TIRANA NEW TRAIN STATION // COMPETITION ENTRY
25 March 2013

In the time of globalization, every country should stress its own identity and culture. Tirana has unique history. Tirana has high mountains, open markets, handmade rugs and eastern tales about flying carpets. Tirana is for sure the city worth visiting. But Tirana is also a bit forgotten place, both by visitors and city authorities. The aim of the design is not only to lift up the level of communication service by giving Tirana full-equipped train station. The aim is to show, and create opportunities to move further in the city, to explore it and let yourself be enchanted. Don’t stay on the station, let’s move to the heart of the city!

SHELTER FOR DISPLACED
23 March 2012

Journey from South America to United States of America needs a lot of determination from a person to run it despite obstacles. There is nothing that can protect them from hunger and violence, all they have is hope. They travel in the shade to avoid danger. Above all, they need to rest and feel save. It is not about fences and walls but consciousness that they are not alone but there is whole community of people like them.

SHELTER FOR THE DISPLACED // ARQUINE COMPETITION
24 December 2011

 Collective Architects is attending another competition. This time we were fascinated by Arquine Shelter for the Displaced idea. Read more on organisers website.

DISASTER PREVENTION CENTRE // COMPETITION ENTRY
30 November 2011

Higher order can be achieved and controlled only due to experience, knowledge, and facilitation. While many forces that drives natural disasters are still beyond our command, it is our duty to respect then, to learn about them and to present their both dark and bright site! Facilitation and distribution of these knowledge requires safe space, the boundary or metaphorical wall to understand how chaos is pre-state of order, and that our civilization is not so different from 4 natural basic elements and their behavior. In the end we are the part of a whole, but to understand this we need to go from chaos, through understanding into appreciation. Then we can reach aether, 5th element that unites all the others.

CULTURE CENTRE "BIELANY"
20 August 2011

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ISTAMBUL DISASTER PREVENTION CENTRE // COMPETITION
12 June 2011

Collective Architect is attending international competition called in order to select the design of Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre, which is to be the first institution in Turkey with intended facilities. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is willing to establish a centre fully equipped with adequate technology and facilities in order to be prepared against a disaster that may affect Istanbul and to develop public consciousness about the disasters and specifically about earthquakes. The centre will also be hosting relevant courses, congresses and seminars.