PROJECTS

ATACAMA DESERT THERMODYNAMIC SHELTER

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS, RESEARCH on December 5, 2019

Tested during the Atacama desert fieldwork in 2019, this project aimed to test the efficiency of slow heat release of materials to warm a shelter during night time. Testing soap stone as one of the most efficient thermal accumulators and slow release of heat, the shelter, clad in mylar, tested diffrent heat release result in the hilly […]

On Theory and Method 3: Critical Projections, KTH, Stockholm

Posted by maparchitects in LECTURES, NEWS, PROJECTS on February 2, 2015

David A. Garcia will be a key note speaker at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) at the event On Theory and Method 3: Critical Projections. The program will start on Thursday, March 12, 11.00 and will be concluded on Friday, March 13 at 14.00.

Key Note Speaker at Het Nieuwe Instituut

Posted by maparchitects in LECTURES, NEWS, PROJECTS on February 2, 2015

David A. Gacia will be a key note speaker at the Het Nieuwe Instituut on 11th February. His lecture on The Power of Speculation will be presented as part of the Prix de Rome Closing Event: Long Live Fiction!

FIRST MEASURES: Site studies prior to design

Posted by maparchitects in EXHIBITIONS, NEWS, PROJECTS on January 20, 2015

The exhibition exemplifies four small actions relevant to the design philosophy of MAP Architects; to survey, investigate and understand the site, its challenges and potentials, before engaging with design. The exhibition is open Mon. – Fri. 10:00 – 17:00 until 27 February 2015. LETH & GORI Absalonsgade 21B ST TH DK-1658 Copenhagen V DENMARK

A View from Fukushima

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS on August 25, 2014

David Garcia have contributed to the 1409 issue of an Architectural Review with the article “A view from Fukushima”. For more information, please visit http://www.architectural-review.com/8665043.article?WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Newsletter200

MAP 007 Orbit out

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS on June 27, 2014

We are happy to communicate the new issue of Manual of Architectural Possibilities (MAP 007 Orbit) is out. Over half a century after Sputnik reached orbit, nations have populated and regarded this domain as a remote and detached reality, only to recently realise, that as a territory, it is an extension of the Earth, where […]

MAP Architects exhibits at “Visualising Architecture”, Frilagret, Gothenburg

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS on May 21, 2014

We are happy to be part of PAPER Magazines exhibition “Visualising Architecture” with our Fukushima device, the 25th of may at Frilagret, Gothenburg. For more information see: http://papermagazineblog.blogspot.dk/2014/03/support-paper-magazine-and-visualising.html http://www.frilagret.se/event/utstallning-paper/

Lecture and workshop at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm

Posted by maparchitects in LECTURES, NEWS, PROJECTS on April 7, 2014

David Garcia will be lecturing at the KTH in Stockholm, the 9th of April at 10 am at Röda Tältet, KTH Arkitekturskolan. The lecture subtiled “Space, Places and Interventions”, will be continued in a workshop as part of the school’s Vertical Week. The event is open to all students and staff, as well as to the […]

MAP Architects is selected to design architectural interventions in Djursland

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS on March 16, 2014

MAP Architects is happy to announce that we have been selected to enhance via architectural interventions, the costal area of Djursland, Denmark. We are delighted to be working with Norddjurs and Sydjurs Municipalities, Destination Djursland, the habitants of Femmøller Strand, Egil Fishers Ferieby and Bønnerup Havn. photo by www.visitdenmark.dk

MAP Architects exhibits at ARCHIZINES in Shanghai

Posted by maparchitects in EXHIBITIONS, MAP publication, NEWS, PROJECTS on January 8, 2014

Archizines celebrates the resurgence of alternative and independent architectural publishing around the world. The touring exhibition, curated by Elias Redstone and initiated in collaboration with the Architectural Association, now features 100 architecture magazines, fanzines and journals from over twenty countries that provide an alternative to the established architectural press. Edited by architects, artists and students, […]

Lecture @ MOSI ICE LAB

Posted by maparchitects in ARCTIC, LECTURES, NEWS, PROJECTS on October 24, 2013

In a world with growing challenges, both natural and artificial, architects need to find new ways to intervene in our built environments. In this lecture, renowned architect David A Garcia travels from pole to pole, through a series of speculative and pragmatic projects, to discuss a new language and approach to architecture in extreme environments. […]

Glasgow Pecha Kucha Night 19: ICE LAB

Posted by maparchitects in LECTURES, NEWS, PROJECTS on October 22, 2013

2 October, The Lighthouse, Glasgow An evening of exploration, architecture and science from extreme and remote environments. Architects, scientists, photographers, historians and designers will take you on a stunning visual journey from Mount Erebus in the Antarctic to the tiny Scottish island of Scotasay. PechaKucha is a simple idea: 20 images for 20 seconds each. […]

Lecture at The University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture

Posted by maparchitects in LECTURES, NEWS, PROJECTS on October 22, 2013

David Garcia will be lecturing at the University of Texas School of Architecture in Austin, the 11. of September at 5 pm at the Goldsmith Hall. A voyage through landscapes and challenged environments will be the backdrop for a peculiar take on sustainability and resilience in architectural design.

The Tsunami Legacy

Posted by maparchitects in EDUCATION, NEWS, PROJECTS on October 4, 2013

On our way to Ishinomaki and Fukushima with lund students, on a “Tsunami Legacy” expedition. Follow our journey on MAP Architects. From tsunami wave balloon markers, to radioactive soundscapes, wave breaker tests, to salinity research. 15 students and teachers will research the tsunami stricken landscape in the next 2 weeks.

MAP Architects has the pleasure to invite you to the Private View of Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica

Posted by maparchitects in EXHIBITIONS, NEWS, PROJECTS on July 23, 2013

Save The Date: 25 July 2013 18:00-20:00 Private View Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica Architecture and Design Scotland, Level 2, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU Be the first to see Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica as it premieres at Architecture and Design Scotland at The Lighthouse, […]

POSSIBLE GREENLAND

Posted by maparchitects in ARCTIC, EXHIBITIONS, NEWS, PROJECTS on January 6, 2013

Last ten days to visit the exhibition at DAC! 11 October 2013 – 26 January 2014 at the Danish Architectural Centre The exhibition ‘Greenland – Head for the centre of the world’ is a re-curated version of the exhibition Possible Greenland, which was shown in 2012, as the official Danish contribution to the 13th International Architecture Biennale […]

TRAILER UNIT 3 ICELAND EXPEDITION

Posted by maparchitects in EDUCATION, NEWS, PROJECTS on November 25, 2012

UNIT 3, Bsc, The Bartlett Unit 3 engages with extreme environments, social, artificial and natural, not as a venture into the exceptional, but as a way of reflecting into everyday challenges, present or immediate. It is our understanding that the built environment can only “survive” as an integrated part of the context, and this premise […]

MAP WINS PROJECT IN THE MALDIVES

Posted by maparchitects in COMPETITIONS, FLOOD, NEWS, PROJECTS on October 26, 2012

MAP Architects and PMO Maldives have won the competition to develop a sports park for the young in the island of Huluhmale. 15 000 m2 will be developed for out door sports, free for all, to encourage sports and out door activities. Huluhmale is a reclaimed island located in Kaafu Atoll, the Maldives on the Hulhule-Farukolhufushi […]

FIRST PRIZE IN “STEDET-TÆLLER” DANISH COMPETITION

Posted by maparchitects in COMPETITIONS, NEWS, PROJECTS on September 25, 2012

MAP Architects and MAST, together with consultant Marco Mercuri, have been selected to enhance via design, one of the top 10 natural/historic sites in Denmark. Out of a total of 75 applicants, we have been chosen to design the entrance, access and viewing tower inside Denmark’s oldest medieval surviving site. We are delighted to be […]

THE STUDIO EXHIBITS AT THE VENICE BIENNALE

Posted by maparchitects in ARCTIC, EXHIBITIONS, NEWS, PROJECTS, RESEARCH on August 19, 2012

The Studio is off to Venice, for the preview opening on the 27th of August, of the 13th Architectural Biennale. We are pleased to be one of the architecture practices representing the Danish Pavilion. After a year’s work, collaborating with Henning Larsen Architects and Greenlandic, KITAA architects, and an endless list of Greenlander who welcomed […]