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Playing Is Also Learning | Children’s Bicentennial Park by ELEMENTAL
Children’s Bicentennial Park by ELEMENTAL in Santiago, Chile, transforms the slope of Cerro San Cristóbal into a playful public landscape with slides, paths, tree houses, water games, native vegetation, and spaces for learning, culture, and community.
Más que un parque infantil, es una invitación a explorar el paisaje, interactuar con la topografía y experimentar la ciudad desde otra escala
Arq. Pablo Vazquez
Jul 114 min read


Humanized Brutalism | ECLAC Building in Chile
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) building, designed by architect Emilio Duhart in Santiago, Chile, became an icon of Brutalism. At first glance, Brutalism might seem like a cold and dehumanized architectural style, but in reality, in Latin America, it became a means of expressing solidity, modernity, and resilience. How did a building conceived to house an international organization end up becoming a symbol?
Arq. Luisa Afanador
Dec 28, 20254 min read


From Existing to Inhabited | Renovation of MAPAA's E_RC building
The E_RC project, designed by the MAPAA firm, consists of the renovation of a 600 m² building located in the Providencia district of Santiago, Chile. The property had been abandoned for more than thirty years, turning it into a disused structure in the heart of the city. The project posed an architectural and urban challenge: how to recover an obsolete volume and transform it into a contemporary residential building.
Arq. Alejandra Polanía
Dec 2, 20254 min read


Past and Future at the Core of the MUT Tobalaba Urban Market in Chile
The Tobalaba Urban Market (MUT) in Chile manages to integrate traditional elements with contemporary strategies, projecting a space
Arq. Luisa Afanador
Oct 21, 20254 min read


Campus to the city or city to campus? | Catholic University of Chile by Elemental
Should the city accommodate university campuses in its urban layout, or should the university campus, like an academic island, be composed
Arq. Luisa Afanador
Oct 4, 20256 min read
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