Sangath is Balkrishna Doshi’s own architecture studio, located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. With its buried vaults, interior-exterior spatial combinations and traditional bioclimatic architecture, it represents a synthesis of the architect’s main concepts.
World Map centered in Rio de Janeiro
This map uses an equidistant azimuthal projection. This type of projection consists in defining a central point and represent each point of the map at a correct proportional distance from the defined center. This map is centered in Rio de Janeiro
Le logement dans la cité portuaire de Port-Saïd
In 1859, the town of Port Said was created around a port that received workers and equipment from Europe for the digging of the Suez Canal. Shaped as an artificial city by the European operating company, it stands out for its unique architecture in the classic forms of colonial architecture imposed by France on administered urban spaces.
Rakuchū-rakugai zu, scenes in and around Kyoto
Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over 1,000 years. Its grid layout, articulated around the imperial palace, has inspired numerous painters. The best-known theme is the Rakuchū-rakugai zu, a type of composition depicting scenes in and around Kyoto.
Escola Júlia Kubitschek, modern architecture and education in Brazil
The Escola Júlia Kubitschek was built by Niemeyer at a pivotal moment in his career. It is quite symptomatic of what defines his work; between structural experimentation, public buildings and relations with political leaders.
The Green Knight
The Green Knight is a film based on the story of Gawain (Dev Patel), nephew of King Arthur, who has to face up to a mysterious knight in wooden armour, and put his life on the line.
Het Straatje, The Little Street in Delft
The Little Street or ‘Het Straatje’ is a painting by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). This oil painting depicts a view of a typical Delft street, with a brick house facade occupying a large part of the composition.
Paul Laffoley’s Cosmological Cartography
Paul Laffoley was an artist known for his colorful paintings mixing science and knowledge systems. His complex compositions explore different concepts and multiply questions about the universe, its origin and its functioning.
Cretto di Burri, the Buried Town
The Cretto di Burri is a white concrete sculpture located on the ancient small town of Gibellina in Sicily. Alberto Burri built this monumental landscape artwork on the ruins of the town, destroyed by an earthquake.
Pancho Guedes, Fluid Forms beyond the Utopia
Amancio Guedes, known as Pancho Guedes was a portuguese architect living in Mozambique. He distinguished himself by an architecture mixing his personal influences and his own work on curves and angles.