{"id":27408,"date":"2021-06-02T16:02:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=27408"},"modified":"2023-02-16T14:01:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T13:01:18","slug":"portfolio-challenge-may-winning-project-focused-on-new-urbanism-and-social-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/portfolio-challenge-may-winning-project-focused-on-new-urbanism-and-social-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"[PORTFOLIO CHALLENGE] May winning project focused on New Urbanism and Social Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"

May<\/strong>\u00a0was a month for projects focused on natural landscapes and paths, new ways of sustainable living, and more. In\u00a0May\u00a0<\/b>the incredible work of\u00a08<\/b>\u00a0architects<\/strong> was highlighted and shown on our platforms, and now we have the final winner with the most likes on Instagram<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n

[Do you want to participate in our monthly Portfolio Challenge? Submit your work here<\/a>.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last month’s winner was Arunachalam Lakshmanan<\/a>‘s The Veil<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>with over 212\u00a0Likes <\/strong>on Instagram.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The winner of the $30 Amazon Gift Card<\/strong> for this month was able to get over 144<\/strong>\u00a0likes<\/strong> on their project via Instagram<\/strong>.\u00a0The fifth\u00a0Portfolio Challenge<\/strong> winner of 2021<\/strong> for the month of May<\/strong> is…. Fernanda Azevedo’s The Boom!!!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Within The Boom <\/strong>she practices\u00a0New Urbanism<\/strong>, an architectural movement to build new neighborhoods by maximizing opportunities for social exchange at all scales. Fernanda<\/strong> emphasizes that\u00a0the relationship between the metropolitan region and the single building, the macro and the local scale should be more intertwined.\u00a0Part of her design takes hints from a Boomerang which is emphasized through the Horizontal linearity.<\/p>\n

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Images by Fernanda Azevedo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want to see more by Fernanda\u00a0<\/strong>scroll down to the bottom to find the rest of\u00a0their project, The Boom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We want to highlight the beautiful work of the other 7 incredible artists that were showcased in MAY!!<\/h4>\n

In\u00a0second place<\/strong> was Eleonora Colacurcio’s\u00a0<\/strong>Pietro Santini Primary School<\/a>, <\/strong>which garnered\u00a0138 likes<\/strong> on\u00a0Instagram.\u00a0<\/strong>She has been part of a Fellowship at the University of Naples ” Federico II”, and she has won honors in many facets of her academic life. In this project, she focused on one of the case studies shown in the framework of a European Pilot Project related to “the Integrated techniques for the seismic strengthening and energy efficiency of existing buildings.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In third<\/strong>\u00a0place\u00a0<\/strong>was David Garaizar’s<\/a>\u00a0The Path<\/a><\/strong> which was able to win 117 likes<\/strong> on Instagram<\/strong>. He\u00a0recently joined the\u00a0Architect-US<\/a>Job+J1 Visa Program<\/a> <\/strong>and would love to help create spaces that connect with nature and provide utility for those that use the architectural space.\u00a0For his project, The Path<\/strong>, he\u00a0aimed to design a space that centers around a path that connects the exterior with the center of design, while creating a tunnel of nature around the path.<\/p>\n

In fourth <\/strong>\u00a0place\u00a0<\/strong>was Nieves Andrea Calvo’s <\/a>Panorama “A” cero<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0which was able to garner 95 likes<\/strong> on Instagram<\/strong>.\u00a0She worked along with Adderly Bustamante, Alana Macias and Giancarlo Patierno\u00a0<\/strong>to create this beautiful design.\u00a0The project is a review of the south of Madrid urbanism<\/strong> of the last decades, understanding the new urban developments trying to propose something coherent with its fabric such as green paths, new ways of living, cooperatives, into a natural and healthy environment.<\/p>\n

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In\u00a0fifth place <\/strong>was Tiago Ferreira’s <\/a><\/strong>House in a House<\/strong><\/a> which got one vote under fifth place with 94 likes<\/strong> on Instagram.\u00a0<\/strong>Last time he submitted the project called\u00a0Falling Light<\/strong><\/a>, which aimed to provide different sectioned off areas of a building that each provide space for a different activity. His new project aims to envelope a house within a house, to be more specific a green house, that is able to use solar energy through the Solar Shovels included.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0sixth place <\/strong>was Luis Garcia Grech<\/a>‘s\u00a0<\/strong>Intervention & Restoration of the Ponce Inter\u00b7Continental Hotel<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which was able to get over 85 likes<\/strong> on Instagram<\/strong>.In this project he seeks to provide us with a look inside the beautiful restoration of an old and historic hotel. He provides us with his strategy to make the intervention in order to add more support to the different beams and structures that needed to be fixed and reinforced.<\/p>\n

Which projects for May were your top 3?\u00a0<\/strong>Leave us your thoughts\/insights in the comments section below!!<\/strong> \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/h4>\n

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Images by Fernanda Azevedo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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