Arquitectura Viva 166 Topographical Works

Description

TOPOGRAPHICAL WORKS Six Landform Buildings on the Edges of Europe
Dossier: Aluminum

Buildings mimic or merge with the environment, but sometimes also try to themselves becomes built landscapes where the movement of goods and people crystallizes in new public spaces. Stan Allen, chair professor at Princeton University, delves into the origin and types of these constructions in an extensive article followed by a selection of six topographic works located on the edges of Europe and designed by Álvaro Fernandes, Heneghan Pehn, Steven Holl, Petr Hájek, Emre Arolat, and Zaha Hadid. The magazine’s technical dossier turns to aluminum, presenting the most innovative applications.

CONTENTS

• News A Medal for Pei Foster in Montecarlo, Ando’s Clark Institute
• Stan Allen, From Biological to Geological
• Fine White Line, Álvaro Fernandes Andrade, Rowing Center, Portugal
• Basalt Folds, Heneghan Peng Architects, Visitor Center, United Kingdom
• Concave and Convex, Steven Holl, Surf City, France
• Sedum Rock, Petr Hájek Architekti, Interpretation Center, Czechia
• Cavernous Qibla, Emre Arolat, Mosque, Turkey
• Polyester Geode, Zaha Hadid Architects, Cultural Center, Azerbaijan

Art / Culture

• Justo Isasi, A Handful of Photos, Modernity Behind the Camera
• Ángel Martínez Gª.-Posada, Life and Art in Parallel On Richard Hamilton

Technique / Construction

• José Jurado, Durable, Unalterable, Ductile,Building with Aluminum
• Offices, Tokyo, Yoshihiro Amano
• Cultural Complex, Seoul, Zaha Hadid
• Apartments, Amsterdam, Chris Kabel / Abbink X de Hass architects
• Cultural Center, Zaragoza, Carme Pinos
• Conservatory, Aix-en-Provence, Kengo Kuma
• Aquarium, Copenhagen, 3XN

Luis Fernández-Galiano, Empty Pedestals

96 pages, ills in colour & bw / 24 x 30 cm / English, Spanish