There is an architecture of the migrant. It is survivalist, built with what is available, made as quickly as possible, with safety as its core value. Americans romanticize that architecture as “Colonial”: simple timber buildings, with symmetric beginnings, infinite additions, and adaptations. But “Colonial” architecture is not what was built first by the immigrants to a fully foreign land 400 years ago. Like all migrant housing, time made it temporary and forgotten.
Timber Buildings: The Latest Architecture and News
Before “Colonial” There Was Immigrant Architecture in North America
https://www.archdaily.com/965383/before-colonial-there-was-immigrant-architecture-in-north-americaDuo Dickinson
Devesas Factory Building / Anarchlab, Architecture Laboratory
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Architects: Anarchlab, Architecture Laboratory
- Area: 1008 m²
- Year: 2020
https://www.archdaily.com/953375/devesas-factory-building-anarchlab-architecture-laboratoryValeria Silva
Raw Materials: 8 Wooden Houses from Spain
Is wood the future of construction?
The history etched into Spain's wooden houses has many lessons to teach us about the role of wood in creating everything from light-weight and mobile modular homes to interior and exterior finishes. What's more, these lessons are not limited to new constructions. They apply to everything from furniture to remodels.
https://www.archdaily.com/933678/raw-materials-8-wooden-houses-from-spainFabian Dejtiar
EVOA - Environmental Interpretation Center / Maisr Arquitetos
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Architects: Maisr Arquitetos
- Area: 470 m²
- Year: 2009
https://www.archdaily.com/316836/evoa-environmental-interpretation-center-maisr-arquitetosJavier Gaete