De onde nasceram nossos terreiros?

travelingcolors: Torri Cloiser, Tuscany | Italy (by Jon...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:11 -0300

Torri Cloiser, Tuscany | Italy (by Jon Sketchley)

ryanpanos: Parliamentary Chambers by Ana Filipovic via...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:00:14 -0300

Parliamentary Chambers by Ana Filipovic via Deconcrete

Parliamentary Chambers, by Ana Filipovic, 2012, within Cultures of Assembly, Architecture + Critical Spatial Practice, Städelschule Frankfurt:

‘The word parliament derives from the French “parlement”—the act of speaking, the discussion. The chamber in which parliamentary assemblies meet is therefore a spatial setting for that very discussion. The comprehension of the nature of this discussion should hence inform the architectural design.

The spatial organization of formal assemblies has not substantially changed much from Athenian assembly to the modern concept of prime ministerial government that goes back to the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) and The Parliamentary System in Sweden (1721–1772) that coincided with each other. Classical democracy not only influenced the formation of later constitutions, it also created an architectural legacy which has dominated both the form and style of parliament buildings to the present day. [Sudjic, Deyan, “Architecture And Democracy”, Laurence King Publishing, 1992]

The most appropriate form remained to be hemicycle—semicircular, or horseshoe shaped, debating chamber (plenary chamber), where members sit to discuss and pass legislation.

The circular shape is one, which was primarily designed to encourage the politics of consensus among political parties rather than confrontation. The design is used in most European countries (and hence was adopted by the European Parliament) and the United States. The equality in its shape—the equal distance from the speaker, for example—is being used whenever democratic dialogue is anticipated. In contrast, the Westminster system, in which the government and opposition parties face each other on opposing sets of benches, points at an interesting potential: the exploration and exacerbation of spatial confrontation and conflict as a form of agonistic ground condition. This research questions the seemingly causal relationship between the spaces of parliamentary chambers and the system they represent.’

letsbuildahome-fr: Agricultural Terraces of the Incas via...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:48:08 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

Agricultural Terraces of the Incas via Amusing Planet

One of the most visually stunning Inca ruins is at Moray, an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km northwest of Cuzco and just west of the village of Maras. In a large bowl-like depression, is constructed a series of concentric terraces that looks like an ancient Greek amphitheater. The largest of these terraces are at the center – they are enormous in size, and descend to a depth of approximately 150 meter, leading to a circular bottom so well drained that it never completely floods, no matter how plentiful the rain.

The concentric terraces are split by multiple staircases that extend upward like spokes of a wheel and enable people to walk from the top to the bottom of the bowl. Six more terraces, in connected ellipses rather than perfect circles, surround the concentric heart of Moray, and eight terraced steps that cover only a fraction of the perimeter overlook the site. The purpose of these depressions is uncertain, but the most widely agreed theory is they used to serve as ‘agricultural research station’.

tutoia: SESC POMPÉIA LINA BO BARDI SÃO PAULO,...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:12:10 -0400

tutoia:

SESC POMPÉIA

LINA BO BARDI

SÃO PAULO, BRAZYL

2013

_TUTOIA

fatinely: @ Mosquée Lalla Soukaina, Rabat, Morocco

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:00:30 -0400

fatinely:

@ Mosquée Lalla Soukaina, Rabat, Morocco

actegratuit: ‘teshima art museum’ by tokyo-based architect ryue...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:00:39 -0400

actegratuit:

‘teshima art museum’ by tokyo-based architect ryue nishizawa and japanese artist rei naito recently welcomed visitors of the 2010 setouchi international art festival held on seven islands in the takamatsu port area, japan. hugging a hilly site on the island of teshima, the museum resembles a droplet of water caught in the middle of gliding across the land.

http://www.designboom.com/architecture/ryue-nishizawa-teshima-art-museum/

Oscar Niemeyer - Museu em Caracas, 1955

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:59:39 -0400

Oscar Niemeyer -
Museu em Caracas, 1955

acidadebranca: genericarchitecture: La Città Analoga:...

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:36:07 -0400

acidadebranca:

genericarchitecture:

La Città Analoga: Tavola

Aldo Rossi

[Lotus 13, 1976]

Black & White Illustration | 2289

TEAT(R)O OFICINA GANGNAM STYLE

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:18:18 -0400

TEAT(R)O OFICINA GANGNAM STYLE

sosuperawesome: In the middle of somewhere by Franck Bohbot.

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:00:28 -0400

sosuperawesome:

In the middle of somewhere by Franck Bohbot.

ARQ SOUND SYSTEM

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:00:18 -0400

ARQ SOUND SYSTEM

ESPAÇO LUZ

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:00:12 -0400

ESPAÇO LUZ

FENESTRA LUNETA propaedeuticist: non-uniformly radiant...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:16:05 -0400

FENESTRA LUNETA

propaedeuticist:

non-uniformly radiant buildings

architectural-review: Vladimir Tyurin, Intellectual Market,...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:12:55 -0300

architectural-review:

Vladimir Tyurin, Intellectual Market, 1987 (State Russian Museum)

stephenhoang: Basketball I love this sort of ad hoc urban...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:21:02 -0300

stephenhoang:

Basketball

I love this sort of ad hoc urban building. The irregular, compact, but rewardingly rich spaces created just teem with individuality, with a specific sense of place. Sometimes I bemoan the designer’s need to control everything, to cleanse everything to the point of sterility, or even worse pretend complexity. But then again, I do this, and I don’t know how to loosely design effectively. Spaces like this sometimes seem beyond my abilities, beyond the realm of absolute designers. Constrictions and obstacles make for the best designs, in my opinion, and this is a great example of that.

acidadebranca: nickkahler: Matteo Mannini Architects, Bab Al...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:09:42 -0300

acidadebranca:

nickkahler:

Matteo Mannini Architects, Bab Al Bahrain Competition, Manama, Bahrain, 2012 (via praxismakesperfect; rekonstruktion)

Black & White Illustration | 1471

acidadebranca: conceptdiagram: ordos 100...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:58:11 -0300

acidadebranca:

conceptdiagram:

ordos 100 #33

Architects: Scalene Architectes

Black & White Illustration | 1443

showslow: Jen Bekman

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:57:41 -0300

showslow:

Jen Bekman

c0caino: Ganesh celebrations in India

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:50:54 -0300

c0caino:

Ganesh celebrations in India

rcruzniemiec: Russian Pavilion at Venice Architeture...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:57:03 -0300

rcruzniemiec:

Russian Pavilion at Venice Architeture Biennale

Every surface inside the top floor of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale is covered in QR codes, which visitors decode using tablet computers to explore ideas for a new Russian city dedicated to science.