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Ecuador Association of Architects organizes since 1978 the Pan American Quito Architecture Biennale. For that reason, as only three months for the biggest event of architecture in the continent, the Biennale is just receiving the projects that will…

For this year's edition, the curator, French-Lebanese architect Youssef Tohmé, addresses the guiding influence of culture, economy and politics on public space., full_html

On September 5, 2014, the jury of the international contest of universities Powering Transformation, framed in the 2014 World Sustainable Building Congress, meets. A total of 48 proposals were received, from 14 countries, i.e., 30 universities and…

Like a modern day M.C. Escher video at London's Barbican Estate. The video captures the four band members of Metronomy, among the raw concrete structures, elevated walkways and curving stairwells of the estate, which was designed by Chamberlin,…

After the publication of the winning projects of the Festival des Architectures Vives, "Breath Box" and "Onde Sensuelle", today we present other selected proposals, as a Garden of soft clouds, hanging garden, lace on the sea, plaiting, moiré effect…

Aranzadi’s Meander, as so many other meanders, is the result of the double action of water and progressive human occupation with the agriculture. For these reasons Aranzadi’s Meander Park preserves most of the secular orchard that has humanized it,…

On the 20th and 21st September there will be a unique opportunity to see, explore and learn about over 800 buildings, walks, architects and experts' talks, engineering and landscape tours, cycle rides and much more to get under the skin of the…

Giacomo Tringali and Massimo Mazzone won a competition for Venice airport's new sculpture with a slender project inspired in flight. It stands on a single point and seems to levitate over the ground and about to take off into air., full_html

Mildred Friedman, curator of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis US in the 1970s and 1980s, died on 3 September in Manhattan, at age 85. She was a key figure in making both design and contemporary architecture to be recognized internationally. The…

Situated in Maasbracht–near the Dutch-Belgian border–this sinuous 1.850 m2 office is a headquarters for the water traffic control of surrounding sluices, canals, and locks–all of which are adjacent to the river Meuse. This plethora of entangled…