El Croquis Blog — SANAA

Being in Translation Essay by Bart Lootsma Text published in El Croquis 220/221 SANAA [II] 2015 2023 The flowing river never stops,/ and yet the water never stays/ the same.Foam floats upon the pools,/ scattering, re-forming, never lingering long.So it is with man/ and all his dwelling / places here on earth.[…]The place itself / does not change, / nor do the crowds; / even so, of all the many people / I once knew / only one or two remain.They are born into dusk / and die as the day dawns, / like that foam / upon the water.People die...

Architecture and Environment as OneA Conversation with Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa Maki Onishi DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF TEXT Maki Onishi: I’d like this interview to be an opportunity for the two of you to discuss your thoughts these days on the possibilities and prospects for architecture. I’m particularly interested in learning what you mean by "architecture that is one with the environment", a theme you have both addressed in recent writings. Sejima-san, you’ve said that you’ve been thinking for a long time about how to link interiors and exteriors, trying out various approaches such as creating in-between areas, working from...