competition Archives - claudeverett

Glass for A Blind Child

January 7, 2018March 24, 2024yokospacearchitecture, competition, 2015

This is a competition we participated and lost in 2015. The competition has been sponsored by a glass company for the past decades, many topics therefore were closely connected with glass. This year is the 50 year anniversary, maybe that’s why the topic is called “the glass”, asking participants rethink the role of glass in architecture.

Landstrich

January 16, 2018March 23, 2024taospacelandscape, germany, duisburg, competition, sculpture, 2013, think twice, art, public space

The green cycle path that runs through the heart of Thyssen-Krupp Steel’s large industrial site offers visitors a chance to pass through a monumental industrial landscape. Still in operation, 24 hours a day, here one is lost in time and adrift in history.

Fú

January 19, 2018March 20, 2024taoimagelogo, visual identity, china, competition, communication, think twice, 2014

“What do you think you are looking at?” We asked friends and colleagues with the picture on the right. Paper-cut? Red envelope? Package for Spring Festival gift? Wedding invitation? None of them really got the answer we had expected to hear—the Chinese character Fú (福) on the door of every family, a traditional way of celebrating Spring Festival. We were shocked about this since we were so confident that nobody would misunderstood it. It urged us to review our design strategy completely, which brought us our second proposal. —Now, it would be good to talk about the things that happened prior to this very moment.