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Isolarchitetti
Established in 2000, the Turin architecture practice Isolarchitetti was founded by Oreglia d'Isola (1928) with his son Saverio (1972). Currently it also comprises Flavio Bruna, Michele Battaggia, Andrea Bondonio and Stefano Peyretti. Isolarchitetti “draws on the legacy of the Gabetti & Isola design studio, which from 1950 to 2000 was one of the most fruitful professional partnerships in modern, contemporary architecture”, with internationally acclaimed ....
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Tony Fretton - TFA
British architect, Tony Fretton (1945) was born into a working class family in London’s East End. "His work (...) presents an original contribution and convincing proof of the vitality of contemporary British architecture. A vitality that comes first of all from his ability to critically analyze and develop the contribution of those masters (...) who in Great Britain in the dynamic 1950s developed an innovative interpretation of modern architectural concepts, merged with ....
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Carlos Ferrater
A native of Barcelona, Carlos Ferrater (1944) has worked mainly in Spain. Beginning his career in the early Seventies, he founded the Office of Architecture in Barcelona (OAB) in 2006, alongside Lucía Ferrater, Borja Ferrater and Xavier Martí (respectively children and spouse). Since 1971 and throughout his long career Ferrater has combined his professional career with academia. His body of work reveals a highly personal trajectory and construction ....