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Category: Architects in Spain

Dreaming Mediterranean houses.

“From the sky […] emanated a vibrant light that gave to each house and each tree a sharp outline, an astonished newness. In the world’s morning, the earth must have sprung forth in such a light.” Albert Camus, “Return to Tipasa” (Trans. Justin O’Brien) Since Ulysses’ initiatory journey from a burning Troy to his homeland…

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CONVERGENCES: Designing individualized open workspaces.

In our high-speed communication society, it is not surprising that the workflow of sequential treatment of information in closed departments has been shattered and replaced by almost simultaneous data processing, often complemented by a real-time follow-up. Consequently, a new generation of office furniture provides more dynamic cooperation to highly qualified employees. Contrary to predictions that…

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Eat, Drink and be Merry: Christmas 2018.

Christmas markets began in the High Middle Ages to fulfil the food provisioning for the coming harsh winter. Nowadays, winter is a wonderful time to visit the most inspiring Christmas markets, such as: Cologne The Cologne Christmas market is among the most beautiful in Germany. No less than seven markets can be found in the…

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Architecture and Experience series: COLOR in ARCHITECTURE.

Color in architecture plays a key role. It’ s responsible for stimuli that we feel both consciously and unconsciously. Architects like Gerrit Rietveld and Le Corbusier have shared an affinity for color as one of their trademark elements. Let’s go over how they have used color in specific works.   GERRIT RIETVELD: Schröder House, 1924,…

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