Through a dual volumetric strategy, where a tectonic L-shaped volume interlinks with a lightweight one, the proposal presented to the competition for the new CEU Cardenal Herrera School of Veterinary Medicine in Alfara del Patriarca integrates the pre-existing context and stitches the public realm. The … [ + ]
Noticias y eventos
The Multiplex Typology: Living in Kuwait’s Hybrid Houses
After the discovery of oil, the Kuwaiti state established a series of housing programs, the purpose of which was to redistribute wealth and … [ + ]
Spaces of living: urban reflections of Kuwaiti society. A research project on residential architecture in Kuwait
One of AGi architects’ main areas of practice is residential architecture. The office has designed a large number of their projects in Kuwait … [ + ]
Actualidad
The poetics of water
The meanings of water in the Nasrid architecture of the Generalife and the romantic painting The Journey of Life Water has been widely depicted in the history of art. It has also been the protagonist of many … [ + ]
The courtyard house, domestic paradise
Atlas of Architecture The courtyard house is a type of dwelling in which the rooms are organized around a central private courtyard. The courtyard is an architectural form with its own rules that has … [ + ]
Passivhaus standard in the Mediterranean climate
By Marta Lozano, architect at AGi architects, Polytechnic University of Madrid. Existing since Antiquity, passive architecture is that which adapts to the climatic conditions of its environment. Throughout the 20th … [ + ]