Santuario Nazionale a Maria Madre e Regina
Antonio Guacci
Trieste, Italia
45°41′35″N 13°44′57″E
1965
Iraqi Reinsurance Company Headquarters, Hisham Munir
Iraqi Reinsurance Company Headquarters
Hisham Munir
Baghdad, Iraq
33°19’3”N 44°25’17”E
1976
Centro de Exposições do Centro Administrativo da Bahia, João Filgueiras Lima
Centro de Exposições do Centro Administrativo da Bahia, João Filgueiras Lima Centro de Exposições do Centro Administrativo da BahiaJoão Filgueiras LimaBahia, Brasil12°56’52.341”S 38°25’39.666”W1974 TER
Blue Box House, Mayumi Miyawaki
Blue Box House
Mayumi Miyawaki
Tokyo, Japan
35°36’32.284”N 139°38’12.928”E
1971
Pimlico School, John Bancroft
Pimlico School, John Bancroft Pimlico School John Bancroft Westminster, England 51.488°N 0.137°W 1968
Barragem de Varosa, a Dam Between Rock and Concrete
In Portugal, the Varosa dam was built on a small tributary of the Douro River. The concrete vault is best known for its impressive staircase built in terraces, allowing the natural rock and the structure of the dam to merge.
Casa Carvajal, a Brutalist House on a Slope
After a successful first part of his career the Spanish architect Javier Carvajal built the Casa Carvajal for his family. This 1000m² house made of rough concrete is remarkable for its spatial articulation and its adaptation to the surrounding environment.
Giuseppe Davanzo, Foro Boario di Padova
The Foro Boario is a livestock market built in the mid-60s in Padova, Italia. Its ingenious design built in prefabricated concrete modules did not find its place in the unbridled context of an expanding city.
The Round House in Moscow
The Moscow round house (or Bublik) was built in a difficult context of housing crisis in the USSR. The circular shape makes it an example of Khrushchyovka structure, different from the standardized and monotonous buildings of that time.
Espai Verd, A Vegetal Urban Cathedral
The Espai Verd is a modular housing complex built in Valencia following a reflection combining vegetation and community. This example of bio-climatic architecture deals with many environmental issues in a hybrid building with a forest backbone spreading throughout the spaces.