Laboratory for Visionary Architecture explained

Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) is an architectural firm set up in 2007. Its stated goal is to combine digital workflow, nature’s structural principles and the latest digital fabrication technologies to build MORE WITH LESS: more (architecture) with less (material/energy/time/cost).^[1] It was awarded the 2016 European Architecture Laureate for " a more critical, intellectual, and artistic approach to the design of buildings and cities" by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. ^[2]

Activities

LAVA takes their inspiration from nature, using the principle of biomimetics.^[3] Future technologies are merged with the patterns of organisation found in nature to build a smarter, friendlier, more socially and environmentally responsible future.^[4] LAVA uses computation to simulate the natural behavior of growth and adaptation of species.

It maintains offices in Stuttgart, Berlin, and Sydney. The group has three directors, Tobias Wallisser ^[5] is based in Berlin, Alexander Rieck ^[6] is based in Stuttgart while Chris Bosse is based in Sydney.^[7]

Projects

• German Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE ^[8]
• German Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan ^[9]
• Energy Storage Centre Heidelberg, Germany ^[10]
• Bayreuth Youth Hostel Bayreuth, Germany ^[11]
• KACST King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Headquarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ^[12]
• Phillips Lighting Headquarters Eindhoven, The Netherlands ^[13]
• Central Park concept HCMC, Vietnam ^[14]
• Installations such as the lycra Green Void^[15]
• Winner of the competition design for the city centre of the -free city Masdar in Abu Dhabi^[16]
• ‘Reskinning’ of the UTS building in Sydney^[17]
• LAVA's Martian Embassy in Sydney houses shop and writing classes for kids in an immersive space^[18]
• Tower Skin^[19]
• Snowflake Tower^[20]

Awards

• Awards include:
• International Architecture Award ^[21]
• World Architecture Festival WAFX Award ^[22]
• Australian Institute of Architecture Award ^[23]
• Australian Interior Design Award^[24]
• UN partnered ZEROprize Re-Skinning Award^[25]
• I. D. Annual Design Review, IDEA Award^[26]
• AAFAB AA London, Cityscape Dubai Award Sustainability^[27]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . l-a-v-a.net.
2. Web site: The European Centre .
3. Web site: Australian Centre for Craft and Design / Chris Bosse: LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture). Part 1: Inspiration . Object . 2011-07-05 . 2012-05-22.
4. Web site: Australian Centre for Craft and Design / Chris Bosse: LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture). Part 2: Sustainable Practice . Object . 2011-07-05 . 2012-05-22.
5. Web site: Like . 2010-12-21 . Tobias Wallisser (LAVA) at the Digital Crafting Symposium 1 on Vimeo . 2012-05-22 . Vimeo.com.
6. Web site: Startseite Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft . 2012-05-22 . Fraunhofer.de.
7. Web site: 18 May 2012 . 5 Minutes With... Chris Bosse | IndesignLive .
8. Web site: Immersive cubes float in a forest of columns at expo 2020 dubai's german pavilion . 30 November 2021 .
9. Web site: Blach . Peter . 2023-04-13 . Konzept für deutschen Pavillon auf EXPO Osaka vorgestellt . 2024-03-29 . de-DE.
10. Web site: LAVA Unveils Transformation of Energy Storage Center into a City Icon in Germany . 16 October 2016 .
11. Web site: Lava Youth Hostel — Bayreuth, Germany . 17 March 2018 .
12. Web site: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Headquarters, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .
13. Web site: Philips Lighting Headquarters by LAVA | 2017-02-01 | Architectural Record .
14. Web site: LAVA and Aspect Studios to add Central Park to Ho Chi Minh City . 6 August 2019 .
15. Web site: Cadman . Emily . Lava's Green Void fills Sydney Customs House | News | Building Design . Bdonline.co.uk . 2009-01-19 . 2012-05-22.
16. Web site: Oasis of the future taking shape in a distant desert - Arts - Entertainment . Smh.com.au . 26 August 2009. 2012-05-22.
17. Web site: How to transform an ugly university: just don't call it The Condom-inium . Smh.com.au . 2011-06-19 . 2012-05-22.
18. Web site: The Martian Embassy by LAVA. 24 July 2012.
19. Web site: 2010-04-21 . Condom architecture - Architecture - Arts & Entertainment . 2012-05-22 . The Independent.
20. Web site: Jen Gerson . 2010-05-25 . Schumacher Tower project breaks ground next week - The National . 2012-05-22 . Thenational.ae.
21. Web site: The International Architecture Awards .
22. Web site: Gallery of Winners Announced of Inaugural WAFX Prize for World's Most Forward-Looking Architectural Concepts - 36 .
23. Web site: Construction & Architecture News .
24. Web site: Best International Interior Design . Australian Interior Design Awards . 2012-05-22 . https://archive.today/20120709135954/http://australianinteriordesignawards.com/gallery/2009/12 . 9 July 2012 . dead .
25. http://reskinningawards.com/images/ZFP_ReSkinning_Winners_2010.pdf ZFP ReSkinning Winners 2010
26. Web site: Giant Digital Origami Tigers | IDEA 2012 . Idea-awards.com.au . 2012-05-22.
27. Web site: Cityscape Awards, Buildings, Architects, Images . E-architect.co.uk . 2009-10-08 . 2012-05-22.