With Casa Encinos, Architect Lilian Rebollo from the APT arquitectura para todos studio has created a small architectural gem that respects the breathtaking natural context of the Santo Domingo Ocotitlán village situated in the El Tepozteco National Park, in Mexico. The use of local materials, techniques and labour makes the project particularly sustainable.
In their transformation of the old outdoor cinema in the Czech town of Prachatice, Mimosa Architects drew their inspiration from the imagery of film, with its reels and projectors. The complex now has a new face, offering a new attraction for summer evenings with a special focus on urban greenery and maintaining all the charm of its past.
Peruvian architect Marina Vella has designed Casa Entrecopas, a home that draws both inspiration and materiality from its location: the interior of a large historical farm located North of Lima, in Peru. Thanks to the construction techniques and to the local materials used, the result is an architecture that is intrinsically sustainable and in close harmony with the idyllic surrounding landscape.
First There is a Mountain is a new work by artist and activist Katie Paterson who uses a playful, participatory approach to connect with the general public and get them to explore the wonders of our planet - mountain ranges and it's all taking place on the United Kingdom's coastline.
The Chinese architecture and design firm, Co-Direction Design, has worked on the reconstruction of an old village near Boshan, China, a city famed for its ceramics decorated with coloured glazes.
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