Interview with Carola Merello
Where and when was this photograph shot? This photograph was shot at Siemens Pilot Paradigm Shift, in Bicocca area, Milan, Italy, in 2012. What were the conditions on site? The pictures were shot in Autumn, taking advantage of a soft and diffused light which muffled the contrast that is typical of this kind of spaces … Continue reading Interview with Carola Merello
Interview with Asier Gogortza
Where and when was this photograph taken? This was shot from the “Free Square” also known as the “pediment” at the Gehasto neighborhood, in a town called Itsasu (Lapurdi, Basque Country), in a January afternoon, in 2013. What were the conditions on site? It was a very cloudy day, but there was a lot of … Continue reading Interview with Asier Gogortza
Interview with Anna Positano
Where did you take this photograph? I took this photograph in London, within the Olympic site. This is the Copper Box by MAKE Architects and Populous. In front of it is Monica Bonvicini's sculpture RUN. When was it shot? It was in early May 2012, before the Olympic games. What were the conditions on site? … Continue reading Interview with Anna Positano
Interview with Leonardo Finotti
Where was this photograph shot? In Icaraí-Grajaú, in the outskirts of the southern area of São Paulo, in Brazil. When? On November 3, 2011, at 10.28am. Is there any technical aspect of the photograph that you want to mention? The fact that the shooting was done in a helicopter brought some technical issues to light. … Continue reading Interview with Leonardo Finotti
Eva
“So I think it is a reptile, though it may be architecture.” Mark Twain – “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” I've been meaning to write about that day for the past two years. The car stopped and I recognized her from afar. “I’ll be back at 3pm, ja?”, said the driver with such a … Continue reading Eva
Gestation: “Royal Collections Museum” by Mansilla+Tuñón
Do you recall the first building that made you realize - in a very particular way - that it wasn't just about the "project in the abstract, in drawings, but something more physical and tangible"? Emilio Tuñón: I recall that in the Zamora Museum, our first building. When we built the roofs of the museum … Continue reading Gestation: “Royal Collections Museum” by Mansilla+Tuñón
Gestation: “View House” by Johnston Marklee
Do you recall the first building that made you realized - in a very particular way - that architecture wasn’t just about 'the project in abstract, in drawings, but something physical and tangible' as Jonathan Sergison once said? The Hill House was perhaps our first project during which we were confronted with the concept of … Continue reading Gestation: “View House” by Johnston Marklee