Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) is an international think tank set up in 2007 with a focus on research and design. Its stated goal is to reposition architecture at the forefront of cultural, technological and social change. It maintains offices in, Stuttgart,

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, and Sydney. The group has three directors, Tobias Wallisser is based in Berlin, Alexander Rieck is based in Stuttgart while

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is based in Sydney. Chribosseprojects

LAVA takes their inspiration from nature, using the principle of biomimetics. LAVA projects such as Tower Skin, Snowflake Tower and Bionic Tower feature intelligent systems and skins that respond to air pressure, temperature, humidity, solar-radiation and pollution. LAVA uses computation to simulate this natural behaviour of growth and adaptation of species. Projects include master plans for universities; installations such as the lycra Green Void and the set for the 2009

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s; winning competition design for the city centre of the -free city Masdar in Abu Dhabi; sports facilities; the ‘reskinning’ of the UTS building in Sydney; LAVA's Martian Embassy in Sydney houses shop and writing classes for kids in an immersive space of oscillating plywood ribs integrating seating, counters and shelves and animated by red planet light and sound projections. LAVA won ith DESIGNSPORT and JDAWthe international competition held by the Federal Sport Commission, Ethiopia to design a new FIFA and Olympic-standard 60,000-seat stadium and sports village in Addis Ababa. Construction commences in 2014. Awards include the Australian Interior Design Award, UN partnered ZEROprize Re-Skinning Award, I. D. Annual Design Review, IDEA Award, AAFAB AA London, Cityscape Dubai Award Sustainability, commendations include the

Well-Tech Award The Well-Tech Award, also known as the “WT Award”, is an international award for technological innovation in design coordinated by Well-Tech Architecture & Design Studio in Milan, Italy, in collaboration with "Città metropolitana di Milano" and ...

(Italy) and the Dedalo Minosse International Prize.

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