Month: October 2022

In many cultures, the kitchen has become not only a workspace, but also a meeting place, a social environment where family and friends gather for conversation and meals. Seeking to respond to this transformation from more integrated architectural plans and appliances that also have an aesthetic appeal, as well as practical, the choice of kitchen equipment, such as the stove, is no longer restricted to its technical conditions. Check out how to combine practical, technical and aesthetic aspects when choosing a stove.

Urban October is an initiative that was born with the aim of raising awareness, promoting participation, generating knowledge, and engaging the international community in creating a better urban future. Each year, UN-Habitat and its partners organize a month of activities, events, and debates around urban sustainability.

The standards for classifying good or terrible architecture are usefulness and beauty, or what we commonly refer to as practicality and aesthetics. However, practicality might quickly direct us toward functionalism, which is the only viable option, or toward the design of sculptural structures. The architect Le Corbusier once stated, “If you create a house with stone, wood, and concrete, that’s just a building; if you touch my heart, that’s architecture.” However, perhaps the readability of architecture might serve as a criterion for good architecture: Reading architecture as a book with complete words and sentences that stand up to careful consideration.

spanning less than 20 sqm, the cabin effortlessly combines rustic materials and minimal interiors.
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steel, adobe, wood, and brick complete espacio 18’s restored live/work house in oaxaca.
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lehrer architects’ latest project demonstrates design sensitivity, hyper-creativity in compact spaces, and distinctive use of bright colors.
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