The plot lies perpendicular to the reservoir of San Juan, an area with a high degree of protection due to the ecological value of the reservoir, and enjoys privileged views and private access to the water all over its east borderline. The respect tow
We were told that when resources are scarce, intensity compensates for high performance (because there seems to be a deep gap between ingeniousness and intelligence). Any project is a reaction to its circumstances. This is an apparently simple and re
A chromatic roof is the highlight in the conversion of a traditional siheyuan courtyard into a preschool center that is remarkable, too, in its openness to daylight and vegetation. The principal strategy of the project involved wrapping the preexisti
A park comprising pavilions of widely differing forms, sizes, and functions is now under construction in Jinhua. The theme of each pavilion was chosen by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The architectural concepts developed for the new city center of th
The apartment building is executed with reddish concrete and characterized by a series of elliptical voids that give the volume rhythm, identity, and a monumental image.
Intended as home for a recently acquired collection of 7,000 original pieces from the Bauhaus, this new museum completes the campus of the Chinese Academy of Art.
Inagawa Cemetery is located on a steep site in the Hokusetsu Mountain Range of Hyogo Prefecture, approximately 40 kilometers north of the city of Osaka. Adapted to the contour of the terrain, the cemetery is laid out across terraces. A monumental fli
The Fundación Laboral de la Construcción found the most convenient site for the Centro de Referencia Nacional en Materia de Rehabilitación (public research and innovation center in the field of refurbishment) in the old 18th century tannery of Pontep
The new stadium of the Atlético de Madrid extends the old Athletics Stadium of the Community of Madrid - nicknamed ‘La Peineta’ -, completed in 1994 by the same architects and with capacity for 19.000 spectators, a building whose distinctive image be
Designed to connect the two parts of the city of Changsha’s urban expansion by spanning the river, this pedestrian bridge is inspired in the Chinese art of knotting and takes on the form of a Moebius strip. This makes it possible to connect multiple
Hidden under a sawtooth factory building, the Vitra Design Museum collection, ranked among the most important holdings of furniture design worldwide, has never been on permanent display to the public. The Schaudepot has the appearance of an industria
Rising 25 meters, the tower is inspired in the pine grove it is inserted into: its structure is formed by five branching pillars distributed randomly, painted in a reddish tone and crowned with platforms bordered by metal meshes...
The new Winspear Opera House in Dallas redefines the essence of an opera house for the twenty-first century, breaking down barriers to make opera more accessible for a wider audience. Responding to the torrid Texan climate, a generous canopy surround
The gazebos, trolleys for reduced mobility, artificial trees, gazebos, seat-backpacks, benches and the portable museum are assembled to form the PAQUIME typography. All the pieces are painted red, to activate the surrounding landscape, evoking the co
Como si de una inmensa alfombra roja se tratase, una pista deportiva se extiende sobre un barrio histórico, abriendo sus calles a la participación activa de atletas y ciudadanos.
La Peineta Stadium is expanded to become the new football field for the Atlético de Madrid, with the possibility of becoming an athletics stadium if Madrid hosts the Olympic Games in the year 2020. The stadium will be built 10m below the current leve
Destinado a un programa de asistencia a las mujeres, el edificio se ha concebido a partir de estrategias bioclimáticas y construido con técnicas sencillas y materiales reciclados.
Paula rêgo (Lisbon, 1935), painter, draftswoman and engraver, is one of the most noteworthy figures of contemporary Portuguese art; her work reveals the influence of Lucien Freud, Arshile Gorky or Balthus. She was trained at the Slade School of Fine
This is both a huge and a small house. It doesn’t have extended rooms but a series of rooms that repeat themselves and some functions that are doubled according to traditional Chilean country life. The house is located in a small farm where, until no
El proyecto consiste en habilitar unas fuentes de agua caliente termal que brotan naturalmente en un barranco casi inaccesible en medio de los bosques nativos del Parque Nacional Volcán Villarrica. Son unas sesenta fuentes termales de las que manan m
After establishing the studio LCM in the year 1999, Fernando Romero founded LAR – Laboratory of Architecture – in 2005, opening offices in Los Angeles and in Mexico City. From then on, the studio has centered its attention on the exploration of compl
El Ayuntamiento de Nembro, una pequeña lo-calidad de la provincia de Bérgamo, encargó en 2002 al estudio florentino Archea la tarea de proyectar la nueva biblioteca municipal, recuperando para ello un edificio de 1897 que desde su construcción había
In the center of Ethiopia, the city of Addis Ababa, with an extension of 21,000 square kilometers, covers a valley south of the Entoto mountain range. At 2,500 meters in height, the capital always enjoys the scent of eucalyptus wood, coming from the
The firm Paredes Pedrosa – founded and headed by Ángela García de Paredes and Ignacio Pedrosa and based in Madrid – was announced the winner of the contest to build The Spanish Institute in the campus of Mohammed V University in Rabat. The project, c
Red and White
Otorgado anualmente por la revista The Architects’ Journal y el RIBA al edificio más significativo en el desarrollo de la arquitectura británica en el año, el premio Stirling ha recaído en esta edición en el Centro Maggie’s de Londres, de Rogers Stir
