The competition calls for the conceptualization of a floating housing prototype (FLOATING HOUSE) that functions as an independent unit. Through its design, it should be capable of forming a cluster of 10 units, adding value to the natural environment. The site is located on the Caribbean coast, on the island of Holbox, Mexico.
Portobello pioneered the Lastras project in 2019, establishing the country's first factory for large-format ceramic slabs with the capacity to produce pieces measuring 1.80 by 3.60 meters.
These surfaces represent a technological innovation for the cladding industry, offering unlimited possibilities for surfacing, furnishing, and decoration. Produced exclusively by the company in Brazil, these slabs are the centerpiece of the Unlimited Portobello collection and are now available at all Portobello Shop locations nationwide.
This book gathers a selection of writings organized into two basic categories: profiles of historical and contemporary architects, ranging from Adolf Loos to the British collective Assemble, and chronicles of buildings—primarily Spanish, though interspersed with European excursions. Straddling the line between the rigor of critical essays and the pleasure that any narrative should provide, these “non-fiction works” are constructed from a unique way of observing architecture, far removed from the clichés common in mainstream media.
In these pages, the author opens avenues for discussion by analyzing established milestones and contextualizing new values in contemporary architecture: the successes and contradictions of Mies van der Rohe and Alejandro de la Sota, the tragic gravity of Gordon Matta-Clark, or the revolutionary ambition of Konstantín Mélnikov. The masquerade Smiljan Radić has constructed in Vilches, an unopened shoe store by Paco Alonso, the construction of an oeuvre by Arquitectura-G, and Valerio Olgiati’s Palladian house share space with Aldo Rossi’s diatribes or Reyner Banham’s analysis of the city of Los Angeles. A panoramic view of projects and figures shapes this "anti-chatter" that seeks to invite a public exercise in dialogue.
The first EGGER Decorative Collection designed specifically for the North American market launched the first of October, offering a full range of matching decorative surface options. Architects, designers, fabricators and distributors exploring this inaugural collection will discover the power of more: more possibilities, more inspiration, more services and more accessibility, thanks to the new collection app.
Architecture Lessons from a Distance: Virtual Lecture by Ricardo Daza
The Leopoldo Rother Architecture Museum invites you to the virtual lecture "Bodies (Rooms), Doors, and Corridors (in Times of Lockdown)" and "A Brief Tribute to Robin Evans and the Relevance of Raphael Sanzio."
As part of the commemoration of 170 years of architectural education in the country and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Chile (FAU), a pavilion will be inaugurated to celebrate these two significant milestones over the course of a month through various activities.
On Thursday, October 8, at 6:00 PM, Cosentino City Barcelona and ArquinFAD invite you to discover the winning projects in the Interior Design, Ephemeral Interventions, City, and Landscape categories of the 2020 FAD Awards, directly from the authors themselves.
From October 13-16, Guiding Architects offers a series of free virtual tours to highlights of modern architecture in Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest and Turin, guided by local members of the network. Join us on visits to pioneering projects of modern architecture and the Bauhaus movement!
NATIONAL PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM COMPETITION FOR ATHIS SANITARY UNIT LAUNCHED
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The Wood Design & Building Awards program recognizes design teams that are passionate about celebrating wood as a safe, strong and sophisticated building material. Projects submitted to the Wood Design & Building Awards program are accepted from Canada, US, and internationally, adding value to the diversity of wood building application examples.
Entries should consist of building projects that show a wide range of wood product applications and demonstrate an understanding of the special qualities of wood, such as strength, durability, beauty and cost-effectiveness.
The School of Architecture (SoA) is pleased to present its Fall 2020 lecture series, featuring five public events offered virtually. The series opens on September 25 with Jack Travis, FAIA, NOMAC.
Somewhere Other is a rich reflection on the ideas and design philosophy embedded within the practice of John Wardle Architects (JWA), one of Australia’s foremost contemporary architectural practices.
The School of Architecture of the Universidad Finis Terrae (Chile) is pleased to announce the Between Van Eycks and Smithsons Symposium: Theoretical Convergences, Practical Divergences. Thresholds, Doorsteps, Transitions, seeking to delve into specific conditions of the architectural works of Aldo and Hannie van Eyck and Alison and Peter Smithson, and to discuss their broad conceptual problems.
Description via Amazon. From New York magazine’s architecture critic, a walking and reading guide to New York City—a historical, cultural, architectural, and personal approach to seven neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, including six essays that help us understand the evolution of the city.
Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize and IIT College of Architecture would like to invite you to join us in a book launch of Being the Mountain, published by the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture & Actar Publishers
Capital city Podgorica has launched an international competition to obtain the best conceptual urban and architectural design for the Morača riverbed and banks. Designs should aim to establish a new connection between the city and the river in the best possible way and to provide a new unique space for leisure and recreation for the benefit of inhabitants and visitors of Podgorica.
The Architecture and Urbanism program at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) is hosting a series of public lectures centered on the theme "São Paulo, Expanded Center: Many people without homes, many homes without people." The virtual sessions will be held via Zoom on October 22 and 29, at 5:00 PM.