Hotel Barceló Torre de Madrid
Steeped in Spanish historical and cultural references, Hayon takes us on a visual journey through Spain’s past, mixing architectural details that evoke Roman arches and rich, jewel like tones and finishes reminiscent of the Arabic and Moorish influence …
Songpa Micro-Housing
The problem of urban density and housing costs is global. As unit types get smaller however, micro-housing has the danger of becoming a provisional housing type with little social value. By mining the discrepancy between maximum floor area ratios and m …
Paco
Paco is a box of 3m x 3m x 3m cube, with a “lid” on top that opens to a certain angle. It is something between architecture and furniture; too small for architecture, but too big for furniture. It is just big enough for a person to get in and use as a …
area 151 – microarchitecture
presentazione/introduction Small works text by Marco Casamonti intervista/interview Microarchitecture and minimal habitat a dialogue with Michele De Lucchi interview by Laura Andreini letture critiche/critical lectures Microarchitecture or macrodesign? …
La Lira Theater
The demolition of La Lira Theater left an urban void in the historic district of Ripoll, a town in the province of Girona, overlooking the Ter River. With recollections of the scale and spirit of the former theater, and also understanding the importanc …
W.A.Ve. 2017
After a year of events dedicated to the dramatic crisis taking place in the country, Iuav has decided to call out the international architectural culture to give its contribution, in terms of design and analysis to the reconstruction of Syrian cities a …
A temple for Hilma
Hilma af Klint (1862 – 1944) was a Swedish artist and a pioneer of abstract painting. More than 110 years after producing the arguably first abstract painting in modern art history, she is still waiting for her due recognition – and a home for her coll …
Yangzhou Zhongshuge
YangzhouZhongshugeis located in Zhen Yuan which is next to waterside and in front of the trees. While inheritingthe previous solemn and dramatization, we added arch bridge- an indispensable element of this historical and cultural ancient city- in our d …
FAC Fábrica de Arte Cubano
Cuban Art Factory is composed of five spaces which we call “Nave“. The first of these spaces (Nave 1) is located on the ground floor where the entrances are located. Inside you can see of plastic arts, architecture, graphic design, industrial design, a …
area 150 – havana
presentazione/introduction Havana: from restoration to renewal text by Marco Casamonti panorama/panorama mappa satellitare Havana XX-XXI° century: a timeline edited by Umberto Zanetti, Paloma Herrero Ermakova editoriale/editorial La Habana: roots, revo …