May 6, 2024 Architecture as a Product: What Makes a Building Worth Repeating? Architecture praxis has traditionally focused on customized, project-based services – a well-established model continually favored by industry professionals. While this approach yields remarkable built…
April 21, 2024 Between Modular and Vernacular: How Combining Construction Techniques Can Bring Agility and Identity to Social Housing in the Global South The opening scenes of the award-winning Brazilian film “City of God” (2002) portray a newly constructed housing complex situated on the outskirts of Rio…
April 20, 2024 Architectural Modules: Implementation and Adaptability in the Latin American Landscape How can industrialization and environmental responsibility go hand in hand? What siting, technological, or constructive strategies can be developed without harming the surrounding landscape?…
April 16, 2024 How Modular Construction Can Provide Architectural Aid: From Rapid-Response to Transitional and Affordable Housing Ever since the Industrial Revolution and the introduction of mass production, the ownership and use of simple products and services like flush toilets with…
April 13, 2024 Modular Housing in Latin America: Assembly, Joinery, and Transportation Methods in Construction In a constant search to find new ways to reduce costs and construction times, modular architecture emerges as an opportunity to implement various methods,…
April 11, 2024 Modular Housing: Striking Balance between Standardization and Customization No longer relegated to the domain of temporary structures or utilitarian living, modular housing is increasingly gaining traction. Prefabricated homes are disrupting the architecture…
April 9, 2024 Concrete Blocks in Architecture: How to Build With This Modular and Low-Cost Material Concrete blocks are prefabricated materials primarily used for constructing walls. Similar to bricks, these blocks are stacked together and bonded with mortar, typically composed…
