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Discover the finalist projects of the Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito 2022 (BAQ2022)

Agustina Iñiguez — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:33:00 +0000

The Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito (BAQ2022) will take place at the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana until November 18. Organized by the Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador, Provincial de Pichincha (CAE-P), the biennial has been held since 1978, aiming to foster dialogue, exchange, and reflection on architecture and the contemporary city. This edition's theme, "Inflexions: Looking Back," aims to provide a space for discussion and debate on architecture surrounding turning points in history.

San Tola Housing Complex / Taller General

Benjamin Zapico — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:49:00 +0000

The project stems from a private group's initiative to invest in housing and Taller General's drive to promote quality residential use in Quito's Historic Center. Depopulation in this area is undeniable, due in part to the lack of housing options that address contemporary needs.

Basic Guide: How to Choose a Kitchen or Bathroom Faucet?

Eduardo Souza — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:32:00 +0000

A faucet is a mechanical valve used to regulate (release or block) the flow of a fluid (usually water) from plumbing. While turning on a faucet seems almost mundane today, we rarely think about the vast knowledge and technology required to provide water at any given moment with a simple movement of the hand. Yet, between intake, treatment, and distribution to a kitchen or bathroom, water travels a complex path.

Room on the Hill / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Valeria Silva — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:32:00 +0000

Tasked with a simple program that includes a bedroom with a living area and a bathroom, a footprint determined by a rather rugged and heavily vegetated terrain, and the necessary relationship with the existing house, we had the opportunity to experiment with construction techniques and materiality.

Mimbaco House / Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos

Paula Pintos — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:35:00 +0000

Located in Tumbaco, one of the traditionally agricultural towns of the Quito Canton, the area has been settled for decades by the city's upper-middle class in search of rural living and the valley's constant spring-like climate, thanks to its elevation being 1,600 feet (500 meters) lower than the Quito plateau.

Wooden Houses in Ecuador: The Use of the Material in Contemporary Architecture

Belén Maiztegui — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:41:00 +0000

From remote cabins blending into the landscape to structures built entirely of bamboo, in Ecuadorian projects, wood emerges as a versatile resource, ideally suited to address the demands of daily living. Used for structure, building envelopes, or furniture—and paired with concrete, stone, brick, or metal—wood offers endless applications that materialize diverse explorations in architectural language and expression.

Building with the Landscape: Non-Invasive Design Strategies for Steep Terrain

Olivia Poston — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000

The relationship between constraint and design excellence is well established in architectural theory, yet often remains underexplored in discussions of site-specific practices. When architects encounter extreme topography, they face a fundamental choice: transform the landscape to accommodate the building, or modify the building to fit the landscape. The first approach is straightforward and requires the builder to cut, fill, terrace, and build on level ground. This choice, however, carries cascading consequences as any amount of earth moved may destabilize slopes, disrupt drainage, and fracture ecosystems. A growing body of innovative architectural work demonstrates an alternative to earth-moving and retaining walls.

Introducing the 75 Finalists of the 2026 ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards

Daniela Porto — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Two weeks and over 85,000 nominations later, the finalists of this year's Building of the Year Awards are in. The selection is much like the ArchDaily audience that chose it: diverse in geography, generous in ideas, and precise in intent. With projects from 46 countries, in a variety of typologies and scales, they present a beautiful snapshot of the current architectural moment.

La Bocatoma Housing Modules / Cubbil studio

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We are at the foot of the majestic Volcán el Altar, at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level, in the Inguisay Sector (the Bocatoma of the Río Blanco). The Zoila Martínez Workers' Association promotes community tourism and environmental responsibility. With new initiatives aimed at finding a balance between modernity and the traditional vernacular architecture of the area, it has created four mountain lodging shelters designed to offer panoramic views of the Andean moors.

A Lodge in the Pigüe / Mestizo Estudio Arquitectura

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The dream of preserving what was first, and what it now, as an act of respect and good augury towards and with Mother Nature by Pablo, its owner, is the background that initiates the assignment. A few kilometers from the central village in the “El Calvario” community, Pastaza province - Ecuador, the family decides to embark on a project capable of offering a recreational experience intended as a place for rest, relaxation, and direct connection with an Amazonian natural environment.

Ágape Productive Housing / Rama Estudio

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 03 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Ágape Colectivo is a therapeutic space for body and mind development. Ágape’s founder is a psychologist specializing in yoga and therapeutic theater who needed to expand her workplace. Ágape. Thus, a mixed-use building was designed to accommodate a larger area for multiple therapies and her residence on the upper floor.

La Ola Innovation Center / PDG - Pata de Gallo

Benjamin Zapico — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000

The Danec Innovation Center, "La Ola", is more than a workplace; it is an expression of innovation. Simultaneous Vision: From our simultaneous vision, it is possible to integrate concepts that may appear contradictory with cohesion and unity.

Perucho House / Pedro Calle + El Sindicato Arquitectura

Benjamin Zapico — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0000

The house is located in the parish of Perucho, in the Metropolitan District of Quito. It seeks to be a refuge from urban life that allows its owner to connect with nature, as it is located in a rural environment surrounded by mountains and vegetation.

Media Agua House Refurbishment / El Sindicato Arquitectura

Andreas Luco — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000

As in most rehabilitations, the premise of this project was to solve problems and adapt the construction to use more in line with the owner's searches. Its main problem of habitability: the constant humidity in the walls that could not be solved in any of the previous interventions carried out in the place and that has been damaging every finish and piece of furniture that has had minimal proximity.

Oblique Extension House / DHZ arquitectura

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The Oblique Extension House comes from the need of the owners to recover a disused terrace of the master bedroom and generate a new deck on the ground floor.

Alternate Scenario 02 Home / Taller General

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000

The container. In the historic center of Quito, the number of unused spaces within heritage residential buildings is very high. This is a 28m2 space and we must adapt it in a way, so it works as the minimum living space for one or two people.

Casa Rampa / Baquio Arquitectura

Clara Ott — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:00:00 +0000

The project, is a single-family house located in Valle de los Chillos in the city of Quito, Ecuador. The client's main request is a house without stairs or obstacles, a home that is easy to walk around.

El Sindicato: “We Use Architecture as a Tool”

Fabian Dejtiar — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000

El Sindicato was born in 2014, when Xavier Duque, Maria Reinoso and Nicolás Viteri joined forces against the boss-employee way of working. They stop working for other people. They do their own thing. What they like the most inside and outside the profession. They affirm that it is not, and they do not want it to be, an architecture office, but a life project.