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NO hay ningún día OCTAVO en la creación // There is NO EIGHTH day in the creation 24/01/2010

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Hemeroscopium House es el proyecto de Antón García-Abril Ruiz & Ensamble Studio, construida en Madrid.

Un año de trabajo y siete días de construcción gracias a la utilización de elementos estructurales prefabricados, a la perfecta coordinación en el ensamblaje de los elementos y sobre todo, gracias a un cálculo preciso y un trabajo previo impecable. Uno de los grandes logros de la arquitectura de nuestros tiempos. “Una gran belleza de simplicidad conceptual”.

El orden en que las vigas están situadas genera una forma helicoidal, una espiral ascendente con elementos que van aligerándose conforme crece la estructura, culminando con una piedra de granito que logra el perfecto equilibrio del conjunto.

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Hemeroscopium House, project of Ruiz Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio, built in Madrid.

A year of work and seven days of construction through the use of prefabricated structural elements, the perfect coordination in the assembly of the elements and, above all, thanks to a precise calculation and an impeccable previous work. One of the great achievements of the architecture of our times. ”A great beauty of conceptual simplicity”.

The order in which these structures are piled up generates a helix that sets out from a stable support, the mother beam, and develops upwards in a sequence of elements that become lighter as the structure grows, closing on a granite stone  that culminates the system of equilibrium.

S E L F S U F F I C I E N T C I T Y 24/01/2010

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Este es el tercer  Concurso de Arquitectura Avanzada organizado por el centro Iaac desde 2005. La primera competición, con el tema Self-Sufficient Housing y la segunda, Self-Fab House , demostraron el potencial de internet como medio de investigación arquitectónica.

Este año, el tercer Concurso de Arquitectura Avanzada, con el tema Self Sufficient City, acaba de publicar sus resultados. Han sido evaluadas 708 propuestas de 116 países a través de internet, desde octubre hasta diciembre de 2009.

En cada edición, el concurso nos trae una nueva publicación, con una selección de las mejores propuestas de los participantes.

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This is the third Advanced Architecture Contest to be organized by the IaaC since 2005. The first competition, on the theme of Self-Sufficient Housing, and the second one, Self-Fab House, clearly demonstrated the potential of the Internet as a medium for researching new architecture.

This year, the third Advanced Architecture Contest, on the theme Self Sufficient City, has published the results. 708 proposals from 116 countries were evaluated through the internet from October to December (2009).

In each edition, contest bring us a new publication with a selection of the best proposals.

Design Story. Lexus LF-Ch concept car 01/12/2009

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Exploreu València en 3D 22/11/2009

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Since 10 days you are able to see Valencia, Spain in 3D by opening Google Earth and flying down to one of the most beautiful cities in Mediterranean (Spain) . When you have Google Earth open, make sure the “3D Buildings” layer is checked to get the full effect.

Desde hace 10 días ya podemos disfrutar de Valencia en 3D. Abre Google earth y vuela hasta una de las ciudades más bonitas del Mediterráneo. Cuando abras Google Earth, asegúrate que la capa “Edificios 3″ está activada.

 

Visualizing the Tenth Dimension. String theory 21/11/2009

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String theory continues to divide the scientific community; while many scientists believe we’re on the right track with this line of thinking, others believe we’re on a wild goose chase that will never amount to anything. As an untested and rather complicated theory, it seems to confuse more non-scientists than it enlightens. But for all of the controversy and confusion, string theorists are still plugging along, trying to make sense out of life, the universe and everything. And thanks to some ambitious individuals like Rob Bryanton, there are now some (relatively) easy to understand explanations of string theory out there.

La teoría de cuerdas continúa dividiendo la comunidad científica; mientras muchos científicos creen que estamos en el camino correcto de desarrollo, otros creen que estamos en una espiral  que no lleva a nada, por su imposibilidad de falsearla. Por su complicación parece que confunde en vez de aclarar a los no-científicos. Pero los científicos que apuesta por la teoría de cuerdas se lo están currando, y gracias a contribuciones personales como la de Rob Bryanton, ahora son un poquito más fáciles de entender.

BEING PROCESS-ORIENTED, not product-driven 02/11/2009

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BIG

Being process-oriented means:

1. seeking to understand a design problem before chasing after solutions.

2. not force-fitting solutions to old problems onto new problems

3. removing yourself from prideful investment in your projects and being slow to fall in love with your ideas.

4. making design investigations and decisions holistically (that address severak asoects if a desugb orivken at ibce) rather than a sequentiallly (that finalize one aspect of a solution before investigating the next);

5. making design decisions conditionallly-that is, with the aeareness that they may or may not work out as you continue toward a final solution;

6. knowing when to change and when to stick with previous decisions,

7. accepting as normal the anxiety that comes from not knowing what to do.

8. working fluidly beetween concept-scale and detail-sclae to see how each informs the other.

9. always asking ” What if..? regardless of how satisfied you are with your solution..

Matthew Frederick, “101 Things I learned in architecture school”

V A L E N C I A 61 25/10/2009

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The city of Valencia is located on the east coast of the Iberian peninsula. It is the third most populous
city in Spain, some 800,000 inhabitants. Its geography is distinguished by one of the most extensiv
eand productive area of orchard in Spain and by the Turia River that flows into the city.
The project involves the regeneration of the old riverbed. This becomes a linear garden that runs
along the city, positively changing their configuration
On 14 October 195 / the biggest river flood in the twentieth century became one of the greatest
tragedies in the history of the city, about 100 deaths (*1). The government of Spain and the municipality
of Valencia Turia decided that the river could not go through the center of Valencia because
the danger of further flooding. So in 1958 he decided to move the river into a new riverbed. This
master plan was called Plan Sur.
Some intellectual sectors began to timdly disagree. Only after the death of Dictator Franco civic
campaign was launched under the slogan “El llit del Túria és nostre i el volem verd.” (“The Turia Riverbed
is ours and we want it green”) This civic platform pushed until 1979, with a long delay, the
new democratic council classified definitively the old riverbed as a green area.
El Plan Sur (South Plan) , approved by the Council of Ministers in 1961, proposed some terrible
speedways thorugh the former riverbed, and other uses in different segments: residential, commercial,
industrial, and also the new Railway Central Station.
Some magazines of the time had so shocking and without any critical view, they did some figurations
of the project, referred to as an element of progress for the city. (*2)
The Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill was commissioned by the City of Valencia to prepare the master
plan for using the old Turia riverbed. (*3) He also designed the garden section of the noble area of
the city, The team “Vetges Tú- Mediterrania” designed a section including sports facilities and some
equipements. The Department of Agriculture designed the section of the “Urban Forest” by putting
thousands of pines …. Among other things the park has also integrated the City of Arts and Sciences
designed by controversial Calatrava.
Over the years it has been completing the old course, while the city grew to the sea. And it has
become one of the most visited parks in Valencia and Spain, loved by the people of Valencia and a
great success for the city layout.(*4)

The city of Valencia is located on the east coast of the Iberian peninsula. It is the third most populous

city in Spain, some 800,000 inhabitants. Its geography is distinguished by one of the most extensiv

eand productive area of orchard in Spain and by the Turia River that flows into the city.

The project involves the regeneration of the old riverbed. This becomes a linear garden that runs

along the city, positively changing their configuration

On 14 October 195 / the biggest river flood in the twentieth century became one of the greatest

tragedies in the history of the city, (más…)

OCAÑA DE ESPAÑA 21/10/2009

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Muchos afirman que este proyecto se utiliza la  ironía y un sentido ácido del humor. Pero yo creo que no. Simplemente está investigando, prueba un nuevo rol de arquitecto en este tiempo de búsqueda de identidad. Es algo más científico que artístico…

Juramento HipoCrítico©

1. En arquitectura, la opinión pública no es una propuesta, es una orden.

El arquitecto es un médium de la ideología del status quo. No debe de tomar decisiones propias. Debe hacer visible la voluntad humana mediante la condensación de opiniones.

El gasto de energía profesional empleada en tratar de manipular a la opinión pública es siempre insostenible e ilegítimo.

2. La arquitectura representa lo que la sociedad presenta. (más…)

El mundo si fueramos 100/ The world of ten 20/10/2009

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Hace pensar…/ It makes us think…

http://www.toby-ng.com/graphic-design/the-world-of-100//

I z a s k u n C h i n c h i l l a 18/10/2009

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ENTREVISTA IZASKUN CHINCHILLA EN PLANETA BETA

Episodio XIV: Izaskun Chinchilla en “Planeta Beta”. Se habla de la técnica como lenguaje, la arquitectura más allá del acto inaugural, Félix Guattari, cómo ejercer la profesión de arquitecto en un futuro, las capacidades de decisión estética de las lavanderas del siglo XVIII… realmente interesante escuchar a esta joven arquitecta, palabras sabias fruto de profundas reflexiones, nuevas formas de plantearse las cosas, acordes con la sociedad y la situación en la que vivimos. Da la vuelta a nuestros esquemas con total naturalidad, sus palabras no dejan indiferente…

“En mi arquitectura hay interés y una constante relación con la sociología de la innovación y la técnica […] Sin innovación no hay capacidad para adaptarse a la sociedad. E invención sin sentido práctico es un espejismo. Me interesa pasar por detrás de los paradigmas que configuran la arquitectura y, más que sus logros, ver su otra cara, descubrir qué partes no funcionan: dificultades para construir cosas; a qué se niegan los arquitectos; qué arquitectura rechaza la gente; por qué procesos fallidos mantienen legitimidad entre arquitectos; pugnas entre necesidad y belleza…”

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IZASKUN CHINCHILLA INTERVIEW (in Spanish)

Episode XIV: Izaskun Chinchilla in “Planeta Beta”. There is a talk of art as language, architecture beyond the opening ceremony, Félix Guattari, how to practice the profession of architect in the future, capabilities of the laundresses aesthetic decision of the eighteenth century … really interesting to hear this young architect, words of wisdom, the result of deep thought, new ways of considering things in line with society and the situation in which we live. Turn around to our schemes, his words do not leave indifferent …

“In my architecture there’s an interest and a constant relationship to the sociology of innovation and technology [...] Without innovation there’s no ability to adapt to society. And invention without practicality is a mirage. I want to pass behind the paradigms that shape the architecture and most of his accomplishments, see his other side, discover what parts do not work: difficult to build things, things that architects refuse, architecture what people rejects, why failed processes maintain legitimacy among architects; struggles between necessity and beauty … “