A letter to Santiago Calatrava
Beauty and reality, Form and function, Dream and constraint, Art and engineering; the eternal dilemna is once again agitated by Calatrava’s creatures.
Gracefarms, or the river building
A few pictures of this beautiful building in Connecticut, by SANAA.
SO-IL is in Paris
Last Monday, Ilias Papageorgiou, from Brooklyn-based SO-IL, was presenting the Manetti Shrem museum at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris.
Alejandro Aravena at Cooper Union
The Chilean architect talks at the Cooper Union to explain the design process and how to deal with form.
Snohetta at Cooper Union
Snohetta is in the house to talk about their work and how they see architecture.
Buro gives a talk at the Library
Koray Duman was invited earlier this week to talk about his work at the New York Public Library. Discover an architecture that goes beyond its boundaries.
Annabelle Selldorf at Cooper Union
Simple, beautiful, precise, the inspiring architecture of Annabelle Selldorf.
Nieto Sobejano architects
Full of missing letters, discover the beautiful language of Nieto Sobejano architects as they present a few of their projects.
BoD: Van Alen Institute
Part of the Building of the Day program, this project is a state-of-the-art piece of Architecture. One of the architects of the project tells us its story.
Moshe Safdie, or designing through the century
Moshe Safdie’s practice went through the century, and showcases as many styles as it tackles social goals.
For the sake of beauty only
Three small projects that are just beautiful! By Ball-Nogues, Kengo Kuma and Variable Projects.
David Chipperfield / two cities, two projects
I had the opportunity last week to attend Davild Chipperfield’s talk at the Cooper Union.
Robert Rogers presents his work (and book)
The architect talks at the Center of Architecture of NY to present his brand new book, and a few of his projects.
A lecture from el Maestro German Samper Gnecco
Last week, Maestro German Samper Gnecco gave a lecture at the embassy of Colombia in New York City.
AIANY 2015 Design Awards winners announced
A big day for about thirty architectural practices in NY, as the AIANY 2015 Design Awards winners were announced at the Center for Architecture!
Meet James Wines
I met James Wines, from SITE, last month. More than a proper interview, we can call this meeting a conversation.
How St Patrick’s Cathedral got its new skin
Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects present the Innovation and New Technologies used on the St Patrick’s Cathedral Conservation Project.
Exclusive interview with Terreform1
Understand better the goals, methods and projects of TerreformOne with an exclusive interview of its Director of Innovation.
The beauty of Public Spaces
This post explores the quality and significance of Public Spaces with related articles, videos, and reports of various events.
Tony Fretton at Paris Belleville
The English architect Tony Fretton gave a speech at the National School of Architecture of Paris Belleville.
He presented some of his best work.
