Some architects build from nothing, raising objects on a tabula rasa; others prefer to transform what already exists, in such a way that it is seen differently. Julio Cano Lasso is definitely in the second group. The sensitivity for human and natural
In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Julio Cano Lasso (1920-1996), the Madrid Institute of Architects (COAM) hosts the exhibition ‘Julio Cano Lasso. Naturalezas.’ On view from 9 September to 1 November, it presents original drawings and sk
Whoever holds this book and sees its weight as a promise of density won’t be disappointed. Sober like Julio Cano Lasso’s work itself, the cover – showing an abstract floor plan perforated by courtyards – is a preview of the content’s reflection on tr
Julio Cano Lasso designed his own house in 1958, and it has always been considered the key to understanding his work, the seed of his architecture. It occupied a plot in La Florida, north of Madrid’s city center, and beside home he had his studio. Th