Senses Atlas

In the 1930s, the city of Buenos Aires underwent a profound architectural renewal, ushering in a new era of modernity. The recent proliferation of rationalist-inspired architecture culminated in the construction of the Edificio Kavanagh, a triangular liner 120m high overlooking the city.

This chronicle is part of a collection of impressions gathered during numerous walks in the Argentine capital. They are all available in three languages (EN,ES,FR) and are part of the MIBA project developed on Senses Atlas.

The population of Buenos Aires exploded at the beginning of the 20th century, and the city had to undergo radical transformation to adapt to the changes. The Safico building, from the top of its pyramid, witnessed these transformations, heralding a new era of modernity.

In the heart of Tripoli, Lebanon lies a large-scale project designed by Oscar Niemeyer. However, this vast international fair remains unfinished, like a cemetery of modernity.

The Hall of Nations was an exhibition hall inaugurated in New Delhi, India in 1972. Designed by Indian architect Raj Rewal and structurally engineered by Mahendra Raj. It was an integral part of the Pragati Maidan complex, built to celebrate 25 years of Indian independence. At the time, it was the world's largest space-frame structure built in reinforced concrete.

The Green Cathedral is a landart project designed by artist Marinus Boezem. The installation consists of an artistic planting of Italian poplars that imitates the size and shape of Notre-Dame de Reims cathedral.

In Tripoli, Lebanon, the sea makes men and they recount the sea. In Tripoli, the sea is a queen, el baher malik.

In the series Painting the Yellow Mountain, Francis Hamel sets up a dialogue between the steep mountains of Huangshan and the inaccessible high-rises of Hong Kong.

The Ch'onhado projection is a circular type of map centered on China and Korea. The Tae Chosŏn chido (litteraly the Great Korean Map) is one of its finest examples.

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.