Arquitectura Viva 113: piedra al limite
Synopses
Stone at the Edges. The radical changes that architecture has experienced over the course of the last twenty years have prompted the reinvention and revaluation of this millenarian material, deferred during decades for its classical reminiscences or for its lack of constructive honesty in its most contemporary version, cladding. The reflection upon its natural qualities and upon the long process that manages to transform it into a building material has permitted its use for the development of new languages.
Contents
Francesco Venezia The Law of the Quarry Luis Fernández-Galiano The Malaise of Stone Vincenzo Pavan Masks Out Antón García-Abril Architecture of Influence
Architecture
Petreous Structures. Six works located at the edges of the European continent show the possibilities of a recovered and renewed material. On the island of Madeira, a massive black basalt wall forms a waterfront and accommodates a series of municipal facilities; and on the coast of Galicia, granite and concrete create an interplay of textures that defines the image of the university’s new rector’s building. In the Norwegian fjords, a skin of slate scales covers the facades of a Cistercian monastery, setting up a dialogue with the landscape; in the same way, on the island of Lanzarote, volcanic stone blends the new workshop of the César Manrique Foundation into its environment. Close to Naples, the porous local rock dresses a refurbished house; and along the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea, a stone wall generates the volume of a vacation residence.
Cover Story
Paulo David Pools, Câmara de Lobos EMBT Rector’s Building, Vigo Jensen & Skodvin Monastery, Tautra Island Palerm & Tabares de Nava Workshop, Teguise Beniamino Servino Dwelling, Pozzovetere Han Tümertekin Holiday House, Büyükhusun
Views and Reviews
Grand Tour. The parallel celebration of the art exhibitions of Venice, Kassel, Basel and Münster transformed Europe during the past summer into the shop window of international contemporary art.
Art / Culture
Javier San Martín The New Order of Art Juan Antonio Ramírez Confusion and Perplexity Two Disappearances. The Colombian Rogelio Salmona was one of the pioneers of modernity in Latin America; the Japanese Kisho Kurokawa, the driving force behind the Metabolist Movement in his country. José Ramón Moreno The Craftsman’s Place Francisco de Gracia Biomachinism and Abstraction The Modern Pupil. The camera of Julius Shulman was able to reflect like no other the way of life and the modern architecture of North America; a three-volume monograph collects the works of the nonagenarian photographer. Focho’s Cartoon John Pawson Various Authors Books
Recent Projects
Campus Novartis. In Basel, the first buildings that form the new business center designed by Lampugnani for the multinational pharmaceutical company are beginning to show. The master plan, conceived as an experiment that combines architectural, graphic and landscape design elements, incorporates into a rigid grid more than a dozen projects commissioned to renown architects. Steinmann, Strathaus and Betsky analyze the first three completed works, carried out by Diener & Diener, Märkli and SANAA.
Technique / Style
Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani Plans for the Future Martin Steinmann Diener & Diener: Glass Sheets Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus Peter Märkli: Old Values Aaron Betsky SANAA: Box Without Qualities
To close, the almost simultaneous deaths of Bergman and Antonioni inspire a reflection on the differences and similarities between the architectural perspectives of these two giants of European cinema. English Summary Stone at the Edges Jorge Gorostiza Artifice and Nature in Cinema
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