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a+u’s March issue interrogates sacredness and how it manifests in architectural space. Taking examples from religious works of architecture in different parts of the globe, such as Saint Pius Church in Switzerland and Bait Ur Rouf mosque in Bangladesh, this issue endeavors to establish a language of light and shadow, materiality, and scale. The notion of "sacred space" is(...)
A+U 654 25:03 Reinterpretations of Sacredness Generative AI within Architecture
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a+u’s March issue interrogates sacredness and how it manifests in architectural space. Taking examples from religious works of architecture in different parts of the globe, such as Saint Pius Church in Switzerland and Bait Ur Rouf mosque in Bangladesh, this issue endeavors to establish a language of light and shadow, materiality, and scale. The notion of "sacred space" is further complicated by the introduction of AI. Guest editor Erwin Viray, using the theme of "sacred space," introduces generative AI tools that not only illuminate the direction that architectural design may take, but also confront human sensibilities and shared ideas about architectural space. Continuing this exploration, 14 nonreligious projects, such as Luis Barragán’s Barragán House, Álvaro Siza’s Tidal Pools of Leça da Palmeira, and Anne Holtrop’s Pearl Museum, ponder how this sense of sacredness, feelings of awe and serenity, can be introduced into our everyday lives.
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''AV Proyectos 129'' explores the architectural potential of colour at different scales, and three exhibitions in Madrid – reviewed by Luis Fernández-Galiano – serve as the introductory frame for a series of projects that are examples of this versatility: the detailed domestic intervention of Beatriz Ramo and Bernd Upmeyer, the unique housing by TEST, Wiki World, and(...)
AV Proyectos 129: Escalas de color
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''AV Proyectos 129'' explores the architectural potential of colour at different scales, and three exhibitions in Madrid – reviewed by Luis Fernández-Galiano – serve as the introductory frame for a series of projects that are examples of this versatility: the detailed domestic intervention of Beatriz Ramo and Bernd Upmeyer, the unique housing by TEST, Wiki World, and selgascano, and the large-scale works by Padilla Nicás and BIG. Along this line, the architect and interior designer Javier Jiménez Iniesta, of Studio Animal, talks with ''AV Proyectos'' about his defense of chromatism as a project tool and not just an aesthetic whim.
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Le plan moderne s’est voulu neutre, rationnel, reproductible. Avec le typical plan1, Rem Koolhaas a exposé la logique impérieuse de la standardisation qui organise l’espace tertiaire selon des modules sans qualités, des séquences sans histoires, des grilles où le sujet s’efface. Ce plan, produit de la modernité capitaliste, prétendait l’universalité : à chaque fonction,(...)
Plan L***** 211 : Troubler le plan
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Le plan moderne s’est voulu neutre, rationnel, reproductible. Avec le typical plan1, Rem Koolhaas a exposé la logique impérieuse de la standardisation qui organise l’espace tertiaire selon des modules sans qualités, des séquences sans histoires, des grilles où le sujet s’efface. Ce plan, produit de la modernité capitaliste, prétendait l’universalité : à chaque fonction, son espace?; à chaque corps, sa case. Mais ce plan, typique, est aussi un plan normatif. En effaçant les singularités, il impose des modèles d’usage, de comportement, de relation. Étendons ce constat à la manière dont le logement collectif se produit avec ses granulométries, ses types – T1-T1bis-T2-T3-T4-T5 – qui répondent plus aux attentes des familles nucléaires qu’à la diversité des formes de vie actuelles.
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Le «vivre ensemble» est désormais galvaudé dans le champ de l’architecture. Maîtres d’ouvrage, élu·es et architectes l’emploient, sans nuance critique, comme des mots magiques. Iels simulent une bienveillance démagogique comme critère pour une existence meilleure. Ce « vivre ensemble » dissimule une prétention universaliste pour la masse informe et floue de celles et ceux(...)
Plan L***** 212 : Vivre à plusieurs
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Le «vivre ensemble» est désormais galvaudé dans le champ de l’architecture. Maîtres d’ouvrage, élu·es et architectes l’emploient, sans nuance critique, comme des mots magiques. Iels simulent une bienveillance démagogique comme critère pour une existence meilleure. Ce « vivre ensemble » dissimule une prétention universaliste pour la masse informe et floue de celles et ceux qu’iels nomment « les gens ». Sous une prétendue intégration, l’universel exclut les différences. Plutôt que de vivre noyé·es dans un universalisme impossible, il s’agit déjà de cohabiter avec quelques autres. Les architectes et habitant·es ont la capacité à trouver ce juste équilibre entre le collectif et le personnel, tout en évitant l’impersonnel.
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LAN (Local Architecture Network) rethinks the economy of sustainability beyond its technical aspects in the ‘'PARIS XVIII’ housing project. Zeller & Moye explore the row house layout in ‘'La Ribera'’, drawing inspiration from the traditional Mexican vecindad, centered around a shared courtyard. Onsitestudio analyzes the formal and functional contradictions in the “newly(...)
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DOMa 12: LAN, Zeller & Moye, Onsitestudio, Jean-Benoît Vétillard architecture
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LAN (Local Architecture Network) rethinks the economy of sustainability beyond its technical aspects in the ‘'PARIS XVIII’ housing project. Zeller & Moye explore the row house layout in ‘'La Ribera'’, drawing inspiration from the traditional Mexican vecindad, centered around a shared courtyard. Onsitestudio analyzes the formal and functional contradictions in the “newly invented tradition” of a sports facility: the ‘'Sassuolo Training Centre'’. Jean-Benoît Vétillard Architecture presents six design iterations before arriving at the final scheme for ‘Maison Nana’. Andreas Angelidakis shares an extensive archive of concrete façade studies and other architectural objects for a ‘'House in Evia'’.
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Nouveau projet 30
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Le nouveau numéro est maintenant disponible à la librairie.
Nouveau projet 30
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NYRA #46/47 MAY-AUG 2025
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The latest issue of NYRA, with contributions by: Max Rivlin-Nadler, Ellie Glass, Aaron Timms, Thomas de Monchaux, Timothy Rohan, Samuel Stein, Cea Weaver, Jonathan Tarleton, Danielle Jackson, Moses Gates, Whitney Mallett, Olivia Oldham, Eric Schwartau, Sophie van Well Groeneveld, Justin Beal, Andreas Petrossiants, Elvia Wilk, Greta Rainbow, Francis Northwood, Michael(...)
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NYRA #46/47 MAY-AUG 2025
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The latest issue of NYRA, with contributions by: Max Rivlin-Nadler, Ellie Glass, Aaron Timms, Thomas de Monchaux, Timothy Rohan, Samuel Stein, Cea Weaver, Jonathan Tarleton, Danielle Jackson, Moses Gates, Whitney Mallett, Olivia Oldham, Eric Schwartau, Sophie van Well Groeneveld, Justin Beal, Andreas Petrossiants, Elvia Wilk, Greta Rainbow, Francis Northwood, Michael Friedrich, AJ Artemel, Travis Diehl, Moze Halperin, Mark Krotov, Marianela D’Aprile, Michael Casper, Jessica Fletcher, Owen Hatherley, Christopher Hawthorne, Nolan Kelly, Phil Coldiron, Allison Hewitt Ward, Jake Romm, Huw Lemmey, Charlie Dulik, Nicolas Kemper, Clare Fentress, Lari Rutschmann, Ian Volner, Sue Park, & Willa Glickman
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This edition is dedicated to the work of the Swiss firm Christ & Gantenbein, and in particular the material aspects of their architecture. Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein opened their office in Basel in 1998, immediately after completing their studies at ETH Zurich. A chronological overview of their fundamental works since is provided, from the pioneering(...)
AV Monographs 275: Christ & Gantenbein
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This edition is dedicated to the work of the Swiss firm Christ & Gantenbein, and in particular the material aspects of their architecture. Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein opened their office in Basel in 1998, immediately after completing their studies at ETH Zurich. A chronological overview of their fundamental works since is provided, from the pioneering expansion of the Swiss National Museum to recent proposals for art museums in Barcelona and Antwerp. Accompanied by a text by Reto Geiser, it offers reflections on the intellectual intensity and geometric perseverance with which the architects approach their interventions, regardless of scale, function, or material.
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The house is a fertile ground for architectural experimentation: a space for innovation where technical solutions, aesthetic alternatives, and new ways of dwelling are tried out. AV Monographs 276 gathers sixteen projects built in diverse geographical and cultural contexts, organized around for key materials – wood, earth, concrete, and metal – which, when combined,(...)
AV Monographs 276: Houses of the Year 2025
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The house is a fertile ground for architectural experimentation: a space for innovation where technical solutions, aesthetic alternatives, and new ways of dwelling are tried out. AV Monographs 276 gathers sixteen projects built in diverse geographical and cultural contexts, organized around for key materials – wood, earth, concrete, and metal – which, when combined, expand the expressive and constructive possibilities of each one of them. From the vernacular to the experimental, from the Alpine cabin to the urban dwelling, these houses show how material becomes an expressive tool, capable of linking up with the context, the climate, and the landscape.
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Texte zur kunst #139: Sports
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Johan Huizinga’s phrase "magic circle" circumscribes cultural fields whose logic manifests itself in rules and rituals that mark a distance from normative societal orders. At the same time, the economic and political realities surrounding the "magic circle" act upon it, are renegotiated within it, and sometimes result in rule changes of the sort that this issue of Texte(...)
Texte zur kunst #139: Sports
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Johan Huizinga’s phrase "magic circle" circumscribes cultural fields whose logic manifests itself in rules and rituals that mark a distance from normative societal orders. At the same time, the economic and political realities surrounding the "magic circle" act upon it, are renegotiated within it, and sometimes result in rule changes of the sort that this issue of Texte zur kunst scrutinizes by comparing two of the practices Huizing approaches with his concept: art and sports. The contributions examine a variety of historical moments and cultural phenomena, including Impressionism’s revolt against the academic disciplining of art; physical-performance-focused artistic practices that dismantle misogynistic traditions; platform capitalism’s effects on the politics of the body supported by digital technology; and the use of technically generated imagery to enforce fairness in sports competition.
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