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.
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
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OUR JURORS

Inanc Eray
Founding partner at Eray/Carbajo Architects

Nuno Brandão Costa
Founder and director of Brandão Costa Arquitectos

Filippo Maria Doria
Architect and Researcher PHD at TU Delft

Alex Hogrefe
Founder of VisualazingArchitecture

Aldo Sollazzo
Founding partner at Noumena Researcher at IAAC, Barcelona

Laurent Rosset
Creator of Lorystripes Architect at CEBRA

Stephane Hof
Founding partner at Hoffice

Massimo Alvisi
Cofounding partner at Alvisi Kirimoto

Matus Nedecky
Founder of FlyingArchitecture

Hector Garcia-Castrillo
Architect, BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group

William Lewis
Associate, RA, SHoP Architects

Chiara Tonelli
Professor of Architecture, Roma Tre University

Harry Parr
Founder and Director at Bompas and Parr

Labics Architects
Maria Claudia Clemente & Francesco Isidori

Natascha Meuser
Co-Founder at Meuser Architects & DOM publishers - Professor at Hochschule Anhalt Dessau

Marc Roma Trepat Perez
Architect at B\TA & co-founder of Heads&Tails INC

Miquel Clot
Directors at LEDSCONTROL

Rebeca Sanchez
Directors at LEDSCONTROL

Lukas Feireiss
Founder at studio Lukas Feireiss (picture © Luise Volkmann)

DigitaLabs
Ana Fonseca & Brimet Silva

Mirek Claßen
Parametric Design and Head of Innovation at NowLab@BigRep - Co-Founder of Makeathon.cc

Maria Eugenia Latournerie
Workplace Research Specialist at Haworth

Astrid Piber
Partner at UNStudio

Arjen Wals
Unesco Chair at WUR

Prue Chiles
Professor at Newcastle University

Carlo Ratti
Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab Founder and Director of Carlo Ratti Associati

Seetal Solanki
Director and Founder of materials research design studio Ma-tt-er and Visiting Tutor on the Interior Design programme at the Royal College of Art

Mariabruna Fabrizi and Fosco Lucarelli
Founders of MICROCITIES and Socks-studio

Anna Citelli & Raoul Bretzel
Capsula Mundi designers

Yunil Nam
Artist/Architectural Designer at WestonWilliamson+Partners

Paola Bonini
Rai Digital Consultant and Professor Adjunct, University of Bologna

Steven Rubio
Founder at Show It Better

XU Jia
Vice Manager of Beijing Tourist Scenic Investment Management

WU Zhonglin
President of Shouqing Aolv Investment Management

Rebel Architette
Elena Fabrizi & Francesca Perani

Smolenski Nicole
Associate at Populous

Enno Zuidema
Head of Urban Development at MVRDV

Megan Born
Senior Associate at James Corner Field Operations

Markus Appenzeller
Director and Partner at MLA+

Marijn Schenk
Co-Founder at NEXT Architects

Jules Gallissian
Architect Urbanist at Snøhetta

Joyce van den Berg
Head Landscape Architect at the City of Amsterdam

Jos-Willem van Oorschot
Architect Partner and Director of VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism

Irene Luque Martin
Senior Project Leader at MVRDV

Hidden Architecture
Alberto Martinez Garcia & Hector Rivera Bajo

Giulio Verdini
Reader at the School of Architecture and Cities of the University of Westminster, member of ILAUD

Giulia Sonetti
Assistant professor at Politecnico di Torino, Sustainability Specialist at Green Team

Gijs van der Velden
Founder at MX3D

Francisco Leiva
Founder of Grupo Aranea

Fernando Ceña
Associate at Meis Architects New York

Felix Madrazo
Partner IND [Inter.National.Design]

Dai Wanjun
Vice Manager of the Shandong Li Guizu Cultural Development

Claudia Livia
Artist

Francesco Decaro
Founder at C_A_G_E

Carlos Gonzalvo
Founder at BETA Architecture

Francesco Rivera
Founder at Axo_Madness

Jose Moraindera
Founder at Arqpedia and Designer at KCAP

Marko Riboškić
Founder at Archiboom

Antonio D'Antrassi
Associate Partner at MAD Architects

Ad Kil
Founder of Ro&AD Architecten

Aleksander Kongshaug
Project leader at GXN