AOTW I Architect of the week
Aleksandar Pilyov
Junior Architect
M.A. Architecture
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Nationality
Bulgaria
Graduate architect from KU Leuven, campus Sint-Lukas in Brussels. He was born in Bulgaria. Over the past year, he has collaborated on a variety of projects, primarily involving industrial facilities, laboratories, and office spaces. In 2023, he was awarded the Jef Van Ranst Prize for his master's thesis "Discourse in Spatial Vacuums", in which he explores architectural and artistic techniques that go beyond the aesthetics of representation in the subject matter. In 2024 he worked in Antwerp and was involved in collaborative projects that merge technical precision with conceptual exploration for projects in Flanders. "My architectural motivation lies in crafting challenging projects, utilizing a blend of representational techniques and digital media. Central to my practice is hand drawing, which serves as a vital tool for architectural discourse, fostering experimentation and bringing fresh, transformative ideas.
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Drawing Phenomenology
Drawing Phenomenology is an openly creative project that explores architectural elements in their current organic state—often focusing on buildings left to decay and fall into ruin. particularly interested in the life cycle of materials and how, over time, they reshape the narrative of a structure, capturing attention more profoundly as they begin to break down.
Silence Towards Erasure Bulgaria
A Vestige in the Void Bulgaria
Japanese Teahouse Robust and Deconstruct
Urban Palimpsest Bulgaria
The Glasgow School of Art Spreading the Void
Hill House Light and Structure
Japanese Teahouse Colliding Nature and Man-made
Japanese Teahouse Perspective in Materials
Japanese Teahouse Fishing in a Collage
Borsen Voids in Destruction
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The project also investigates the spaces that emerge through this material transformation, seeking ways to reinterpret and redesign them to open a broader conversation about architecture and design. All of the artwork presented is rooted in architectural technique and vision, with each final piece offering a subject open to interpretation and discourse.
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