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National Parks: An Architectural Journey

Matthew Maganga — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:30:00 +0000

The world is home to thousands and thousands of national parks – spaces allocated for conservation, hosting land usually left in its natural state for people to visit. The term “national park” itself differs in meaning around the world. In the United Kingdom, for example, the phrase simply describes a relatively undeveloped area that attracts tourists. In the United States, this terminology is a lot more rigid, describing 63 protected areas operated by the United States National Park service.

10 Renowned Brazilian Projects by International Architects

Matheus Pereira — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 04:00:00 +0000

During the second half of the twentieth century, architects all over the world, specifically from Europe, produced a legacy of renowned, modern works in Brazil. Following the principles of masters such as Le Corbusier, names like Lina Bo Bardi, Hans Broos, and Franz Heep held an undeniable influence on Brazilian architecture.

TOPOTEK 1’s Martin Rein-Cano On Superkilen’s Translation of Cultural Objects

Osman Bari — Sun, 14 May 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Founded in 1996 by Buenos Aires-born Martin Rein-Cano, TOPOTEK 1 has quickly developed a reputation as a multidisciplinary landscape architecture firm, focussing on the re-contextualization of objects and spaces and the interdisciplinary approaches to design, framed within contemporary cultural and societal discourse.