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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 … More

Angelo Roventa, authenticity, furniture, housing, idea theft, multiple discovery, PKMN, tweaking

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 … More

courtyard, garden, housing, London, park, social class, socialism, UK

Pool Typology

We’ve all seen that famous aerial photograph of an American Southwest suburb in which each and every house has a … More

building typology, housing, suburbia, swimming pool, Terrace houses

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 … More

activism, Andrés Jaque, ethics, housing, interactive, Madrid, Mark Magazine, politics, Research, urbanism, urbanization

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 … More

Barcelona, building envelope, housing, Mark Magazine, R+B Arquitectes, tower

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 … More

adhocism, Angelo Roventa, design, Elastic Dwelling, flexibility, housing, interactive, MAK Vienna, ST/A/R

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 … More

architecture, france, housing, yearbook

Winnipeg: One Great Situation-Normal (1)

[Originally published in Winnipeg Art Gallery exhibition publication Sit(e)ings: Trajectories for a Future] “Incredible…one can actually order ‘a cup of coffee’ … More

art, authenticity, cultural identity, D.I.Y., housing, popular culture, WAG, Winnipeg

Straightforward

[originally published in VMX 95] “Architecture, whether it is a work of art or not, must be utilitarian or else … More

architecture, drawing, housing, pragmatism, strategy, VMX

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Criticalista collects Rafael Gomez-Moriana's writings on architecture and the built environment. All photographs by the author unless indicated otherwise.

©2014 Rafael Gomez-Moriana. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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