Following the devastating earthquakes last September, which affected more than 150,000 homes and buildings across various states and cities in Mexico, rescue and reconstruction have become fundamental tasks. Recycling and rebuilding imply a profound social repair and a valuation of what already exists, avoiding indiscriminate demolitions, the consequences of which are irreparable in economic, ecological, and heritage terms.
The role of the organic in the history of modern architecture has been primarily attributed to figures such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruno Zevi, who, for much of the 20th century, challenged radical mechanistic, functionalist, and rationalist proposals with a vision that sought to recover the organic relationship between humans and their environment. The broad definition of the organic allowed the scope of modern architecture to expand, encompassing subsequent generations such as Alvar Aalto, and even Eero Saarinen or Jørn Utzon.
Ornamento Journal is a visual exploration of the formal values of architectural detail, regardless of its constructive purpose.
One of the aims of this essay is to explain the poor reputation of matter in Western architecture and art, traversing various eras and authors to assemble the many arguments that have repeatedly rewritten the long-standing thesis that matter is confused, formless, irrational, dark, Dionysian, and even violent, while the purpose of art is to render it precise, formed, rational, luminous, Apollonian, and peaceful. Yet this essay also seeks to grant matter the aesthetic dignity it deserves and to glimpse its enigmatic depths.
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This book is the first monograph dedicated to one of Hassan Fathy's houses. Sa Bassa Blanca also holds the added interest of being virtually the only work built by the Egyptian architect in Europe. Leïla El-Wakil, an art historian and architect specializing in traditional architecture and historical heritage, rigorously documents the entire design and construction process of the house, framing it within Fathy’s body of work while simultaneously highlighting its uniqueness.
This book by Manuel Olveira served as the basis for the exhibition 'How to Live with Memory: Artistic Attitudes Toward Architecture and Francoism,' held at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Castile and León (MUSAC), Spain, between February 17 and June 3, 2018. It includes images of the exhibited works and texts by Manuel Olveira, Alberto Tellería, and Alejandro S. Garrido. The book explores how the seventeen selected artists examine the architecture of the Franco regime and the transition period to analyze the legacy of the dictatorship.
In this edition of Revista Trama, small and large-scale urban developments, as well as multifamily buildings and complexes, address the need for economic sustainability and compliance with current regulations. Within this framework, architects explore both existing and new spatial organizations that link the part—the housing unit—with the whole—the overall concept. Each project prioritizes the optimization and integration of energy resources.
The 34th edition of the Revista de Arquitectura from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU) at the University of Chile, covering the first semester of 2018, explores the relativity, acceleration, and dilation of time inherent in contemporary urban life.
This book, an anthology of José Manuel López-Peláez's finest writings, compiled with the perspective gained from a long career in teaching and criticism, focuses on the primary themes to which the author has dedicated his attention—particularly the Spanish masters of the second half of the 20th century with whom he was closely associated, such as Sota, Oíza, Fisac, or Coderch, as well as, of course, Erik Gunnar Asplund and Nordic architecture.
A manuscript that is erased to be written over, yet retains the traces of what was previously written: that is a palimpsest. This is how Alberto Campo Baeza presents in this book “layers of ideas, images, and feelings”—as De Quincey wrote—in which his reflections, his architectural passions, his sources of inspiration, and his favorite poets, architects, philosophers, and writers are superimposed. He revisits, once again, not what is fashionable or ephemeral in architecture, but what is constant, eternal, and universal: light, time, gravity, space, beauty…
We live in a globalized world where, due to hyperconnectivity, information is stored and accumulated online without filters. But can there be something more behind an image than mere visual information? What distinguishes an image from a memory or a postcard? What can we convey through a graphic document?
MOMENTUM emerges as a response to an atmosphere in which the image is reduced to a swift, ethereal tool that transmits superficial information. Conceived as a reaction to the incredible amount of unfiltered inputs and images we access on the internet with a single click, it proposes opening a new dialogue and returning, for a moment, to carefully chosen personal references that allow for the illustration of an opinion on a given subject, uncovering new conversations, viewpoints, or ways of thinking.
This collection of texts by Chilean architect Smiljan Radic spans twenty years of written work. These texts were written for various reasons: for book publications, as lectures, or to accompany exhibitions. They serve as an invaluable complement to better understand the work of this magnificent architect, yet they can also be read independently as insightful, personal reflections on themes in architecture and other disciplines.
The Pirate Tower in Ibiza is one of the most famous defensive structures on the island, attracting hundreds of tourists each year. It is the tallest tower in Ibiza, though its primary appeal lies in the unique view from the top, which encompasses the islets of Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, and even the Montgó massif in Denia on clear days.
The Fast Wood Festival is an association of architecture, engineering, and design professionals and students that hosts workshops throughout the year, culminating in an itinerant festival. Held during the summer months, it brings together around 80 wood enthusiasts with the primary goal of constructing a project using this material, while also enjoying the experience and expanding their knowledge.
We are currently in a period of profound productive, social, and value-based transformation. In architecture, beyond the advancement of architectural representation systems and the evolution of construction types, there is an increasingly urgent need for a profound renewal of theory and criticism. This book presents a theoretical and practical refounding of architecture based on the explicit connection of three instrumental axes: diagrams, experiences, and actions.
Second edition of Tools of the Past, first published in 2016. Winner of the Amster Coré Award that same year. This deluxe volume brings together Francisco Dittborn’s tool collection, recounts the origins of collecting, and includes a brief history of tools, testimonials from individuals working with tools and wood across various fields, as well as a chapter on the origins and objectives of the Museo Taller.
99 Ideias para um Cinema de Rua presents ninety-nine speculative responses to the same question: what forms of occupation could a large building in the heart of the city accommodate, having been conceived as a street cinema at a time when film screenings were still an event capable of drawing crowds to the city center?