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ALVAAR ALTO: SAVOY RESTAURANT
ESPAÑOLAlvar Aalto, a Finnish architect sometimes called the "father of modern architecture", is renowned for the quality of its architecture, inserted within the Modernist Movement but full of warmth,...
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KOOLHAAS & OMA: SEATTLE LIBRARY
ESPAÑOLThe Seattle Central Library -designed by Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus, members of the Dutch Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), in conjunction with the Seattle firm LMN...
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SURREY CENTRAL LIBRARY, CANADA.
ESPAÑOLIn recent times libraries are no longer conceived as simple facilities for storing books but they also fulfill a social role, enhancing the community relations. Such is the case of the Peckham...
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THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DAMASCUS
The Great Mosque of Damascus, also known as the Umayyad Mosque is the holiest building of the Muslim world after Mecca and Medina. I had the chance of visit it some years ago because this is one of...
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DIALOGUES: LANDSCAPES OF THE WORLD
LOOK UP!1. Detail of a National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. 2. Detail of the mosaics at the Church of Our Savior of the Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia ESPAÑOLThe personal photo exhibition...
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LE CORBUSIER: HEIDI WEBER MUSEUM, ZURICH
ESPAÑOL The Le Corbusier or Heidi Weber Museum in Zurich, Switzerland, is the latest work of the famous Swiss-French architect, and that is precisely dedicated to his work, housing some of his...
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FAR EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN RUSSKY ISLAND, VLADIVOSTOK
ESPAÑOLThe campus of the Federal University of the Far East (FEFU in English or DVFU in Russian) is one of the most modern in Russia.Located on Russky Island is connected to the port-city of...
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THE MELIKOV HOUSE AND THE RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM
ESPAÑOLThe Konstantin Melnikov's house-studio, the most renowned example of Russian Constructivism, is located in the peaceful Krivoarbatsky street (parallel to the bustling pedestrian Arbat street in...
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THE PYRAMID AND COMPLEX OF DJOSER IN SAQQARA
ESPAÑOL The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara is the first monument built in stone in the history of humanity and the one that determined the development of future Egyptian pyramids throughout...
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FRANCIS KÉRÉ AND THE EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE
ESPAÑOL One of the most celebrated keynote speeches at the XXV World Congress of Architecture in Durban, was presented by the African architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, born in the small village of Gando...
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LE CORBUSIER AND CHANDIGARH: AN ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIENCE
Detail of the Palace of the Assembly, Chandigarh.All the photos belong to Carlos Zeballos Velarde, except as otherwise indicated ESPAÑOLIntro by Gonzalo RíosWe live among objects, we move through...
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CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY AND REGENERATIVE DESIGN
ESPAÑOL Most of the so-called sustainable or "green" buildings try to reduce their impact on the environment, both in its construction and maintenance. In simple words, it is about a building being...
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SHIGERU BAN AT THE GORKY PARK, MOSCOW
ESPAÑOL"I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park, listening to the wind of change ... " Scorpions, from the song "Wind of Change"The Gorky Park is one of the most famous if not the most emblematic park...
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PROJECT FOR THE REGENERATION OF VLADIVOSTOK'S WATERFRONT
ESPAÑOLThe following is an excerpt from an article published in the specialized Russian magazine URBAN, about a project I had the honor to lead, in collaboration with my colleague Sergei Mostovoi and...
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TULUM AND WHAT WILL REALLY HAPPEN ON 21-12-12
ESPAÑOL According to Mayan astronomical calculations, something extraordinary will happen this 12/12/21. However, it will have nothing to do with the crazy story about an apocalyptic end of the world,...
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FENG SHUI IN ASIAN URBANISM: XI'AN, CHINA
Xian, China.ESPAÑOLFeng Shui is an ancient Chinese art that intends to channel the energy of the earth and the environment for the benefit of humans. In that sense, Feng Shui has recently achieved...
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FENG SHUI IN ASIAN URBANISM: KYOTO, JAPAN
ESPAÑOLI think that it is fundamentally necessary for people to be able to gain an understanding of their position in the present, as a section of time between the past and the future. They can gain it...
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CÉSAR PELLI: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, OSAKA
* In collaboration with Ms. Oriana Nakano, Curatorial Assistant at the National Museum OsakaESPAÑOLThe National Museum of Art (2004), designed by Cesar Pelli in Osaka, is so different from the Petronas...
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WESTMINSTER PIER PARK, CANADA
ESPAÑOLNew Westminster, the oldest city in the urban conglomerate that forms Metro-Vancouver in Western Canada, has recently opened a linear park on the banks of the Fraser River. The project promotes...
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YORKVILLE PARK, TORONTO
ESPAÑOLYorkville is a historic neighborhood in Toronto that has become of the city's most exclusive areas, dotted with chic cafes and expensive shops, in the heart of Canada's largest city. Here, where...
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TOYO ITO: GRIN GRIN PARK, FUKUOKA
ESPAÑOLGrin Grin Park is a pilot project designed by Toyo Ito. It is located on Island City, in Hakata Bay, north of Fukuoka, Kyushu, in South West Japan. In this exciting and innovative project,...
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HAFENCITY, THE LARGE URBAN PROJECT IN HAMBURG, GERMANY
ESPAÑOLHafenCity is a vast waterfront development and urban rehabilitation project of located in Hamburg, the largest German port and the second in Europe, after Rotterdam. In addition to revitalizing...
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RIETVELD + KUROKAWA = VAN GOGH MUSEUM
Photo courtesy of Le KizzESPAÑOLHow interesting is that in the design of the museum dedicated to the great and troubled Vincent Van Gogh, perhaps the most important Dutch painter together with...
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GERRIT RIETVELD: SCHRÖDER HOUSE
ESPAÑOLDutch architect Gerrit Rielvield's masterpiece, the Schröder house (1924), stands as the most important example of Neoplasticist architecture. In 2000 UNESCO included it in the World Heritage...
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JAPANESE METABOLISM AS CATALYZER OF POST WAR RECONSTRUCTION - RIBA
The following is an excerpt of an article presented as a "piece" at the exhibition "Creation from Catastrophe: How architecture rebuilds communities", presented by the Royal Institute of British...
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