The Tectónica blog is organising a second round of conversations with architects in the technical wood innovation space Finsa21. These conversations, called Procesos, will focus on materials. Fermín Vázquez, an architect from estudio b720, spoke about pre-existence and how this concept has endured in four of their projects
Tras 10 años oculto a las miradas de los visitantes, el Pórtico de la Gloria podrá ser contemplado de nuevo a partir del día 27 de julio. La restauradora Olga Gago es parte del equipo de 50 profesionales de diferentes disciplinas que ha obrado el milagro de devolver el color al Pórtico de la Gloria. Hoy conectamos con esta experta en los pigmentos para hablar de arte, colores y madera.
Innovative, sustainable, and commercially available are the key qualities that a material must have in order to become part of the materials library at Material ConneXion Bilbao. Its director, Unai Etxebarria, is convinced that innovation is the key to being competitive.
Challenging and stimulating the architects and designers of the future. Encouraging them to discover the use of wood and other sustainable and environmentally-friendly materials in construction. All of these objectives come together in the winning projects from the IFA Awards 2018.
If libraries are paradise for readers, materials libraries are paradise for designers. Or perhaps hell. Choosing between more than 6,500 references from the database at Material ConneXion, the biggest centre for materials in the world, can become a real headache.