Archinect - News 2024-11-14T12:52:26-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150068194/croatia-designs-immersive-robot-built-cloud-pergola-pavilion-for-the-2018-venice-biennale Croatia designs immersive, robot-built “Cloud Pergola” Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Biennale Justine Testado 2018-06-07T16:06:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a868ea712508d54ef7df776d625837cb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>For the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/871008/2018-venice-biennale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2018 Venice Biennale</a>, Croatia's &ldquo;Cloud Pergola / The Architecture of Hospitality&rdquo; Pavilion reflects on spaces of hospitality, the environment, automated design, and architecture's role in the 21st century. Designed by a team curated by Croatian architect&nbsp;Bruno Juri&#269;i&#263;, Cloud Pergola is&nbsp;said to be one of&nbsp;the world's largest and most complex 3D-fabricated structures.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fe/fecc7dd15e04403d9de64d22376633d9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fe/fecc7dd15e04403d9de64d22376633d9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Architect Bruno Juri&#269;i&#263; at Cloud Pergola. Photo: Jan Stojkovic.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8d17b73b6538ae1a0caa69e39ae8c0c1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8d17b73b6538ae1a0caa69e39ae8c0c1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jan Stojkovic.</figcaption></figure><p>Based on the traditional pergola, the pavilion comprises of&nbsp;three interplaying interventions. The main installation is &ldquo;Cloud Drawing&rdquo; by&nbsp;architect Alisa Andra&scaron;ek in collaboration with Bruno Juri&#269;i&#263;. Working with Arup and manufacturer Ai-Build, the &ldquo;mathematized cloud&rdquo; structure was made from about 661 pounds of 3D-printed biodegradable plastic, and was largely fabricated by robots. The structure &ldquo;integrates site-specific environmental data into a synthesis of form, figure, posture, tectonics, porosity, and light effect&rdquo;.</p> <p>&ldquo;To Stil...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/88013309/three-1st-prize-winners-selected-for-delta-and-porto-baros-competition-in-rijeka-croatia Three 1st-prize winners selected for Delta and Porto Baros competition in Rijeka, Croatia Justine Testado 2013-12-03T20:49:00-05:00 >2013-12-09T18:28:19-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/36/36n7vlecua1l8xcy.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>It's a three-way tie for the competition to develop the urban conceptual design for the Delta and Porto Baros area in Rijeka, Croatia. The international call-for-concepts asked entrants to propose an urban design that could serve as an innovative model of feasible development that could be used to renew future development sites in the country.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Out of 56 submissions from around the globe, the competition jury selected three Crotia-based first-prize winners who were awarded a net amount of approx. US$35,600 (26,200 &euro;):</p> <ul><li> Studio 3LHD from Zagreb</li> <li> PORTICUS from Split</li> <li> njiric+ arhitekti/Hrvoje Njiri&#263; from Zagreb</li> </ul>