ParametricArchitecture

01/07/2025

01/07/2025

7 Upcoming Sports Stadiums Across The US.

https://parametric-architecture.com/7-upcoming-sports-stadiums-in-the-us/

01/07/2025

🎶Studio Bell, designed by Allied Works Architecture, is a 160,000-square-foot cultural center located in Calgary, Canada, and serves as the home of the National Music Centre. Completed in 2016, the project integrates multiple programmatic functions, including exhibition galleries, performance halls, recording studios, broadcasting spaces, and education facilities. The design draws formal inspiration from the curvilinear geometries of musical instruments and the topographic features of the Canadian prairie landscape, resulting in a composition of interlocking volumes connected by atriums and transitional spaces.

The building’s façade features a terracotta tile rainscreen system with custom glazes developed by Tichelaar Makkum, selected for its ability to accommodate complex curvature while responding to Calgary’s shifting light conditions. The architectural strategy creates a sequence of solid and void spaces, where moments of enclosure are balanced by openings that provide natural light and visual connections to the surrounding urban context. Studio Bell functions as both a cultural landmark and an architectural instrument, unifying diverse spatial programs within a coherent parametric form.

📸 Jeremy Bittermann, Hand Luggage Only

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01/07/2025

This weekend🚀

Join our upcoming member-free workshop, “Symbiotic Design: AI-Driven Fluid Modeling in Maya” which will explore how AI is reshaping architectural workflows from early design exploration to visual storytelling, and how leading design practices use these tools to elevate their design process. It will be led by an architect and designer, Chhavi Mehta, on July 5 – 6, 2025.

Free for members, to register now, tap the🔗 link: https://paacademy.com/course/symbiotic-design-ai-driven-fluid-modeling-in-maya

The workshop explores the design, modelling, and visualisation of fluid, sculptural architectural forms through a hybrid process that blends artificial intelligence with manual 3D modeling. The focus is on experimental, expressive outcomes that move beyond traditional architectural approaches. Participants will not only learn how to model in Autodesk Maya from scratch but also explore how AI can act as a design collaborator, making their workflows faster, more efficient, and more imaginative.

📑 Topic: Symbiotic Design: AI-Driven Fluid Modeling in Maya
📅 Date: July 5 – 6, 2025
🕕 Time: 13:00 – 17:00 GMT
⚒️ Software: Autodesk Maya, Midjourney, Runway ML
🧑🏼‍🎓 Total Seats: 50 seats
🛒 Free for Members!

01/07/2025

⛩️The Xi’an Centre Culture Business District (CCBD) is a 155,000 m² designed by Heatherwick Studio located south of Xi’an’s historic center. The project integrates retail, offices, residences, open plazas, and green spaces. Over 100,000 locally crafted ceramic tiles, developed after 2,000 experiments, reference Xi’an’s craftsmanship and the Terracotta Army.

The Xi’an Tree, a 57-meter-high vertical park with 56 terraces, forms the central feature. The district provides varied vantage points through interlocking terraces and materials like ceramic planters, soft-edged paving stones, and hand-carved timber.

📸 Qingyan Zhu

01/07/2025

International design practice Hassell Studio has revealed its competition entry for a major new cultural precinct in Jiangsu Province, delivering a bold, integrated vision that redefines what a civic and cultural hub can be in the 21st century. Tap the link to read more about this project: https://parametric-architecture.com/hassell-cultural-precinct-jiangsu/

30/06/2025

30/06/2025

✨ANGEL STORE by STIPFOLD
reimagines a 150 m² bridal showroom in Batumi as a sculptural retail space. The project features a continuous shell of fiber-reinforced concrete (GRC) that extends from the exterior into the interior, forming a soft, inflated envelope. Its clay-beige tone provides a neutral backdrop, allowing the gowns to stand out within a spatial setting that evokes a museum-like atmosphere.

The design is driven by parametric principles, translating complex geometries into modular components optimized for fabrication. At the center of the main hall, a vertical column installation supports four mannequins illuminated by halo lighting, creating a visual anchor from both inside and outside. Approximately 400 additional dresses are concealed behind integrated curtains to maintain spatial order. The dressing room, characterized by pink hues, mirrors, and fabric textures, is designed as a cinematic zone of transition. Architectural systems, including lighting, circulation, and HVAC, are embedded into the structure. The project is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in 2025.

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30/06/2025

🧱Designed by João Filgueiras Lima in 1978, the Nivaldo Borges Residence, also known as Casa dos Arcos, is located in Brasília and stands out for its structural clarity and volumetric rhythm. The project draws on typologies of early basilicas, featuring brick vaults, aligned pillars, and elevated ceilings. Its layout spreads across a gently sloping terrain, with a repetition of structural elements and the use of exposed reddish brick contributing to its strong formal identity. The absence of perimeter enclosures reflects an open approach to the landscape and site integration.

The residence prioritizes passive climate control through architectural features such as thick brick walls, shaded semi-open spaces, and large openings designed to promote natural ventilation while limiting solar gain. The spatial organization separates the leisure and service areas to the west, while placing the social and private zones to the east, enhancing functional efficiency and environmental comfort. These elements, combined with its structural system and material palette, position the residence as a significant example of Brazilian modernism.

📸 Manuel Sá, Joana França

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30/06/2025

Zaha Hadid Architects has been officially announced as the winner of the international competition to design the new arrivals terminal at Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, positioned as a gateway to the Baltic region and a response to growing travel demand. The commission will help the airport rise to a capacity of 10.6 million passengers per year, weaving architecture into Vilnius’s long-term transit vision. Tap the link to read more: https://parametric-architecture.com/zha-new-arrivals-terminal-vilnius-airport/

30/06/2025

⛓️Unveiled in 2022, the new Orange County Museum of Art, designed by Morphosis Architects, is a dynamic fusion of bold geometry, material innovation, and urban sensitivity. Clad entirely in white terracotta rain screen panels, the sculptural facade folds and curves into a form that echoes the museum’s cultural vibrancy while inviting public interaction. Located in Costa Mesa, California, the project redefines its context by transforming the last remaining open site in the Segerstrom Center for the Arts into a spatial continuum of galleries, terraces, and outdoor civic zones. A pair of grand staircases, at grade and elevated, extend the museum into the urban fabric, creating not just access, but an architecture of gathering and pause.

Inside, the design prioritizes openness and light, featuring a flexible exhibition hall, mezzanine, and atrium that blur the boundaries between gallery and circulation areas. Sustainability is integrated from the ground up, with water-efficient systems, stormwater reuse, and a rooftop garden that restores 70% of the site as accessible landscape. This is not just a building, but a rethinking of what a post-pandemic museum can be, open, breathable, and intimately tied to its environment.

📸 Mike Kelley

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