MATERIALS | Building in glass
Architecture covered in glass, like a chameleon it is ever-changing:
A photographic library of contemporary glass architecture.
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TYPOLOGY | The covered market
How does a typology survive?
The COVERED MARKET is a special building in the cities of all times.
DETAILS | An illustrated library of architectural details (part 1)
Details | An illustrated library of architectural details (part 1) :
Outstanding projects revolving around an exceptional detail.
ELEMENTS | The Engawa
The engawa, is a typical element of the traditional Japanese house. From ancient Japan, a solution for today’s living.
TYPOLOGY | The warehouse
Warehouses used to dominate the the cities. They changed, almost disappeared, hid behind new materials. Now they’re back.
HIGH-TECH | Technology and progress at architecture’s service
High-tech architecture incorporates elements of high-tech industry and technology into building design.
Hortus Conclusus | art of isolation (poetica dell’isolamento)
Alberto Campo Baeza and the portuguese masters of architecture reinterpreted the concept to pave the way for a poetic image of separation, born from the Hortus Conclusus.
PRE-EXISTING | Building within history
The pre-existing has always been a complex theme. Both architects and artists have struggled around words such as monument and ruin.
Endless possibilities >>> an Athenian “Capriccio” shows imagined versions of the city
Greek architects Point Supreme visualize a “could have been” version of Athens, showing they are able to blend a strong theoretical and provocative work with beautiful eye-catching images and inspired architectural design.
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