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MAC Panamá Selects Palma + Taller TO to Design Its New Museum Building

Antonia Piñeiro — Tue, 26 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Following an international design competition launched in January 2026, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama (MAC Panamá) announced the selection of Mexican architects Palma + Taller TO to design its new building. The museum is described as "a new cultural infrastructure open to the city, conceived from the identity, climate, and landscape of Panama." The future museum headquarters will be located in the corregimiento of San Francisco, to consolidate the area as a hub of cultural activity. The selection criteria involved the relationship between the museum and the city, prioritizing proposals with integrated elements for community engagement and framing the building as a cultural infrastructure, enriching the contemporary urban environment of Panama City.

Art Galleries Integrated into the Urban Fabric: 12 Projects Bringing Art and Culture to Neighborhoods

Paula Pintos — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 07:30:00 +0000

The relationship between art and humanity dates back to the origins of civilization. Museums have become spaces where vast collections of art and artifacts narrate the history of time, humankind, cities, and countless stories about cultures and societies. Over the years, the museum's role has evolved, taking on different forms and scales, including the modern-day art gallery. The importance of art and culture in contemporary cities and neighborhoods is undeniable. However, galleries serve multiple roles in integrating art and culture into daily life. Why are these spaces valuable to communities? How do they support emerging artists? How can galleries revitalize neighborhoods?

Renovating Panama: The Architecture of Sketch

Fabian Dejtiar — Thu, 04 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000

The city of Panama has been experiencing an architectural rebirth. Buildings that have become outdated and deteriorated over time are now being renovated, restored, and modernized - and one of the main offices carrying out this task is Sketch, an architecture studio that defines itself as "energetic, multidisciplinary, and a firm believer that design should be both smart and fun."

Explore Architecture Studios from Around the World Through the Lens of Marc Goodwin

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Moving forward with his "ultra-marathon of photoshoots", architectural photographer Marc Goodwin is putting together an Atlas of Architectural Atmospheres by Arcmospheres, a project that seeks to document diverse architecture and design studios from around the world. Since 2016, the architectural photographer has been traveling "far and wide to capture the atmospheres of architecture studios in order to produce an online and print resource for the architecture community", and after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Goodwin resumed his project with an exploration of Berlin's architecture offices, capturing the work environment of renowned firms such as Hesse, LAVA, JWA, and FAR frohn&rojas, to name a few.

Rethinking History: Democratising Architectural Heritage

Matthew Maganga — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 07:30:00 +0000

The built environment we all inhabit is part and parcel of global, interconnected processes and systems. When we appraise the historically significant architecture of our cities, the structural integrity and aesthetics of a building merits equal consideration with factors such as the labour conditions of its builders to the existing power structures of its time. Examples of Italian Modernism in Eritrea, for instance, might be worthy of aesthetic praise – but intertwined with the legacy of these buildings hailed as Modernist icons is the sobering fact that they were built to further an imperial project. In the complex fields of architectural conservation, preservation and cultural heritage, democratisation should always remain a key priority.

These Are The 20 Most Livable Cities in Latin America in 2019

Nicolás Valencia — Fri, 31 May 2019 03:00:00 +0000

Vienna, Austria has been ranked as the city with the best quality of life in the world for ten consecutive years. The ranking made by multinational consultancy Mercer is dominated by Western European cities in the highest positions, while Vancouver, Canada reached third place, becoming the highest-ranking city in North America for the last 10 years.

Explore Panama City's Design Studios Through the Lens of Marc Goodwin

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Architectural photographer Marc Goodwin recently visited Panama City to continue on his journey documenting the world's architecture offices. He's already featured an impressive list, including the Netherlands, Dubai London, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, the Nordic countries, Barcelona, and Los Angeles. In Panama, Marc photographed a range of work spaces across eight offices, from a studio of five people all the way up to 200. Looking outside and in, he captured both the spaces where designers work and glimpses into the city itself.

The Unexpected Stories Behind 10 Skyscrapers That Were Actually Built

Luke Fiederer — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 04:00:00 +0000

As long as there have been buildings mankind has sought to construct its way to the heavens. From stone pyramids to steel skyscrapers, successive generations of designers have devised ever more innovative ways to push the vertical boundaries of architecture. Whether stone or steel, however, each attempt to reach unprecedented heights has represented a vast undertaking in terms of both materials and labor – and the more complex the project, the greater the chance for things to go awry.

The Plaza / Casis Arquitectos

Cristian Aguilar — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:00:00 +0000

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The project was a major design challenge in a small plot of land, located in one of the most important urban centers of Panama City. It is located on the corner between Israel Avenue & 72th Street, San Francisco. Besides having a minimum commercial space to work with, the field is surrounded by two large walls in the rear boundaries. These walls are the basis of a large building that seems to isolate the ground. To address these conditions, the solution was to Attach The Project to the surrounding walls in order to get the maximum amount of commercial and open space in the front, to achieve a visually cornered structure.