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Fot.: John Pawson The Simple Expression of Complex Thought by John Pawson Text published in El Croquis - John Pawson. Omnibus Volume   I am always perplexed when people look at my house and say that they think it is very beautiful but how can I live like that. To me the thinking is all the wrong way round. The whole point is that this is how we live, so this is what our house needs to be like. The architecture is the physical expression of a way of being: the form does not follow a particular fashion, it follows a particular life....

Phot.: Jesús Granada. The Creative ProcessA Conversation with Héctor Barroso by Hugo Sánchez Text published in El Croquis 213 Taller Héctor Barroso 2015 2022   Hugo Sánchez: I met Héctor Barroso a little over 15 years ago at the Anáhuac University School of Architecture in Mexico City. Some time later, our connection resumed in a professional capacity. Over the years, Héctor has invited us to collaborate with the landscaping for quite a few of his projects, which has allowed me to get involved with the design process of his work, each time further strengthening our friendship, whose roots are thus embedded in his...

Refugio para Artistas en Pittugala. Obra publicada en El Croquis 212 Palinda Kannangara 2005 2022. Fot.: Jesús Granada. The Visceral Qualities of ArchitectureA Conversation with Palinda Kannangara by Richard Murphy Text published in El Croquis 212 Palinda Kannangara 2005 2022   Richard Murphy: I want to inevitably start off with your origins. As you know, some very interesting architects don’t necessarily start off wanting to be architects. I read in Anura Ratnavibhushana’s essay for this issue of El Croquis that you were a maths-inclined boy at school. And I know Geoffrey (Bawa) went to law school. First of all, how relevant has...

 Stiva da Mors - Vrin Communitry Mourning Place. Work published in El Croquis 210/211 Gion A. Caminada 1995 2021. Ph.: Jesús Granada. ConceptsInterview with Gion A. Caminada by Robert M. Veneri (in colaboration with Gabriella Taylor and Annika Hofschen) Text published in El Croquis 210/211 Gion A. Caminada 1995 2021The difficulty of transcribing the 'meaning' of something into another language is described and illustrated poetically in Sofia Coppola’s film Lost in Translation. At the same time, however, this difficulty is an opportunity, a curious, fantastic challenge even, for the generation of a narrative. The prospect of delving into the true meaning of such a...

Hybrid SystemsA Conversation with Roger Boltshauser by Jonathan Sergison   JS: I don’t really want to structure this interview chronologically. I would rather discuss themes that I feel are pertinent to your work. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to hear about your background. How did you arrive at the door of architecture school?RB: In fact, it was not always clear to me that I wanted to be an architect. I started painting at the age of fourteen, and for a long time I wanted to become an artist. When I was 21 years old, I decided to study architecture, which...