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Architects: Nicolás Maino Gaete
- Area: 660 m²
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Manufacturers: Covering Chile
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Professionals: Constructora Inark S.A.
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Autogasco Headquarters / Nicolás Maino Gaete
Las Nieves Technical Vocational School / WRL Arquitectos
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Architects: WRL Arquitectos
Alto El Golf / Handel Architects
El Coihue Building / Estudio Larrain
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Architects: Estudio Larrain
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Arquiglass, Bercia, Brimat, CHC, Hunter Douglas, +1
New Downtown Santiago Inacap campus / Estudio Larrain
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Architects: Estudio Larrain
- Area: 19670 m²
- Year: 2013
Boulevard Ñuñoa Square / PLAN Arquitectos
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Architects: PLAN Arquitectos
- Area: 11345 m²
- Year: 2012
Architects of Invention and Archiplan Propose "Origami Highline" for Santiago
Chilean architects Archiplan and international office Architects of Invention have unveiled their concept design for a new public plaza in Santiago. Prepared as a competition entry, the proposal is a tribute to the late Chilean architect Fernando Castillo Velasco, sited in front of his iconic Tajamar Towers.
Entitled "Origami Highline," the project draws inspiration from the ancient Japanese paper folding craft of origami and takes the form of a sculptural intervention in Balmaceda Park.
In Progress: Bahá’í Temple of South America / Hariri Pontarini Architects
Architects
Architect in Charge
Siamak Hariri - Hariri Pontarini ArchitectsLocal Architect
BL ArquitectosClient
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Chile, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of CanadaGeneral Contractor
Desarrollo y Construcción del Templo Bahá'í para Sudamérica Ltda.Area
1200.0 sqmProject Year
2016Photographs
Courtesy of Bahá’í Temple of South America
Nearly four years after the start of its construction, South America’s first Bahá’í temple is beginning to take shape. Designed by Canadian firm Hariri Pontarini Architects, the temple is being constructed at the foothills of the Andes in Santiago, Chile. The building is comprised of “nine translucent wings, rising directly from the ground, and giving the impression of floating over a large reflecting water pool,” describes the project’s website. Each wing is designed like a leaf, with a steel “main stem” and “secondary veins of steel” supporting its cast glass exterior. During the day, the cast glass will filter sunlight into the temple, while at night the temple’s interior lighting will produce a soft glow on the outside.
The structure’s steel columns are now fully self-supported on its concrete foundation, and the steel frames and interior marble panels of each of the nine wings have been completed. In October, the project reached an important milestone as the installation of the cast glass cladding began on the outside of the wings.
Carol Urzua / Lira Arquitectos Asociados
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Architects: Lira Arquitectos Asociados
- Area: 2373 m²
- Year: 2008
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Professionals: BOETSCH
ZX FLUX Adidas Gallery / arquitectos asociados.lo
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Architects: arquitectos asociados.lo
- Area: 60 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Jorge Rojas + Arquitectos Asociados.Lo
Resiter Office Building / Raimundo Lira Arquitectos
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Architects: Raimundo Lira Arquitectos
- Area: 1455 m²
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Trespa
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Professionals: B-Green, Boetsch-Lira y Cox, Luis Soler P. y Asociados
A Home in the City / Romero Silva Arquitectos
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Architects: Romero Silva Arquitectos
- Area: 230 m²
- Year: 2014
Amunategui Building / Alemparte Morelli y Asociados Arquitectos
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Architects: Alemparte Morelli y Asociados Arquitectos
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Atika
San Damián Housing Estate / Chauriye Stäger Arquitectos
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Architects: Chauriye Stäger Arquitectos
- Area: 3200 m²
- Year: 2014
Innovation Center UC - Anacleto Angelini / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL
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Architects: Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL
- Area: 8176 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Dermetall, Hunter Douglas, Nuprotec
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Professionals: Sirve S.A.
Exclusive Video: Innovation Center UC - Anacleto Angelini / Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL
Chile is recognized internationally for the quality of its architecture, even though its most lauded projects are not often found in urban areas. At a time when the true potential of Chilean architecture seems absent from the South American country's cities, Alejandro Aravena | ELEMENTAL has designed a conceptually - and physically - dense project in Santiago.
DAf Offices / Albert Tidy
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Architects: Albert Tidy Arquitectos
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Hunter Douglas