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Simple, Playful, Ambitious; A conversation with Benjamin Cadena on his journey to finding his voice in architecture.

2018-12-31T18:01:00-05:00

His intuitive approach to architecture can be summed up by his playfully ambitious works that not only showcase his talents as a designer, but as an innovator in the field of architecture. Pulling from his influential upbringing in Bogotá, Cadena's use of simplistic forms and color has allowed him to shape his own voice and approach to design.

As we wrap up 2018, we welcome the New Year with this week's Studio Snapshot on an architect whose passion for community and dialogue inspires him and his creative practice. Benjamin Cadena, of Studio Cadena, talks freedom in architecture, the joys of model making, and color's association with habitation.

An interview with Bogotá-based Giancarlo Mazzanti

2015-09-30T12:18:00-04:00

Giancarlo Mazzanti is the Colombian architect behind such transformational works as the España Library in Medellín and El Porvenir Kindergarten in Bogotá. Founder and principal of El Equipo de Mazzanti, he has developed an innovative aesthetic based on high quality design as a catalyst for social change.

Student Works: INSITU Medellin

2012-08-27T10:00:00-04:00

INSITU is an initiative founded by Blokcad Lab and uAbureau in 2011 to implement projects that investigate the informal development of cities, its non-consolidated urban spaces and auto- construction processes. Its central objective is to explore how the ecological and the social environments of the city can be merged to create new and unforeseen landscapes. Through a series of ongoing workshops, lectures and events, the program is directed to students, professionals and communities working in art, architecture, design and its related fields.