For the last few months we've been working from home. Now that we are gradually returning to the office on a rotation basis, we would like to show you some of our workspaces over the past few weeks. We have sketched them. Some AGi architects members adapted a space of the house to place the office. In other cases, our homes already had a specific … [Read more...]
Ten modern lamps that made their mark on the 20th century
With the advent of electricity in homes, lighting changed and modern lamps became uniquely important in the home. Functional devices but at the same time light sculptures, we travel through the 20th century through 10 lamps that never lost their validity. 1. Germany, 1900 The HL99 ceiling lamp was one of the first modern lamps to operate with electric bulbs. … [Read more...]
The chair as anticipatory architecture element (I): useful object vs semantic object
Written by Pablo Lopez, Senior Architect at AGi architects, Polytechnic University of Madrid PhD, Architecture. The chair has emerged in the twentieth century as the architecture's preferred design object: almost all of the worthy of mention architects of modernity have designed one or several chairs and have poured upon their designs its distinctive mark or the spirit of an … [Read more...]
AGi architects, key note speaker at WAF Dubai
AGi architects participated as a speaker at the first edition of WAF Dubai, a 2 day event featuring talks, presentations, awards and a chance to see the full exhibition of more than 300 designs shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival 2015 (held last year in Singapore in November). Nasser Abulhasan, Principal & Co-founder or our design firm, introduced the AGi … [Read more...]
Our thoughts about Latest Trends in Residential Design at Leaders in Design MENA Summit
Nasser Abulhasan, Principal and co-founder of AGi architects, joined the panel discussion Hot or Not: Latest Trends in Residential Design at Leaders in Design MENA Summit hosted by International Business Council on the dates 15th and 16th of November 2015 in Dubai. Under the moderation of Dr. Arafat Al-Naim, Dean of College of Fine Arts & Design (CFAD), American … [Read more...]
Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea, Judge at the 2nd NYOVA Design Competition that supports young talents
NYOVA -brand of unique and exclusive furniture that focuses on discovering young designers- has selected Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea, Principal and Founder of AGi architects, as judge of the second edition of its Design Competition. Winners will be announced in the first quarter of 2016. The jury will also be composed by industrial designer Álvaro Catalán de Ocón, interior … [Read more...]
Building singular architecture through detail
Attention to detail means everything to us, as we aim to provide a personalized service to our customers. This can be perceived in our architectural projects and of course, in our interior design works. A detail is simply a demonstration of the effort put into the implemented project. There are details that define on their own a specific function, such as the drip edge of a … [Read more...]
Innovation in Architecture in the Arab Countries, main topic of our presentation in Future Interiors Qatar 2014
Nasser Abulhasan and Aisha Alsager, respectively co-founder partner and senior architect in AGi architects, have been the representatives of the firm in the Future Interiors conference, celebrated in Doha (Qatar) during the 8th and 9th of September. Organized by Project Qatar, Future Interiors Qatar 2014 offers a series of lectures that cover the evolution of architecture and … [Read more...]
We share in Tangier our expertise on contemporary architecture and design in the Arab world
Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea, partner and co-founder of AGi architects, gave a lecture yesterday at Instituto Cervantes in Tangier, titled “Two-way lessons”. The event is part of the program of the contemporary architecture and design exhibition “On Tour. Spanish architecture in the Arab world”, opened yesterday and that will be in this city until September 24, closing its journey … [Read more...]
Bruno Gomes, architect at AGi architects, shortlisted for a FAD award
The "agriCULTURAL Montain" project developed in Creixomil Veiga, Guimarães (Portugal) by architects Bruno Gomes -AGi architects’ team member-, Nuno Cruz and designer António Lopes, has been shortlisted for a FAD Award 2013 in the Temporary Interventions category. Winners will be announced this evening. This ephemeral monument creation was the First prize winner of the … [Read more...]