"Synthesis and Containment": The Design Philosophies of Cadaval & Solà-Morales

With a nuanced approach to site and purpose, the projects of Eduardo Cadaval & Clara Solà-Morales are geometric abstractions that are strong without being aggressive, and alluring without being indelicate. In a new documentary on their work, "Cadaval & Solà-Morales / Synthesis and Containment," the architects explain their history and process with commentary that is interspersed by tours of their most lauded projects, and validation of their work by peers. Juan Herreros, Founder and Director of Estudio Herreros, characterizes the architects as not heroic or epic, but as with ballerinas, practice makes the impossible look easy. Josep Luis Mateo, Founder & Director of Mateo Architectura, extols, “one can understand their work by itself, without having to recall their references.”

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Cite: Vladimir Gintoff. ""Synthesis and Containment": The Design Philosophies of Cadaval & Solà-Morales" 14 Sep 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/773395/synthesis-and-containment-the-design-philosophies-of-cadaval-and-sola-morales> ISSN 0719-8884

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