Phaidon recently published Elemental, a monograph that fully illustrates the social commitment and methods of Alejandro Aravena and his colleagues.
The book presents previously unpublished images of the approach, processes, and practices of the architecture firm ELEMENTAL, recognized for promoting work in the public interest through large- and small-scale projects in Chile, the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, and China.
These are featured alongside sketches and drawings from the personal notebooks of Aravena, who leads the firm and won the Pritzker Prize in 2016.
In addition to detailing the studio's formative history and experience, each featured project is accompanied by texts written by Aravena addressing his understanding of civil society and the built environment, making it highly relevant for architects and anyone interested in the critical demands of the future.
This article was written by Fabian Dejtiar. The translation is powered by AI.
