2025.04.15

VOL. 401

Trend Reports
	Applications Now Open for the Gottfried Bohm International Architecture Scholarship
	Under the patronage of the City of Cologne, the "Gottfried Böhm Scholarship" is now accepting applications until May 31, 2025. This scholarship is designed for architects and urban planners with a strong interest in the relationship between architecture and urban development. Selected scholars will participate in a one-year residency program in Cologne from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, where they will explore the future of the city and its surroundings through innovative research and design. Neviges_Copyright-Familie-Boehm (c) Böhm family

Award&Competition
	World Architecture Festival 2025¡ÃWAF Awards Now Open - Final Submission Deadline Approaching!
	The World Architecture Festival (WAF) will be held in the United States for the first time in its 18-year history. Taking place from November 12 to 14, 2025, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida, the festival will welcome architects and designers from around the world for three days of live awards judging, talks, exhibitions, and networking. Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is proud to serve as an official media partner for the 2025 edition.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛBeachhouse Renovation in Agia Kyriaki by ARP
	This project by ARP – Architecture Research Practice involves the renovation of a small beach house on the Cycladic island of Antiparos, initially built in the 1980s. Located next to the Byzantine church of ¡ÈAgia Kyriaki¡É (Saint Sunday, from which it takes its name), the building's outline remained intact, as current regulations prohibit any rebuilding on this site due to its proximity to the sea and its archaeological significance.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛLIVING Modernity: Experiments in the Exceptional and Everyday 1920s-1970s
	In this insightful article, Matteo Belfiore reviews LIVING Modernity, an ambitious exhibition at The National Art Center, Tokyo, that traces the radical transformation of residential architecture from the 1920s to the 1970s. Co-curated by Ken Tadashi Oshima, the exhibition explores how iconic architects such as Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Lina Bo Bardi, and Alvar Aalto reimagined the home—not just as a structure, but as a vessel for modern living. Through themes like hygiene, materiality, windows, kitchens, media, and landscape, the exhibition examines the social, cultural, and technological shifts that continue to influence domestic design today. Rich with full-scale installations, original furniture, and multimedia storytelling, LIVING Modernity invites visitors into a dynamic, evolving narrative of how we live—and how we might live tomorrow.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛOfisvesaire unveiled S House in Turkey
	In Turkey, on the sloping terrain of Kekliktepe, Urla, S House is a luxury residence that underwent a profound transformation, evolving from an existing structure with a basic envelope and foundational systems into a sophisticated architectural statement. Entrusted to Ofisvesaire, the project began by revisiting the initial building's framework, where the structural system was reimagined to allow a reorganization of the floor plan and massing. This revision culminated in the integration of a composite system, blending reinforced concrete with architectural elements that redefine the home's identity. A notable feature of the transformation is the addition of a pergola with a flexible glass façade, enhancing spatial fluidity and visual connection by seamlessly blending interior and exterior spaces.

Service
	ADF Supports CSR Project
	Awards are an option that is still not widely available in Japan. Let's be among the first to discover and develop new and fresh talent. Incorporating "awards" as part of CSR activities into your corporate strategy can significantly increase your company's visibility in the public eye. The word "awards" is in common use worldwide, and your awards business will be recognized as a cultural and social contribution activity. ADF supports your awards program and accelerates your cultural and social contribution activities and branding. There are awards that can only be provided by ADF, which has many connections around the world.

ADF gallery
	ADF Art Gallery Project-Would you exhibit your works for free?
	Omotesando has a renowned reputation as a source of innovative art. The artworks are exhibited in our gallery in a great place where people with a deep understanding of art.