The Institute without Boundaries is known for their charrette process. A quick, dirty and effective way of producing many ideas and then editing it all down to the best possible outcomes.
This charrette was to help the faculty and staff develop a new curriculum for a new bachelor degree. As they are in the preliminary phases of research and development, this was an opportunity to receive input from faculty, industry and students to help shape the new program.
Eight shipping containers are stacked and cut along a 45-degree angle to create a fishbone pattern generating an arrow-like volume that is lifted three meters above the landscape. Continue reading Containing Education
The development draws from the urban setting to mark the two different buildings with specific signage to indicate the interior programs. Continue reading Childhood Center
The university will be completely open to the city containing elements of transparency and greenery. Continue reading Transparent Greenery
The new structure will become the central gateway, the heart of the campus between the entrances and traffic flows. Continue reading Campus Connections
The unit is placed in areas with no water or electricity within a challenged urban fabric Continue reading C Spot
The nurseries are based on a uterine concept where the architecture takes into consideration the fragility and need for protection. Continue reading Centrifugal and centripetal
The structure will provide 15,000 square meters of net floor area and will accommodate 1800 staff and students. Continue reading Innovation Tower
The design for this music school is based upon the creation of two hermetic chambers to house rehearsals inside a large space in a historic building. Continue reading Chamber Music
the first new building in Portugal to be entirely dedicated to music. Continue reading Ascending Scales
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