Archistart promoted the Self Construction Competition, the contest for the design of an urban installation to be built within DIY techniques (self-construction) that gives you the chance to see your idea actually realized. 22 young professionals under 35 of 8 different nationalities took part in the competition with 17 projects. The jury was composed of Archistart…

Archistart has had the good fortune to meet many young talents who have then stood out in the working world. After 5 years from the launch, the web platform has now more than 13,000 active users and 25,000 followers on social networks. Almost 4,000 young architects took part in the workshops and events. For the…

Archistart promoted ArchiHackers Competition, a contest to reward young designers creativity and talent. ArchiHackers is an invitation to hack an architecture, transforming, multiplying or simplifying it. The jury was composed of Aut Aut; SpazioZero Atelier and one member of the Archistart team, Giacomo Potì. We are very glad to announce the ArchiHackers winners /// Archistart ha promosso ArchiHackers Competition, il contest…

Cinema & Architecture: It could be argued that there exist essential intersections in these two practices. Both represent different expressive means yet with the same reference systems when it comes to space; they both articulate lived space, which is experienced and understood in sequences, making use of powerful visual language. In this article I would…

Regenerating means imagine, experiment, reactivate! These are the three key-words of Facciamo Piazza, a project promoted by #AXAInvestmentManagers and Il Prisma for which Archistart was called to involve its community in order to think on the regeneration of Vetra Building and mainly to give a new vision of Parco delle Basiliche. We started this regeneration process with…

MMM: Mies Missing Materiality It is almost impossible to think of some architectural works separating them of their materiality- their rough textures, their slim surfaces or their edgy corners. Barcelona pavilion is just one of the cases, where materiality is as important as the building itself. I had the chance to experience it on November…

Archistart has had the good fortune to meet many young talents who have then stood out in the working world. After 5 years from the launch, the web platform has now more than 13,000 active users and 25,000 followers on social networks. Almost 4,000 young architects took part in the workshops and events. For the…

Redesigning, revolutionizing made in Puglia design is the mission of DESIGNSTART project. To achieve it, REDESIGN association has decided to launch artist-in-residency programs in Puglia, where young designers, working with local companies and artisans, can reinterpret the traditions with new forms and applications, connecting past and future through an innovative language. The ultimate goal is…

Can mathematic procedures help designers and engineers in problem solving? Can algorithms help architects in the conception of spaces with unique spatial qualities? Let’s get digital…and find out! Parametric design is a process based on algorithms which enable the expression of parameters. These ones set the relations between the design elements that can be used…