New Projects
Dazzling circle with walkable roof
- Sky Mountain Haikou Bay No.6 High Standard Seaside Station _ Sou Fujimoto Architects
- Closing the circle with Fujimoto _ Herbert Wright
Plastic units proliferate over peaceful space
- See Sea Park - Ohi Town Challenge Shop _ Osamu Morishita Architect & Associates
- Interview _ Osamu Morishita + Herbert Wright
Redevelopment creates diversity and ensemble
- Project Gomila _ MVRDV + GRAS Reynés Arquitectos
- Interview _ MVRDV and GRAS Reynés Arquitectos + Michèle Woodger
Memorial journey in cubes
- Han Pao-Teh Memorial Museum _ KRIS YAO | ARTECH
- Interview _ Kris Yao + Herbert Wright
Theater widens access in rural Chile
- Panguipulli Educational Theater _ Leonardo Quinteros + Nicolás Norero + Tomás Villalón
- Interview _ Leonardo Quinteros, Nicolas Norero and Tomas Villalón + Michèle Woodger
Pavilions that Last
Pavilions that Last _ Hee Joon Lee
- A timber Table for All
Serpentine Pavilion 2023, ‘À table’ _ Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture
- Interview _ Lina Ghotmeh + Herbert Wright
Blue pavilion challenging spatial confines
- Blue House _ Wei Chieh Kung + Lydia Ya-Chu Chang
- Interview _ Wei Chieh Kung and Lydia Ya-Chu Chang + Hee Joon Lee
Trees stacked vertically with historic wood
- Garden of Communities _ Hello Wood
Recycling one pavilion into another
- Folly for Sun and Sound _ Fala Atelier
- Moon Ra _ Leopold Banchini Architects
FreshTodayat theLocalMarket: Our Future
Fresh Today at the Local Market: Our Future _ Herbert Wright
A park and bazaar under one roof
- Targ Błonie Market _ Aleksandra Wasilkowska Architectural Studio
- Interview _ Aleksandra Wasilkowska + SoWon Kim
A play with memories put into action
- Abastos Market _ Studio Metamorphosis
New canopy roof tops an old city square
- Braga Municipal Market _ APTO Architecture
Efficiently organized space built with local materials
- Guadalupe Market _ Colectivo C733
C3 no.427 (2023-5/6)
In this edition, we present an array of thought-provoking architectural themes.
The first section, titled "Funerary Architecture," showcases innovative approaches that transcend conventional norms. These designs honor the departed with grace and dignity, while providing solace and reassurance to the living.
Secondly, we delve into the concept of "Industrial Revitalization," examining four projects that breathe new life into obsolete industrial structures. These projects skillfully blend their historical significance with contemporary functionality.
Lastly, we embark on a captivating journey into the world of "Mexican Houses," where the interplay of light, texture, and volume creates distinct atmospheres that embrace Mexico's rich architectural heritage.
Pavilions that Last
A pavilion is ‘an ephemeral piece of architecture, with an undemanding and usually short lifespan.’ And sustainability is defined as ‘to achieve harmony and balance without wasting economic, social, and environmental resources or deteriorating conditions to be used by future generations to meet the needs of the present generation.’
If we consider this definition solely from an environmental perspective, the pavilion, which is a typology that presupposes early demolition, is inherently an unsustainable typology of architecture. Therefore, the expression ‘sustainable pavilion’ implies a contradiction. No matter how reusable or low waste it is, or if it is built with locally-produced materials, the act of building a soon-to-be-demolished structure is not sustainable. Rarely are pavilions constructed out of ‘necessity’ either. [...]
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Fresh Today at the Local Market: Our Future
What a fantastic typology the local market hall is. It offers food and person-to-person interaction, two of our basic needs, and for millennia it has been a cornerstone of city life. Market halls are all about food, people, and cities. Sadly, recent history has not been kind to them.
While markets are outlets for fresh local produce, the food we eat has increasingly surrendered to industrial processing by conglomerates with global supply chains, and the places we acquire it have become to chain supermarkets, shopping centers and online delivery companies. We are losing the connection between cities and the countryside that feeds us. Secondly, twentieth century planners degraded and destroyed the city fabric by prioritizing road traffic over pedestrians, including the spaces for civic life which markets fostered. Third, old market structures that survive struggle to conform to contemporary standards in hygiene, accessibility and logistics. Yet, the local market has such a big role to play, it must fight back! [...]
C3 no.427 (2023-5/6)
In this edition, we present an array of thought-provoking architectural themes.
The first section, titled "Funerary Architecture," showcases innovative approaches that transcend conventional norms. These designs honor the departed with grace and dignity, while providing solace and reassurance to the living.
Secondly, we delve into the concept of "Industrial Revitalization," examining four projects that breathe new life into obsolete industrial structures. These projects skillfully blend their historical significance with contemporary functionality.
Lastly, we embark on a captivating journey into the world of "Mexican Houses," where the interplay of light, texture, and volume creates distinct atmospheres that embrace Mexico's rich architectural heritage.
Pavilions that Last
A pavilion is ‘an ephemeral piece of architecture, with an undemanding and usually short lifespan.’ And sustainability is defined as ‘to achieve harmony and balance without wasting economic, social, and environmental resources or deteriorating conditions to be used by future generations to meet the needs of the present generation.’
If we consider this definition solely from an environmental perspective, the pavilion, which is a typology that presupposes early demolition, is inherently an unsustainable typology of architecture. Therefore, the expression ‘sustainable pavilion’ implies a contradiction. No matter how reusable or low waste it is, or if it is built with locally-produced materials, the act of building a soon-to-be-demolished structure is not sustainable. Rarely are pavilions constructed out of ‘necessity’ either. [...]
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Fresh Today at the Local Market: Our Future
What a fantastic typology the local market hall is. It offers food and person-to-person interaction, two of our basic needs, and for millennia it has been a cornerstone of city life. Market halls are all about food, people, and cities. Sadly, recent history has not been kind to them.
While markets are outlets for fresh local produce, the food we eat has increasingly surrendered to industrial processing by conglomerates with global supply chains, and the places we acquire it have become to chain supermarkets, shopping centers and online delivery companies. We are losing the connection between cities and the countryside that feeds us. Secondly, twentieth century planners degraded and destroyed the city fabric by prioritizing road traffic over pedestrians, including the spaces for civic life which markets fostered. Third, old market structures that survive struggle to conform to contemporary standards in hygiene, accessibility and logistics. Yet, the local market has such a big role to play, it must fight back! [...]
