• Source: Laboratory for Visionary Architecture

Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) is an architectural firm set up in 2007. Its stated goal is to combine digital workflow, nature’s structural principles and the latest digital fabrication technologies to build MORE WITH LESS: more (architecture) with less (material/energy/time/cost). It was awarded the 2016 European Architecture Laureate for " a more critical, intellectual, and artistic approach to the design of buildings and cities" by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.




Activities


LAVA takes their inspiration from nature, using the principle of biomimetics. Future technologies are merged with the patterns of organisation found in nature to build a smarter, friendlier, more socially and environmentally responsible future. LAVA uses computation to simulate the natural behavior of growth and adaptation of species.
It maintains offices in Stuttgart, Berlin, and Sydney. The group has three directors, Tobias Wallisser is based in Berlin, Alexander Rieck is based in Stuttgart while Chris Bosse is based in Sydney.




Projects


German Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE
German Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan
Energy Storage Centre Heidelberg, Germany
Bayreuth Youth Hostel Bayreuth, Germany
KACST King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Headquarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Phillips Lighting Headquarters Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Central Park concept HCMC, Vietnam
Installations such as the lycra Green Void
Winner of the competition design for the city centre of the CO2-free city Masdar in Abu Dhabi
‘Reskinning’ of the UTS building in Sydney
LAVA's Martian Embassy in Sydney houses shop and writing classes for kids in an immersive space
Tower Skin
Snowflake Tower




Awards


Awards include:
International Architecture Award
World Architecture Festival WAFX Award
Australian Institute of Architecture Award
Australian Interior Design Award
UN partnered ZEROprize Re-Skinning Award
I. D. Annual Design Review, IDEA Award
AAFAB AA London, Cityscape Dubai Award Sustainability




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Laboratory for Visionary Architecture
• Chris Bosse
• The Line, Saudi Arabia
• Lava (disambiguation)
• Think tank
• UTS Tower
• European Prize for Architecture
• John Bezold
• Laka Competition
• Patrick Bingham-Hall