We can consider “Architecture” everything that has already been designed and/or built. That would define a
realm of conventional solutions, often repeated in a self-referential system. We imagined a counterpart, a
“Non architecture”. A world of unexplored designs and countless possibilities, that if found, could enlarge and
change the boundaries of Architecture permanently. A universe of chances and opportunities never
challenged by architects before. A limitless field of investigation that includes everything that is not
Architecture, yet.
NON ARCHITECTURE BLOG
OPEN SOURCE
Non Architecture Blog is a platform for free exchange of content and inputs. Members from the Non
Architecture community share articles, essays, projects and visuals in an ongoing discussion on various
topics related to the future of architecture.
NON ARCHITECTURE COMPETITIONS
CURATED PARTICIPATIONS
Non Architecture Competitions is a research program organized around open competitions. Members of the Non Architecture community are challenged to develop design proposals within the framerwork of the design contest.
NON ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
WORKING GROUP
Non Architecture Studio works as a project incubator. Members from the Non Architecture community come
together in the Studio to form design teams and develop projects.
2600+
PEOPLE PARTICIPATING
12
COMPETITIONS COMPLETED
600.000+
AVERAGE YEARLY PAGE VISITS
10
BOOKS PUBLISHED
COMPETITIONS AS A TOOL FOR RESEARCH
For Non Architecture competitions are much more than just an architectural exercise, they are a valuable tool to challenge and involve talented designers from all around the world into a collective research.
The most interesting submissions of each competition are in fact collected into a book, and enriched with essays and graphic materials from our community. As a result, each book becomes a vehicle of a Non Architectural perspective on each specific topic, and a condensed version of our open source research on the topic investigated.
If you want to learn more about our vision you can check out here the introduction to our first non architecture book: “Ce n’est pas architecture – This is not architecture”
NON PROFIT NON ARCHITECTURE
Non Architecture, differently than most of competition platforms, is part of a non-profit organisation. Its only purpose is to encourage and support the creation of brave innovative ideas.
All the funding raised by the platform are used to promote and support those ideas with new projects and initiatives.
If you are interested in collaborating or supporting Non Architecture you can contact us at info@nonarchitecture.eu
MEDIA PARTNERS
SUPPORTERS
The following organizations have contributed to our project with different means, including funding, sharing knowledge, expertise or in-kind support
FEATURED ON
OUR JURORS
Fala Atelier
Filipe Magalhães, Ana Luisa Soares & Ahmed Belkhodja
Labics Architects
Maria Claudia Clemente & Francesco Isidori
Karoline Liedtke
Head of Landscape at Cobe
Carlo Ratti
Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab Founder and Director of Carlo Ratti Associati
Studio Muoto
Gilles Delalex & Yves Moreau
João António Ribeiro Ferreira Nunes
Founder of PROAP
Andrea D'Antrassi
Associate Partner at MAD Architects
Federica Sofia Zambeletti
Founder of KooZA/rch
Massimo Alvisi
Co-Founder partner of Alvisi Kirimoto
Francisco Leiva
Founder of Grupo Aranea
Marijn Schenk
Co-Founder of NEXT Architects
Ad Kil
Founder of Ro&AD Architecten
Rebel Architette
Elena Fabrizi & Francesca Perani, co-founders architects of RebelArchitette
Felix Madrazo
Partner IND [Inter.National.Design]
Gijs van der Velden
Founder of MX3D
Laurent Rosset
Project leader at 3XN
Aleksander Kongshaug
Project leader at GXN
Andrew Bruno
Founder of One House Per Day
Rens Wijnakker
Senior landscape architect at FABRICations
Marko Riboškić
Founder of Archiboom
Claudia Livia
Artist
Jose Morandeira
Founder of Arqpedia and Designer at KCAP
Francisco Rivera
Founder of Axo_Madness
Dai Wanjun
Vice Manager of the Shandong Li Guizu Cultural Development
Carlos Gonzalvo
Founder of BETA Architecture
Francesco Decaro
Founder of C_A_G_E
Fernando Ceña
Associate at Meis Architects New York
Giulia Sonetti
Assistant professor at Politecnico di Torino, Sustainability Specialist at Green Team
Giulio Verdini
Reader at the School of Architecture and Cities of the University of Westminster, member of ILAUD
Irene Luque Martin
Senior Project Leader at MVRDV
Hidden Architecture
Alberto Martinez Garcia & Hector Rivera Bajo
Jos-Willem van Oorschot
Architect Partner and Director of VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism
Joyce van den Berg
Head Landscape Architect at the City of Amsterdam
Jules Gallissian
Architect Urbanist at Snøhetta
Markus Appenzeller
Director and Partner at MLA+
Megan Born
Senior Associate at James Corner Field Operations
Nicole Smolenski
Associate at Populous
Enno Zuidema
Head of Urban Development at MVRDV
WU Zhonglin
President of Shouqing Aolv Investment Management
XU Jia
Vice Manager of Beijing Tourist Scenic Investment Management
Steven Rubio
Founder of Show It Better
Paola Bonini
Rai Digital Consultant and Professor Adjunct, University of Bologna
Yunil Nam
Artist/Architectural Designer at WestonWilliamson+Partners
Capsula Mundi Designers
Anna Citelli & Raoul Bretzel
Socks-studio & MICROCITIES
Mariabruna Fabrizi & Fosco Lucarelli
Seetal Solanki
Director and founder of studio Ma-tt-er
Prue Chiles
Professor at Newcastle University
Arjen Wals
Unesco Chair at WUR
Astrid Piber
Partner at UNStudio
Maria Eugenia Latournerie
Workplace Research Specialist at Haworth
Mirek Claßen
Parametric Design and Head of Innovation at NowLab@BigRep, co-founder of Makeathon.cc
DigitaLabs
Ana Fonseca & Brimet Silva
Lukas Feireiss
Founder of studio Lukas Feireiss
Rebeca Sanchez
Director at LEDSCONTROL
Miquel Clot
Director at LEDSCONTROL
Marc Roma Trepat Perez
Architect at B\TA and co-founder of Heads&Tails INC
Filippo Maria Doria
Architect and Researcher PHD at TU Delft
Natascha Meuser
Co-Founder of Meuser Architects and DOM publishers, professor at Hochschule Anhalt Dessau
Harry Parr
Founder and Director of Bompas and Parr
Chiara Tonelli
Professor of Architecture at Roma Tre University
William Lewis
Associate, RA, SHoP Architects
Hector Garcia-Castrillo
Architect at BIG
Jordan Pitruzzella
Winner of Re-Draw.01 NonA competition, founder of i.l.a.u. Itinerant Laboratory of Architecture and Urbanism
Stephane Hof
Founding partner of Hoffice
Laurent Rosset
Creator of Lorystripes Architect at CEBRA
Aldo Sollazzo
Founding partner of Noumena Researcher at IAAC, Barcelona
Inanc Eray
Founding partner of Eray/Carbajo Architects
Alex Hogrefe
Founder of VisualazingArchitecture
Nuno Brandão Costa
Founder and director of Brandão Costa Arquitectos
Matus Nedecky
Founder of FlyingArchitecture
Amirreza Rakhshani
Founder of Archit Magazine
Maura Ambrosiano
Associate Partner of Foster&Partners
Land Art Generator Initiative
Elizabeth Monoian & Robert Ferry
Francesca Cesa Bianchi
Partner and Project Director at Stefano Boeri Architetti
Paolo Russo
Design Team Leader and Expert in sustainable design and green architecture at Stefano Boeri Architetti
Inanc Eray
Partner of SOUR Studio
Olivia Bina
Principal Researcher at the University of Lisbon, Professor at the Department of Geography and Resource Management at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Helge Lunders
Archtiect and Founding Partner of MDH Architects
Annalisa Metta
Architect, PhD in Landscape and Garden Design, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Roma Tre University (IT)
Ashley Andrykovitch
Curator of Education at Fallingwater Foundation
Justin Gunther
Vice President of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Director of Fallingwater
Amanda Sturgeon
Head of Regenerative Design Strategy at global consultancy firm Mott MacDonald (Sydney)
Helen Brennek
Director of Sustainability at MGA | Michael Green Architecture
Paolo di Pasquale
Architect, Lighting designer & Co-Founder of Retake Roma
Federico Aveni Cirino
Architect & Co-Founder of Retake Roma
Francesco Garofalo
Founder of Open Fabric
Wenchi Yang
Associate Architect at Tekuma Frenchman
Corinna Dean
Professor at the University of Westminster, Urbanist and Curator
Kasmir Jolma
Co-founder of Jolma Architects
Ashley D. Penn
Landscape architect MARK at Jolma Architects
Federico Scopinich
Urban, Landscape Planner and General Manager at Land
Samuel Gonçalves
Founder of Summary Architecture Studio
Lu Yun
Founding Partner and Principal Architect at MUDA Architects
Mariana Cabugueira
Senior Architectural Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects
Murat Germen
Artist, Academic and Photographer
noa* | network of architecture
Stefan Rier & Lukas Rungger
SHSH ARCHITECTURE + SCENOGRAPHY
Shizuka Hariu & Shin Bogdan Hagiwara, co-directors
Fosbury Architecture
Giacomo Ardesio, Alessandro Bonizzoni, Nicola Campri, Veronica Caprino & Claudia Mainardi