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Following over 700 registrations from more than 20 countries, the international Green design competition #FuturArcPrize2024 (FAP) has announced its winners and merit recipients! Read more: https://t.co/kIItzF7Vn7

[Nipun Prabhakar @Nipun_Prabhakar]

So happy to receive this award from @sopasia for my article for @futurarc . This acknowledgement not only highlights the importance of inclusive and empathetic design but also inspires continued exploration into how architecture can serve all beings, human and non-human alike.

[Kamil Muhammad @_kamilmuhammad1]

A little belated, but our entry The Spatialization of Salt takes third place in this competition :) we look at how intense salinization and multispecies cohabitation may form the basis of speculative architecture in Muaragembong.

pppooolll with the amazing @NovitaAnggraini

[Habitat for Humanity Asia-Pacific @Habitat_AP]

Habitat is featured in the latest @FuturArc Magazine, one of the premier publications on green architecture and design in Asia-Pacific, where we explore the critical connection between housing and health.

Read it here: https://t.co/utjKmPkIAl

[FuturArc @FuturArc]

#throwback In an era when online shopping is increasingly common, this eyewear store in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture rethinks the retail experience to offer something more than a usual commercial space. https://t.co/sSdW2RaDK9

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How can architecture help revive rural economies?

In #Rwanda, more than 90 per cent of the population is rural. The community are in need of economic opportunities within and around their villages.

https://t.co/2zrVgHY4HC

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How can private properties be re-adapted for public use?
Situated in the old quarters of Pune, India, Studio 877 is home to an architectural practice and a cultural space. Instead of demolishing the crumbling existing building, it was remodelled instead.

https://t.co/gwlbL8m7vw

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Do you know what it takes to reinvent a disused industrial site by the water?

Forgotten for years, the fjordside Indre district's warehouses, docks and workers' housing are set to be transformed into a vibrant cultural centre.
https://t.co/77rXOAfbeK

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Located in the Chao Phraya floodplain, Jin Wellbeing County by Shma Company Limited & Openbox Architects was not only developed with deep consideration of the site's hydrological condition, but also for the older population’s well-being. Read more: https://t.co/gO9sJCZY9C

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Huwei is an inland town of around 70,000 people, located on the Beigang River in Taiwan.

The proposal called Hoowave Water Factory by @MVRDV aims to modernise the entire town's waterway, with completion expected as early as 2026.

Read more here: https://t.co/jsauDIshlL

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#throwback While the design process for most of IBUKU's bamboo projects were driven by physical models, this building's creation involved structural analysis software for the first time. Read more: https://t.co/23DCDQFnVm

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#throwback "Right now, there are more females entering architecture education, but that is not translating into women-led practices."

FuturArc contributor @BhawnaJaimini spoke to one of India's leading architects, excerpted from our 2Q 2021 issue: https://t.co/3GhLYkcKPI

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#throwback What if city spaces, combined with gadget 'companions', could be utilised to normalise mental self-care and the treatment of depression/anxiety into people’s everyday lives? Read more: https://t.co/XEfHK3JGkp

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At the heart of the Bintaro Jaya West District, a publicly accessible green space called The Oval is designed to be an anchor for community activities. It also serves as the district’s water detention feature, also called a dry pond. Read more:
https://t.co/IMrM6uUfbB

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These floating bamboo home prototypes have been developed over seven years.

H&P Architects wanted to create a new model of dwelling in adapting to the scenario of a 1-metre sea level rise in the Mekong Delta region. Read more: https://t.co/pv0E43CAiR

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"In my personal design practice, I prioritise creating spaces for animals whenever possible."

Read this evocative Writer's Note by @Nipun_Prabhakar from FuturArc's 3Q 2023 print issue: https://t.co/pHY7XHNdzA

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Climate change has turned water from an object of awe and inspiration into one of immense threat. However, “when we root our creations in Nature, resilience comes naturally.”

Read more about how developments can embrace all environmental factors:

https://t.co/OtpvXpJqjH

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In FuturArc's latest print issue, we explore recent, upcoming and indigenous projects where water is the most intimate reality. Read the excerpts here: https://t.co/Tprs4jqhsd

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Announcing the jurors of FuturArc Prize 2024: 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 ...!

These built environment practitioners will be deciding the winners and merit recipients of this competition cycle. Read more: https://t.co/aHwFEiRTRw

[10 Design @_10DESIGN]

The year-end issue of @FuturArc #magazine features our #masterplan for Bintaro Java West District in South Tangerang, #Indonesia.

Read more: https://t.co/iozgVnCecH

#FuturArcMagazine #masterplanning
#resilientdesign #architecture