NEWS
17-01-2020
Le Stella, an urban project in Monaco by Jean-Pierre Lott Architecte
Architect Jean-Pierre Lott designed Le Stella in the historic centre and shopping...
16-01-2020
100 years of Vico Magistretti - 1920/2020
The centenary of the birth of Vico Magistretti will be celebrated in 2020. The Fondazione...
Architecture and materials
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Livegreen
17-01-2020
Sacred Space Tucume, Peru
As part of a workshop with students from Escuela Profesional de Arquitectura (USMP) Filial Norte and the Museum of the Tucume archaeological site, Norwegian architect Hans-Petter Bjørnådal and Ruth Elisabet Gomez Pastor crafted an eco-friendly temple in harmony with traditions and nature.
16-01-2020
Xavier Portela, Kobe
Xavier Portela, the photographer known for his brightly-coloured images of urban nights in cities like Tokyo, New York and Bangkok is back, this time in Kobe, Japan. A city that inspired him to use warmer hues in his postproduction work for a visual narrative that captures the city’s atmosphere.
THE ARCHITECT SERIES
The Architects Series - A documentary on: GCA Architects
SpazioFMG per l’Architettura continues the series dedicated to the most innovative...
PROJECTS
Projects
Ventura Arquitectos’ Amaya: luxury and ecology on the Mexican coast
Ventura Arquitectos has designed a luxury housing development on Mexico’s Riviera Maya combining...
Architectural Solutions
Mecanoo builds a Dutch farmstead out of timber and aluminium
Mecanoo add a contemporary twist while staying true to the style of the traditional Dutch...
Ceramic Innovation
White and Grey Beauty: the beauty and originality of the new Marmi Maximum products
The aesthetic of marble has always played a key role in the tradition of coverings throughout the...
Projects
Balcony House by Laboratory Sustaining Design
The firm LSD Architects – an acronym for Laboratory Sustaining Design – has designed,...
Architectural Solutions
Musée des Confluences in steel, glass and concrete by Coop Himmelb(l)au
In Lyon, the Musée des Confluences is a complex deconstructivist building with interesting...
Ceramic Innovation
Overall beauty and an exquisite charm that lies in the details: Liquid Cosmo and Cosmic Marble surfaces
Dynamic, fluctuating shapes, colors that are generated by a cosmic harmony and belong to the mass...
Projects
CS House by Alric Galindez
Argentinian architecture firm Alric Galindez has, after seven years of construction, completed CS...
Architectural Solutions
Wooden structure for the ICU New Physical Education Center by Kengo Kuma
The ICU New Physical Education Center in Tokyo by Kengo Kuma is a complex consisting of wooden gyms...
Ceramic Innovation
Practical, versatile and resistant: the new 2020 kitchen with SapienStone countertop
With our daily requirements and the limited amount of time we have, our kitchen is becoming more...
Architetti
Alejandro Aravena - ELEMENTAL
Among the emerging figures in the world of contemporary architecture is Alejandro Aravena (1967). Born in Santiago de Chile, he graduated from Pontificia Cilena University in 1992 and continued his studies in Italy at IUAV (University of Architecture, Venice). Following the opening of his own design studio in 1994, in 2001 he founded ELEMENTAL S.A. in Santiago, where he has been Executive Director since 2006. With ELEMENTAL (which also comprises architects Gonzalo Arteaga, Juan Cerda, Victor Oddó, Diego Torres), Aravena began to focus his attention on building and infrastructure projects of public interest and significant social impact, not only in Chile but also in the USA, Mexico, China and Switzerland. ELEMENTAL design studio “promotes the improvement of social conditions, operating in the sectors of infrastructure, public space and housing through the creation of experimental works for the marginalized in Chile and Mexico” ....
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