Renovations in Buenos Aires: 10 Refurbished House Projects by Emerging Argentinian Studios

2 casas . Image © Fernando Schapochnik The city of Buenos Aires is vast in its area and has a heterogeneous and variable urban fabric in terms of scale. Much of the residential neighborhoods are made up of a mixed-use fabric, where the predominant constructions from several decades ago are the so-called “casa chorizo” and … Read more

In Pursuit of Health: How Medical Concerns Shaped Modernist Architecture

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Image © Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, via Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 The intersection of architecture and medicine profoundly shaped modernist design, where transparency, light, and air became essential tools in the pursuit of health. Emerging from the tuberculosis crisis of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the … Read more