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This issue of El Croquis offers an overview of the London-based practice’s work from 2009 until the present, and includes an interview with the architects and David Chipperfield. More than 20 projects of all scales are profiled, from the Regent’s Place Pavilion, West Sussex Gallery, and an artist studio in Hoxton, to an extension at the Museum of Science and Industry in(...)
El Croquis 195 : Carmody Groarke (2009-2018) Mortal Bodies
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This issue of El Croquis offers an overview of the London-based practice’s work from 2009 until the present, and includes an interview with the architects and David Chipperfield. More than 20 projects of all scales are profiled, from the Regent’s Place Pavilion, West Sussex Gallery, and an artist studio in Hoxton, to an extension at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester and the British Film Institute Southbank. An essay by architecture critic Ellis Woodman rounds out the issue.
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This instalment comprises two volumes featuring work by two practices: Karamuk Kuo Architects and TEd’A Arquitectes. The first is based in Zurich and was established by Jeannette Kuo and Ünal Karamuk. The second, headed by Jaume Mayol and Irene Pérez, operates from the capital city of Mallorca. Over the last several years, both offices have gained international(...)
El Croquis 196 : Karamuk Kuo and Ted'a Arquitectes (2 volumes)
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This instalment comprises two volumes featuring work by two practices: Karamuk Kuo Architects and TEd’A Arquitectes. The first is based in Zurich and was established by Jeannette Kuo and Ünal Karamuk. The second, headed by Jaume Mayol and Irene Pérez, operates from the capital city of Mallorca. Over the last several years, both offices have gained international recognition with their distinctive approach and a number of built works. The selection of projects by Karamuk Kuo includes two schools, a sports hall, visitor centre, crematorium, public works depot, theatre, and apartments. The portfolio of Ted’A includes mostly private houses with a few public works.
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Founded in 2007 by Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, Bruther works in the fields of architecture, research, education, urbanism, and landscape. Its projects suggest a delicate balance between strategy and form, rigour and freedom, specific and generic, immediacy and evolutivity. The office is known for designs that represent open infrastructures matching an abundance(...)
El Croquis 197 : Bruther (2012-2018)
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Founded in 2007 by Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, Bruther works in the fields of architecture, research, education, urbanism, and landscape. Its projects suggest a delicate balance between strategy and form, rigour and freedom, specific and generic, immediacy and evolutivity. The office is known for designs that represent open infrastructures matching an abundance of contextual possibilities and with a wide malleability of uses. This monographic instalment presents a selection of Bruther's work from 2012 to the present, featuring no less than 20 projects across a range of typologies, from the Helsinki Central Library to sports centres, residential solutions, and more.
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Based in Los Angeles, Johnston Marklee is an architecture practice founded in 1998 by principals Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee. It has been said that the pair is in some ways more closely associated with a group of well-travelled younger architects from around the world than with its home city, and they have often engaged in collaborative projects with other firms in(...)
El Croquis 198 : Johnston Marklee (2005-2019)
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Based in Los Angeles, Johnston Marklee is an architecture practice founded in 1998 by principals Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee. It has been said that the pair is in some ways more closely associated with a group of well-travelled younger architects from around the world than with its home city, and they have often engaged in collaborative projects with other firms in Europe and South America. This monographic issue covers diverse projects by Johnston Marklee from 2005 to the present. It includes an interview with the architects and features notable works such as the Menil Drawing Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, plus a number of private residences.
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In this instalment, the focus is on two of today’s progressive practices: Spain’s AMID.cero9 and New York-based MOS Architects. Featuring recent work from the past several years, plus critical essays by the architects and others, a revealing image and comparison of the two architect duos emerges. Seven projects by AMID.cero9 are explored in depth, including the Fuente(...)
El Croquis 184: Amid.cero9 / MOS
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In this instalment, the focus is on two of today’s progressive practices: Spain’s AMID.cero9 and New York-based MOS Architects. Featuring recent work from the past several years, plus critical essays by the architects and others, a revealing image and comparison of the two architect duos emerges. Seven projects by AMID.cero9 are explored in depth, including the Fuente Santa Spa, Pavilion for Sharjah Biennial 11, and the Clunia Archaeological Site Visitor Centre. A variety of more than twenty projects by MOS Architects also appears, among them private homes, pavilions, mixed-use buildings, and more, including an art historian’s library and Hawai’i Presidential Center
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This monographic issue spotlights the rise of Belgian architects Kersten Geers and David Van Severen. Prior to establishing their own practice in 2002, the duo honed their skills in offices in Rotterdam, Ghent, and Brussels. An economy of means is a prominent feature of their work, and they display a strong proclivity for precision. Their interest in materials, as well as(...)
El Croquis 185: OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen
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This monographic issue spotlights the rise of Belgian architects Kersten Geers and David Van Severen. Prior to establishing their own practice in 2002, the duo honed their skills in offices in Rotterdam, Ghent, and Brussels. An economy of means is a prominent feature of their work, and they display a strong proclivity for precision. Their interest in materials, as well as their attitude towards past and present, are likewise ubiquitous qualities that are reflected in their work. Besides an in-depth interview, the issue features several projects, including private homes, an office refurbishment in Kortrijk, Campus RTS in Lausanne, and the Centre for Traditional Music in Bahrain.
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Based in Lisbon, the office of Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus has developed a prolific portfolio over the years, gaining recognition through a number of awards. This issue presents more than 25 works developed within the past five years. Besides an in-depth interview with the architects, it focuses on both finished projects and as yet unrealised ones, including a(...)
El Croquis 186: Aires Mateus 2011-2016
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Based in Lisbon, the office of Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus has developed a prolific portfolio over the years, gaining recognition through a number of awards. This issue presents more than 25 works developed within the past five years. Besides an in-depth interview with the architects, it focuses on both finished projects and as yet unrealised ones, including a number of renovations. Small-scale residential works in the countryside and city feature prominently, among them House on the Alentejo Coast, House in Time, and House in Ajuda. Public projects include the Architecture Faculty in Tournai, a Meeting Centre in Grândola, and the Islamic Centre in Bordeaux.
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This issue features two architecture giants from opposite corners of the globe. Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez, known for his Chapel in Oberrealta and the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein (together with Meinrad Morger and Heinrich Degelo), is presented through a selection of his latest work (20102015) that also includes large projects in China. In his turn, Junya(...)
El Croquis 182: Christian Kerez, Junya Ishigami
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This issue features two architecture giants from opposite corners of the globe. Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez, known for his Chapel in Oberrealta and the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein (together with Meinrad Morger and Heinrich Degelo), is presented through a selection of his latest work (20102015) that also includes large projects in China. In his turn, Junya Ishigami, who worked at SANAA before establishing his own firm in 2004, and was awarded the Golden Lion at the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2010, is featured with sixteen recent projects (20052015), among them the Polytechnic Museum Moscow and a Home for the Elderly in Akita.
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This edition of the magazine examines the work of French architect Jean Nouvel since just prior to his being awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2008. Featuring an interview with the architect and Francis Marmande, plus an essay by Santiago de Molina, it offers a diverse overview of how this critically acclaimed designer arrived at the present moment in his career. Included are(...)
El Croquis 183: Jean Nouvel 2007-2016
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This edition of the magazine examines the work of French architect Jean Nouvel since just prior to his being awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2008. Featuring an interview with the architect and Francis Marmande, plus an essay by Santiago de Molina, it offers a diverse overview of how this critically acclaimed designer arrived at the present moment in his career. Included are nineteen projects that span the globe, among them the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Danish Radio Concert House in Copenhagen, the renovation of Moritz Brewery, Hotel Renaissance in Barcelona, two housing projects in Bordeaux, One Central Park in Sydney, and the European Patent Office in Rijswijk.
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The award-winning Sri Lankan architectural firm led by Palinda Kannangara is known for an experiential architecture that hinges on simplicity and connection with the natural environment. Its work has been recognised for a personalised approach, contextual sensitivity, experimental material use, and a minimalism reflective of the Sri Lankan ethos. Started in 2005,(...)
El Croquis 212 : Palinda Kannangara
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The award-winning Sri Lankan architectural firm led by Palinda Kannangara is known for an experiential architecture that hinges on simplicity and connection with the natural environment. Its work has been recognised for a personalised approach, contextual sensitivity, experimental material use, and a minimalism reflective of the Sri Lankan ethos. Started in 2005, Kannangara’s practice often works on small-scale projects which connect with the region, climate, and landscape using locally available materials and technology. This issue features twelve works, including several houses, a wellness retreat, holiday bungalows, an artist’s retreat, and staff quarters for a wind power plant.
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