Fuente: penccil.com (Sculptures Habitacles. By: I Am An Architect. Anca Timofticiuc and Carolina Bianchi) André Bloc (1896 – 1966). Pintor, escultor, arquitecto, ingeniero y editor. De 1962 a 1966, André Bloc creó varias esculturas habitadas que también experimentó en forma de “pabellones” en su jardín de Meudon. Esta investigación marca la evolución del escultor de la abstracción geométrica a

Source: Peter Moor Photography: Roger Frei The new gymnasium tract further expands the existing school system and formulates a degree within the landmarked block edge fragment. The dormant structure leaves the existing outer spaces for the playground and the sports fields as separate areas. As before, the sports area is oriented away from the classrooms so that there is no disturbance. The playground retains its

Fuente: Archdaily, Dezeen, BD online Fotografía: Hélène Binet Architecture firm Caruso St John has completed a £45 million renovation of London’s Tate Britain art gallery, which includes a spiral staircase descending to new underground classrooms. Following the opening of ten new exhibition spaces at the gallery earlier this year, Caruso St John has overhauled the oldest parts of Tate Britain‘s Millb

by Maria g. orille, Zürich Source: “Cul zuffel e l’aura dadl: Gion A. Caminada” book A road trip to explore the Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site in Chur, The Hotel Therme of Vals or the Sumvitg Chapel in Sumvitg – buildings by well-known Swiss architect Peter Zumthor – lead to the discovery of another architect from the region. The valley next to Valls, just 7km from the Zumthor chapel, is home

Source: Divisare Photography: Nelson Garrido In conversation with Eduardo Souto de Moura. “The first thing that struck me as soon as I arrived was the ambience of this property, which is hard to find. Everyone knows that Alentejo is very beautiful, but I wasn’t expecting to have a prehistoric heritage like this. Then there were two other factors that were also a surprise where views were concerned. What is unusu

| Oliver Cretton, Monica Vassallo, Eleonora Sbrissa | 2015 | Master course 1 | Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio | Professors: Piet and Wim Eckert Current statistics show that the population growth of Zurich continues without pause. Creating space for more than 80’000 new residents is a significant challenge; yet, it is also a tremendous opportunity in a city where land annexing is not under discussion, ind

Fuente: 6a architects | Afasia Across a long and narrow plot in West London, 6a architects has designed a series of three buildings and gardens for photographer Juergen Teller. With few views out, daylight comes through concrete beams that march the length of the site and support north lights in the roof or from the gardens that separate the buildings. Poured concrete external walls mesh the new building into th

Nueva arquitectura danesa. Tobias Faber. Ed. Gustavo Gili. Texto por Jordi Badia. Amazon Este libro, publicado en 1968 por GG, es una rara joya. Se trata de una recopilación de proyectos de arquitectos daneses en donde podemos encontrar algunos proyectos conocidos como las casas Kingo y la casa de Hellebaek de Jorn Utzon, las escuelas Munkegards y Nyager de Arne Jacobsen y el museo Louisiana de Jorgen Bo y Vilhe

Fuente: Architonic Fotografía: Cristobal Palma We decided to test the archetypical features of the suburban house. This exercise was never as explicit as the conciliation required by the formalities of the case: a suburban dwelling in a neighborhood of detached houses. As the rest of the residences, this was a big house in a plot too small for such a size; a house that had to look like one (for the sake of the n

Fuente: Informes de la construcción, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vol. 31 No. 301 Fotografía: Oriol Gómez En un solar rectangular de aproximadamente 100 m de longitud por 67 m de anchura, achaflanado en sus cuatro esquinas, y con un desnivel superior al 8 % en el sentido de su menor dimensión, se han realizado seis pequeños bloques de viviendas en lugar del único y alto edificio previsto para

Fuente: 6a architects, archdaily Fotografía: David Grandorge, 6a architects The expansion of the South London Gallery designed by 6a architects provides new gallery spaces, a café, a flat for an artist in residence and a new education building. The original top lit gallery is one of the finest art spaces in London. The special character of the building has long inspired artists and has played a vital role in for

Éstas Navidades… ¡Otro sorteo HIC y 2G! El último numero de la 2G está dedicado al trabajo de la primera década del estudio Bruther, fundado en París de la mano de los arquitectos Stéphanie Bru y Alexandre Theriot en 2007. Para seguir con el éxito de los sorteos anteriores, desde HIC -como siempre gracias a la colaboración de Moisés Puente y la editiorial Koening Books- queremos regalar cuatro ejemplares d

| Marcos Santamaría Boyeras | 2015 | Proyectos V | ETSAB | Profesores: Jordi Adell El proyecto contempla la rehabilitación de la finca Vila Joana de Vallvidriera. Que alberga actualmente las dependencias del Museo Verdaguer. El objetivo es dotar al edificio de un nuevo uso, un Hotel de 4 estrellas, con 22 habitaciones. Teniendo en cuenta el peso histórico de dicha construcción se plantean dos vías de actuación.

Font: Bruther, Deezen magazine Photography: Filip Dujardin Designed to offer a “landmark” in an otherwise mundane part of Paris, thissport and culture centre by Bruther features a multi-layered facade that varies in transparency to suit the various activities it contains. The centre was developed by local studio Bruther to provide a wide range of public services for the community of the heavily popul