Le Corbusier
Three things that come to my mind when I hear the name Le Corb. Read more : http://www.domusweb.it/it/architettura/2015/06/25/le_corbusier_centre_pompidou.html
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Recycled, Upcycled, and Bicycled
Izaskun Chinchilla Architects have made their recycled, upcycled, and bicycled “Organic Growth Pavilion” a reality on New York’s Governors Island. One of two winners of the “City of Dreams” pavilion competition (hosted by AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee and the Structural Engineers Association of New York), Izaskun Chinchilla Architects carried out a kickstarter campaign to fund the pavilion’s construction. Read more : http://www.archdaily.com/645311/izaskun-chinchilla-architects-organic-growth-pavilion-opens-on-governors-island
Architect Benny Kuriakose talks about Muziris, his pet project.
THE HINDU : Article 26, June 2015 Think of Kerala, and it’s not just natural beauty that comes to mind, but the way the State has preserved its past. In fact, if one wants to hear lovely old Tamil words such as thaazhkol (key) and uduppu (clothes), being used in everyday conversation, one has to go to Kerala. But on a visit to Kerala some years ago, this writer noticed the strident march of modernism in quite a few places, with graceful homes being replaced by ‘modern’ ones in hideous shades of purple and pink. And one couldn’t help wondering if Kerala too was losing its grip over tradition. “Not so,” says architect Benny Kuriakose. “Although we do keep losing a bit of the past everyday, today there is a lot more awareness about heritage. Why else would people pay more to stay at heritage resorts rather than in five star hotels, where the tariff is less? And why would old brass vessels grace living rooms?” Talking about how modern buildings soon become i...