Rafael Viñoly, Outstanding Uruguayan Architect, Passes Away at 78

The world of architecture is mourning the death of the renowned Uruguayan-American architect, Rafael Viñoly, who passed away at the age of 78. With more than half a century of experience in the profession, Viñoly was known for his bold and imposing designs that were built in various cities around the world.

Aljibes Viewpoint / WaterScales arquitectos

Void of times and textures. About the place. The demolition of the house of Pepe Rosas, a well-known flamenco singer, in the city's historic center of Álora, created an urban void with views, both through an archaeological industrial space of the XVI century and through the Arab castle.

Broken Down House in Poznan / Ultra Architects

The house stands on a plot of land shaped like an elongated parallelogram. The development conditions specified the mandatory building line (that is, the line on which one of the walls of the building had to be placed), the angle of inclination of the roof, and the maximum height of the ridge.

13 Houses with Pitched Roofs and their Sections

The roof is one of the most essential structural elements of nearly every construction. It is the element that allows a delineated space to transform into one that feels protected. Strongly related to the climatic conditions of the context, the roof's variations in aesthetic and structural design have allowed architects to indulge their stylistic preoccupations to convert roofs not only into elements of closure and climate protection but into a character-giving feature that lends identity and flair – especially when the roof becomes a wall.

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