Chengdu is one of the best examples that reflect China growth the last years. Also as become a ‘victim’ of all architects around the world.

The project solves the big scale of its elements inspired by Richard Serra sculptures and creating a new landscape of the place.

The complexity of the program tries to not betray the form of the building and solve all the functions need .

The large program includes a cultural center, a cultural performing cent-er, a literary & art foundation, writers association, research institute such a

public plaza.RESPONSABLE: JORGE GONZALEZ ANTONIO NARDOZZICOMPANY: STUDIO FUKSAS

Nowadays, economic growth of China is being reflected in the architecture of its cities. Due to the fast and big development

of Guangzhou , big companies show their interest on establishes their power in an iconic architectural way in the city.

The project should integrate all the office spaces necessary, facilities and commercial areas and be efficient and provide

flexibility and functionality.

Baosteel Building distinctive form, with an innovative and dy-namic shape, will establish a new symbol for the Guangzhou

skyline. Withe 140m height unique space, the symbolic building form makes the Baosteek building a new attraction in the city

and a new landmark that integrates architectural art, technol-ogy and material.

RESPONSABLE: FRAUKE STENZCOMPANY: STUDIO FUKSAS

Milan is a very big reference for the fashion industry but also pretends to be recognized for its architectonic

achievements in the last years.

The University of Bocconi pretends to be part of this message and became an iconic building for all the

Italian and foreigner students as an academic entity but also as an architectonic element of the city.

The project intention is to respect the situation and the history of the campus. At the same time, to contribute

to a new and sustainable image integrating high ar-chitecture and engineering.

RESPONSABLE: ANTONIO NARDOZZICOMPANY: STUDIO FUKSAS

San Diego is one of the Californian cities of the U.S. that competes with the enormous cultural and social variety of LA.

Westfield pretends to give the city a new image of this shopping mall that lives in the heart of down-town.

The proposal pretends to solve the flows across the building inspired by the Grand Canon fluidity.It was important to have a central element that solves all the communication through the building

and guarantees the better functionality of the building.At the same time obtain a new and luxurious image for the center of San Diego.RESPONSABLE: FRAUKE STENZ

COMPANY: STUDIO FUKSAS

Istanbul- the bridge between Asia and Europe and tries to have the best fusion of both cultures in a harmonic way.

The project is placed in a neighbourhood of Istanbul- kaghitane- that is looking for a single building with mix use that can provide and increase

the active in the area.Create public space and green areas between the different building without forgetting the surrounding was an important issue for the suc-

cess of the project.These spaces should work between them and with the rest of the pro-

gram (100 000m2): offices, retail, facilities and penthouse.RESPONSABLE: EMILIANO SCOTTICOMPANY: STUDIO FUKSAS

Los Angeles immediately puts the bar very high for any project because of the music, culture, artistic or arquitectonic qualitty that the city can

offer.

The Beverly Center renovation pursues the understanding of shopping centers role in today’s society, where they are perceived as magnetes

for social venues and cultural exchanges.The client purpose was to rethink the exterior image of the shopping as

his public interior, providing better and luxurious spaces for the clients and the tenants.

The renovation does not consist only in the facade design in order to en-hance the building’s appeal or its skylight. The project is more regarded to be an important step to relunch the shopping center and also to cre-

ate a new symbolic meeting area for luxury retail in California.RESPONSABLE: FRAUK STENZCOMPANY: STUDIO FUKSAS

Braga is the third biggest city in Portugal and the one with the fastest development in the last 20 year. The city supported health and techno-

logical facilities but still lacks cultural and artistic spaces.The Art and Culture Center could provide and place the cultural hole in the city and organize new events and initiatives that could make a big

impact for the people.

The project also aims to solve the urban conflicts of the place and act as mediator between the city’s urban structure and the surrounding

landscape. At the same time, define himself as a benchmark for the city.This way, the building presents himself as an innovative building for the

city, a landscape sculpture in the landscape and the more ‘door’ of the city.

RESPONSABLE: JOSEP LLINARES LOPEZ REY STEEGMAN ALONSO MEDINACOMPANY: POLITECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA_BARCELONA

Barcelona is an example of not only historical architec-ture but also contemporary. Always kept a space for changes, that’s the way it became a very appealing

city for art, architecture or anyone that feels they have something to say.

The project attempts to answer two contradictory situa-tions of the placement. On one hand, plays an important role in the Barcelona sea front, on the other hand, should

remain the small scale of the old neighbourhood of ‘La Barceloneta.

The project should include the 20 new apartments that enjoy the Barcelona beach view, and the new commer-cial areas on the ground floor that will be responsible for

the activity of the seafront.

RESPONSABLE: JORDI BADIACOMPANY: POLITECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA_BARCELONA

Oporto is not only a reference for Portuguese architects but is becoming a big tourist attraction for foreigner tourism because of its wine , landscape and history.

The competition pretends to provide a new tourism office that can support the new tourism and at the same be respectful with the city.

Polyline answers two basic ideas that define the interaction. On the one hand, responds to the timeline of the site and, secondly, to the perimeter line of the

building.The project respects the existing remnants and ensures continuity with the new

construction, Such continuity tells the history of the building from its construction-XVII century- till the present.

RESPONSABLE: CRISTINA FERRETE IRENE PEREZCOMPANY: PLADUR

1. Data is the first step to achieve wisdom.How can we, as an architect, think and project a city with this data and how can we achieve

people with this information?This exercise was a first step to bring data to the city and the people/

The project consisted in a 1:1 scale section of the real street allowing a direct interaction between the project and the people. Exposing data makes people realize how the city looks

like and rethink how to improve it.

2. The exercise pretended to study a section that crosses all Madrid through different types of neighbourhood.

The object was to achieve new interpretations and compilations inside Madrid network.The result was a diagrammatic section that reflects the different studies made: physical situa-

tion, public/ private space, materiality, social and economical items and climate information.

3. Private and public spaces have been always issued that attract many architects, sociolo-gists, etc.How can we ‘manipulate’ people make use of private/public spaces or how people

‘manipulate’ the spaces we project is the main point of this project.The project consists of creating a personal space to Skype that could be located in public or

private spaces.The exercise develops individual elements and aggregated elements waiting for people to

interact between them or let them have their own private space even if it is in the middle of a cafe.

RESPONSABLE: NESTOR MONTENEGROCOMPANY: EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF MADRID

1. The project consists of a big complex with mix used programs such as commercial, of-fices, residential, variable space, public spaces, auditorium. etc..

The project is already under construction but still do not provide a continuous canopy that unify the commercial street with the public space.

The research for the canopies was necessary to provide a fluid space between this area with the appropriated material and with a good constructive and structural system.

2. The project is located in Lanzhou, one interior Chinese city that grows every day.The project consists on two main office tower linked at the ground floor level by commercial

mall.TJAD is already developing the constructive plans but still working on the facade details

and all the options for natural ventilation in an efficient way.

3. The project, located in Qingdao, includes 100000 sqm for mixed use- 60 000 housing and 40 000sqm commercial.

The project is still in the concept design phase and should achieve the appropriated form for the program, be functional and take care of the public spaces as much as the private

spaces.Also should be sensitive to the environment around and be able to define itself as a new

landmark in Qingdao.

PROJECT MANAGER: GAOCOMPANY: TJAD_SHANGHAI

Parking. One of the main concerns in U.S.A.The project tries to clean the actual concept of parking from peoples’ minds and make

them understand how can it development to something different.The main goal was to create a prototype and study the strategies necessary to implement

the project elsewhere.The final project should be able to convert parking into cultural space, when not used, and

allow to recycle the building for new future functions- office, housing.This way the parking could be idealize as a very architectonic building, recyclable and

public.From the analysis of the problems and the opportunities, the project intends to include in

the proposal all the parameters that could be an advantage to the project- empty plots, new developments, future parks, etc.

One important strategy was to use a future park plot for the project so we could have the public space and add other uses to interact between them without damage each other.

Even if the main strategy was to create a prototype, adaptable to anywhere, it was also intended to apply and adapt the project to a site and real situation.

In this case is important that our project interacts with the activities surrounding- university, new residential, restaurants etc- to provide the parking but also the public space that East

Village requires. RESPONSABLE: RAMIRO LOSADA FRANK WOLDEN MIKE STEPNERCOMPANY:NSAD_SAN DIEGO