Santiago

Spanish firm Luis Vidal + Architects has revitalised a 19th-century heritage building in Chile that was abandoned after an earthquake, and added an extension wrapped in glass and timber slats. The Matta Sur Complex is located on Chiloé Street, a major thoroughfare in Santiago. The complex is set on a rectangular plot owned by the

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Spanish firm Luis Vidal + Architects has revitalised a 19th-century heritage building in Chile that was abandoned after an earthquake, and added an extension wrapped in glass and timber slats. The Matta Sur Complex is located on Chiloé Street, a major thoroughfare in Santiago. The complex is set on a rectangular plot owned by the

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Architecture photographer Cristobal Palma captures an atmosphere of “paranoia” with shots of the boarded-up streets in Santiago’s wealthy areas during the recent protests. Palma’s photographs frame shops and banks in the capital of Chile with their lower levels covered by metal hoardings last year. According to Palma these buildings were never truly at risk, but he

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