Architectural pavilion

The project is located in the city of Loja, Ecuador, at the edge of the urban area, on a site of approximately 6 hectares owned by the Loja Chamber of Commerce. The setting is characterized by an open rural landscape, where the presence of a natural lagoon defines the immediate surroundings and structures the relationship between architecture and territory. Prior to the intervention, the site contained only sports fields, with no supporting infrastructure for users. The program responds directly to this condition and incorporates restroom facilities, a covered multipurpose space, a bar, and an industrial kitchen, complementing existing sports activities and supporting the future development of an outdoor events area. Nicolás Prov... More

GiganteBlu is a temporary installation created for the 2024 Rome Architecture Festival. The proposal was selected as the winning entry in the competition launched by the Rome Order of Architects at the end of 2023. Originally conceived for the Parco Marconi site along the Tiber River, the structure was later built at the Acquario Romano, the current headquarters of the OAR. Taking inspiration from the abandoned structure of Rome’s former granary, the installation reflects on the value of architectural heritage in the contemporary city. Francesco Marano Daniele Raffaelli Francesco Marano In the Marconi distric, at the corner of Via Blaserna and the Lungotevere, sits an uninhabited giant who has just returned from a thou... More

Liminal Pavilion is a temporary architectural installation designed and constructed for a five-day public event exploring the theme of Tehran. Rather than representing the city through recognizable forms or imagery, the project investigates how architecture can translate the perceptual condition of Tehran into a spatial experience. Characterized by density, uncertainty, constant transformation, and fragmented sequences of movement, the city is interpreted not as an object to be observed but as a condition to be inhabited. The pavilion therefore functions as an experiential apparatus that reconstructs these urban qualities through a carefully choreographed progression of movement, light, material, and sensory perception. Navid Atrvash... More

The 16-week experimental studio “Lightweight Bamboo Structures: From Concept to Site” was conceived to integrate bamboo construction into architectural and civil engineering education by engaging students in a complete design–test–build process. Through the development of a full-scale pavilion, the studio aimed to immerse future professionals in the material’s structural challenges, positioning bamboo as a teachable structural system within the university setting. Rafael Schimidt Rafael Schimidt Rafael Schimidt In early planning discussions, faculty agreed that the studio would also explore the material’s potential role in composite or hybrid systems. One of the key challenges in bamboo co... More

Developed by SaTa Na Architect in collaboration with SCG for the company’s Thematic Pavilion at Thailand Architect Expo 2026, the Delta Stack Pavilion responds to the exhibition theme, Beyond Materials, Into Life, by questioning whether building materials can shape architecture rather than simply serve as its finished components. rungkit charoenwat Instead of beginning with a predetermined form, the design emerged through an investigation of SCG’s building systems, including their dimensions, installation methods, structural behavior, and lifecycle potential. Roofing products, typically used as planar protective elements, became the project’s primary design medium, generating an architectural language rooted in cons... More

Moonrise takes its name from the fleeting moment when the moon appears on the horizon—an event that transforms the familiar landscape into something quietly magical. At once tangible and ethereal, the moon has always held a tantalising presence over the human imagination. The recent Artemis II space expedition dared to venture to the dark side of the moon, taking one step further than any previous effort and bringing back dazzling images of its surface. Keith Isaacs Keith Isaacs In a park in Tennessee, Moonrise embodies this same spirit of adventure, inviting visitors to step beneath an otherworldly form that feels both grounded and dreamlike. The dome creates an immersive public experience: a place for gathering, rest, and... More

Located in Tucson, Arizona, o c o t i l l o is a pavilion by Roundhouse Platform workshopped with students at the University of Arizona that reimagines the everyday features of the bench, stair, and fence as an integrated—and interactive—architectural experience. The project draws inspiration from the ocotillo, a cane-like, spiky shrub endemic to the Sonoran Desert, in its restricted material palette of linear members, and from the etymology of the Nahuatl word ocotl, meaning torch or candle, in its responsive nocturnal illumination. Measuring just eight feet in each direction, the project acts as an observation chamber, engaging the rhythms of an expansive landscape through spatial modulation, material experimentation, and digi... More

The main intent of public space is to democratically guarantee a free and accessible place to gather, to foster social interaction, to provide areas to rest and contemplate, and to guarantee that us as individuals have a place to freely express ourselves. This cosmos of natural and built elements becomes the foundation for building community and human bonds within our cities. R8 Visuals As the oldest park in Mexico City, Alameda Central stands as both a symbolic space and historical witness of cultural diversity, a testament to times of prosperity but also those of decline, much like Diego Rivera portrayed in his mural “Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central”. Following the proportions and guiding lines of the... More

The Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré project has been an integral part of the Côte-de-Beaupré landscape since the earliest days of the colony. The arrival of pilgrim boats in the mid-19th century confirmed its strategic position along the axis of Sanctuaire Street, establishing a vital link between the St. Lawrence River and the Sainte-Anne sanctuary, the largest pilgrimage site in North America. As part of a broader effort to reconnect the Capitale-Nationale region with the river, the Sainte-Anne Wharf Development Corporation was created to restore water access for the local community and provide a new gateway for visitors. Simon Villeneuve The project fulfills the original vision of creating a multifunctional public space... More

Limbo Engawa is an architectural pavilion conceived across two sites, as a co-commission between Limbo Museum in Accra, Ghana, and Art Omi in the Hudson Valley, New York. First constructed within Limbo Museum’s unfinished concrete structure, the pavilion was disassembled, transported across the Atlantic, and reassembled within the landscape at Art Omi. Juergen Benson-Strohmayer The term engawa refers to a transitional space between interior and exterior, building and landscape, private and communal life. In Accra, Limbo Engawa occupied the threshold between an unfinished concrete structure and surrounding cultivated land. An oversized daybed created a place for farmers and museum visitors to sit, lie down, and gather, while elev... More

Unscripted was conceived in response to the curatorial note on Mumbai’s Transcript by Aric Chen, Director of the Zaha Hadid Foundation, as part of the Jaquar Pavilion Park at the Architecture & Design Film Festival organised by STIRworld and held on the lawns of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Manan Surti Photography Manan Surti Photography Manan Surti Photography The pavilion programme was curated by Aric Chen and guided by a distinguished international jury comprising Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries, London; Lesley Lokko OBE, Founder of the African Futures Institute and Curator of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale; Raj Rewal, Founder of Raj Rewal Associ... More

The Floating Pavilion sits at roughly 500 meters above sea level in the Organic Tea Valley of Songyang County, Zhejiang Province. Positioned at the summit of a terraced tea mountain, the 85-square-meter steel structure serves as a panoramic observation station—a thin, hovering roof that registers against the ridgeline without displacing the agricultural terrain beneath it. Kejia Mei A composite sandwich roof—steel grid between upper and lower plates—tapers at its edges, compressing structural depth into a blade-like profile. The platform is supported by a single transverse beam with cantilevered extensions; semicircular voids between the deck edge and columns allow light to pass underneath, visually lifting the struc... More

Doubt and DecisionA manufacturer from the south of Iran approached our team to design trade show pavilions for a building exhibition. Despite the constraints of a limited budget, compact dimensions, and the project’s temporary nature, we viewed this challenge as an opportunity to propose an innovative architectural approach. Navid Atrvash Navid Atrvash Challenging Typologies We questioned whether a temporary commercial pavilion could transcend its usual promotional role and become a meaningful architectural endeavor. By critiquing the repetitive design of conventional trade booths—focused solely on product display—we sought to redefine their functionality and craft a fresh architectural narrative. Navid Atrv... More

Komorebi:  “Japanese word that describes sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees, creating a shimmering interplay of light and shadow that moves with the wind.” This pavilion is a project developed within the course Making Pavilions. Experimental Ephemeral Architectures with Parametric Design, part of the Master's and Diploma in Construction of Architectural Works (MDCOA), and the Digital Integration Center (CID), at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (FADU/UDELAR). The goal was to create ephemeral wooden architecture, designed using parametric design tools and materialized through subtractive digital fabrication techniques. Fernando García Amen Fernando García Amen Fernando... More