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Architectures of Strategy

Arquitecturas de la estrategia examines the marketing techniques that architects use to secure commissions, sell projects, and build works.

Towards an Architecture of Care

“Towards an Architecture of Care” is a publication produced for the 8th URBANBATfest, a cultural festival of urbanism and social innovation.

Touching the World

Juhani Pallasmaa himself explains this book: "I have given the six lectures a unifying title: 'Touching the World Through Architecture,' derived from a comment by Maurice Merleau-Ponty on the paintings of Paul Cézanne, which 'make visible how the world touches us.'"

Tafuri in Argentina

In August 1981, the Italian architect, historian, and critic Manfredo Tafuri visited the cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario in Argentina, marking his only visit to Latin America. This book presents the conversations, interviews, and lectures Tafuri gave during his visit; among other topics, they discuss the role of criticism, his work in Venice, and even his historical research methods. Additionally, the book includes a series of texts by a group of Argentine scholars close to Tafuri, who reconstruct the political, social, and intellectual context of his visit and analyze his work and legacy.

Alejandro Crispiani

Alejandro Crispiani—Full Professor at the UC School of Architecture, architect, and PhD in Human and Social Sciences from the University of Quilmes, Argentina—explores the socio-cultural role of architecture in the wake of the February 2010 earthquake in Chile in La arquitectura y su reverso. Meanwhile, in Hacer sin esperanza, he examines the legacy and cultural production of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso School of Architecture through the lens of the "poetic act."

Architectural / José Ricardo Morales

In this notable attempt to define the meaning and idea of architecture, José Ricardo Morales proposes the noun Arquitectónica. Starting from a critical analysis of the prevailing trends in 19th-century art history and a precise dismantling of early 20th-century architectural theories—form, function, and space—Morales clears the ground to propose his own theory of architecture.

engawa Magazine #26

Each issue of engawa magazine is a new experiment born from the image on its cover, which serves as a common thread. From there, the articles diverge, interweave, or simply juxtapose, forming a tapestry that everyone is invited to read, discuss, and contribute to.

Toward a Logical Architecture and Other Writings

Alejandro de la Sota is one of the great masters of modern Spanish architecture, the author of such notable buildings as the Civil Government (Tarragona, 1957–1964) and the Maravillas School gymnasium (Madrid, 1960–1962).

This book compiles various essays, originally published in different media, in which the Galician architect reflects on the legacy of the Modern Movement and its atypical integration into the cultural landscape of Franco-era Spain. Simultaneously, it serves as a chronicle of the challenges faced by Spanish architecture from the 1950s until the architect’s death in 1996.

CLEA Magazine #03

CLEA Magazine is an annual publication that seeks to promote and disseminate the analysis of the diverse social and spatial realities throughout Latin America. By gathering the experiences and perspectives of students and professionals—who are active participants in the conceptualization and materialization of spaces at all scales—the magazine encourages the exploration of new and more conscious understandings of architecture, the city, the territory, and those who inhabit them.

Timeless Civic Palaces / Iñaki Ábalos

'Timeless Communal Palaces' is a study on the persistent existence of large spatial structures dedicated to housing collectives united by life stances alternative to traditional family living. While interested in the spiritual and/or political principles that animate these structures, the research focuses on the coherence between their striking architectural beauty, spatial organization, and economic and ecological strategies. It also examines what Michel Foucault termed 'technologies of the self' that each initiative entails.

Non-fiction works. Chronicles, briefs, and other architectural narratives.

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.

Building the Periphery: Processes, Mechanisms, and Rights in the City at the Edge

Building the Periphery proposes a critical approach to the process of city-building and the relationships established between various dimensions—economic, political, symbolic, and territorial—and the actors who occupy different positions in the reproduction of their lives. The contributions in this volume emerge from a series of reflections, debates, and inquiries generated within the framework of the research project "Processes and Mechanisms for City-Building: The Case of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Region," developed at the Instituto del Conurbano of the National University of General Sarmiento.

Implicit Project: The Contribution of Human Geography to Territorial Sciences

As the urban effects of humanization reach unprecedented scales and forms, it is clear that cities and landscapes are undergoing transformations driven by cultural, social, and economic shifts, even if we do not always possess the appropriate tools to fully understand them.

ASL Arquitectos: 60 years of development

Over sixty years of professional practice, the firm founded by Abraham Senerman Lamas has amassed more than three million square meters of built space. Nevertheless, very little has been written about their work to date.
This prolific body of work—comprising over 200 designed and built projects, previously unpublished—is brought to light in this publication. Yet, this is not merely a retrospective. Instead, it is an account that signals the next steps for this notable architecture firm. As the title of this monograph suggests, ASL Arquitectos continues to develop.

Luis Fernández-Galiano: Critical Texts #11

Luis Fernández-Galiano, professor of architectural design at ETSAM and the guiding spirit behind the triplet of A&V journals—whose pages have served as a precise X-ray of the finest architecture of each era—has structured his work, both as an educator and a critic, from the exceptional vantage point of an advanced observer. This dual role allows him to operate as an agile, sharp-witted columnist and the author of books such as the prescient El fuego y la memoria: sobre arquitectura y energía, Empeños sostenibles, Fracturas y ficciones, La edad del espectáculo, and Tiempo de incertidumbre, as well as the encyclopedic creator of several Atlas de arquitectura del siglo XXI and the instigator of the polyphonic La quimera moderna.

Essays on Architecture and Ceramics Vol. 09

This ninth volume of the Essays on Architecture and Ceramics collection, edited by Cátedra Cerámica Madrid, continues to explore the significance of ceramics in architecture. It compiles a series of reflections, ideas, and thoughts concerning ceramic materials and architectural space. In doing so, it expands the scope of interest in a material deeply rooted in architectural practice, offering a contribution that broadens our understanding by bridging its historical, technical, and spatial values.

Talk: Urban Challenges in the Face of the Water Crisis

This Wednesday, August 12, the talk "Urban Challenges Amid the Water Crisis" will be held, organized by the Technology and Sustainability and Energy Committees of the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile.

Isolated Dialogues: Isolation and Aesthetics in Correlation with Language

The School of Architecture at Universidad Finis Terrae is launching a new series titled "Isolated Dialogues," a set of online conversations in which prominent international and national guests will analyze the theme of isolation from various perspectives.