The proposal by architecture firms Prieto Schaffer Arquitectos + OAB was named a finalist with their "Plaza Manquehue Building" project in the "Puerta Las Condes" competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

In late 2017, +Arquitectos and Sauerbruch Hutton became the winning team of the Puerta Las Condes competition with their project "Puerta los Andes City."

The competition brief, organized by real estate developer INDESA, called for a high-density, mixed-use program with an abundance of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile). With "Puerta los Andes City," +Arquitectos and Sauerbruch Hutton successfully integrated transportation infrastructure, retail, public space, offices, and housing into a new urban dynamic.

Smiljan Radic participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required the development of a mixed-use program featuring a substantial amount of public space and high urban density at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

The proposal by architecture firms Mobil Arquitectos + ARUP was named a finalist with its project "Apoquindo 6000" in the recent "Puerta Las Condes" competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for a mixed-use program featuring a substantial amount of public space and high urban density at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues in Santiago, Chile.

Organized by the Architects' Association of the Province of Córdoba, the 'International Ideas Competition for the Enhancement and Revitalization of the Central Area of Villa General Belgrano' aimed to envision urban transformations that would provide the town's central sector with new public spaces.

The jury awarded first prize to author Pablo Ferrario alongside collaborator Gonzalo Nicolau. Explore the complete project below.

The proposal by the firm Undurraga Devés Arquitectos was named a finalist with its project "Construir Ciudad" in the "Puerta Las Condes" competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required the development of a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue Avenues (Santiago, Chile).

The joint team of Jaime Bendersky Arquitectos and GVAA has been awarded second place in the design competition for the future Chilean Army War Academy Educational Campus in Santiago, with first place going to Elton y Leniz Arquitectos.

"We have approached this architectural challenge by focusing on creating a renewed and powerful institutional image with an unequivocally martial character that reflects military values such as solidity, integrity, esprit de corps, order, and hierarchy," state the designers of the second-place project.

DLA Arquitectos, alongside Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for the development of a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues in Santiago, Chile.

Alonso Balaguer Arquitectos, Soto Arquitectos, and Espiral participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required developing a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

BL Arquitectos along with Arquitectónica participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA in Chile. The competition brief required the development of a high-density, mixed-use program with a substantial amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

Gonzalo Mardones and b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required the development of a mixed-use program with ample public space and high urban density at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

Cristián Fernández Arquitectos participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for the development of a high-density, mixed-use program with a significant amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues in Santiago, Chile.

A4 Arquitectos participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief required developing a high-density, mixed-use program with extensive public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues (Santiago, Chile).

Mathias Klotz and Carme Pinós participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by the real estate developer INDESA. The competition brief called for the development of a high-density, mixed-use program featuring a generous amount of public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues in Santiago, Chile.

The Colombian firm Arquitectura en Estudio has been awarded the design of the future SuperCADE Manitas in Ciudad Bolívar, a complementary building to the future TransmiCable station in Bogotá, Colombia. Defined by the designers as a "hybrid building" where the facility itself "is public space," the SuperCADE is an integrated service center. Under a single roof, it hosts over 200 public administrative procedures and provides information from district, national, and private entities performing public functions to ensure more effective, streamlined, and timely service.

Arquitectura en Estudio defines the winning proposal as "part of an urban acupuncture strategy that integrates infrastructure elements with representative facilities and public spaces, fostering a sense of ownership and identity among citizens while bridging the gap between the public and the administration."

Sabbagh Arquitectos participated in the Puerta Las Condes competition, organized by real estate developer INDESA. The brief required developing a high-density, mixed-use program featuring extensive public space at the intersection of Apoquindo and Manquehue avenues in Santiago, Chile.

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This article was originally published on July 20, 2018. To read about other iconic architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section.

Ibirapuera Park is a landmark in the city of São Paulo and a milestone of Brazilian modern architecture. Housing a cluster of five cultural buildings connected by a light, sinuous canopy, the project—designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer in harmony with the landscaping—reads like poetry floating over São Paulo's urban fabric.

Commissioned in 1951 by Governor Lucas Nogueira Garcez—who established a planning commission composed of public and private sector representatives for the celebrations of the IV Centennial of the City of São Paulo—the park was envisioned as a landmark for the capital, serving as a vital hub for culture and leisure. This idea, which had previously been championed by Ciccillo Matarazzo, paved the way for a proposal that combined a series of cultural and artistic buildings.

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Text description provided by the architects. Claudio Bernardes designed and built this house for his family. The project was shaped by the natural conditions of its island setting and Bernardes's passion for the location. The house was assembled from numbered timber components that were floated to Palmeiras Island in Angra dos Reis, towed by a trawler.

Bernardes envisioned the house as a vast open space, utilizing natural ventilation and daylight, where only the bedrooms could be closed off to encourage an understated, fluid lifestyle. Built upon a stone foundation, the home rises in two timber stories. A three-meter eave allows the expansive thatched roof to extend well beyond the building envelope, heightening the interior volume, expanding the indoor living areas, and providing protection from wind and rain.

A white box traverses the Olinda sky.

Atop the hill, on the site chosen for the city's founding—offering views of the entire urban landscape and the sea—a seed of modern architecture in Brazil was planted in a vacant space between the Cathedral (Sé) and the Senate House (Casa de Câmara).

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Originally built to house the first Mint of the Kingdom of Chile in the late 18th century, La Moneda Palace has served as the seat of the executive branch of the Republic of Chile since 1845. Today, it houses the offices of the President of the Republic, along with the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, the General Secretariat of the Presidency (SEGPRES), and the General Secretariat of Government.

Thirty years after the first coin was minted in Chile featuring the image of King Ferdinand VI, colonial governor Agustín de Jáuregui commissioned the construction of a dedicated building for the Mint in 1780. During its first three decades, the Mint had been managed by the perpetual treasurer Francisco García Huidobro, who had purchased the Palacio Viejo (Old Palace)—now the southwestern corner of Huérfanos and Morandé streets—in the heart of Santiago's historic center. Following his death, minting operations were relocated to a former Jesuit college adjacent to the Church of the Company, where the former National Congress now stands.

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Text description provided by the architects. Inaugurated in March 1979, this building is one of the main cultural venues in the municipality of Campos do Jordão. Since its opening, it has hosted the city's traditional Winter Festival.

The architectural concept is grounded in a robust structural system, featuring four perimeter columns that support a square, exposed concrete roof. The columns are braced by roof beams that form diagonal ribs, which also function as acoustic reflectors for the auditorium.

Located opposite what is now Parque O’Higgins, the complex designed by the firm Bresciani Valdés Castillo Huidobro (BVCH) in 1952 is one of the most important models of state-sponsored social housing in Chile. It successfully integrates into the urban fabric, responds appropriately to the varying scales of the project—both the block and the individual apartment—and, above all, results in a work that has been deeply understood and embraced by its residents.

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This article was originally published on February 1, 2018. To read about other iconic architectural projects, visit our Architecture Classics section.

With the exponential growth of São Paulo's population in the 1930s and the encouragement of the private construction market, several architects were invited to design buildings for diverse uses in the city center. Álvaro Vital Brasil and Adhemar Marinho were responsible for designing the Esther Building, an icon of the first phase of verticalization around Praça da República. [1]

In 1933, when the city surpassed the one-million-inhabitant mark, a considerable number of high-rise buildings began to be constructed. [2] As a result of urban demographic expansion and mass verticalization between the 1930s and 1940s, high rents and rising land values in the expanded downtown area triggered transformations in the residential and urban landscape. [3]

Its iconic existence was part of our collective memory of the city.

[I remember that as a child, riding in the car, looking at this building with its Coca-Cola sign was a sort of fascination. Beyond enjoying the eye-catching, circular red sign, it was the proportions and form of this peculiar building that welcomed you diagonally, like an embrace at the corner of this part of the city. Indeed, its scale was welcoming. Everything was lower in the Lima of yesteryear, and this was one of the tallest buildings. It could be glimpsed from afar, and for me personally, it was the sign that I was back home; since, despite being located in San Isidro, it crowned the border corner of Lince, my home. Thus, this building was always a threshold for me. I have no measure to define the size of this emotional urban void.]