Laboratory for Visionary Architecture
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) is an architectural firm set up in 2007. Its stated goal is to combine digital workflow, nature’s structural principles and the latest digital fabrication technologies to build MORE WITH LESS: more (architecture) with less (material/energy/time/cost). It was awarded the 2016 European Architecture Laureate for " a more critical, intellectual, and artistic approach to the design of buildings and cities" by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. Activities 
LAVA takes their inspiration from nature, using the principle of biomimetics. Future technologies are merged with the patterns of organisation found in nature to build a smarter, friendlier, more socially and environmentally responsible future. LAVA uses computation to simulate the natural behavior of growth and adaptation of species. It maintains offices in Stuttgart, Berlin, and Sydney. The group has three directors, Tobias Wallisser  is based in Berlin, Alexander Rieck  is based in Stuttgart while Chris Bosse is based in Sydney. Projects 

 German Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE 
 German Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan 
 Energy Storage Centre Heidelberg, Germany 
 Bayreuth Youth Hostel Bayreuth, Germany 
 KACST King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Headquarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
 Phillips Lighting Headquarters Eindhoven, The Netherlands 
 Central Park concept HCMC, Vietnam 
 Installations such as the lycra Green Void
 Winner of the competition design for the city centre of the -free city Masdar in Abu Dhabi
 ‘Reskinning’ of the UTS building in Sydney
 LAVA's Martian Embassy in Sydney houses shop and writing classes for kids in an immersive space
 Tower Skin
 Snowflake Tower

Awards 

 Awards include: 
 International Architecture Award  
 World Architecture Festival WAFX Award 
 Australian Institute of Architecture Award  
 Australian Interior Design Award
 UN partnered ZEROprize Re-Skinning Award
 I. D. Annual Design Review, IDEA Award
 AAFAB AA London, Cityscape Dubai Award Sustainability

References

Think tanks established in 2007
Think tanks based in Australia
2007 establishments in Australia