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Almost 3,000 pieces of solid wood are joined by means of a sophisticated system that combines traditional Japanese carpentry with the naval know-how of the island in the Persian Gulf. Like the hull of a dhow – a type of boat of Arabian origin – the s
One aspiration of the avant-gardes was to break the box, but the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional center of contemporary art only had to open it: a simple two-level volume was inserted into the central void of a disused printing press to expand the exhibi
The new Franklin district is taking shape on a redevelopment site in northeast Mannheim. On grounds that were once a US military base stood a school building. The brief of the competition won by LRO called for two new constructions: a new classroom b
The result of an international competition, the project emerged from a take on two fundamental observations of the place: the concept of frontality in relation to Karlstor (one of Munich’s medieval city gates)…
The basic idea is to create an urban park integrated with the naturalness of the beaches and the sea, with the purpose of promoting culture, well-being, and sport, through various functions and activities that aspire to extend the use of the park thr
In 2004, the city of Naples invited, under the motto AAA (Architecture, Archaeology, and Art) invited prominent firms to propose designs for the new metropolitan line. The plan, aside from improving the connection between the outskirts and the city c
Placed on an axis running parallel to the coastline, the linear house is closed to the street but opens up gradually to the landscape towards the west. The long piece culminates in a tall, open porch that offers views of the Mediterranean Sea. The ki
The new Town Hall building of Unterschneidheim, a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, is split into two offset blocks, forming spaces in between for lingering and holding outdoor events. The symmetrical gable roofs and attic forms
Since the 1980s the German state of Baden-Württemberg has held Landesgartenschau, an annual festival later exported to other Länder, which through gardening endeavors to enhance the quality of life and the natural wealth of the host town. This year’s
The coachmen of Maribor were much relieved when in 1913 the Austrians inaugurated what is known as the Old Bridge over the Drava, which replaced the timber structure that had been a serious bottleneck…
Repetition through variation: both principles are implicit in programs characterized by the recurrence of the same type of space or architectural element. This impression was perhaps our first thought when reading the competition brief for the design
Conceived as a sculpted rock, the project responds to both the urban and the historical context. Located in a central plot occupied by different buildings since the 18th century, it replaces the hotel of 1955, demolished in 2019. A vertical cut runs
Post-war german architecture now enjoys recognition and protection today, which, with the exception of some unique works, it lacked for years, associated with the utilitarianism and pragmatism that prevailed in the reconstruction of the war-devastate
The idea of combining the terms ‘archive’ and ‘avant-garde’ holds within itself a contradiction. The fusion of these two concepts may seem paradoxical at first glance, as an archive is created to safeguard the documentary legacy of the past, while th
It is evident that the practice of architecture cannot encompass all the complex mechanisms that generate the city. However, it possesses a decisive power to transform the urban experience, both in its spatial aspect and in its construction, through
With its operatic ending immortalized by Giuseppe Verdi, Gustav III of Sweden made an – indirect – contribution to universal music, though the truth is that this enlightened monarch also supported in life the art of Euterpe, promoting the foundation
Stuttgart-based haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 (Martin Haas, David Cook, Stephan Zemmrich) was commissioned to design this center for the preparation of Rapunzel Naturkost's organic food products, in the Bavarian municipality of Legau. The fairy tale pu
The vertical laminated timber elements that form the structural module of the ensemble are exposed to the exterior. In this way, the five dwellings open up to the street as one volume, concealed behind a rhythmic and continuous facade. On the transve
The CEU campus Moncloa includes several university buildings raised at different times for education and research. The new Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences is located on a triangular site in Madrid’s Colonia Metropolitana. The plot’s
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
Since the day in September 1908 that a journalist working for La Veu de Catalunya gave the region a name which described its dramatic geography and topography, the Costa Brava – a rugged land of fisherfolk – has honed its image as a paradise by the s
On the outskirts of Hamburg, in the Altona borough, this exhibition building dedicated to the art of writing offers a voyage through the history of pens manufatured by the firm Montblanc, founded in 1906. The outcome of a competition held in 2016, th
A series of mobile wings makes the huge host pavilion look like a bird in flight, a reference to the important role played by falconry in uniting the various tribes that formed the country.
A sheaf of stalks of cross-laminated timber forms the scenographic screen on which to project a sampling of cyberpoetry that results from online interactions of users.
The Frate Sole Foundation has awarded the Canarian architect Fernando Menis with the 2004 International Prize for Sacred Architecture for the Church of the Holy Redeemer of Las Chumberas in La Laguna (Tenerife), which was chosen from among 128 design
The firm of the Madrid architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano – one of Spain’s most international practices, with a branch in Berlin – recently opened the Arvo Pärt Center in Laulasmaa, 35 kilometers from Tallin. Named after the composer it
Symbols of a dramatic epoch, modern monuments have had to revive an ancient function of architecture, perhaps its most essential one: remembering the dead.
In the humble words ‘brick’ and ‘tile’ lies the simplicity, only apparent, of a material that has come down to our days with very specific technological variations. Nevertheless, the modest nature habitually attributed to brick is quickly proven wron
The evolution of the glass envelope goes along with the evolution of architecture as one of the most representative components of contemporaneity, and is the architectural element that most significantly expresses the cultural values of society, and
The changes that humans have performed on the Earths crust have opened a new geological epoch, and the cities and landscapes of our own tiems reflect this historical mutation.
The contorted pyramid rose behind the brick cliff and hundreds of people laid siege on the building, eager to contemplate the new spaces and the new collection: the enlarged Tate Modern opened its doors just as the country’s polls were being readied
It is very likely that Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano are currently the most international partners of Spanish architecture. From offices set up in Madrid and Berlin, their practice operates like a perfectly well-oiled machine, one capable. mor
Carrying the day over 26 other candidates from 16 countries, José María Sánchez García is the fourth architect, and the first European, to obtain the BSI Swiss Architectural Award, succeeding Solano Benítez of Paraguay, Diébédo Francis Kéré of Burkin
Continúa el tramo final de las obras del edificio para la sede del Teatro Cervantes, en México D.F., proyectado por el madrileño Ensamble Studio. El proyecto (véase AV Proyectos 48) parte del diálogo compositivo entre lo telúrico y lo solar, plantead
Situado en Graz, una de las ciudades históricas más importantes de Austria, el Museo Joanneum —que celebra este año su segundo centenario y está considerado como el más antiguo del país— acaba de abrir las puertas de su nuevo centro de visitantes, di
El nuevo edificio para la Universidad Popular Infantil de Gandía (Valencia), diseñado por los madrileños Ángela García de Paredes e Ignacio García Pedrosa, parte de una premisa singular y razonable: preservar a seis moreras que ya existían en el parq
En 2006, el hoy desaparecido Ministerio de Vivienda convocó un concurso de ideas bajo el significativo nombre ‘Hacemos ciudad’, para el desarrollo de siete actuaciones residenciales innovadoras dentro del territorio español (véase AV Proyectos 17). E
La nueva obra en Lyon del estudio parisino Jakob & Macfarlane demuestra que la rutinaria forma del cubo puede dar lugar todavía a propuestas estéticas insospechadas y sugerentes. El edificio, destinado a albergar las oficinas de la sede social de una
Acaba de inaugurarse la nueva sede corporativa del Grupo Giant —una de las mayores empresas de videojuegos interactivos— diseñado por Morphosis en Shanghái. Situada en un campus semiurbano, el edificio flanquea varios canales y un lago artificial, de
La Fundación Wolf, con sede en Israel, concede desde 1978 sus premios, consistentes en 100.000 dólares y un diploma, a científicos y artistas excepcionales. En la edición de 2010 el premio de las artes ha reconocido a dos arquitectos: el estadouniden
El edificio de viviendas de protección oficial más alto de España acaba de estrenarse. La torre Vallecas 20, en el área de Las Suertes, tiene 22 plantas y una altura total de 74 metros. Sus autores son María y José María Hurtado de Mendoza y César Ji
El Premio de Arquitectura Española 2009, que concede el Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España (CSCAE), es el último de los tres premios que en menos de un mes ha recibido Francisco Mangado por el Pabellón de España de la Expo 2008
A 300 metros del edificio Mirador, primera obra madrileña de los holandeses MVRDV con Blanca Lleó, se alza el edificio Celosía, de los mismos autores. Son 146 viviendas de entre uno y tres dormitorios, con 165 plazas de aparcamiento y locales comerci
El estudio de arquitectura del francés Dominique Perrault ha finalizado el pabellón de acceso al parque Priory en Reigate, al sur de Londres. Con una superficie de 340 metros cuadrados, la estructura de planta circular alberga un puesto de informació
Con ocasión del centenario del Plan de Chicago de 1909—un influyente diseño de Daniel Burnham y Edward Bennett para la reforma del trazado de la ciudad—, el estudio de arquitectura de Zaha Hadid y los holandeses UNStudio han construido sendos pabello
Se ha inaugurado el nuevo pabellón de verano de la Serpentine Gallery de Londres, un diseño del estudio japonés SANAA formado por Kazuyo Sejima y Ryue Nishizawa. La estructura, sustentada por pilares muy esbeltos, consiste en una cubierta ondulante d
El Centro de Tecnificación Deportiva en Guijo de Granadilla, en Cáceres, diseñado por el madrileño José María Sánchez García, ha abierto sus puertas. Emplazado en un entorno privilegiado, en la cuenca del Tajo, plantea dos círculos concéntricos de do
