The ruins of the pueblos in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, (villages founded by ancient Native American communities, Ancient Pueblo people, … [Read more...]
A 50 x 50 House for Mass Production (1951): An Unbuilt Project By L. Mies Van Der Rohe
Mies van der Rohe addressed the question of mass-housing in his unbuilt project, the 50x50 feet House (50 feet is almost 16m) in 1951. Conceived as a … [Read more...]
Applying the Cadavre Exquis: The Competition for the Dutch Parliament Extension, OMA (Koolhaas, Zenghelis, Zaha Hadid) – 1978
The surrealist theorem of the Cadavre Exquis was studied and applied by Rem Koolhaas since the beginning of his architectural … [Read more...]
Walls as Rooms / 2: Fortified Churches in Transylvania
A while ago we wrote about British castles and how they became an inspiration for Louis Kahn's research on "servant" and "served" spaces. A further … [Read more...]
