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ARCHI-TECTONICS AT PHOTOSYNTHETIC CITIES 🌿How can architecture and landscape work together to build more resilient citie...
09/22/2026

ARCHI-TECTONICS AT PHOTOSYNTHETIC CITIES 🌿

How can architecture and landscape work together to build more resilient cities?

This Thursday, Winka Dubbeldam, CEO of SCI-Arc and Founding Principal of Archi-Tectonics will join Photosynthetic Cities, convened by the Yale Center for Ecosystems and Architecture (Yale CEA) at the AIA New York Center for Architecture.

As part of the Photosynthetic Cities forum, Winka will present Archi-Tectonics’ Asian Games Park in Hangzhou, exploring Synthetic Natures: how integrated architecture, landscape, and Sponge-City strategies can support ecological resilience and new forms of urban life.

The discussion brings together leading voices from architecture, science, policy, and practice to examine the connections between clean air, water, food systems, biodiversity, and drought resilience—and how research can translate into actionable urban design.

đź“Ť AIA New York | Center for Architecture

đź“… Thursday, September 24

đź•“ 4:30 PM

Join this important conversation on the future of resilient, nature-integrated cities.

COMPLETEDBK Vertical Loft, Carroll Gardens, BrooklynWe are delighted to announce the completion of the BK Vertical Loft,...
09/11/2026

COMPLETED
BK Vertical Loft, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

We are delighted to announce the completion of the BK Vertical Loft, a 5,955 sf duplex penthouse in the heart of Carrol Gardens/Brooklyn, that we transformed from a former industrial workshop into a spectacular, light-filled family home. We are especially proud that the project has just been selected to receive a 2026 SARA National Design Award for its innovative approach to adaptive re-use.

Our design reimagines the existing structure as a sequence of interlocking spaces and dramatic vertical voids, allowing natural light to pe*****te deep into the building. At the heart of the building, a triple-height atrium with glass roof above connects the living and dining spaces with the upper levels, creating a continuous vertical landscape that encourages openness, visual connectivity, and shared family life. Topping the penthouse is a 2,400-sf rooftop terrace with a sun deck, trellis pergola, outdoor kitchen and dining area, as well as an urban garden overlooking the surrounding skyline.

Here are some first glimpses from the photoshoot.

📸Evan Joseph

A proud moment for Monsters & Mutants! Archi-Tectonics' fifth monograph, Monsters and Mutants: Explorations in the Archi...
09/09/2026

A proud moment for Monsters & Mutants!

Archi-Tectonics' fifth monograph, Monsters and Mutants: Explorations in the Architecture–Nature Continuum published by Park Books, has been selected by Architectural Record as one of its “14 Recent Monographs” recommended this summer.

The book explores how architecture can learn from the resilience, adaptability, and intelligence of the natural world; transforming research into new structural and spatial possibilities for a changing climate. Emerging from our work on the 2023 Asian Games Master Plan in Hangzhou, Monsters & Mutants asks how we can design not against nature, but with it.

Thank you to Architectural Record for recognizing the book and helping bring these ideas to an even wider audience.

đź“– Discover Monsters & Mutants through the link in bio.

A proud moment for Monsters & Mutants! Archi-Tectonics' fifth monograph, Monsters and Mutants: Explorations in the Archi...
09/09/2026

A proud moment for Monsters & Mutants!

Archi-Tectonics' fifth monograph, Monsters and Mutants: Explorations in the Architecture–Nature Continuum published by , has been selected by Architectural Record as one of its “14 Recent Monographs” recommended this summer.

The book explores how architecture can learn from the resilience, adaptability, and intelligence of the natural world; transforming research into new structural and spatial possibilities for a changing climate. Emerging from our work on the 2023 Asian Games Master Plan in Hangzhou, Monsters & Mutants asks how we can design not against nature, but with it.

Thank you to for recognizing the book and helping bring these ideas to an even wider audience.

đź“– Discover Monsters & Mutants through the link in bio.

Chelsea Townhouse | Chelsea, New York
3,400 SF (315 m²) landmark townhouse renovationThe existing brownstone townhouse i...
08/21/2026

Chelsea Townhouse | Chelsea, New York

3,400 SF (315 m²) landmark townhouse renovation

The existing brownstone townhouse is a landmark that was extended with a 550 SF [52 m2] glass duplex with a roof terrace. the residence was further enlarged by lowering the basement floor and raising the roof. The new rear extension is conceived as a light airy space which creates a filter to the garden space beyond, adding more light and better views.

The new garden façade is a 3D folded steel and glass structure with reclaimed hardwood infill. It extends the library on the garden level, the dining room on the parlor floor and creates a terrace for the master bedroom area above.

The interior of the townhouse is gut-renovated; all four floors connected by a new hardwood stair flanked by a glass wall and lit by a skylight above. Large sets of custom hardwood sliding doors with a CNC-ed pattern divide the living room from the entry and the bedroom/bathroom area from the main bedroom, thus creating flexible use of space.

HYBRID - Our latest Monograph "Monsters & Mutants" by Park Books discusses this 377,000 sf HYBRID: a centerpiece for the...
08/17/2026

HYBRID - Our latest Monograph "Monsters & Mutants" by Park Books discusses this 377,000 sf HYBRID: a centerpiece for the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 designed to seamlessly convert to a culture and events space once the games end.

Conceived through a series of integrated design strategies, the project addresses the widespread challenge of underutilized mega-venues by enabling a complete transformation into a year-round concert and cultural destination. A “body-within-body” spatial system allows flexible programmatic layering, while the masterplan fuses architecture and landscape into a continuous three-dimensional landform—where two pebble-shaped stadiums emerge as sculpted topographies, interconnected by the Valley Village commercial spine below infrastructure.

LEED Platinum - Environmental and material strategies reinforce this vision: an iterative asymmetric form optimizes sightlines and multi-event functionality; a hybrid façade of overlapping brass shingles and steel-glass diagrid balances heritage with performance; and sensor-driven natural ventilation, combined with targeted cooling beneath seating, significantly reduces energy demand. The project exemplifies a holistic approach where cultural continuity, environmental intelligence, and operational resilience are seamlessly integrated.

“An Urban Reset is urgently needed.”Discussing Monsters and Mutants with The Plan, Winka Dubbeldam describes how the win...
08/06/2026

“An Urban Reset is urgently needed.”

Discussing Monsters and Mutants with The Plan, Winka Dubbeldam describes how the winning proposal for the 2023 Asian Games extended beyond the original Sponge City brief through a zero-earth strategy, restoration of the local biome, and a vision for “biotic architecture as synthetic nature.”

Pictured: aerial view of the Field Hockey Stadium at the Hangzhou Asian Games Eco Park.

Source: The Plan, “For a New Evolutionary Relationship Between Humans and Non-Humans”

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