Alejandro Aravena: The Forces In Architecture

by Various

After studying at the Catholic University of Chile, Alejandro Aravena (b 1967) established his own firm in 1994. Since 2006, Aravena has served as Executive Director of ELEMENTAL S.A., a non profit company with social interest working in projects of infrastructure, transportation, public space and housing, partnering with the Catholic University of Chile and COPEC (Chilean Oil Company). His architectural projects include the Easter Island High School, a Montessori School, the Garib House, a Medical School, the Siamese Towers, the Pirehueico House, the School of Architecture, the Verbo Divino School all in Chile.

Genres: Architecture

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2011

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Reviews

[Margarita Kyanidou · Rating 5 out of 5]

A trigger for every architect to rethink the way architecture offers. Architects have the abilities to do more than massively produce and design to show off using materiality. Alejandro Aravena highlights the social responsibility of the architectural synthesis and reminds that the most important part of this is the human factor. Inspiring!