It was Vasari who, in the 16th century, accustomed us to reading the history of architecture through the careers of great artists—exceptional figures whose talent elevated various art forms to the superior state we still recognize today by Vasari’s own term: the Renaissance. It is not difficult to identify in this the seeds of a way of writing history—and, by extension, of understanding the very tradition of architecture—based on so-called "masters," figures whose oeuvre defines the range of possibilities within an institutionalized system of knowledge we commonly call a "discipline."

While infrastructure is a prerequisite for any modern notion of "civilization," we rarely notice how much we depend on it. Perhaps the fact that we only interact with its interfaces makes it go unnoticed, to the point that we only remember its existence when it fails or when, at the end of the month, we have to pay the bill.

This issue of ARQ attempts to articulate the complexity of the concept of "value."

As both a problem and a design tool, the reference has been a recurring theme in architecture. Furthermore, recent discussions regarding copyright have brought this notion back to the forefront, necessitating a conceptual update, which serves as the focus of this 95th issue of ARQ.

In this issue of ARQ, the heterogeneous and incoherent nature of "imaginaries" is presented in its full breadth. The house by Fake Industries Architectural Agonism and Aixopluc, the pedagogical proposal by Beals Lyon, the projects by Hevia and Urzúa, the house by Alarcón, and the research by Soffia all explore the concept of the imaginary as a collection of references. The review of existing imaginaries and their impact on how we understand the city, the territory, or even the market, is addressed in the texts by Encinas and Tironi, Méndez and Ramírez, as well as in the work of Peliowski. Meanwhile, the creation of new imaginaries is explored in the text by Valenzuela and in the proposals by Ferrando and Tudor, Brandlhuber+ Emde and Burlon, Izquierdo, Pérez, and Arancibia and Casals. Finally, the discovery of those imaginaries that remain hidden in plain sight is analyzed in the interviews with Metahaven and Lambert, as well as in the text by Alonso and Palmarola.

Selling bricks and exposing architectural avant-garde is an audiovisual archive project developed by Pablo Ibáñez Ferrera and Antonio Giráldez López since 2018. To date, it has taken the form of an Instagram feed (@kellycorbusier) and a publication. Selling bricks captures avant-garde architecture and cases of particular relevance featured in urban music videos in Spain.

No era has built as much or had to accommodate as large a population as ours. Furthermore, no other era has had so many architects. Today, everything seems to be massive: catastrophes, hunger, wealth, migration, production, trends, or cities.

This publication by the Cultural Center of Spain in Santiago, Chile, was developed as part of the research project "Chillán. Modern Landscape. Territories in Transformation," conducted between 2017 and 2018 in the city of Chillán, Ñuble Region.

The competition aims to recognize the value of interior workspace design and distinguish interior design interventions that impact how people interact, while supporting companies in their strategies to elevate their operations to a new and improved way of working.

This issue of QU3 aims to explore research, projects, and actions in Latin America that observe and engage with the city through contemporary networks and the challenges that define them. The organizers observe these phenomena and engage in practices within a complex and open urbanism, which is the result of a constant interaction between agents and agencies, as well as processes of innovation in the distribution of urban decision-making. In these times of significant political upheaval and institutional crises across the continent, the goal is to identify, value, and safeguard urban practices, collectives, and projects that can chart new paths.

New ideas competition on Desall: EMERGENCY, SOSDesign, and Desall invite you to design environments, products, and services to address the needs and desires of life and care in war-torn territories.

Archstorming is collaborating on this new competition with His Hands On Africa (“HHOA”), a non-profit organization founded in 2016 that aims to address the lack of dental services in developing countries. The chosen location is Rwanda, a small country in the heart of Africa.

As part of the 11th National Landscape Architecture Congress, the Mexican Society of Landscape Architects, ITESO through its School of Architecture, and the Institute for Habitat Improvement of Tlajomulco invite all undergraduate students currently enrolled in programs related to landscape architecture, architecture, urban planning, and related fields to participate in an international competition centered on the theme "Urban Oases." This theme draws from the congress’s core focus, "Dynamic Landscapes: How to design adaptable and proactive landscapes in the face of increasing urbanization and climate change," which presents significant challenges for creative landscape design.

New competition on Desall.com: dbt FIBRE and Desall invite you to propose new applications for semi-finished textiles, exploring fields beyond spinning and related sectors.

· INTRODUCTION ·
The social catastrophe in Latin America has its epicenter in informal settlements.
Latin America, the most urbanized and unequal region in the world, is home to 104 million people living in informal settlements. Here, one in four urban residents lives in a slum, shantytown, favela, or encampment, in conditions of poverty. While not invisible, these populations are often rendered invisible, forced to survive on their own terms while facing constant rights violations and the exhausting test of their resilience.

The Multi Comfort Student Contest is a two-stage international competition based on the principles of the Saint-Gobain Multi Comfort Program.

The competition calls for the conceptualization of a coliving housing project as a replicable design tool for Mexico City, serving as a framework for other cities facing challenges related to overpopulation and the high demand for quality housing.

• Title

  Concurso para estudiantes Aula PLAKA Multi Confort de Saint-Gobain

• Type

  Anuncio para Concurso de Estudiantes

• Organizers

  Plaka Saint Gobain

• Registration Deadline

  February 07, 2020 12:00 AM

• Submission Deadline

  February 07, 2020 12:00 AM

• Price

  Gratis