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How Could a House Work in a Post Climate Change Scenario?

José Tomás Franco — Mon, 15 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Climatic conditions are changing around the world, and with more extreme temperatures and limited resources, architectural and urban solutions must also change. How could our homes look and function effectively in a post-climate change scenario? Analyzing in detail the forecasts of these climatic variations, the architects of W-LAB have developed a Low-Tech habitat proposal for humid, hot, and arid climates, incorporating bio-materials, transportable solutions, and configurations that promote life in small and resilient communities.

Rights to the City and Urban Conflicts in Latin America: What Can Be Done?

Fabian Dejtiar — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +0000

María Cristina Cravino, the head of numerous research projects and publications on informal settlements and the politics of public habitation, draws from her background in anthropology to become one of the most prominent voices in the discussion about rights to the city and modern urban conflicts.

Open Air: New Ways We Can Live Together in Nature

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000

“We need a new spatial contract." This is the call of Hashim Sarkis, curator of the Venice Biennale 2021, as an invitation for architects to imagine new spaces in which we can live together. Between a move towards urban flight and global housing crises, the growth of more low-rise, dense developments may provide an answer in the countryside. Turning away from single family homes in rural areas and suburbs, modern housing projects are exploring new models of shared living in nature.

Urban Visions: How India is Shaping the Future of Housing

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 27 May 2021 07:30:00 +0000

India is rethinking the future of housing through new typologies. Defined by historical and cultural influences, the country's contemporary architecture centers on discussions of how best to modernize. Built over millennia, India's housing projects are made to address diverse scales, programs and functions. Exploring a revitalized urban landscape, these modern housing projects have begun to set a new tone for the future.

Husos Architects: "We Don't Want to Contribute to the Homogenization of the World Around Us"

José Tomás Franco — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Husos Architects' work advances in an ongoing dialogue between design and research. Founded in 2003 between Spain and Colombia, the architecture and urban planning office stands out for addressing different scales, from the micro to the global, responding to the requirements of specific users but weaving deep contextual networks with the environment and beyond. How do they effectively approach this complexity, in turn promoting social transformation? We spoke with Diego Barajas and Camilo García Barona about their processes of approaching users and other agents involved –not only humans–, about how they address the colonization of the biosphere that has caused climate change, and about their inquiry into activism from a series of battlefields habitually neglected in traditional discourses of architecture.

How will Families' Architectural Expectations Change over the Next Few Years?

Eduardo Souza — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:35:00 +0000

Between 1950 and 2011, the world's urban population increased fivefold. In 2007, for the first time, the number of people living in cities surpassed the number of people living in the country. In 2019, the urban population had already reached 55% of the total population, and by 2050, it is estimated that just over two thirds of the population will live in urban areas. However, this growth is not constant in all parts of the world: according to the UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018 Report, the global urban population is expected to grow by 2.5 billion inhabitants between 2018 and 2050, with almost 90% of this increase concentrated in Asia and Africa. As populations in these areas increase, so will the demand for energy, food, and water, making resources more scarce. This scarcity will be compounded by the negative impact of urbanization on the climate and the environment.

Living and Working Together, Reflections on Productivity and Empathy Post-Covid 19

Santiago Baraya — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 07:35:00 +0000

ArchDaily's theme of August 2020, How We Will Live Together, invites readers to contemplate the way we inhabit spaces with those around us. In this article, we address different aspects of coexistence in a world impacted by COVID-19 and the changes that need to be made in order to create a world where everyone has the space to live, work, and grow.

A New Urban Model for a New Project of Society: An Interview with Tainá de Paula

Victor Delaqua — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 03:00:00 +0000

Approaching the context of widening political divides and growing economic inequalities. A new spatial contract. Learning how will we live together. These thoughts brought by Hashim Sarkis, curator of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of Venice Biennale 2021, may raise important questions about how architecture crosses and materializes social and political conflicts. To understand a more decentralized point of view, which indicates possibilities other than those dictated by normative mindsets, we interviewed Tainá de Paula, a Brazilian architect and community mobilizer in poor suburban areas.

Humans Living Together: Demonstrations, Festivities and Conflicts Seen From Above

Susanna Moreira — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:35:00 +0000

The world's population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050, an increase of 2 billion persons in the next 30 years.

The Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Regeneration in Gentrified Areas of China

Scarlett Miao — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000

Since the 1990s, copious amounts of cities in China have been undergoing urban renewal. Prompted by this state-facilitated urban redevelopment, skyscrapers are being built rapidly in major cities to attract affluent middle-classes, resulting in countless relocation and displacement of the working-class population. Such process is known as “gentrification”.

Beirut: Between a Threatened Architectural Heritage and a Traumatized Collective Memory

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 07:35:00 +0000

It only took a couple of seconds to destroy 40% of the city of Beirut on August 4^th, 2020. A couple of trivial seconds were enough to determine the fate of the urban and social fabric of the Lebanese capital and its architectural heritage. Years and years of accumulated cultural assets fell instantly in distress, causing more harm than the infamous 15-year civil war. These seconds have erased the past, present, and destroyed future aspirations.

From Housing to Retail: Redefining Programs and Spatial Typologies

Andreea Cutieru — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:35:00 +0000

With society's needs and aspirations shifting, spatial typologies and architectural programs are continually being questioned, and this re-evaluation creates the premises for innovation. The following is an exploration of how architecture is metabolizing society's fundamental changes throughout several aspects of everyday life, challenging the existing assumptions regarding program and space.

Living in Community: 13 Projects That Promote Shared Spaces

Susanna Moreira — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 02:30:00 +0000

Due to population growth and an increase in urban density and real estate prices, architects and urban planners have been pursuing alternatives for new spatial configurations for settling and housing in the cities. The multiplication of shared housing and workspaces is an example of how the field of architecture is adapting to new ways of living in society.

Seaweed as Cladding: Combining Old Traditions With New Tech

Victor Delaqua — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:30:00 +0000

Inspired by vernacular architecture, Kathryn Larsen is a bio-based designer working with seaweed. Throughout her career, she has been doing an intensive investigation into eel-grass, a material that has been used for centuries around the world. Larsen wants to apply all the benefits of this material (rot resistance, fire resistance, non-toxic, insulation characteristics comparable to mineral wool, and its ability to create carbon negative buildings) into prefabrication development and other technologies that enable the creation of new cladding and other elements, such as insulation batt and acoustic panels.

Mixed Use Housing: Incorporating Commercial, Cultural and Industrial Programs in a Home

María Francisca González — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Single family homes are undergoing a quiet transformation in recent years. Increasing land costs, the growth of urban settlements, and the lack of available space for construction have triggered an increase in the development of mixed-use housing. The result is that architects have begun to incorporate more community programs within private residential projects. We can now find homes that integrate commercial, cultural, educational, or industrial uses. This not only provides diversity and efficiency, but also allows surrounding neighborhoods to be revitalized through mixed programs that foster social engagement, interaction and connection.

Serious Question: How Will We Live Together?

Fabian Dejtiar — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Ever since Hashim Sarkis introduced How Will We Live Together? as the theme of Venice Biennale 2020 (now 2021), the central question has become more relevant than ever.

Social Housing and Settlements: Potential Promoters of Community Living

Hana Abdel — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:35:00 +0000

When considering “How Will We Live Together”, it is important to note the projective and future tense of the phrase. The idea not only encompasses ways we already share our built environment but targets the anticipated issues that are to be tackled to facilitate communal and mutually beneficial ways of living.

No More Room for the Living or the Dead: Exploring the Future for Burials in Asia

Kaley Overstreet — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 07:35:00 +0000

In some of the most dense cities around the world, it’s becoming an increasing challenge to find a comfortable space to live- and similar for when you die, too. It’s estimated that 55 million people pass away each year, and for every one living person today, there are 15 times the number of deceased. Yet urban planners and architectural developers are more interested in dealing with the living than dabbling in the business of death. As a result, it’s created tension in the two parallel worlds- and as time goes on, more questions are being raised about how we address public space that can be designed so that both the living and the dead can coexist.