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Architizer\u2019s\u00a0A+Awards<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest awards program for architecture and building products, has a special theme this year \u2014 \u201cThe Future of Architecture\u201d is aimed at unearthing the most forward-thinking projects around the globe, with a particular focus on architecture that responds to the most urgent issues of our time. The A+Awards is open for entries until May 8th 2020<\/strong>, so be sure your firm submits its best projects<\/a> to be in the running for global recognition this year:<\/p>\n

Enter the 8th Annual A+Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to advances in fabrication, 3D printing and material science, architecture and construction has radically changed over the last few decades. Now more than ever, new forms and spaces are increasingly being made possible.<\/p>\n

Looking beyond natural materials and standard assemblies, the following projects showcase A+Award-winning synthetic designs and formal ideas from the last decade. Representing emerging approaches to biological processes, material extrusions and construction, these projects give a glimpse of what the future of architecture might look like. As you consider which of your projects to submit for this year’s A+Awards program<\/a>, gain inspiration from these trailblazing designs:<\/p>\n

\"synthetic\" \"synthetic\"Building Bytes<\/a> <\/strong>by Brian Peters and Daphne Peters<\/a>, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
\n2013 A+Award Jury Winner in the Architecture +Materials category<\/p>\n

Combining building materials with 3D printing, Building Bytes demonstrates how 3D printers will become portable, inexpensive ways to produce units for large-scale construction. The fabrication starts with a standard desktop 3D printer, and a customized extrusion system is attached that can accommodate any liquid material, including synthetic. Printed bricks can have complex exterior surfaces, permitting interlocking or curvature of the final structure, while their internal structure can be engineered to significantly lower their weight or increase their strength at stress points for a particular build.<\/p>\n

\"synthetic\" \"synthetic\"Red Barn<\/a> <\/strong>by Roger Ferris + Partners<\/a>, Westport, CT, United States
\n2016 A+Award Popular Choice Winner in the Architecture +Color category<\/p>\n

Located on a coastal Connecticut estate, the Red Barn houses space for an artist on the first floor with a studio and workshop, as well as modern living accommodations on the second floor. In stark counterpoint to the traditionalism of the estate, the building houses its functions in minimalist, graphic efficiency as it reinterprets a common New England building form. Particular attention was paid to the development of the rainscreen fa\u00e7ade, a new Swiss composite fa\u00e7ade system, as well as integration into the landscape and framing views to Long Island Sound.<\/p>\n

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\nBionic Partition<\/a><\/strong> by The Living<\/a>, Hamburg, Germany
\n2017 A+Award Jury Winner in the Architecture +3D Printing category<\/p>\n

The Bionic Partition was one of the world\u2019s largest metal 3D-printed airplane component. The new Bionic Partition–created through a combination of generative design, 3D printing, and advanced materials–is almost 50% lighter than current designs, and it is also stronger. This weight savings translates to fuel savings and carbon reduction–ultimately this design approach could save up to one million metric tons of carbon emissions per year. The final design illustrates custom \u201cbio computation\u201d developed by The Living and it demonstrates an ultra-high-performance result beyond typical engineering rules of thumb.<\/p>\n

\"synthetic\" \"synthetic\"Arachne<\/a> <\/strong>by Archi-Solution Workshop (ASW)<\/a>,
\n2018 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Technology category<\/p>\n

To reflect its literal title, Arachne is designed and installed by the spatially intertwined lattices that hung on the building in the curtain wall mechanism. The mass is a three-floor building of 10 meters in height and 12 meters in width. This assignment was contracted to cover the main fa\u00e7ades, which face an important public square, with a strong iconic articulation to collect attention. 3D printing technology was used to create hexagons that shape the form. Three groups of threads are braided for creating an interwoven network.<\/p>\n

\"synthetic\" \"synthetic\"Monarch Sanctuary: Double Skin Fa\u00e7ade<\/a> <\/strong>by Terreform ONE<\/a>, NY, United States
\n2019 A+Award Popular Choice Winner in the Architecture +Climate Change category<\/p>\n

The Monarch Sanctuary (Lepidoptera terrarium) is designed to be eight stories of new commercial construction in Nolita, NYC. Central to its purpose is a semi-porous breeding ground, waystation, and vertical meadow for the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). It is a pioneering building envelope \u2013 the natural vent double-skin street fa\u00e7ade, with a diagrid structure infilled glass at the outer layer and with fly-ash impregnated 3D printed concrete at the inner layer, encloses a careful climate – controlled space, 3\u2019 deep. This operable vertical meadow serves as an incubator and safe haven for Monarchs in all seasons.<\/p>\n

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