Posts Tagged: housing
Multiple Discovery, Idea Theft, or Tweaking?
Having an original idea is everything in architecture. Its history is one of innovations and breakthroughs; of new ideas, materials, and applications. Originality is what distinguishes architecture from ordinary building construction, where the ad nauseam repetition of sameness is business-as-usual. Builders can copy with impunity, but
Multiple Discovery, Idea Theft, or Tweaking?
Having an original idea is everything in architecture. Its history is one of innovations and breakthroughs; of new ideas, materials, and applications. Originality is what distinguishes architecture from ordinary building construction, where the ad nauseam repetition of sameness is business-as-usual. Builders can copy with impunity, but
Adam’s House in Paradise
A cluster of 1960s courtyard houses in Lambeth, London. The courtyard house may be ancient, but it is still contemporary and modern. This became apparent to me on a recent trip to London, during which I was fortunate enough to
Adam’s House in Paradise
A cluster of 1960s courtyard houses in Lambeth, London. The courtyard house may be ancient, but it is still contemporary and modern. This became apparent to me on a recent trip to London, during which I was fortunate enough to
Pool Typology
We’ve all seen that famous aerial photograph of an American Southwest suburb in which each and every house has a swimming pool set in a lush, green, perfectly trimmed back lawn. This is the Spanish Northeast version: more compact, and with “clean
Pool Typology
We’ve all seen that famous aerial photograph of an American Southwest suburb in which each and every house has a swimming pool set in a lush, green, perfectly trimmed back lawn. This is the Spanish Northeast version: more compact, and with “clean
Power to the People: Andrés Jaque activist-architect
[originally published in Mark Magazine #29] The office of Andrés Jaque Arquitectos Still on the shy side of 40, Andrés Jaque is a leading member of a new generation of Spanish architects that is emerging onto the international scene, a
Power to the People: Andrés Jaque activist-architect
[originally published in Mark Magazine #29] The office of Andrés Jaque Arquitectos Still on the shy side of 40, Andrés Jaque is a leading member of a new generation of Spanish architects that is emerging onto the international scene, a
Top-Down Tower, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, by R+B Arquitectes
[Originally published in Mark Magazine #27] Social housing is among the most regulated–and least glamorous–areas of architecture. While all housing is normally subject to a set of minimum room dimensions, social housing is additionally governed by stringent maximum dimensions which
Top-Down Tower, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, by R+B Arquitectes
[Originally published in Mark Magazine #27] Social housing is among the most regulated–and least glamorous–areas of architecture. While all housing is normally subject to a set of minimum room dimensions, social housing is additionally governed by stringent maximum dimensions which
Optimization Takes Command: Angelo Roventa’s Elastic Dwelling
[originally published in ST/A/R special issue 23 catalogue for the Vienna MAK exhibition “The Game of the Mighty: Heidulf Gerngross archistrates Franz West’s Nageltower. With Hofstetter Kurt and Angelo Roventa”] Architect Angelo Roventa operating his Elastic Dwelling prototype at the MAK,
Optimization Takes Command: Angelo Roventa’s Elastic Dwelling
[originally published in ST/A/R special issue 23 catalogue for the Vienna MAK exhibition “The Game of the Mighty: Heidulf Gerngross archistrates Franz West’s Nageltower. With Hofstetter Kurt and Angelo Roventa”] Architect Angelo Roventa operating his Elastic Dwelling prototype at the MAK,
Two Optimistic Architecture Yearbooks: a comparative analysis
[originally published in Annuel optimiste d’architecture 2008 / Optimistic Architecture Yearbook 2008, Les Éditions de la French Touch. Book can be purchased online here] One of the interesting things about architectural yearbooks is that they provide a snapshot, or to
Two Optimistic Architecture Yearbooks: a comparative analysis
[originally published in Annuel optimiste d’architecture 2008 / Optimistic Architecture Yearbook 2008, Les Éditions de la French Touch. Book can be purchased online here] One of the interesting things about architectural yearbooks is that they provide a snapshot, or to
