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20-02-2013

Boonserm Premthada: Kantana Film Institute

Contemporary architecture with strong roots in the past, by Boonserm Premthada, a finalist in the first “Next Landmark” international architecture contest. Kantana Film Institute in Thailand’s Nakhon Pathom province uses handmade brick to design monumental walls and perspective spaces.

13-02-2013

Tyin Architects: Cassia Coop Training Centre in Sumatra

The design of the Cassia Coop, a training centre for cinnamon production in Sumatra, is inspired by the desire for action of an emerging architectural practice, Tyin tegnestue Architects, which uses local labour and materials to create this sustainable building.

12-12-2012

Lassila Hirvilammi: church in Jyväskylä

In Jyväskylä, home of the Alvar Aalto Museum, the Kuokkala district houses the church of the same name, designed by Lassila Hirvilammi architects of Finland. The building on the market square is designed to form the heart of the community, which sees itself reflected in the use of sustainable materials and handcrafting techniques in the construction.

04-07-2012

Expansion of a former factory in Sheffield

The architects of Project Orange reclaim unused spaces in an old factory at 192 Shoreham Street in Sheffield, England. The project adapts spaces originally built in Victorian times for use as a bar/restaurant and raises them with a duplex structure to contain office space, making the project into an urban landmark.

14-03-2012

Aldrete: shelters on the Ruta del Peregrino

Architectural projects funded by the Secretaria de Turismo del Estado de Jalisco in Mexico for the Virgin of the Rosary Pilgrimage Route include shelters designed by Luis Aldrete in Estanzuela and Atenguillo which are based on the principles of standardisation but differ according to their location and fit naturally into their surroundings thanks to the clay colour of the prefabricated blocks.

22-02-2012

TAO: Museum of Handcraft Paper

To design the Museum of Handcraft Paper, a building preserving the memories of the artisan community in the village of Xinzhuang in southwest China, architect Hua Li of Trace Architecture Office (TAO) studied not only local building techniques but the traditional way of working with paper, and used both in a work symbolising the culture it showcases.

09-06-2011

Film-Obrasdearquitectura: home in Pilar

In Pilar, in the province of Buenos Aires, the architects of Film-Obrasdearquitectura have built a holiday home based on the concept of truth in materials, using materials with rough finishes to reveal their true essence. The project pays homage to brick and its expressive power in relation to landscape.

09-05-2011

Zermani: cremation temple in Parma

Local history and use of materials go together in Paolo Zermani’s design. In the crematorium in Parma, the architect draws on the local tradition of bare brick walls and takes his inspiration from the Greco-Roman basilica layout to underline the solemnity of the ritual that takes place in the building.