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From the Courtyard to the Neighborhood: Latin American Lessons on Collective Placemaking

In Latin America, encounters do not necessarily arise from grand architectural gestures or monumental urban plans. They emerge from the in-between, from intermediate spaces: the courtyard, the veranda, the sidewalk, the shared corridor. These areas, often considered residual or informal by the traditional architectural discipline, are precisely where everyday life builds bonds.

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Look Out Point Vresse-Sur-Semois / SBE nv

The new lookout point at Point Vue le Jambon in Vresse-sur-Semois is conceived as a discreet and respectful gesture within an exceptional landscape. Rather than asserting itself as an object, the project carefully embeds architecture into the terrain, allowing the site’s natural qualities to remain central to the experience.

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Ramenzoni House / KA2R Arquiteura

The Ramenzoni House was conceived as a summer residence where architecture acts as a mediator between living spaces and the landscape. The project is based on the principle that the house should not impose itself on the surroundings, but rather reveal and enhance its natural qualities through pathways, framing, and contemplation spaces.

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Cafe. MADA in the Little Garden / BodinChapa Architects

This architectural project represents a sanctuary of tranquility, an escape from everyday chaos, which forms the fundamental intention of the project owner to establish a long-term retreat for family members. A peaceful and undisturbed environment became the essential premise in the search for a site that could respond both to family living and to the potential for a complementary business. This vision ultimately gave rise to the café and future villa nestled within a lychee orchard, conceived as a place for rest, reflection, and quiet enjoyment.

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House of the Seasons / New Architekten + Jutta Albus Architektur

In line with the objectives of the German “Building Type E” initiative, which has already received broad political and professional support, the Climate Pavilion can be seen as an applied architectural experiment. Its interior does not seek to separate itself from external climatic conditions; rather, it responds to them, using passive strategies—spatial configuration, orientation, thermal mass, daylight, and natural ventilation—to maintain a constant exchange with the surrounding Climate Garden throughout the year.

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Hummingbird House / Estudio Libre MX

Located to the south of Mexico City, a residential house was designed with the goal of hosting gatherings and events — providing a space for family interaction and recreation — with a swimming lane as the main axis of the project.

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Kakushin Office/Resonance of Green / Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

A Forest Where Luminous Green Forms Resonate and Reverberate – An office and retail space for an automotive enterprise. Envisioned as a landscape of creativity, the space was conceived to embody the company’s signature hue of fresh green, an image of new vitality, and to serve as a catalyst for the spontaneous exchange of ideas among those who work within it.

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P·P·BAKERY / Studio Tama

Old buildings always carry traces of time. Rather than erasing them, P·P·Bakery begins by accepting these traces as its premise. The project focuses on deciding what to add on top of what already exists—its structure, materials, and accumulated layers of use.

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