"Colaborar Para Discutir" | Entrevista Con Eva Franch
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Sri Lanka, 6 Years After The Tsunami
Ana Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:11 1 comment
Ruins still linger along Kallady beach, Batticaloa
These days, it seems that natural disasters sweep through the headlines as swiftly as they do through the communities that they ravage. With yet another tragedy underway, it's important to remember the influence media coverage can have on international response, and look back at past emergencies to see how reconstruction has...
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An Exercise In Communication
Ana Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:52 1 comment
This summer I was invited by Barcelona's design school Elisava to jury the final research project of their Masters in Design & Architecture students. For the first time, the focus of a final project was not on the exploration of architecture or design itself, but on the ability to communicate a concept. As an ever growing prerequisite for design professionals, good communication skills are a...
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A New Masters in Sustainable Emergency Architecture
Ana Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:17 1 comment
Over the past decade, the provision of shelter in afflicted communities around the world has gone from being a behind-the-scenes relief effort solely associated with large NGO's to a design-integrated discipline advocated by some of the most prestigious architects in the field. It couldn't have happened without the pioneering efforts of key figures like Fred Cuny, organizations like Habitat for...
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Halley VI Antartic Research Station
Ethel Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:29 1 comment
Not so long ago, Wired Magazine presented a review on Antarctic bases, some of which we picked up on here. The Halley VI base was part of the review, about which we were able to read at that time:
Researchers have occupied this site continuously for 54 years, creating an invaluable scientific record. (The man-made hole in the ozone was first identified here, so the coordinates are...
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Mirrorcube At The Treehotel In Sweden
Ana Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:23 1 comment
It's all the rage and it' no wonder. Who doesn't dream of sleeping in a comfy treehouse in the middle of a forest, designed by top Swedish architects to boot? Sweden's Treehotel has just opened, and although we wouldn't mind staying in any of their cabins, we have to say that by far, our favorite is The Mirrorcube. At first the renders looked too good to be made a reality, but really, it's like...
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Las Posibilidades Del Palet
Ana Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:31 1 comment
Aunque la madera es por naturaleza un material renovable y por tanto uno de los más ecológicos con el que construir, su explotación descontrolada amenaza la conservación de los bosques y el ecosistema que depende de ellos. En los vertederos del mundo yacen toneladas de madera en forma de palets, un elemento ubicuo que más allá de su madera (reciclable), alberga un potencial constructivo...
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Lateral Office | Emergent North And Other Projects
Ethel Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:15 1 comment
Iceland View. The scheme features a series of active public runways that highlight urban production, civic realm, and recreation.
Lateral Office was founded in 2003 by Lola Sheppard and Mason White in London. The practice is currently based in Toronto and is focused on architecture as an exercise in lateral thinking and design as an empirical process operating across seemingly disparate...
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A History Of The Ballule | Gilles Ebersolt
Ethel Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:36 1 comment
The ballule is the french name of a zorb used to roll downhill, generally made of transparent plastic. French architect Gilles Ebersolt worked since the early 70s in the research of this kind of inflatables, but more than technical, his approach to this topic was done in search of poetry. He said "I like to go boating. Why should sailing only be accessible to sailors? I wanted to discover new...
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Rock Garden En Chandigarh, Dos Opuestos Que Se Atraen
Alejandro Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:01 1 comment
La primera vez que oí hablar de Nek Chand y su fantástico jardín compuesto de desechos fue en un encuentro con mi sobrino Daniel Perera, intelectual y agitador social por naturaleza, cuando justamente venía de regreso de un viaje por la India y había quedado maravillado con esta obra colosal del reciclaje. Coincidió que justo por aquella época varios nos encontrábamos inmersos en el desarrollo...
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Nuevas Narrativas Para La Arquitectura
Ethel Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:30 1 comment
A Toda Costa. La Periferia Doméstica
Nos encontramos inmersos en un momento de cambios radicales en el ámbito de la arquitectura. Desde hace ya un par de años se escuchan constantemente palabras como “crisis”, “caos”, “recesión”, “falta de vivienda”: The Bankruptcy of Architecture. Ante un panorama como el que estamos viviendo, quedan dos actitudes: dejarse llevar por el pesimismo o buscar...
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