ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1040356/40-plus-contemporary-architectural-works-across-ecuador-captured-by-francesco-russo-and-luca-piffaretti Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1040356/40-plus-contemporary-architectural-works-across-ecuador-captured-by-francesco-russo-and-luca-piffaretti Between 2023 and 2024, photographers Francesco Russo and Luca Piffaretti documented architecture and landscapes across Ecuador's coast, the Andes Mountains, the Amazon rainforest, the Galápagos Islands, and cities such as Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca. The photographic documentation explores Ecuador's evolving identity through its contemporary architecture, examining how it engages with natural surroundings, urban conditions, and social contexts. The resulting archive includes more than 40 projects by renowned local practices such as Al Borde, Durán & Hermida, Emilio López, José María Sáez, La Cabina de la Curiosidad, MCM+A, Natura Futura, and RAMA Estudio, among many others. The selection demonstrates how architecture can create high-quality spaces that respond to contemporary demands for sustainability and environmental responsibility by combining creativity and technology with renewable resources, despite ongoing economic, climatic, and political challenges in Latin America and beyond.

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