Al Borde   Ecuador   Yuyarina Pacha means ‘space-time to think’ in Kichwa, one of Ecuador’s official native languages. This library is located in the community of Huaticocha, in the buffer zone of the Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, in the Ecuardorian Amazon. In 2019, the Sara

Al Borde   United Arab Emirates   Designed for 2nd Sharjah Architecture Triennial, themed ‘The Beauty of Impermance,’ this project transformed the Al Qasimiyah school of the Emirate city into one of the event’s venues. The concept centers on creating a threshold that welcomes people

Al Borde   Ecuador   Gruesos muros de carga construidos con el material procedente del destierro, definen el volumen fragmentado de esta casa que se asienta sobre la falda de un volcán. 

The Ecuadoran practice Al Borde, founded in Quito by David Barragán, Esteban Benavides, María Luisa Borja, and Pascual Gangotena, has won the 2024 BancaStato Swiss Architectural Award 2024. Promoted by Fondazione Teatro dell’architettura in collabora