As is well-known, Spain’s recent building boom-turned-bust has left behind a legacy of halted construction projects that are now in … More
Tag: countryside
Everyday Camouflage in the Countryside
The building above looks like a military installation of some sort, right? After all, it’s got a camouflage pattern on … More
Monolith of Memory
[Text originally published in Mark Magazine #61] The Camp de Rivesaltes, a sprawling military base built in 1938 near Perpignan, … More
Design and Decadence in Sabiñanigo
The land-scars of Spain’s construction boom-gone-bust have been documented photographically to great extent. More typically than not, these images portray a landscape of newly built … More
The Art Studio-Museum
[Originally published in Oris Magazine #92] Situated on the distant side of the forested hillcrest that overlooks Barcelona, the Arranz-Bravo Studio … More
The School in the Forest
Els Xiprers –The Cypresses in Catalan– is the name of a Barcelona primary school situated in a very special setting: a forested … More
Radical Architecture at its Most Subversive
This house near Barcelona ranks among the most radical and subversive works of architecture of 2014, and yet it’s not by … More
Seeing Things
Mountain architecture is very different from its flatland counterpart. (I know this may be stating the obvious, but I’m referring … More
Perspective is Everything
Same place seen from different viewpoints (Pas de la Casa, Andorra). Neon duty-free stores selling discounted liquor and cigarettes … More
Going Slowly: Cadaval and Solà-Morales
[Originally published in Mark Magazine #39] X House, near Barcelona. Photo credit: Iwan Baan. Lounge in Tepoztlán, Mexico. Photo credit: Sandra … More
Energy Monument Crisis
Gemasolar concentrated solar power plant, near Fuentes de Andalucía Nuclear power plant in Bavaria The very brightly glowing tower of the upper … More
Strike a Pose: Assisted Living Facility near Lisbon by Aires Mateus Architects
Photography: Fernando Guerra Photography: Fernando Guerra [Originally published in Mark Magazine #32] What is it that makes these architectural images … More
