully recyclable and detachable, allowing the building to be completely dismantled and reused when its natural life cycle ended.
The building contains a 100 square foot room with writing desk and cabinets, no electricity , plumbing system and heating systems are found in this building. The studio relies on passive solar heating and ventilation .
“The amount of daylight entering the second level is such a welcome surprise,” says the client, who uses the work space only during the day. At night, the sitting area at the opposite end of the room functions as a screening room for films. 
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