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Urgent Desires: Paulo Mendes da Rocha

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Urgent Desires: Paulo Mendes da Rocha

"Architecture is about fulfilling desires, sometimes urgent, and meeting the needs of others, of society." - PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA Lift your spirits this week with It's All a Plan - a beautiful film about the life of Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021), a renowned Brazilian

Mauricio Rocha: to be Unnoticed, You Need to be Brave

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Mauricio Rocha: to be Unnoticed, You Need to be Brave

To tell the story of the Anahuacalli Museum and its recent expansion I need to take you back to the 1940s. The City of the Arts Muralist Diego Rivera and iconic painter Frida Kahlo had moved their volatile relationship to Mexico City. They'd packed their suitcases with utopian

Rem Koolhaas and the Art of Reinvention

Rem Koolhaas and the Art of Reinvention

Poverty and hunger were unwelcome companions in the post-war childhood of Pritzker Prize winner Rem Koolhaas, star of this weeks film. Born in Rotterdam, 1944, the aftermath of the second world war left a lasting impression on Koolhaas. "The situation after the war was chaotic, but the tropics were

MEXITY: First Look at Our New Original Series

MEXITY: First Look at Our New Original Series

Scarcity. Population density. Disaster recovery. Many of our cities are facing these problems. Meet the Mexican architects building solutions for the City of Tomorrow. Dive into contemporary Mexican design that seeks to build in harmony with pre-Hispanic history. Come on a journey to discover design secrets within the urban fabric