1928-2022 As so many architects of all times, José Frutos Vivas could not resist the spell of power, and in 2103 he designed a mausoleum for the recently deceased president of his country, which he gave a name between tropical and classic: La Flor de
It is often said that politics makes unexpected travel companions; an aphorism all the more true for architects in the shadow of power, especially when they aspire to meaty State commissions. For their part, politicians demonstrate an innate preferen
Having packed up whatever few belongings they had, the illegal residents of Torre de David in Caracas had to come down the stairs. There were no protests heard, not even from those who had been occupying the top floor, the 44th. After all, they had n
Una robusta construcción metálica de la que salen los cables de un teleférico corona un barrio de viviendas precarias en San Agustín, Caracas. ¿Un montaje? No, es una de las cinco estaciones del Metrocable, un sistema de transporte público recienteme
El estudio Plataforma, radicado en Ciudad de México, ha obtenido el primer premio del concurso para la construcción de la nueva sede de Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) en la capital de Venezuela, con una esbelta torre de 147 metros y 36 niveles.
