In 1971, German architect Frei Otto presented the project for a city of 40.000 inhabitants to be built in the Artic circle beneath a pneumatic dome of … [Read more...]
The Overturn of the Traditional Model in Two Houses by Kazuo Shinohara and Kengo Kuma
'Chise' ('house') was the traditional housing style of the Ainu, indigenous people of Japan and Sakhalin Russia. As a "house of grass" and "house of … [Read more...]
First City in Antarctica, a 1980-83 Study by Amancio Williams
In early 1980 Amancio Williams, the Argentinian architect whose 1943 Bridge House we already featured here at Socks, was consulted by the Argentine … [Read more...]
Artificial Microclimates: Inca Experimental Agriculture Station at Moray, Peru
After reading our post about artificial microclimates landscaping in Montreuil and Pantelleria, our friend and artist Bernard Perroud suggested us to … [Read more...]
