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La critique architecturale, un espace disputé
This book addresses that issue by tracing the transformations of French architectural criticism from the 1950s to the 1970s. It examines a field marked by multiple tensions, analyzing...
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Two critical reviews on Venice's Biennale
Below are two critical reviews wrote by CICA member Savine von Fischer on Venice’s architecture Biennale. The essays were published on media outlets Swissinfo and Swiss-Architects. Nichtstun...
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The city shaped by community hope – Viva Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
By Roberto Segre. Photo: Agustín Díaz / Unsplash. Rio de Janeiro is one of the most famous cities in the world because of the beauty and uniqueness of its landscape. It might be the...
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Cities without nations
By Irénée Scalbert. Photo: Fabian Fauth / Unsplash There is no greater symbol of migration than the Statue of Liberty. We know its inviting and austere gesture no less than we do,...
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Abraham Zabludovsky y las artes escénicas
Por Louise Noelle Abraham Zabludovsky, uno de los arquitectos mexicanos mas productivos, se han significado por una obra basada en conceptos cuidadosos y en una estricta calidad....
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Too Little Too Late (PDF – Download)
By Chris Abel Too little too late? The fatal distractions of ‘feel good’ architecture. Too Little Too Late_Abel
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“Ich bin ein (dreifacher) Berliner”
By Jean-Louis CohenLog 6, Summer 2005 Photo: Shayne House / UnsplashThree different Berlins live within me. Several literary tropes could be used to recount the relationship I have...
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The Yokohama International Port Terminal
BY: Irénée Scalbert. Photo: Harvard University Graduate School of Design In the 1920’s the theory of relativity prompted Sigfried Giedion to invent the concept of space-time. Again...
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Geography and Geometry in Latin America: Nature, Architecture and Society
By Roberto Segre. Foto: Kal Visuals / Unsplash 1.- The singular landscape of the New World Latin America was born under the sign of ambiguity. When they arrived on the new lands,...
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“What is this Place, Australia?” – The National Museum
By Jennifer Taylor. Main image: View of The National Museum of Australia at dusk. Photo: George Serras, National Museum of Australia. “In people’s direct experience of architecture...
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