At the start of every week, we highlight some of the most recent news in competition-winning projects, commissions, awards, shortlists, and events on the newly redesigned Bustler from the previous week that are worth checking out. 

Check out recap #119 for the week of July 25-29, 2016.

A closer look at New Ludgate, the 2016 City of London Building of the Year

Evidently, London is full of beautiful architecture that has created positive impact for its surrounding communities. The City highlights these leading projects annually in their Building of the Year Award, which was presented to the New Ludgate complex designed by Fletcher Priest Architects and Sauerbruch Hutton.

The “techno-boreal” Wind Forest wins the LAGI Glasgow competition

The Land Art Generator Initiative recently revealed the results of their Glasgow competition. The winning commission went to the “techno-boreal” Wind Forest, a group of blade-less wind turbines that the design team says can generate enough electricity for approximately 300 homes.

Re-examining the role of cannabis through architecture in the Cannabis Bank competition

How can architecture explore the significant yet historically controversial role that cannabis has in modern-day society? What would be the ideal architectural typology for the multiple reasons why people consume cannabis? Architects around the globe addressed that notion in Bee Breeders' Cannabis Bank ideas competition.

A closer look at the student-assembled “InFlux”, from AA Summer DLAB::RED

A flashback to the AA School of Architecture's 2015 Summer DLAB::RED program, wherein students acquired essential techniques in generative design and robotic milling strategies. By the end of the workshop, students produced a 1:1 working prototype installation called “InFlux”.

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