Designed by J. MAYER H. architects, this project explores the potential of the Plaza de la Encarnación to become the new contemporary urban centre. A highly developed infrastructure helps to activate the square, making it an attractive destination…
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Top view of Metropol Parasol, Seville
A new exhibition at the Skyscraper Museum in Battery Park City looks at an array of groundbreaking factory buildings, mostly from the last century. , full_html
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A 3-days trip under the auspices of the spanish selected architects for the project 27. We had the chance to explore the significant buildings of the city, to feel its energy and its culture. An informal but vibrant meeting that left us everything…
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Headquarters of the Regulatory Board of the Denomination of Origin Ribera del Duero by EBV
“27” is a joint venture between a filmmaker, two architects and a designer. They travel together to meet people engaging in the process of making the Europe of tomorrow. “27” is a journey into the heart of contemporary European architecture, under a…
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OMA has been selected by the Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux (CUB) to develop a strategy for the introduction of 50,000 new housing units across 27 communes. The strategy will seek ways to achieve density, mixed use and accessibility for the new…
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Bordeaux. Image courtesy of OMA
The Zagreb Society of Architects is launching the second of four architectural competitions for this year’s Think Space cycle. For this year’s annual cycle, the main theme connecting all four competitions is Borders. , full_html
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Beyond Architecture is the first publication of its kind to document the creative exploration of architecture and urban propositions in the contemporary arts. Presenting experimental projects from an array of creative contexts, the book features a…
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'CIUDAD PRÓXIMA'
III BIAU workshop, directed by Luis Moreno Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón Álvarez (Mansilla+Tuñón)
Guests: Carlos Martínez Albornoz, Eva Álvarez, Zuloark , full_html
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Illustrators: Navia, Alfredo and Berrio in three books depict three areas of the city: Gran Vía, El Rastro and Cibeles., full_html
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La Gran Via, on the street. MIGUEL NAVIA. The finer details are portrayed in the vignettes Navia, and broken tiles on the pavements of the Gran Vía
An architect and a video on other architectures, highly recommended. By definition, the Greek term Utopia is literally a non-place. Commonly, it is used to describe an ideal society, respectively a perfect community, which does not (yet) exist. By…
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Masahiko Yendo. Under Distraction