Carlo Ratti Associati

The dualism between the city and nature - the clash between social constrictions, on the one hand, and primordial freedoms, on the other - is a recurrent theme

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#Editorial Critique

Quito MAPPING

This issue looks at another South American city: Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Located in the province of Pichincha in the western section of the Andes mountai

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#TheCityPlan

Nature and a Metropolis

Once the second largest city of the Incan Empire, Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is the country’s second-largest city, with more than two milion inhabitan

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The Glassell School of Art

Steven Holl Architects

Houston is a very large and rich city; from the oil industry and harbor, it developed a major advanced medical center among the many other achievements. But, it

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#Highlights

From Garden

TM Studio

Observing five of Tong Ming’s recent works, I see a sort transition between two poles: from the closed introverted garden space to ordinary life in the ci

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#Letter from China

Ziyunzhai

TM Studio

Observing five of Tong Ming’s recent works, I see a sort transition between two poles: from the closed introverted garden space to ordinary life in the ci

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#Letter from China

Sant’Andrea School complex

MoDus Architects

Though the little villages lining the steep slopes of the Isarco Valley in Italy’s South Tyrol can still boast compact historic centers, like many small c

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Constant Springs Residence

Alterstudio Architecture

Austin, the capital of Texas, grew up along the banks of the Colorado River. Today, the modern metropolis has extended to encompass many of the watercourses tha

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University Building Karl Miller Center

Behnisch Architekten

Another Behnisch Architekten creation, this time developed in collaboration with SRG Partnership. First off though, as someone who for years has commented and c

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House of Three Streams

Malik Architecture

Nestled in luxuriant monsoon forest in a mountainous region, this private residence is close enough to Mumbai to be a welcome retreat from the incessant throng

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Snowsound Art, tl, obelisco, Botanica

Snowsound Art is a cross-fertilization project, begun in 2017, that draws on art and industry. It was born of the collaboration between Caimi Brevetti and Gillo

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Security solutions

Erreci Group, founded in 2004 and active across Italy, specializes in making burglar bars, secure and aluminum shutters, and steel doors and windows. Lasting se

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Sevendials private villa

theCave Architecture + Design

Sevendials - a contemporary home in England’s famed countryside. This could be the byline for this project by theCAVE architecture + design. The sharp, li

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#Report

ITALian tiles

Floor and wall coverings of large heavy-traffic spaces must not only guarantee serious heavy-duty service over the long term but also simplicity of installation

# Ceramics of Italy (25)

#Design

A competition of ideas for students

Vimar has teamed up with Venice’s IUAV University to hold the first competition for architecture students on home automation design, entitled “Proge

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CELLULAR FAçADES

Cellular façades are curtain walls made up of prefabricated vision or opaque glazed panels. They can serve as infills or, if made with structural profile

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INDOOR GENERATION

In March and April 2018, YouGov, a market research company active in 23 countries, conducted an online survey about people’s living and working conditions

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Vivo Residence

Studio B+B Associati

A new urban masterplan in Ponzano Veneto in Italy’s north-eastern province of Treviso, abutting onto the centuries-old park of an 18th Century villa, has

# Italy (3161) # Trespa (16) # Studio B+B Associati

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