Designing through materials – “Solar protection” is the title of the recent Technical Conference held at the Official Architects’ Association of Madrid (COAM). Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea, Principal and co-founder partner of AGi architects, shared our firm’s vision and experience on solar protection design using two projects as example: Ali Mohammed T. Al-Ghanim Clinic and Three … [Read more...]
Three Gardens House, National Winner in Kuwait as Residential Project of the Year at MEED Quality Awards 2017
Our single-family home Three Gardens House has become a “National Winner in Kuwait” in the “Residential Project of the Year” category at MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2017. As National Winner, our entry will now go on to be judged in the second stage of the Awards and Judges will decide on the GCC Winner for each respective award category. The GCC Winners will be … [Read more...]
AGi architects, represented at the Jury of the Middle East Audi Innovation Award
Aisha Alsager, Managing Director at AGi architects Kuwait, is part of the panel of judges for the Audi Innovation Award, recently launched for the Middle East to promote designers in the region. It is a competition for design research and the highlighting of innovative ideas. The purpose of the prize is to act as a design and technology industry motivator in the GCC and … [Read more...]
In Natura Veritas, First Prize in competition for the museumization of 18 “castros”
In Natura Veritas project, by the international design firm AGi architects, has been selected for the renovation and museumization of 18 Galician-Roman settlements in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. 26 proposals were submitted to the competition organized by the Spanish Ministry of Public Works and the Country Council of Pontevedra. Winners were announced in 2016. In the coming … [Read more...]
Nasser Abulhasan, among the Top 40 Middle East most outstanding architects
Nasser Abulhasan, Principal & Co-Founder at AGi architects, has been recognized among the most outstanding architects in the Middle East, as it states the Power List 2017 published by the prestigious monthly magazine Middle East Architect. Specifically, Nasser was placed 15th out of 40 talented people who have a continued presence and demonstrate an inspired commitment … [Read more...]
Our Cardiac Center, Public Sector Project of the Year at Middle East Architect Awards
Our boutique firm AGi architects has again been recognized at Middle East Architect Awards. Winners were announced this week at a gala ceremony held in Dubai. The Public Setor Project of the Year Award went to our Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center, qwhich adds a new prize to its list of triumphs. In addition, Nasser Abulhsan, Principal and co-founder of our design … [Read more...]
We opened the academic year of the Degree in Architecture at CEU and Nebrija universities
Our design firm, AGi architects, was invited to participate in the opening of the academic year of the Colleges of Architecture at CEU San Pablo and Nebrija universities, in Madrid, where we delivered two lectures as part of the tenth anniversary of our firm. Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea, Principal and founder partner at AGi architects, along with Justo Ruiz, Design Partner of … [Read more...]
Wall House, Iconic Awards 2016 Winner in the category Architecture-Domestic
Our single-family home Wall House is the Iconic Awards 2016 winner in the category Architecture-Domestic. Wall House communicates with its formalized solid skin, an existing concern in the city. It is the expression of those thoughts: “the all judging peeping tom”, “windows that looks towards the place where nobody wants to be watched”, “opened facades show only false … [Read more...]
We took part at Open House Madrid with an Open Doors Day
AGi architects participated at Open House Madrid for the second consecutive year. This is a Festival focused on Architecture and City which enables citizens to visit buildings and unique venues for free for one weekend a year. More than 100 buildings were part of the first edition in 2015, which attracted more than 25,000 visitors who passed through the headquarters of … [Read more...]
Our collective housing buildings, case studies of sustainable urban planning and design
AGi architects participated at Big 5 Kuwait, the largest international construction exhibition in the country. Lulu Alawadhi, Senior Architect at AGi architects delivered a lecture on sustainable urban planning and design. Lulu explained both the features and shortcomings of the current urban model and the analysis tools and how to tap into the local context for better … [Read more...]