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How can architecture be a force for good in our ever-changing world? During\u00a0Future Fest<\/a>, we\u2019ll pose this question to some of the world\u2019s best architects. Launching in September, our three-week-long virtual event will be 100% free to attend.\u00a0Register here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Technological advances in materials and building methods are making the construction of new architecture easier than ever. Materials are lighter, stronger and easier to manipulate, meaning that buildings are being less and less constrained by conventional shapes and forms.<\/p>\n

Some architects are taking full advantage of this change by breaking away from any and all traditional architectural movements \u2013 or, should we say instead, all \u201cearthly\u201d architectural movements. Forget Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier \u2014 these architects seem to take inspiration from the works of Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert and George Lucas. The resultant projects seem to defy the laws of gravity or to have crash-landed on Earth.<\/p>\n

Once a product of the imagination and the backdrop for sci-fi movies, these A+Award winners tell the denizens Star Wars and Dune that the Earth is catching up fast to their worlds.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Nantong Urban Agricultural Park Exhibition Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>by Z-ONE Tech<\/a>, Nantong, China
\nJury Winner and Popular Choice, 10th Annual A+Awards, Restaurants<\/p>\n

This new exhibition park in Nantong, China brings a truly alien character to the rural landscape. Along most of the building, the undulating white walls are supported by curved horizontal windows, suggesting that the structure was built in a place where gravity is less of a concern. This makes the building worthy of the term \u201cextraterrestrial\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"\" \"\"Depot Boijmans van Beuningen<\/a><\/strong> by MVRDV<\/a>, Rotterdam, Netherlands
\nPopular Choice, 10th Annual A+Awards, Gallery & Exhibition Spaces<\/p>\n

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The Depot Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam breaks with the traditional art museum by making accessible all facets of the art curation process. Rather than concealing the work of restoration and cataloguing, the depot gives visitors new reasons to appreciate art beyond the final product hanging on gallery walls.<\/p>\n

This bold new approach to \u2018showcasing\u2019 art is matched by a similarly bold new building: a large reflective ovoid that distorts the neighborhood into playful cubist concoctions. The new building makes a clear statement about the depot\u2019s philosophy: just as we shouldn\u2019t reduce our appreciation of art to a final \u2018polished\u2019 state, we should similarly see the world around us as a place ripe for artistic contemplation.<\/p>\n

\"\" \"\"Hongkong Land\u2019s Yorkville \u2013 The Ring<\/strong><\/a> by PH Alpha Design<\/a>, Chongqing, China
\nJury Winner, 10th Annual A+Awards, Shopping Center<\/p>\n

No, this new mall in Chongqin, China did not serve as backdrop for the upcoming Avatar sequel. However, the combination of indoor botanical garden and commercial space with gravity-defying theatrics should make James Cameron reconsider his use of CGI in favor of more real-life settings.<\/p>\n

\"\" \"\"Meama Collect \u2013 Beach<\/a><\/strong> by Khmaladze Architects<\/a>, Batumi, Georgia
\nJury Winner and Popular Choice, 10th Annual A+Awards, Pop-Ups & Temporary<\/p>\n

This pop-up beach bar in Batumi Georgia offers a breezy canopy for an evening cocktail. The light-weight fabric bands seem to orbit around the structure and interact with the constant wind. One gentle breeze and the bands ripple like the nearby waves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photos by James Ewing<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

550 Madison Lobby<\/a><\/strong> by <\/span>Gensler<\/a>, New York
\n<\/span>Jury Winner and Popular Choice, 10th Annual A+Awards, Commercial Interiors<\/p>\n

The renovated lobby of 550 Madison, Manhattan\u2019s youngest landmark building, preserves and refurbishes the vaulted triple-height ceiling with a minimalist color palette. At the top, the oculus diffuses soft flood light into the arching space, allowing brightness throughout the day. These minimal features all draw attention to the room\u2019s new crown jewel: a 24-ton marble art installation suspended by chain cables, which hangs solitarily like an alien planet suspended in space.<\/p>\n

\"\" \"\"CarmoCoffees<\/strong><\/a> by Gustavo Penna Arquiteto & Associados<\/a>, Carmo de Minas, Brazil
\nJury Winner and Popular Choice, 10th Annual A+Awards, Factories & Warehouses<\/p>\n

A huge crater-like cavity breaks the monotony of this smooth and simplistic exterior finish. This spherical construction of glass panes vaguely resembles a coffee bean from the outside (which this warehouse in Brazil stores aplenty) but it\u2019s the radiance that it brings inside that makes this feature a worthy inclusion.<\/p>\n

\"\" \"\"Restaurant of Metasequoia Grove<\/a> <\/strong>by GOA (Group of Architects)<\/a>, Suzhou, China
\nJury Winner and Popular Choice, 10th Annual A+Awards, Restaurants<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To come up with the shape of this swap-side restaurant in Suzhou, China, the architects took the forms of nearby metasequoia trees and abstracted them, resulting in the eleven pyramidal frustums that now face the lake.<\/p>\n

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Images by Julien Lanoo<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Qaammat Pavilion<\/a><\/strong> by Konstantin Arketekter<\/a>, Sarfannguit, Greenland
\nPopular Choice, 10th Annual A+Awards, Pavilions<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t hurt that this new pavilion finds itself in Sarfannguit, Greenland, one of the most remote and rugged regions on Earth. The pavilion\u2019s translucent \u2018shell\u2019, formed of two curving glass brick walls, only adds to the pre-existing surreal atmosphere.<\/p>\n

How can architecture be a force for good in our ever-changing world? During\u00a0Future Fest<\/a>, we\u2019ll pose this question to some of the world\u2019s best architects. Launching in September, our three-week-long virtual event will be 100% free to attend.\u00a0Register here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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