OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen   Sweden   A vacation house rises on a slope as a simple prism propped up by ‘pilotis’ in order to alter the terrain as little as possible and give the occupants good views of a nearby lake. Inserted into the block, executed with untreated cross-laminated timbe

Italy   Facing the Sicilian coasts and with the imposing presence of Mount Etna in the distance, forty-six freestanding columns stand eight meters tall along the waterfront promenade of Reggio Calabria, forming an orthogonal grid over the sinuous scheme of t

Enrique Morillo   Few texts reflect the partnership of architecture and columns than the above lyrics of the Spanish electronic-music duo Las Bistecs. Though vilified by modernity, columns are a fundamental part of history. And beyond their unavoidable structural func