5+ hour, 6+ min ago   (542+ words) El País Luis Fernández-Galiano The cynical lucidity of Rem Koolhaas is fascinating and perverse. An apologist of urban chaos and metropolitan congestion, this Dutchman born in Rotterdam in 1944 has placed a sharp pupil and a muscular mind at the service…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (586+ words) The use of local resources is fundamental to the project’s design. Rocks found on the site are transformed and reused to build the walls, making the building appear to emerge naturally from the earth itself. HW Studio Mexico The perpendicular…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (430+ words) Nueve jóvenes prácticas europeas The endeavor to improve the typology and energy properties of obsolete buildings, whilst preserving their formal virutes, defines an altogether new way of regarding heritage. David Cohn The economic crisis has been a catalyst for the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (474+ words) Zurbarán at the National Gallery Saint Serapio (detail), 1628 Luis Fernández-Galiano London’s Royal Academy houses a retrospective on Renzo Piano which is announced on the outside with a ‘gerberette’ from the Centre Pompidou. Luis Fernández-Galiano After two decades, the Swiss partners…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (533+ words) El verano del eclipse The Swiss partnership Herzog & de Meuron has been commissioned to build the new stadium of London’s Chelsea Football Club. The sport facility, which is to replace the current Stamford Bridge Stadium on the same spot in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (499+ words) From Topography to Geometry Estrategias de enraizamiento en la obra de Alison y Peter Smithson Luis Fernández-Galiano The philosopher Byung-Chul Han felt a strong need to be close to the earth, so for three years he worked in a garden…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (750+ words) If not hundreds, there are probably a thousand essays on Goya. And this is just the start: in 2028 we celebrate the bicentenary of his death, and more will be written. Two centuries after he died, Goya is as strong and…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (698+ words) The house is organized by a grid formed by three equivalent rectangles, arranged to adapt to the position of the trees as well as to solar orientation. Two courtyards are created between them, enhancing natural light, ventilation, and connection with…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (677+ words) UNESCO has inscribed ‘Aalto Works’ on its World Heritage List, acknowledging the extraordinary contribution that Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), Aino Marsio-Aalto (1894-1949), and Elissa Aalto (1922-1994) made to modern architecture. This is a milestone for Finland’s cultural patrimony. These works reflect a humanistic vision…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (465+ words) Order Arquitectura Viva 286 The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction announced the winners of the 2023 Holcim Awards, underscoring the breadth and diversity of innovative approaches to transforming the built environment. From the bustling streets of Madrid to heritag elii Spain In…...