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365 / Ernesto Medina: Castelvecchio Composite

Submission #365 | Ernesto Medina: Castelvecchio Composite — “After visiting and photographing this 14th-century castle restored by the great Carlo Scarpa in the 1950s, an analytical drawing was produced in order to understand the many motifs carried out by the architect when renovating this military construction in order for it to now work as a museum; one that would not only reflect history through the exhibits on display but also through the exposed architectural details of the building itself.”

116_Ricardo López & Dinorah Martinez: Topographic Suture

Submission #116 | Ricardo López & Dinorah Martinez: Topographic Suture — The atelier objective was to analyze the terrain from the biggest scale that would have an impact on the city, which meant studying the Basin of Mexico. This is the name given to the region of four valleys in the central part of the Mexican territory, which not only contains Mexico City but also other federal states. To study it properly distinct binomials that create city were assigned: water, landscape, urban and infrastructure. Our project studies the binomial of water and landscape, understanding the effect of the ever-growing metropoli against what used to be the dominant natural environment.

101_Mary A. Alvarez: Architecture of Metanoia

Submission #101 | Mary A. Alvarez: Architecture of Metanoia: A Study of Space and the Transformation of Consciousness — The current state of our collective consciousness creates in our surrounding the physical manifestation of a world prioritized and driven by economic forces. Our capitalist system encourages a culture of endless consumption, and disregards that our natural environment is the most essential resource for our continuing survival; we are facing an awareness crisis in addition to the environmental one.

45_Vlad Daraban: Island

Vlad Daraban: Island — The project is situated in Paris, on a very thin artificial island -Ile aux Cygnes-, created in 1827 in order to protect the Port de Grenelle. The idea was to explore a dynamic realm, where nothing is actually installed...