Entrevistas

The Architectural Practice II.

15 Ago 08 Building = Collaboration. It's the result of interacting individuals: structural engineer, heating /ventilation / sanitary planning engineers, electrical planning engineers, energy consultants,[...]

Acciones en los márgenes: Conversación de ION+ con Isabel Pocaterra

17 Jul 08 Muestra de Arquitectura Independiente publicada en la Revista ION+ Con el fin de comprender mejor el concepto de construcción sustentable, ION+ conversó con Isabel Pocaterra, arquitecta venezolana[...]

The Iberê Camargo Foundation Headquarters

14 Jul 08 words Roberto Segre Álvaro Siza is the first international architect to design a major museum in Brazil, following aborted schemes for a Guggenheim in Rio de Janeiro by Jean Nouvel[...]

Lithic Landscape

13 Jul 08 (This image depicting Abraham sacrificing Isaac is but one of the finer examples of pietre dure accompanying a recent New York Times article on a new exhibition on this hyper-form of mosaic at the[...]

Lagombra

11 Jul 08 words Anna Bates A rollercoaster for bikes has been erected outside an art centre in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to tie in with design space Designhuis’ Bicycle exhibition. The work of[...]

New Designers: Habitat Awards Winner

10 Jul 08 words Johanna Agerman “I’d like my pieces to be like your favorite blanket. They always welcome you and make you warm,” says Naoko Kanehira, a graduate of the Bucks Contemporary[...]

Sennett blasts “elitism” in education

8 Jul 08 words Johanna Agerman and William Wiles British vocational education is a failure, a situation that will have serious implications for the creative industries in the future, a panel headed by[...]

Pop-Up Park, In Action!

26 Jun 08 The Brooklyn Bridge Pop-Up Park, the very same park where we coined the term "Pop-Up Park", is suddenly open! Just in time for Olafur's Waterfall Day 2008. Like a pop-up store, the pop-up park[...]

Review: The House of Viktor & Rolf

26 Jun 08 words Johanna Agerman Does fashion belong in a gallery? This was the topic of one of the debates running alongside the House of Viktor Rolf exhibition at the Barbican. The question is[...]

Folkestone Triennial

26 Jun 08 words William Wiles This giant seagull is one of 22 attractions created by artists at the Folkestone Triennial, a three-month arts festival in the Kent port. It’s the Mobile Gull[...]

Philippe Starck’s School of Design

25 Jun 08 words Beatrice Galilee The BBC is accepting applications from aspiring designers to take part in a new reality TV show that promises to be Fame Academy meets the Apprentice for the design world.[...]

LFA on Exhibition Road

24 Jun 08 words Johanna Agerman Exhibition Road in Kensington resembled a giant playground for kids and adults alike as the London Festival of Architecture enjoyed its opening on Saturday. The road was[...]

Tropolism Exclusive: Pop-Up Park Updates

23 Jun 08 The Brooklyn Bridge Pop-Up Park--our favorite platform for viewing, er, lower Manhattan and whatever else might be down there--is getting refined as it gets closer to getting built (click the above[...]

Cult of Design

23 Jun 08 words Anna Bates Plastic dolls of Karim Rashid, Zaha Hadid and Jaime Hayon are the graduation project of Central Saint Martins student Olivia Lee, who decided to turn “the[...]

Boris Johnson speech at LFA

20 Jun 08 words and audio Beatrice Galilee The new mayor of London, Boris Johnson received a warm reception at the opening of the London Festival of Architecture last night where he spoke of his ambition for[...]

Muji Competition

19 Jun 08 The third Muji Award International Design Competition is happening in July, with the chance for both budding and established designers to try their hand at applying the Muji way of life to their[...]

Steven Holl takes on Kafka

18 Jun 08 words Johanna Agerman From the outside, Steven Holl’s new home for the Franz Kafka Society looks like any other on the narrow streets of Prague’s former Jewish Quarter, but once[...]

There is no Braun-ness anymore

17 Jun 08 words Anna Bates “There is no Braun-ness anymore,” says New York-based industrial designer Joe Doucet, who has speculatively created a toaster, mobile phone and music player for[...]

New Kiribati

16 Jun 08 Earlier this month, the president of Kiribati warned the nations of the world that his country will be gone by century's end. Submerged under rising sea level, a casualty of climate change.And even[...]

The Brompton Stoops

16 Jun 08 words Beatrice Galilee The Brompton Stoops are 30 cardboard structures that will be occupying London’s Exhibition Road when it is pedestrianised for the opening weekend of the London Festival[...]

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Esta semana en Arqa

Centro Cívico Meatzari 1 Dic 08

El municipio de Muskiz está dominado por la presencia de una gran refinería visible desde la autopista de Bilbao a Santander. Se convocó un concurso para la construcción de un pequeño conjunto[...]

Interface urbano - Madrid - Shanghai 28 Nov 08

Proyecto para la Exposición Universal de Shanghai 2010. Situado junto al Pabellón de Madrid, se trata de un elemento abierto que forma parte del espacio público y crea una comunicación virtual[...]

Rehabilitación de las Casas Consistoriales, Las Palmas de G.C. 27 Nov 08

Concurso Nacional, 1º Premio, 1998 - Melbourne Sustainable Building, 2008. El edificio de las Casas Consistoriales, hasta ahora, estaba vacío de contenidos funcionales pero lleno de contenidos[...]

Conjunto residencial Castellana Pinar 4 27 Nov 08

Situados en el límite noroeste del barrio de Salamanca, y ya fuera de la trama ortogonal, los edificios cierran el vértice de la confluencia de las calles Pinar y López de Hoyos con el madrileño[...]

Creatividad & Ética: Diseño indefenso 27 Nov 08

La Asociación Civil Creatividad Ética invita a diseñadores, empresas y gobierno a participar, el martes 9 de Diciembre de 2008 en el Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, del SEGUNDO FORO[...]

13 Oct 0822 Dec 08

Concurso Nacional AFIP Rosario

La SCA anuncia el Concurso Nacional de Anteproyectos de Arquitectura para la obra nueva y refuncionalización del[...]
15 Nov 0830 Dec 08

Carlos Campos en el MARQ BsAs

El sábado 15 de Noviembre a las 19.30 hs. se llevará a cabo la presentación de la muestra[...]
27 Nov 0804 Dec 08

Segundo Seminario Internacional “Historia, Ciudad y Arquitectura en América, de la conquista a la independencia” – UTDT BsAs

Las jornadas son gratuitas y se realizarán los días 4 y 5 de diciembre de 2008 en Miñones 2177, Buenos Aires.
27 Nov 0826 Dec 08

Dirty works desde Harvard, en el MARQ BsAs

A partir del 29 de noviembre se podrá visitar en el Museo de Arquitectura y Diseño la muestra internacional "Dirty[...]

Agenda eventos que se inician en los próximos días

Hablan de diseño BsAs

El jueves 4 de diciembre de 2008 a las 19hs. se presenta en la SCA -Montevideo 938, Buenos Aires- el libro "HABLAN DE[...]