PLAY-TIME apartments / SUMA
Video: Ascend the Ziggurat in the Nordic Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale
In this film, Jesús Granada visits the Nordic Pavilion, “In Therapy”, at the 2016 Venice Biennale. The video presents a series of measured stills in 4K resolution which introduce the central installation of the exhibition—a stepped pyramid, or ziggurat—and its series of reflective "rooms without walls." The pavilion itself, which was completed in 1969, was designed by Sverre Fehn to partially reflect and concretize certain ideas about Nordic society and its architecture – including a sense of openness. This year, therefore, the pavilion has been orchestrated as an extension of the public space of the Giardini.
Video: Take a Dip in the Australian Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale
In his latest video, Jesús Granada visits ‘The Pool,’ inside Australia’s Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale. Curated by Amelia Holliday, Isabelle Toland & Michelle Tabet of Aileen Sage Architects, the exhibition explores the architectural typology of the swimming pool and its place in Australian culture.
Visitors to the pavilion can hear eight narrators tell stories about pools, considering topics such as fulfillment and accomplishment, segregation and inclusion, and learning from the past and reflecting for the future, all the while awash in the self-reflexive setting of a newly-built natatorium.
Video: Inside the Austrian Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale
In this video, Jesús Granada takes us inside the Austrian Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale. The exhibition, titled Orte Für Menschen (Places for People), focuses on the creation of innovative housing solutions required to handle Austria’s current refugee crisis. The pavilion displays three projects currently underway in Vienna, where three architect teams have been paired with NGOs to convert abandoned buildings into temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, and later, into long-term residences.
Puma Energy El Salvador Headquarters / Ruiz Pardo - Nebreda
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Architects: Ruiz Pardo - Nebreda
- Area: 1575 m²
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Manufacturers: Holcim, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Reynaers Aluminium, ELEVATE, Sherwin-Williams, +9
From Chile to the World: Reporting From the Venice Biennale 2016
In early March, at the Presidential Palace in Chile, a never before seen event took place for Chilean architecture. Architects, government officials as well as the media gathered for the first Venice Biennale press conference to be held in Spanish.
As the first South American selected to curate the Biennale, Alejandro Aravena was excited as he delivered the latest news on “Reporting from the Front,” the XV International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, which opened its doors to the public on May 28:
“The Biennale, the invited architects, as well as the curators, did not intend to do anything other than open a debate in which architecture can be used to improve quality of life through the sharing of knowledge. This debate holds more significance since we are speaking at the Presidential Palace because it conveys the message that these issues are important. Thank you so much for the opportunity and the chance to be here.”
The President’s presence at an event like this is a symbol that consolidates a chapter of progress and achievements in Chilean architecture. In the last two decades, Chilean architecture has positioned itself in the world as a force to be recognized, and Chilean architects are now obtaining international recognition, which would have been unimaginable a few years ago.
Pezo von Ellrichshausen's Vara Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is a Maze of Circular Forms
Pezo von Ellrichshausen’s Vara Pavilion for the 2016 Venice Biennale is described by the architects as “a series of exteriors within other exteriors.” Breaking down this crypticness, what emerges is a maze-like complex of circles – ten of them – formed with steel, cement, and painted plaster, which collectively create a series of walls, but no roof, thus forming a pavilion that is open to the elements from above. The 324 square meter pavilion’s title, “vara,” refers to an imprecise and obsolete Spanish unit of measurement, that was employed during the country’s conquering of America to trace and measure cities. Each of circles of the Vara Pavilion is a diameter of the unit, ranging from two to eleven.
3+2 Social Housing / Antonio Holgado Gómez
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Architects: Antonio Holgado Gómez
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Professionals: Foncal Villanovense S.L.
Centre Pompidou Málaga / Javier Pérez De La Fuente, Juan Antonio Marín Malavé
- Area: 7609 m²
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Manufacturers: Desmon, GUBIA, Lamp Lighting, iLight
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Professionals: 3.14 GA Consultores, CEMOSA, U.T.E. DRAGADOS-NAXFOR.
CSI-IDEA Building / Juan Blázquez + Oficina Técnica Municipal Ayuntamiento Alhaurín de la Torre
- Area: 618 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Paisajismo Urbano, Cortizo, EDITEC-ETRALUX, Guardian Glass, Umbelco
Algeciras Centennial Park / Maria Caffarena + Victor Cobos + Bernardo Gómez + Andrés García
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Architects: Andrés García, Bernardo Gómez, Maria Caffarena , Victor Cobos
- Year: 2008
The House on the Cliff / GilBartolome Architects
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Architects: GilBartolome Architects
- Area: 210 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Lopez Soto, elZinc
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Professionals: Grupo S.C.O, S’Decor, SITE, Mecanismo, Elesdopa S.L
Infant Pavilion for the Public Primary School “La Barrosa” / Gabriel Verd
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Architects: Gabriel Verd
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2015
317 Social Housing Units / SV60
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Architects: SV60
- Area: 45 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: Vias y Construcciones
Day-Care Center for Elderly People / Francisco Gómez Díaz + Baum Lab
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Architects: Baum Lab, Francisco Gómez Díaz
- Area: 1540 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Ehisa/Elecnor, Francisco Duarte y Asociados, Rafael Espejo & Ass.
University Hospital of Valladolid / Pardo Tapia Arquitectos + Salvador Mata
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Architects: Pardo Tapia Arquitectos, Salvador Mata
- Area: 50000 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: SACYR, RIOVENA, NUCLEO S.A.
Sports Facilities in Island of Cartuaja / Cayuela Marqués Architects
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Architects: Cayuela Marqués Architects
- Year: 2011
Reforma de planta baja Residencia Universitaria Flora Tristán / José Luis Sainz-Pardo + Plácido González + Miguel Ángel Chaves
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Architects: José Luis Sainz-Pardo, Miguel Ángel Chaves, Plácido González
- Year: 2010