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Finger Joint House / LAND Arquitectos

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© Cristóbal Palma

Architects: LAND Arquitectos
Location: Nogales, Valparaíso,
Structure: Manuel Ruiz
Construction: Juan Vicencio
Project area: 277 sqm
Project year: 2008 – 2009
Photographs: Cristóbal Palma

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Lofts Yungay II / Rearquitectura

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© Marcos Mendizabal

Architects: Rearquitectura / Antonio Menéndez Ferrer – Cristian Barrientos Vera
Location: Cerro Yungay, , Chile
Client: Inmobiliaria Ltda.
Contractor: JMC Constructora Limitada
Structure Engineer: Jorge Dadhal Casas-Cordero.
MEP: H.A.O. Ingeniería.
Site Area: 400 sqm
Project Area: 1,350 sqm
Project Year: 2008–2009
Photographs: Marcos Mendizabal

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Valparaiso Cultural Center competition results

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1st Prize - Jonathan Holmes, Martin Labbé, Carolina Portugueis, Osvaldo Spichiger

The winners of the Cultural Center competition in were just announced. The competition came after a proposal from brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was rejected. The Cultural Center will be built where the former prison stood for the last 150 years.

The winning projects are:

1st Prize – Jonathan Holmes, Martín Labbé, Carolina Portugueis, Osvaldo Spichiger
2nd Prize – Patricio Mardones, Juan Francisco Garcés, Felipe Ortiz, Pablo Ropert, Rocío Costa
3rd Prize – oficina de arquitectura + Paisajes Emergentes (featured today on AD Futures)

For more information on the winning projects, click here (in spanish).
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