At a time when timber is again reshaping architectural practice, Timbercraft: Lost Tectonics from East Asia revisits the enduring legacy of traditional East Asian construction. Spanning more than 1,400 years, the book examines nine landmark buildings in China, Japan, and Korea, tracing the evolution of sophisticated timber systems through interlocking components, bracket complexes, and intricate […]
Casa dell’Architettura of Rome announces the second edition of CONTEMPORANEA Call for Proposal (October–December 2026), with the aim of supporting original research and reflections in the field of contemporary architecture. The Call for Proposal aims selecting architects, planners, landscape architects and/or conservation specialists developing an experimental research project, to be carried out through the use […]
Building a city from scratch is no easy task. It never has been, and it never will be. The very idea of creating something that would otherwise develop and grow gradually demands resources, organization, and, above all, labor. This was the case in 1958, when Brazil's Central Plateau became one of the largest construction sites […]