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Unbuilt Architecture refers to architectural designs and concepts that have been conceived and planned but have not been constructed or realized. These projects can range from imaginative and visionary ideas to practical solutions that, for various reasons, did not come to fruition. Reasons for a project remaining unbuilt could include financial constraints, technical limitations, changes in priorities, or regulatory obstacles. Unbuilt architecture offers valuable insight into the creative process, design evolution, and potential future developments within the architectural field, as well as serving as a source of inspiration for architects and designers.
Thistle & Bloom Boutique Hotel is a conceptual hospitality interior by Tianyin Hazel Yu that translates the narrative structure of Thumbelina into a sequence of spatial episodes, using circulation, enclosure,…
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In 1988, architect Hans Kollhoff presented his innovative proposal, “The Compact City of Atlanpole,” for the “Technopole” competition. Envisioned as an urban nexus housing research and educational facilities for high-tech…
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After completing The Floating Farm Dairy, GOLDSMITH Company has been commissioned The Floating Farm Poultry in 2020. Similar to the adjacent cow farm, the new structure will merge agricultural processing…
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The Sleep Institute, designed by Hamza Shaikh, proposes a living lab facility to study the therapeutic effects of environmental stimuli on humans. The drawings are part of the final project…
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In 2017, Kwong Von Glinow Design Office designed House XYZ taking a warehouse as a reference. The installation brings together all of the objects that make a house a place…
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Albula is an interactive urban device designed by deltastudio that addresses the pollution crisis of the Tiber river. The project was one of the five finalists of the YAP (Young Architects Program) MAXXI 2016 in Rome.
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Designed by Ron Herron in 1986, the Studio Strip is a speculative proposal for a strip of dwellings featuring a fixed roof and frame alongside mobile walls, fittings, and amenities…
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The Tsunami Evacuation Tower, designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura, is an elliptic cylinder with a narrow end that receives the oncoming tsunami. The shape allows evacuating by walking up…
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