RAD+AR on Instagram: "Passive Design as Vernacular Response to Tropical Urbanism The project proposes a commercial office typology rooted in climatic responsiveness, where the building’s massing and formal geometry serve as the primary cooling mechanism. By prioritizing passive design strategies, the architecture moves beyond mere aesthetics to become a functional performative shell. Solar Geometry and Self-Shading Facades, The building envelope rejects the traditional flat curtain wall in favor

SCI-Arc on Instagram: "Project by M.Arch students Arnar Skarphedinsson (@arnarskarp) + Ian Fennimore (@ianfennimore) for Elena Manferdini’s (@education_manferdini) Spring 2023 2GBX Design Studio with Teaching Assistant Eda Tarakc (@edatarakc). Learn more about SCI-Arc Graduate Programs at the link in bio. Synthetic Fields Synthetic Fields presents a near-future, utopian urban vision of downtown Los Angeles predicated on the adoption of large-scale nuclear fusion energy. The project manifests as