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August 2018<\/strong> April 2018<\/strong> February 2018<\/strong> Dec 2017<\/strong> August 2017<\/strong> May 2017<\/strong> March 2017<\/strong> January 2017 November 2016<\/strong> August 2016<\/strong> June 2016<\/strong> April 2016<\/strong> March 2016<\/strong> January 2016<\/strong> Working in collaboration with local government, Urban Systems is developing a fully adaptable, data-driven design model that incorporates detailed requirements for a vibrant and sustainable mix of economic and cultural programs, connected through a multi-layered system of pedestrian circulation pathways and event spaces.\n<\/p><\/div>\n November 2015<\/strong> August 2015<\/strong> August 2015<\/strong> June\/July 2015<\/strong> June 2015<\/strong> May 2015<\/strong> April 2015<\/strong> March 2015<\/strong> February 2015<\/strong> Feb 2015<\/strong> Nov 2014<\/strong> October 2014<\/strong> July 2014<\/strong> June 2014<\/strong> May 2014<\/strong> February 2014<\/strong> January 2014<\/strong> August 2018 Kuwait Visiting School 2018: ‘Filtered Space’ Urban Systems staff have co-directed and tutored in the 2018 edition of the Kuwait AA Visiting School. The workshop produced an intricate architectural pavilion that was on display at The Promenade, the largest and busiest mall in Kuwait. The pavilion showcases digital design and fabrication strategies forRead More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/530"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=530"}],"version-history":[{"count":101,"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3253,"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/530\/revisions\/3253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nKuwait Visiting School 2018: ‘Filtered Space’<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems staff have co-directed and tutored in the 2018 edition of the Kuwait AA Visiting School. The workshop produced an intricate architectural pavilion that was on display at The Promenade, the largest and busiest mall in Kuwait. The pavilion showcases digital design and fabrication strategies for incorporating site specific information into architecture – with a complex skin directly informed by the light levels of the surroundings.\n<\/div>\n![\"makelab2018_1\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/makelab2018_1-300x169.png\")
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\nMakeLab 2018: ‘Off-the-Grid living’<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems staff have directed and tutored in the 2018 edition of the AA MakeLab Visiting School. The workshop investigated the notion of ‘nomadic living’, discussing social, economic and technological changes that impact housing. The design and build challenge addressed performative aspects such as the filtering of light, views and privacy applicable to architectural envelopes.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"SUTD-logo\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUTD-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nVisiting Lectures in Singapore and Hong Kong<\/strong>
\nJeroen van Ameijde has given several lectures in Singapore and Hong Kong, including at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The lectures presented current research developed by Jeroen van Ameijde as part of his academic and professional work.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"CUHK-logo\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CUHK-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nFinal Reviews in Hong Kong<\/strong>
\nJeroen van Ameijde was invited as a external reviewer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The visit was by invitation of the Director Professor Nelson Chen and Assistant Professor Kristof Crolla at the School of Architecture.\n<\/div>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aavskuwait_pixelspace_1-600x338.png\"){kind=tracking}
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\n‘PixelSpace’ Pavilion in Kuwait<\/strong>
\nA pavilion titled \u2018PixelSpace\u2019 was showcased in Kuwait as part of a international workshop organised by the Architectural Association and supported by Tamdeen Group and Golf Consult in Kuwait. The pavilion incorporates a new approach towards the construction of digitally designed architecture, using a system of discrete material components with integrated functionalities.<\/div>\n\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/GUC-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nVisiting Lecture and Final Reviews in Cairo<\/strong>
\nJeroen van Ameijde was invited as a visiting critic and guest lecturer at the German University of Cairo. The visit was by invitation of Dr. Wafaa Nadim of the Architecture and Urban Design department, and the studio titled ‘Generative Housing, From Interpretation to Realisation’, with student work investigating new models for high-density community housing in the context of Cairo’s informal settlements.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"news_nov2015\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/news_apr2017-207x300.png\")
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\nVisiting Lectures in Kuwait, Doha, Sharjah<\/strong>
\nJeroen van Ameijde has given several lectures in Kuwait and surrounding region including at the University of Kuwait, Promenade Cultural Centre in Kuwait, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, University of Qatar, and the American Univerity of Sharjah. The lectures presented a range of academic work and architectural projects, developed by Jeroen van Ameijde and Sulaiman Alothman as part of their academic research and professional collaborations. The upcoming AA Visiting School Kuwait<\/a> will be held from 7-19 August 2017 and is open to students of all levels.\n<\/div>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/usollp_wch_1a.png\")
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\nHappy New Year!<\/strong>
\n2016 has been a busy year with a period of hard work on a very complex hospital project in Sichuan Province. For 2017, we wish everyone a strong year full of architectural achievements, and a very Happy New Year with everything else that life has to offer!\n<\/div>\n![\"uso_flow_1-600x338\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/uso_flow_1-600x338-300x169.png\")
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\n‘FLOW’ Interactive Installation in Taipei and The Hague<\/strong>
\nAs part of an ongoing academic research agenda, Jeroen van Ameijde was invited to contribute to the Modern Body Festival and Space Media Festival organised by DEZACT and Stichting Modulus. ‘Flow’ was an installation conceived in collaboration with artist Luis Rodil-Fern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, materialising people movements into a modular installation with embedded sensors and lighting. [more info]<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
\nNew project: Women’s and Childrens Hospital in Sichuan Province<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems is commissioned to develop a concept design for a new 400 bed hospital complex, which could in later phases be extended to a 2000 bed comprehensive hospital campus. Currently in the initial planning phase, Urban Systems is developing studies for the overall masterplanning, internal circulation and logistics of the complex.\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
\nUpcoming Lectures<\/strong>
\nBrendon Carlin will lecture in Ho Chi Minh city this summer during the ‘Tropicality’ Visiting School in August 2016. Jeroen van Ameijde will lecture in Chengdu in July, Kuwait City in August and will take part in the ‘Space Media Festival’ in Taipei in August, an international event combining installations, screenings, performances and lectures. [Taipei Space Media Festival]<\/a> [Kuwait VS]<\/a> [Tropicality]<\/a>\n<\/div>\n![\"uso_MakeLab2\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/uso_MakeLab3-300x169.png\")
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\nMakeLab 2016: Digital \/\/ Physical Growth<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems staff have directed and tutored in the 2016 edition of the AA MakeLab Visiting School at Hooke Park in Dorset, Uk. The project investigated the use of specific site related information to \u2018grow\u2019 the design of an architectural structure within the computational and physical environment to construct a 4.5 meter tower. The structure was designed and built in four days by a small group of international students and staff, using local timber and CNC fabricated birch plywood components.\n<\/div>\n![\"uso_ICD1\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/uso_ICD1-300x169.png\")
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\nChangsha International Communication District<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems has delivered the initial research and conceptual design for the Changsha International Communication District, located in Changsha, Hunan, China. The site area of approximately 1,000,000 m2 is part of the new \u2018Wuguang High Speed Rail New City\u2019, located to the east of the existing Changsha metropolitan area, and will accommodate clusters of offices and organizations for international affairs, along with the supporting programs such as residential buildings, retail, education, healthcare and culture\/leisure facilities.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"shandhouse_0092412\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/usollp_blank_2f.png\")
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\nNew Masterplanning Project in Changsha<\/strong>
\nAfter being selected as a finalist in the international competition for the \u2018Changsha Center\u2019 in 2014, Urban Systems is now working on the research and development of a conceptual urban design for the \u2018Changsha International Communication District\u2019, as part of the new Changsha High Speed Rail City masterplan.<\/p>\n\n![\"news_nov2015\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/news_nov2015-207x300.jpg\")
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\nVisiting Lectures in China<\/strong>
\nJeroen van Ameijde and Brendon Carlin were invited to lecture at the Hunan University of Technology in Changsha, as well as at Henan University in Kaifeng. The lecture was titled ‘Deep Planning’ and covered academic and professional work developed during the last eight years at the Architectural Association in London and at Urban Systems. The lecture showcased a range of student work, 1:1 installations and professional projects, developed through innovative generative design processes and aimed at addressing new and emergent urban conditions in China and other fast growing cities around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AAVS_4.png\")
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\nAA Visiting School Costa Rica<\/strong>
\nBrendon Carlin taught and co-directed the first installment of a new visiting school titled ‘Tropicality’, held from 1-15 August in Costa Rica. The programme was coordinated together with Maria Paez Gonzalez and taught with Andrew Houston.
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\nAA Visiting School Chengdu<\/strong>
\nJeroen van Ameijde was invited as a workshop tutor at the AA Visiting School in Chengdu. The programme was coordinated by Stewart Dodd and co-taught with Kristin Cross, Jason Griffiths and Kyle Chou. During the workshop, Jeroen also gave a lecture hosted at iBox creative hub in Chengdu.\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
\nNew large scale residential project<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems have been working hard on the conceptual designs for a new large scale housing development in Henan province, China. The project comprises of 24 high-rise towers, underground parking and clubhouse facilities. The project also integrates retail and a large daycare centre for use by the residents of the project and surrounding area.\n<\/div>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/uso_enrol1.png\"\")
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\nEnrolment centre for Honliv School in Changyuan<\/strong>
\nOur new ‘enrolment centre’ project has now entered the design development phase. The 400 m2 pavilion will be used as exhibition gallery, student registration centre and for public events. The differentiated performative roof filters light in different ways, varying the socio-psycholigical conditions within the space to create areas for public and more private activities without comprosing the flexibility of the open plan.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/plan_logo_1.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nUrban Systems receives Honourable Mention at ‘THECITYPLAN AWARD’<\/strong>
\nTHE PLAN, the renowned architectural magazine from Italy has announced its annual ‘THE PLAN’ awards. Urban Systems was nominated in the category ‘Urban Planning’ with the project ‘Changyuan CBD Masterplan’.
\n[THE CITYPLAN AWARD]<\/a>\n<\/div>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/usollp_ph7_4.jpg\")
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\n‘Urban Nature’ at RIBA Windows 2015 Shanghai<\/strong>
\nAs part of the RIBA Windows project currently on display in the Xintiandi district of Shanghai, Urban Systems Office and jewelry brand PH7 have created an installation that references complex systems in nature. The installation is fabricated using low-cost and 3D-printing technologies, and was designed through a customised digital design process.\n<\/div>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/usollp_hmu_3.png\")
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\nNew project: Medical University concept design<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems is commissioned to develop a concept design for a new Medical University building, to be located at an existing private hospital campus in China. The project will incorporate academic programs for around 800 students, a separate research centre, and housing for students and staff.\n<\/div>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/usollp_ph7_3.jpg\")
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\nArchitects for RIBA Windows 2015 Shanghai announced<\/strong>
\nThe RIBA have announced the line-up for their third Windows project in Shanghai. Urban Systems is part of the selection of ten UK practices asked to design temporary installations for the Xintiandi retail area in Shanghai.
\nThe projects will be unveiled on 2 April 2015 coinciding with the Shanghai fashion week.
\nInformation about the project is published on the website of the RIBA<\/a>, and covered in Architects Journal<\/a>, Retail Focus<\/a>, and Building Design<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AAVS_Sydney_1.png\")
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\nAA Visiting School Sydney<\/strong>
\nBrendon Carlin was invited as a workshop tutor at the AA Visiting School in Sydney. The programme was coordinated by Jeffrey Turko. During the workshop, Brendon also gave a lecture hosted by The University of Technology Sydney.
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\nRIBA Architects visit to Shanghai<\/strong>
\nAs part of the upcoming RIBA Shanghai Windows project 2015, representatives of 10 invited UK architecture practices have visited Shanghai. The project offers the UK Architects to take over the retail windows in Shanghai\u2019s Xintiandi shopping plaza during Shanghai Fashion Week. Urban Systems will work together with the Chinese jewerly brand PH7 to create an installation that integrates concepts of jewelry, architecture, and natural systems.\n<\/div>\n![\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/usollp_boc_3.jpg\")
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\nNew project – office tower and branch for Bank of China<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems received a new commission for the design of a 114,000 m\u00b2 mixed-use scheme, that will include a Bank of China Branch, offices, retail including a hypermarket, cinema, restaurants, and a conference centre.
\nThe concept scheme was presented during a client visit to the London office and is currently going through further development stages.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"extrafabrica_1\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/extrafabrica_1.png\")
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\nEXTRA FABRICA Symposium and Workshop – Taipei<\/strong>
\nJeroen van Ameijde was invited as a lecturer and invited critic for the EXTRA FABRICA symposium and workshop organised in Taipei. The events were organised by DEZACT and hosted by Shih Chien University in Taipei from 28 June to 7 July 2014.
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\nNew Office Space in Southwark<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems moved into the office space Shand House. The open plan office area can house up to 50 staff and is combined with a meeting room, kitchen, modelmaking and printer rooms. The refurbishment was completed in five weeks and included removing the ceiling, rebuilding the bathrooms and installing new flooring, new AC and electricity networks.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"news-test\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shandhouse_009241.png\")
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\nOffice Refurbishment in Southwark<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems’ new office space is taking shape in Shand House, Southwark. The interior fitout is designed by Urban Systems and developed and realised in collaboration with CSK Projects London.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"news-test\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/webnews_northstar-11.jpg\")
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\nInvited Competition Changsha<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems is invited to participate in a competition for a landmark mixed-use commercial project in Changsha, Hunan Province China. The project includes a landmark iconic tower of 400 meters, hotel, serviced apartments, retail and a conference center. Other participating offices in the competition include SOM, Aedas, Atkins and BIAD.\n<\/div>\n\n![\"news-test\"](\"http:\/\/urban-systems-office.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/news-test1.jpg)
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\nNew Website<\/strong>
\nUrban Systems Office’ new website is now under development and schedule for a public ‘soft-launch’ in May 2014. The website will highlight selected projects currently under development and the academic research and office profile information.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"