Winners of Superstudio 2016
The nationwide final of the sixth year of Superstudio took place on March 5 in a pleasant atmosphere of the packed cultural space PRAGUE / Forum for Architecture and Media in Brno. From the first round, ten best teams progressed, which presented their projects in a time limit of 200 seconds before an audience and a jury composed of architecture theorist Monika Mitášová (SK), architect and curator Yvette Vašourková (CZ), and architect Michal Palaščák (CZ).
The competition theme was about a building or part of it designated for removal. The design was to consider a new and economically sustainable use of materials or constructions in a new context and function. The author was Maarten Gielen (BE) – a recent holder of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. The jury agreed that the level of projects was balanced, and therefore decided to award two second places and one honorable mention.
The Brno team consisting of Kvapilová, Obršál and Jindrák (FA VUT, 2nd place) worked on the theme of the problematic future of ski resorts, addressing it by transforming cable cars into wind turbines. The produced energy would be consumed on the site of the former slope for mining the digital currency Bitcoin, thereby virtually restoring the mining industry in the border region to renew lost ties in a contemporary way. The Liberec team made up of Nekola, Marek and Šustek (FUA TUL, 2nd place) focused on preserving the memory of the place through the idea of a technological process that would efficiently connect the processes of demolition and construction through local robotic recycling of building materials. The honorable mention was awarded to the Prague team Martínková, Müller and Balán (FA ČVUT). Since the law mandates the removal of large-format advertising around highways by 2017, they propose to use dismantlable modular billboard structures to create a variable system for rapid construction in humanitarian crisis situations.
The first round traditionally took place on the academic campuses of all cities with architecture education in the Czech Republic, and this year 62 teams of university students participated, regardless of year, university, or field. Contestants had exactly 24 hours after the topic announcement to process it and prepare a presentation before local juries, which included personalities like Petr Stolín, Zuzana Morávková, Jan Jehlík, and Kateřina Vídenová.
The awarded teams divided a financial reward of 20,000,- and the teams in second place received registrations for the reSITE festival. Superstudio 2016 was supported by the companies mmcité, Studio Acht, and the Foundation for Czech Architecture.
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Mining in the Digital Age - Revolution 5.0
We are looking for new uses for ski resorts, whose operation is becoming increasingly problematic due to global climate changes. The mining of resources from our mountains, which has been intensively occurring over the past two centuries, has contributed to these changes. In the 21st century, the nature of mining is changing. From extracting matter, we are shifting to digital mining, corresponding to our time.
We pay tribute to the mountains; we utilize the natural combination of climatic conditions – persistent mountain winds and ski resorts, which often no longer function.
We introduce Bitcoin mining. This digital currency requires a substantial amount of energy for mining, which occurs through computer technology. In 2014, Bitcoin mining had the same energy consumption as all of Ireland.
We utilize the technical equipment of ski resorts - steel poles, infrastructure, electric motors, steel cables, and more, to create a wind turbine - a source of energy for our mining.
Thus, a ring will form in our border area - a network representing new environmental -
technological - social ties that are unprecedented in the Czech context.
Currently, the processes of demolition and construction are separate. Each requires its own resources, its own transportation of materials, dedicated labor. Our main goal was to connect these processes. Decay with creation. Demolition with construction. To reorganize matter and not waste unnecessary effort on the processes involved.
We do not propose a specific building; we propose a technological process. For cities burdened by construction processes, transportation, or expropriations.
Demolished houses do not vanish from the city permanently. Some parts remain and tell post-mortem stories to new owners that would otherwise be forgotten.
The amendment to the road law from 2012 mandates the removal of large-format advertising by 2017 around all highways, expressways, and first-class roads. Following the example of other European countries, we can anticipate the application of regulation even in the urban environment in the short term. Billboards thus become residual material suitable for recycling.
We replace the danger, unaesthetic, unecological, and often illegal current use of advertising billboards with the provision of help and support for people in crisis periods. Easily dismantlable structures and modularity allow rapid construction, reconstruction, and completion based on circumstances. We offer advertising companies a new area of operation in the form of solutions to higher social problems.
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The competition theme was about a building or part of it designated for removal. The design was to consider a new and economically sustainable use of materials or constructions in a new context and function. The author was Maarten Gielen (BE) – a recent holder of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. The jury agreed that the level of projects was balanced, and therefore decided to award two second places and one honorable mention.
The Brno team consisting of Kvapilová, Obršál and Jindrák (FA VUT, 2nd place) worked on the theme of the problematic future of ski resorts, addressing it by transforming cable cars into wind turbines. The produced energy would be consumed on the site of the former slope for mining the digital currency Bitcoin, thereby virtually restoring the mining industry in the border region to renew lost ties in a contemporary way. The Liberec team made up of Nekola, Marek and Šustek (FUA TUL, 2nd place) focused on preserving the memory of the place through the idea of a technological process that would efficiently connect the processes of demolition and construction through local robotic recycling of building materials. The honorable mention was awarded to the Prague team Martínková, Müller and Balán (FA ČVUT). Since the law mandates the removal of large-format advertising around highways by 2017, they propose to use dismantlable modular billboard structures to create a variable system for rapid construction in humanitarian crisis situations.
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The first round traditionally took place on the academic campuses of all cities with architecture education in the Czech Republic, and this year 62 teams of university students participated, regardless of year, university, or field. Contestants had exactly 24 hours after the topic announcement to process it and prepare a presentation before local juries, which included personalities like Petr Stolín, Zuzana Morávková, Jan Jehlík, and Kateřina Vídenová.
The awarded teams divided a financial reward of 20,000,- and the teams in second place received registrations for the reSITE festival. Superstudio 2016 was supported by the companies mmcité, Studio Acht, and the Foundation for Czech Architecture.
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Kvapilová, Obršál and Jindrák (FA VUT, 2nd place)
FROM MOUNTAIN TO MINEMining in the Digital Age - Revolution 5.0
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We are looking for new uses for ski resorts, whose operation is becoming increasingly problematic due to global climate changes. The mining of resources from our mountains, which has been intensively occurring over the past two centuries, has contributed to these changes. In the 21st century, the nature of mining is changing. From extracting matter, we are shifting to digital mining, corresponding to our time.
We pay tribute to the mountains; we utilize the natural combination of climatic conditions – persistent mountain winds and ski resorts, which often no longer function.
We introduce Bitcoin mining. This digital currency requires a substantial amount of energy for mining, which occurs through computer technology. In 2014, Bitcoin mining had the same energy consumption as all of Ireland.
We utilize the technical equipment of ski resorts - steel poles, infrastructure, electric motors, steel cables, and more, to create a wind turbine - a source of energy for our mining.
Thus, a ring will form in our border area - a network representing new environmental -
technological - social ties that are unprecedented in the Czech context.
Nekola, Marek and Šustek (FUA TUL, 2nd place)
THE BEE
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Currently, the processes of demolition and construction are separate. Each requires its own resources, its own transportation of materials, dedicated labor. Our main goal was to connect these processes. Decay with creation. Demolition with construction. To reorganize matter and not waste unnecessary effort on the processes involved.
We do not propose a specific building; we propose a technological process. For cities burdened by construction processes, transportation, or expropriations.
Demolished houses do not vanish from the city permanently. Some parts remain and tell post-mortem stories to new owners that would otherwise be forgotten.
Martínková, Müller and Balán (FA ČVUT)
Advertising is in Crisis
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The amendment to the road law from 2012 mandates the removal of large-format advertising by 2017 around all highways, expressways, and first-class roads. Following the example of other European countries, we can anticipate the application of regulation even in the urban environment in the short term. Billboards thus become residual material suitable for recycling.
We replace the danger, unaesthetic, unecological, and often illegal current use of advertising billboards with the provision of help and support for people in crisis periods. Easily dismantlable structures and modularity allow rapid construction, reconstruction, and completion based on circumstances. We offer advertising companies a new area of operation in the form of solutions to higher social problems.
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