Santiago

Pabellón Rojo / Sarovic Plaut Arquitectos

16:00 - 7 January, 2019

Architects

Sarovic Plaut Arquitectos
Location

Bicentenario Park - Bicentenario 3236, Vitacura, Metropolitan Region, Chile
Category

Temporal installations
Project Architect

Marcelo Sarovic, Jeannette Plaut
Collaborating Architect

Vladimir Arredondo
Project Year

2018
Photographs

Leonardo Finotti

AIA Committee on Design Holds the First South American Conference in Chile

15:00 - 17 October, 2018

The American Institute of Architects Committee on Design is holding its first South American conference this week in Santiago and Valparaíso, Chile. Starting on October 20 and running through the 27th, the conference is organized by the Copperbridge Foundation in collaboration with Chilean Constructo and Massantiago. The CoD conference will include a focus on each city's contemporary architecture and urban fabric, as well as tours, presentations and exhibitions with Chilean institutions.

Line 6 Santiago Metro Stations / IDOM

16:00 - 15 October, 2018

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Architects

IDOM
Location

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Category

Train Station
Architects author of the work

Gonzalo Tello
Area

75350.0 m2
Project Year

2017
Photographs

Nico Saieh

Único Building / Turner Arquitectos

11:00 - 1 October, 2018

+ 17

Architects

Turner Arquitectos
Location

Aurelio González 3450, Vitacura. Santiago, Chile
Category

Apartments
Architects in Charge

Patrick Turner, Josefina Vergara
Area

63507.07 ft2
Project Year

2018
Photographs

Nico Saieh, Sebastián Valdivia

UC Casa Central's Student Cafeteria / OMN Arquitectos

11:00 - 16 July, 2018

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Architects

OMN Arquitectos
Location

Av Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Architect in charge

Osvaldo Muñoz Nordenflycht
Collaborator Architects

Rodolfo Guajardo, Christian Jorquera
Client

Dirección de Infraestructura, Pontificia Universidad Católica
Area

900.0 m2
Project Year

2012
Photography

Felipe Díaz Contardo

What Makes a City Livable to You?

09:30 - 28 April, 2018

Mercer released their annual list of the Most Livable Cities in the World last month. The list ranks 231 cities based on factors such as crime rates, sanitation, education and health standards, with Vienna at #1 and Baghdad at #231. There’s always some furor over the results, as there ought to be when a city we love does not make the top 20, or when we see a city rank highly but remember that one time we visited and couldn’t wait to leave.

To be clear, Mercer is a global HR consultancy, and their rankings are meant to serve the multinational corporations that are their clients. The list helps with relocation packages and remuneration for their employees. But a company’s first choice on where to send their workers is not always the same place you’d choose to send yourself to.

And these rankings, calculated as they are, also vary depending on who’s calculating. Monocle publishes their own list, as does The Economist, so the editors at ArchDaily decided to throw our hat in as well. Here we discuss what we think makes cities livable, and what we’d hope to see more of in the future.

22 Projects Named Continental Winners of Prix Versailles 2018

14:00 - 16 April, 2018

On Saturday in Santiago, Chile, the Prix Versailles Committee announced the continental winners of its annual awards celebrating built commercial architecture.

Ten winning projects in Central America, the South and the Caribbean and twelve in North America are awarded in four categories: stores, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. In May, built projects in Africa and Asia will be awarded in Algiers and Beijing. The European winners will be announced in Paris.

Check a gallery of the continental winners projects, below.

Continental Winners Central America, the South and the Caribbean:

Livinn Santiago / RS Arquitectura

17:00 - 27 March, 2018

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Architects

RS Arquitectura
Location

Lord Cochrane 166, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Category

Dorms
Author Architect

Juan Carlos Sotomayor Correa
Architect in Charge

Nicolas Hernández Pons
Area

12784.0 m2
Project Year

2017
Photographs

Nico Saieh

A Guide to Santiago's Modern Architecture: 20 Projects You Need to Know About

16:00 - 11 March, 2018

The modern movement was a key player in the cultural construction of Chile in the 20th century. Although the first projects came from the private sector, their urban and landscape principles were adopted by the modernizing project of the welfare state that began to be built after the social conflicts that exploded in the 1920s.

During chile's industrialization process, the State's housing construction incorporated concepts such as liveability, and universal access to housing and sanitation, which were put to the test early on in the reconstruction of cities such as Chillán after the 1939 earthquake. As Chile is a country that is familiar with earthquakes, it was necessary to readjust the concepts of the modern movement to national structural requirements, that is, resizing the reinforced concrete sections, which gave them a heavier visual expression than in Brazil or Argentina.

From the daring vision of Sergio Larraín García-Moreno and Jorge Arteaga in the Oberpaur building - the first of the modern movement - to the urban visions of BVCH in the Villa Portales, or the first exercises in height in the upper middle class sectors, the modern movement has left its mark on our society and in our cities. However, only one of the projects presented here is declared a historical monument.

In this edition of the architectural guides, we present you twenty chronologically ordered projects that reflect the evolution of the modern movement in Santiago, Chile.

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Astoundingly Colorful Chilean Sunset Captured In Timelapse Photo Series

08:00 - 6 January, 2018

With over 10,000 followers, Juan Cristóbal Lara's (@eljuancri) Instagram account has become a go-to photographic essay of Chile's capital city, Santiago. His images show an urban area in which the giant Andes mountains, the city's hills, and the Mapocho River are the stars of the show. As the buildings and natural elements harness and reflect the changing light of the sun, Santiago has certified itself as one of the most photogenic cities around.

To commemorate the end of 2017, Lara published his first timelapse—a video filmed over a period of days that shows the Santiago sunset from the San Critóbal and Calán hills.

Unforgettable Prefab Pavilion Plays with Light and Wind

08:00 - 16 December, 2017

Sarovic_Plaut Arquitectos’ latest work, “The Grater,” was the Bazar ED 2017 entry pavilion. Last November, Bazar ED’s 13th annual fair united design, decoration and trends at Santiago’s Bicentennial Park.

The pavilion is the first thing people see when they enter the fair and the last thing they see as they leave, making it a particularly memorable space. The spatial atmosphere created by Sarovic_Plaut Arquitectos plays with light and wind to enhance visitors sensorial experience.

Verónica Arcos Designs Pop Up Radio for GAM Cultural Center in Santiago

14:00 - 7 December, 2017

Chilean architect Verónica Arcos has been invited to design a modular wood studio that was installed in the central courtyard of the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center. The show was part of the Red Bull Radio Pop Up Santiago, a radio event that broadcasts eight hours a day of live conversation, musical selections and live shows in the search to spread what is now known as Chilean musical identity.

Job Opening: Content Coordinator at ArchDaily

13:46 - 29 November, 2017

ArchDaily is an evolving project of the Internet – an experiment in archiving, disseminating discourse and sharing content related to architecture and urbanism on a scale that was not possible as little as two decades ago.

Since our foundation in 2008, we have operated around a single mission: to bring knowledge, inspiration, and tools to the people who are, and will be, designing the urban centers which will accommodate our planet’s (exponentially rising) population.

Most importantly for us, we are continually connecting people from around the developed and developing world by building a platform which operates in four languages—Spanish, English, Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese—to ensure that these discussions are available to the widest possible global audience.

And in order to bring content to our half-a-million daily readers more efficiently, we're looking for a Content Coordinator to help guide and organize the team. Are you meticulous, exceptionally organized and passionate about architecture and the internet? This is the job for you.

Call for Applications: 2018 ArchDaily Residency

13:40 - 29 November, 2017

ArchDaily is looking for a motivated and highly-skilled architecture-lover to join our team in Santiago, Chile! We are happy to announce a new residency program aimed at identifying emerging talent in the field of online architecture publishing. Participants in the Residency program receive a monthly stipend so that they can temporarily relocate to Chile and work alongside our global team of content producers for a period of four to six months.