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Arquitecturas Ausentes del siglo XX
Absent Architecture of the 20th Century

   

La exposición “Arquitecturas Ausentes del siglo XX”, concebida como homenaje a la arquitectura del siglo XX, está producida por el Ministerio de Fomento de España. En ella podemos encontrar, por un lado, 24 proyectos arquitectónicos del siglo XX en maquetas reales y virtuales, considerados grandes exponentes de la arquitectura internacional, que han desaparecido o que nunca fueron construidos;
y, por otro, edificios que se conservan actualmente, aunque con importantes alteraciones en su estructura y fisonomía arquitectónicas.

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urbanacción 07–09

La Casa Encendida de Obra Social Caja Madrid y el colectivo urbanacción presentaron hace unas semanas urbanacción 07–09. … more

Edward Gordon Craig.
El espacio como espectáculo

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Actor y director de actores, Edward Gordon Craig publicó textos y revistas, creó decorados, diseñó vestuarios y revolucionó la concepción del espacio escénico influyendo de forma decisiva en la visión actual del teatro. Sus dibujos, bocetos, diseños constructivos y cromáticos, presentes en la exposición, nos acercarán al proceso de trabajo del artista y sus fotografías, entrevistas radiofónicas, revistas y publicaciones darán a conocer su vida y su obra.

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Interview with Architect Pierre Lhoas, pt. 2

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Pierre Lhoas in his Brussels loft, amidst his cacti

Pierre Lhoas is to Base what John Cage was to Merce Cunningham: a friend and like-minded collaborator who helps to push projects to greater heights. He has designed three of the six Base offices, two of the five Base partners’ houses, … more

Interview with Architect Pierre Lhoas, pt. 1

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Architect Pierre Lhoas. None of us has ever seen him in a tie; we suspect this to be good photoshop work.

Pierre Lhoas is to Base what John Cage was to Merce Cunningham: a friend and like-minded collaborator who helps to push projects to greater heights. He has designed three of the six Base offices, two of the five Base partners’ houses … more

Interview with Riley Johndonnell, pt. 2

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Riley Johndonnell

There are big talkers and there are big doers. Riley Johndonnell is the latter. Don’t let the rosy cheeks, electrifying smile, and fanciful fashion fool you. In the decade since we at Base first met them at Surface, we’ve witnessed Johndonnell (former creative director, with his then-partner, publisher Richard Klein) develop their pivotal magazine along with many other Surface initiatives, including the renowned Avant Guardian showcase of emerging talent in American photography, … more

Base & Any Cerdà

Desde el 11 de junio hasta junio de 2010, se celebrará en Barcelona el 150 aniversario de la aprobación del plan de reforma y ensanche de la ciudad.
El CCCB eligió, entre otras propuestas, a Base para crear la imagen y las diferentes piezas de comunicación (website, miniaudiovisual, dossier de prensa, folletos informativos, papelería…), que representarán un año de actividades alrededor del proyecto del arquitecto Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876), pionero del urbanismo moderno. … more

Interview with Riley Johndonnell, pt. 1

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Riley Johndonnell

There are big talkers and there are big doers. Riley Johndonnell is the latter. Don’t let the rosy cheeks, electrifying smile, and fanciful fashion fool you. In the decade since we at Base first met them at Surface, we’ve witnessed Johndonnell (former creative director, with his then-partner, publisher Richard Klein) develop their pivotal magazine along with many other Surface initiatives, including the renowned Avant Guardian showcase of emerging talent in American photography, … more

Billboard Bliss

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Graffiti artist hacks Clear Channel’s electronic billboard (Photo: Create Digital Motion)

This post has been submitted by Steve Rogenstein, Director of Base’s New York office, after a recent trip to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. The land of cars. The land of traffic. The land of the billboard. Billboards are ubiquitous, oftentimes lining both sides of a boulevard. Ads for movies. Ads for television shows. Ads for gas depots. Ads for amusement parks. Ads for concerts. Ads for banks. Even ads for bimbo starlets. Each bombards you with visuals, with information, with messages, urgent urgings to buy, watch, visit, listen to, fill up, spend, spend, spend. But, lest you get too attached, within the next 30 seconds you’ll undoubtedly pass another billboard, at which time your attention will be again diverted with new appeals to uncontrollably consume. At least that’s their attempt. … more

Entra de nuevo en La Casa

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La Casa Encendida ha cambiado su hall. Nosotros hemos intervenido en el concepto del nuevo espacio y en su diseño gráfico, en colaboración con el arquitecto Pierre Lhoas.

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