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5 Women Leading Renowned Architectural Firms in Catalonia

Mili Sánchez Azcona — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 05:00:00 +0000

We are going through times of great change and we are all aware of that. The role of women in the field of architecture is becoming more and more relevant and, unlike other times, such as in the 20th century, the female figure is no longer hidden behind the male figure, as happened to Anne Tyng with Louis Kahn or Lilly Reich with Mies van der Rohe, just to mention a few examples.

The Kitchenless Home: Co-Living and New Interiors

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:30:00 +0000

The rise of co-living has begun to radically shape interior design. In residential projects and commercial developments, co-living is tied to the emergence of the Kitchenless Home idea. Began by Spanish architect Anna Puigjaner, this idea is tied to a range of innovations in interior design and co-living that have been built over the last five years. In turn, these new interiors began to tell a story of housing and spatial experience rooted in modern life.

Anna Puigjaner on Why We All Should Adopt Her "Kitchenless" House Ideology

Ella Thorns — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Spanish architect Anna Puigjaner has revealed how she is applying her “Kitchenless” housing typology within her own projects in a recent interview with Metropolis Magazine as one of their 2018 Game Changers. After receiving funding from the Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize for her controversial proposition in 2016 (after which ArchDaily published an interview with her), Puigjaner talks about the time she spent traveling the world and visiting the many different cultures that share her idea of communal cooking, adding that millennials are more inclined to co-habit or share resources.

Call for Papers: Bracket [On Sharing]

Rene Submissions — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:51:00 +0000

Sharing is one of the humanity’s most basic traits; we intrinsically recognize the benefits of pooling resources within a community in order take advantage of varied abilities and access in order to fulfill needs. Sharing is the key driver behind civilization’s move towards collective living – first in small settlements and eventually in megalopoleis. The impact of sharing goes beyond simply satisfying the necessities for survival and extends itself into the social and cultural dimensions of our communities. In constructing an urban commons, composed of collectively managed and shared resources, we shape our physical, social, and cultural environments

The "Kitchenless" House: A Concept for the 21st Century

Cati Bestard — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:00:00 +0000

Architect Anna Puigjaner imagines a future in which housing is suited to the needs of its inhabitants. Sometimes that happens to mean not having a kitchen. Her project “Kitchenless” has received the Wheelwright Prize from Harvard University, along with an endowment of $100,000 for research on existing models of communal residences worldwide.

Harvard GSD Shortlists 4 Architects for 2016 Wheelwright Prize

Nicolás Valencia — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Harvard GSD has announced the four shortlisted architects for the 2016 Wheelwright Prize. Awarded annually, the $100,000 grant is for travel-based architectural research.