USJ’s internationally awarded bamboo pavilions featured in the October 2022 edition of AM Magazine
USJ’s internationally awarded bamboo pavilions featured in the October 2022 edition of AM Magazine
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Award winning USJ Bachelor of Architectural Studies’s Bamboo Pavilions in the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Colleges Design and Construction Competition” featured in the latest AM Magazine.
The University of Saint Joseph’s (USJ) Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) bamboo pavilions have all received awards in the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Colleges Design and Construction Competition” for three years in a row .
In its latest edition, Architecture Macau (AM) Magazine featured USJ’s Bachelor of Architectural Studies bamboo pavilions from 2019, 2020 and 2021 competitions – projects that have won multiple awards.
These applied research projects have been developed as part of the BAS module LAR245 – Parametric Computer Modeling. The projects explore the material properties and traditional craft techniques of bamboo and apply the acquired parametric design and advanced technologies in a real-case scenario.
The competition is co-hosted by the School of Architecture of South China University of Technology and Nansha Birds Park in Guangzhou, and it’s a platform for leading universities from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, and ASEAN International Colleges to compete every year in the design and build of innovative bamboo pavilions.
AVEM FORMA, 2nd prize Structural Design and 3rd prize Architectural Design
Project team
Coordinators: Filipe Afonso and Nuno Soares
Students: Danielle Marelli; Katherine Zon Hmie Hmie; Billy Chan Chon Wai; Kelvin Chou U Long; Travis Lai Chon Fong; Lai Hon Chio; Gloria Lam Iok Ieong; Kingsley Liang Zijun; Micael Ferreras Olfindo; Graça P. Dias dos Santos; Tam Chi Pok.
Organizer
Association of Southeast Asian Nations International Colleges
Venue
Nansha Birds Park
Year
2019
STRATUM, Honorable Mention
Project team
Coordinator: Filipe Afonso
Students: Danielle Marelli; Katherine Zon Hmie Hmie; Billy Chan Chon Wai; Kelvin Chou U Long; Travis Lai Chon Fong; Lai Hon Chio; Gloria Lam Iok Ieong; Kingsley Liang Zijun; Micael Ferreras Olfindo; Graça P. Dias dos Santos; Tam Chi Pok.
Organizer
Association of Southeast Asian Nations International Colleges
Venue
Nansha Birds Park
Year
2020
MO LATERN, Honorable Mention
Project team
Coordinator: Filipe Afonso
Construction: USJ BAS students
Students: Zon Hmie Hmie, Katherine; Anfelde Justino Lucindo; Bianca Belle Millares Dumsing; Che Chun Justin Wong; Chon Man Vong, Vera; Evan William Bertelsen; Hou In Leong, Oscar; Keng Hou Leong, Leo;Loraine Angelika Novido Raz; Ngou Chit Kou, Thomas; Paul Samuel Gordovez Llanes; Pui Lam Hoi, Shirley; Seng Ian Ho, Ian; Wang Tek Wu, Maximas.
Organizer
Association of Southeast Asian Nations International Colleges
Venue
Nansha Birds Park
Year
2021
All of the projects mentioned above are featured in the October 2022 edition of Architecture Macau Magazine and can be seen here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kd5ol5B3bnPJD76YkSYtzplu9JdRbIyV/view
Architecture Macau (AM) is the publication of AAM, Architects Association of Macau. First published in the mid-90s, it is currently the only editorial project in Macao fully dedicated to architecture, interior design, and urban planning.
About USJ’s Architecture Programmes:
The University of Saint Joseph’s (USJ) Architecture Programmes—Bachelor of Architectural Studies and Master of Architecture—are designed to empower a new generation of architects committed to improving the built environment and leading through meaningful design innovation. They provide students with a holistic education, enabling them with creative abilities, a cultural background, technical skills, and professional knowledge to pursue an impactful career in architecture, both in Macao and internationally. With an idealistic yet pragmatic approach, the USJ architecture programmes follow international architectural education standards while exploring specific local conditions, looking to Macao and the Greater Bay Area as a laboratory for students to test new spatial answers to contemporary challenges and opportunities. The curricula are rooted in tectonics and sustainability, addressing themes such as high-density housing, heritage management and conservation, experimental material fabrication, and innovative mixed-use architecture.
The programmes emphasize ethics and expertise, encouraging students to be socially committed and generous and to design for the common good.
Students are challenged to generate innovative architectural and urban forms created from a public perspective that contribute to cities and their citizens’ futures by improving the design of the daily spaces where human activities occur.
