Between Spain and Kuwait. The influence of Modernity The idea of a museum of modern art in 20th-century Spain, and the possibility of an equally modern architecture to house it, was a project that was advanced and frustrated, time after time, until the arrival of the current democratic period. The institution of the Museum of Modern Art in Spain dates back to 1894, as shown … [Read more...]
Treatments of light: mashrabiya to shōji
The relationship between the architectural interior and the exterior has always been a key aspect when thinking about domesticity. Geographic reasons, which mainly have to do with climate, and cultural ones, linked to society and tradition, define the architectural limit between inside and outside. In the West, the opening of large windows was accepted and celebrated as soon … [Read more...]
Translating between garden and paradise, an architectural atlas
Garden or paradise? Few architectures are so utopian, and at the same time so real, as the garden is. Perhaps the etymology of the word can help us to know the reason why. Garden comes from Old French jart, whose meaning was 'orchard', which came from Old Low Franconian garda, 'enclosure', space that is delimited by a fence. It turns out that, if we trace the origin of the … [Read more...]
An allegation in favour of Brutalism
We already anticipated in a previous article the current situation of the constructions of the s. XX in relation to the architectural heritage and with regard to the its salvage. We talked about the ignorance on the importance of these works that often end with a demolition sentence because apparently on most occasions it's imposed temporality criteria rather than assessing … [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...]
Wall House & Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center, winners of International Property Awards
The single-family home Wall House and Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center have been acknowledged by the International Property Awards. Both projects by AGi architects have competed in the 2016-2017 Africa & Arabia edition of these awards. AGi architects is a recipients of a Highly Commended award for Architecture Single Residence category for Kuwait with Wall House project, … [Read more...]
Third Prize at ideas competition for the refurbishment and museum project of “El Capricho” Palace in Madrid
AGi architects’ proposal submitted to the ideas competition aimed at the realization of a refurbishment and museum project in "El Capricho" Palace, in Madrid city, won the third prize, according to the official announcement made public on July 28 at the headquarters of the Madrid College of Architects (COAM). A total of 52 works were submitted to this announcement. The … [Read more...]
Taking a look to our new pieces of furniture
We have always had a vocation for design, and on this occasion we have developed furniture pieces inspired by nature. Throughout history there have been many professionals (Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer or Jean Prouvé) that have been thrown to experiment in this field, some of them with great success, have influenced our style life and architecture of … [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...]