Located on the perimeter of the Campus of the University of Zaragoza in Teruel, our proposal for the Resource Centre builds city and creates a fundamental space for university life. Using the main resources of architecture, such as the search for the right orientation, the organisation of the height of the buildings and the articulation of the public space, … [Read more...]
Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea, 2015 WAF Awards’ Judge
Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea, founding partner of AGi architects along with Nasser Abulhasan, is part of the Jury for the World Architecture Festival Awards 2015, whose current edition will be held from 4 to 6 November in Singapore. WAF judges are selected for their experience and expertise in relation to particular building types and for their accomplishment and knowledge of … [Read more...]
Inhabiting the desert: bioclimatic architecture and sustainability
When we talk about sustainability in architecture we are referring to taking a responsible attitude regards to the management of basic natural resources such as energy, water and soil, not only during the building process, but also in the resultant building, in a way that the environmental impact of the constructions is minimized. Thanks to our experience building in arid and … [Read more...]
Modular architecture, why should it be chosen?
Since Henry Ford used the production line to assembly the Ford T model in 1913, the construction industry has been searching for the optimization of resources through the standardization of constructive methods and its components. Architecture generated by these procedures it is what we call modular architecture. Modular architecture is based on the design and use of … [Read more...]