"Earthen construction is an ancient technique, a sustainable alternative, almost always a community effort, and, in a very high percentage of cases, carried out by women." This is how the video for “Paula Pacha Patrimonio” begins—a project by Nidia Bellene that we are presenting on the occasion of World Photography Day (August 19).

The work is the result of an exchange between the artist and women earthen builders from different parts of Argentina, who shared their daily records of work and experiences. Sourced through an open call on social media, the project gathered over 100 images that are now on display in a video installation at the Museo Casa Natal de Sarmiento.

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Archivo de Ideas Recibidas is an interdisciplinary research and dissemination project that seeks to document and connect the ideas of contributors to the contemporary creative ecosystem across art, design, and architecture. It is built upon conversations between the team and various creators, delving into themes related to memory, academia, cultural context, key influences, and working methodologies.

Haiti is suffering the consequences of a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that worsen a national crisis. News agencies have published photographs of collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince recalling the destruction due to the 2010 earthquake.

As humanitarian aid is been deployed around the world to collaborate in rescue, shelter, health care, and food, questions arise: how does architecture help?

Following the restoration of the building originally designed by architects Óscar Borasino and Ruth Alvarado—the Mil Centro renovation by Estudio Rafael Freyre—one can quickly understand the importance of legacies.

This is precisely what the CAP-RL Lifetime Achievement Award - Casa Rosselló Award sought to celebrate. Organized by the Lima Regional Chapter of the Peruvian Association of Architects as part of the I Lima International Biennial of Architecture (BIALIMA 2021), the award aimed to recognize and highlight architects and professionals whose significant project, cultural, academic, and public service contributions have consistently demonstrated a combination of coherence, talent, vision, and commitment over time, and whose work has made a consistent and meaningful contribution to society, the profession, and the built environment.

'Des-Armar: Heritage Rescue Through a System of Parts and Components' is Valentina Verdugo's thesis project, selected as the Grand Winner of the 2021 National Thesis Project Competition (CNPT), an event organized by Grupo Arquitectura Caliente to recognize and reward the best student projects in Chile.

Zero kilometer materials can be purchased locally, do not need to be transformed by large stages of industrial processing or toxic treatments and, at the end of their service life, they can be returned to the environment.

For example, wood from a nearby forest eliminates the need for long transfers, valuing local resources, and allowing architecture to lessen its environmental impact while committed to the landscape and context.

During the opening of the Lima International Architecture Biennial (BIALIMA 2021), the winners of the "CAP-RL 2021 Architecture for Development Award" were announced. This competition aims to showcase architectural and urban planning practices carried out by collectives and architecture firms on the outskirts of Lima, as well as in its degraded areas, delivering infrastructure and interventions through participatory and community processes that help improve the population's quality of life.

Today, the winners of the Regional Undergraduate Research and Thesis Projects Award were announced during the Lima International Architecture Biennial, BIALIMA 2021.

The purpose of this award is to promote, encourage, and highlight the best practices and talent of the more than 17,000 architecture students currently training in over 20 educational institutions across the Lima and Callao regions, who represent the future of architecture in the region.

“What is the essence of ceramic craftsmanship in Pomaire?” asks Kengo Kuma of Rodrigo Veliz, a potter with a long family tradition, with whom he is collaborating on the Clay Route in Chile.

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Climatic conditions throughout the world are changing and with extreme temperatures and scarce resources becoming the norm, architectural materials and techniques are having to innovate to prepare for the future.

'Carbon to Rock' is an installation by IGNEOUS TECTONICS (Cristina Parreño and Sergio Araya) being presented in the 2021 Venice Biennale that highlights volcanic rock as a promising material in the global push to mitigate climate change. 

Economic crises, health emergencies, and natural disasters, followed by social conflicts, political disagreements, and the search for new places to live, have historically driven the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. The result: changes in residence, habitat, and culture.

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Archivo de Ideas Recibidas is an interdisciplinary research and dissemination project that seeks to document and connect the ideas of contributors to the contemporary creative ecosystem through art, design, and architecture. It is built on conversations between the team and various creators, delving into themes related to memory, academia, cultural context, key influences, and working methodologies.

"Here in the tropics, it's the shade not the stove that refreshes and brings people together," says Bruno Stagno about tropical architecture.

Guatemala ha estado construyendo su sombra a lo largo de los años. Nos encontramos con 3 ejemplos que proponen interesantes respuestas a este clima. Proyectos que materializan tanto grandes cubiertas con pendientes para dar sombra y evacuar el agua de lluvia con rapidez, como fachadas perforadas que permiten el ingreso de la brisa y la ventilación interior.

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Archivo de Ideas Recibidas is an interdisciplinary research and dissemination project that seeks to document and connect the ideas of individuals who contribute to the contemporary creative ecosystem through art, design, and architecture. It is built on conversations between the team and various creators, delving into themes related to memory, academia, cultural context, their primary influences, and working methodologies.

In this installment, they introduce Sandra Barclay of Barclay & Crousse. Founded in Paris in 1994, the firm has been based in Lima since 2006. Their work is conceived, according to the architects themselves, as a design laboratory that explores the bonds between landscape, climate, and architecture, challenging notions of technology, use, and quality of life that, arising from the specific conditions of developing countries, can inform and remain relevant in a global context.

On Tuesday, July 27, it was announced that Eladio Dieste's Church of Atlántida, one of his most renowned works in Uruguay, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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"You should know that Mr. Matías took down one of the sunshades from where you installed it and put it on his balcony, because he wants the shade right at his doorstep," says Pepe, a resident of Valverde de la Vera, a small rural municipality in Extremadura, featured in the book "Tejiendo la Calle." This new publication gathers nearly ten years of testimonies from weavers and residents who brought to life the project of the same name, initiated by Marina Fernández Ramos in 2013.

The annual Prix Versailles awards, created in 2015 to promote a better interaction between the cultural and the economic, announced the 2021 World Selections celebrating 24 projects in the categories of Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports.

On Tuesday, July 27, it was announced that Eladio Dieste's Atlántida Church, one of his most renowned works in Uruguay, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.