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Aerocasa / Feliu Vega Kennedy Arquitectura

Aerocasa / Feliu Vega Kennedy Arquitectura - HousesAerocasa / Feliu Vega Kennedy Arquitectura - Interior Photography, Houses, ChairAerocasa / Feliu Vega Kennedy Arquitectura - HousesAerocasa / Feliu Vega Kennedy Arquitectura - Exterior Photography, HousesAerocasa / Feliu Vega Kennedy Arquitectura - More Images+ 10

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Cuenca, Ecuador

Sabina I House / Atempo Arquitectura

Sabina I House / Atempo Arquitectura - Exterior Photography, Adaptive Reuse, BalconySabina I House / Atempo Arquitectura - Interior Photography, Adaptive Reuse, LightingSabina I House / Atempo Arquitectura - Exterior Photography, Adaptive Reuse, BalconySabina I House / Atempo Arquitectura - Exterior Photography, Adaptive Reuse, BalconySabina I House / Atempo Arquitectura - More Images+ 28

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  415 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  GRAPHISOFT

Martha Beatriz House / Atempo Arquitectura

Martha Beatriz House / Atempo Arquitectura - RenovationMartha Beatriz House / Atempo Arquitectura - Interior Photography, RenovationMartha Beatriz House / Atempo Arquitectura - Interior Photography, Renovation, BalconyMartha Beatriz House / Atempo Arquitectura - Exterior Photography, Renovation, BalconyMartha Beatriz House / Atempo Arquitectura - More Images+ 21

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  402 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2026

Shock criticism with Fredy Massad in Cuenca

Are you interested in developing critical reflection? Would you like to create a blog? Are you interested in publishing your projects with coherent argumentation, or writing and publishing relevant critiques or commentary? Learn now with one of the leading critics in the field.

Lecture: '(Why) to draw' by Javier García Solera at GO Galería de Oficios

Spanish architect Javier García Solera will present the lecture "(Para) qué dibujar" at GO Galería de Oficios, an event organized by TÁCTI.CO Taller de Arquitectura as part of the programming for the open school "Taller Común."

The rights to the city and the territory

The 11th National Symposium on Urban Development and Territorial Planning and the 10th International Congress on Territorial and Ecological Planning share the common goal of serving as a space for discussion and reflection on the rights to the city and the territory, viewed through the lens of territorial and urban planning processes and land management.

The event is organized into five main themes, each corresponding to a panel discussion:
1. Conceptual, regulatory, and institutional framework of the rights to the city and the territory.
2. Public policies for territorial and urban planning.
3. Land management.
4. Academic contributions within the framework of the rights to the city and the territory.
5. Territories and Sustainability.

37th Latin American Meeting of Architecture Students (ELEA)

The Latin American Meeting of Architecture Students (ELEA) is a space for academic, cultural, and professional exchange that brings together architecture students from across Latin America. The 37th edition will be held in Cuenca, Ecuador, as part of the 40th-anniversary commemoration of the Latin American Coordinator of Architecture Students (CLEA) and will be co-organized with ONEA Ecuador, the country's National Organization of Architecture Students.
Through workshops, lectures, debates, and collaborative activities, ELEA promotes meaningful learning based on experimentation, creativity, and critical analysis, with an emphasis on sustainability, innovation, and Latin American cultural identity.

House Branches and Rocks / Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura

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Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  155 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  3D MAX, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Archicad, Cemento Atenas, Graiman, +1

Hybrid Course: “Materials for Sustainable Building: Methodologies, Tools, and Data for Latin America”

This course is designed for participants to discuss and analyze the sustainability of building materials through a practical, interdisciplinary approach that combines social and environmental analysis. We focus on the production processes of local building materials that utilize both traditional and contemporary techniques.

Hortencia Mata House / Temporal Arquitectura

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Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  150 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Dipac, FV, Graiman

Hidden house / Estudio Andrés Argudo

Hidden house / Estudio Andrés Argudo - Interior Photography, Historic Preservation, Facade, Door
© Nicolas Provoste

Hidden house / Estudio Andrés Argudo - Exterior Photography, Historic Preservation, Facade, DoorHidden house / Estudio Andrés Argudo - Interior Photography, Historic Preservation, Door, Facade, Column, BeamHidden house / Estudio Andrés Argudo - Interior Photography, Historic Preservation, Facade, DoorHidden house / Estudio Andrés Argudo - Exterior Photography, Historic Preservation, Courtyard, FacadeHidden house / Estudio Andrés Argudo - More Images+ 19

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  658 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  ALHIEDSUR, ARCOTECTURA, Bath & Home, GYMSUM, Graiman, +2

Warehouse House / Sebastián Mora Arquitecto

Warehouse House / Sebastián Mora Arquitecto - Exterior Photography, Houses, FacadeWarehouse House / Sebastián Mora Arquitecto - Exterior Photography, HousesWarehouse House / Sebastián Mora Arquitecto - Exterior Photography, Houses, FacadeWarehouse House / Sebastián Mora Arquitecto - Interior Photography, Houses, Beam, BenchWarehouse House / Sebastián Mora Arquitecto - More Images+ 16

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Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  320 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  KERAMICOS, NOVACERO, Termovent

House of the Porticos / Adrián Avilés Arquitectos

House of the Porticos / Adrián Avilés Arquitectos - Exterior Photography, RenovationHouse of the Porticos / Adrián Avilés Arquitectos - Interior Photography, Renovation, FacadeHouse of the Porticos / Adrián Avilés Arquitectos - Interior Photography, RenovationHouse of the Porticos / Adrián Avilés Arquitectos - Exterior Photography, Renovation, FacadeHouse of the Porticos / Adrián Avilés Arquitectos - More Images+ 21

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  450 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Lumion, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Archicad, AutoCAD, Graiman, +2

Downtown Restaurant / Iván Quizhpe Arquitectos

Downtown Restaurant / Iván Quizhpe Arquitectos - Interior Photography, RestaurantDowntown Restaurant / Iván Quizhpe Arquitectos - Interior Photography, RestaurantDowntown Restaurant / Iván Quizhpe Arquitectos - Interior Photography, RestaurantDowntown Restaurant / Iván Quizhpe Arquitectos - Interior Photography, Restaurant, StairsDowntown Restaurant / Iván Quizhpe Arquitectos - More Images+ 10

  • Architects: IVÁN QUIZHPE ARQUITECTOS
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1291 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Fairis

Minga LAB 2020 Virtual: academic event on sustainable collective housing in Ecuador

Minga LAB 2020 Virtual is a free academic event that addresses the complex subject of Sustainable Collective Housing from both theoretical and practical perspectives, with a national scope across Ecuador.

International workshop “Shared Care”

COVID-19 has forced us to question the parameters we once considered "normal." For humanity, our journey through the world and the mark we leave behind have led us to confinement—a quarantine of our homes, which have been re-inhabited after being abandoned for work imposed by a world driven by production, the market, and capital.

Black and White House / Andres Argudo

Black and White House / Andres Argudo - Exterior Photography, Houses, FacadeBlack and White House / Andres Argudo - Interior Photography, HousesBlack and White House / Andres Argudo - Interior Photography, Houses, KitchenBlack and White House / Andres Argudo - Exterior Photography, HousesBlack and White House / Andres Argudo - More Images+ 20

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Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Architects: Andres Argudo
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  385 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Grespania, ASK, Curvex, Graiman, Madeval

Cement Curtain / Ruptura Morlaca Arquitectura

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Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  430 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Aluminio y Vidrio, CDA / Centro Distribuidor del Austro, Eternit