| Alejandro Aravena: Elemental: The Architect's Studio Contributor(s): Aravena, Alejandro (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Holm, Michael (Editor), Holm, Michael (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 3037785721 ISBN-13: 9783037785720 Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers/Louisiana Museum of Mo OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Residential - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs |
| Dewey: 711 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 9.6" W x 11.9" (3.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Led by Pritzker Prize-winning artistic director Alejandro Aravena (born 1967), the Elemental studio, based in Santiago, Chile, possesses a diversely skilled staff whose analytical approach has produced highly original solutions to social challenges such as the housing shortage in Santiago's poorer neighborhoods. Instead of designing cheap housing, Elemental builds half houses at the same cost and enables buyers to build the other half themselves. This combination of good design with the engagement of the buyers creates more sustainable housing areas. The studio works on both large and small scales in Chile and in the rest of the world; all projects bear the marks of their pragmatic approach. Alejandro Aravena: Elemental portrays the company's working methods and provides examples of its most important projects. |