Archinect - News 2024-11-21T15:47:14-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150061631/luis-barragan-s-casa-gilardi-hosts-a-body-bending-dance-troupe Luis Barragan’s Casa Gilardi hosts a body-bending dance troupe Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-04-25T18:48:00-04:00 >2019-04-24T22:14:03-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/35/35jjqeco68taiith.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/356599/luis-barrag-n" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luis Barragan</a>&rsquo;s Casa Gilardi is considered one of the most internationally transcendent works of contemporary architecture. His last project before passing, the house shows off the legendary Mexican architect's exemplary use of geometry and eye-popping color. In this new video for the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/506046/nowness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">design video channel Nowness</a>, the home acts as the perfect stage for&nbsp;hosting a body-bending dance troupe that twists and moves through the building&rsquo;s vibrant spaces and rooms.&nbsp;</p> <p>Explaining his interest with Barragan&rsquo;s architecture, Director Andres Arochi&nbsp;said: &ldquo;I wanted to play around with and explore the architect&rsquo;s design. He knew exactly when and where people stand, and how the combination of light and space makes them feel. When we began shooting, magic started to happen. Light burst in through the window, and the dancer&rsquo;s bodies started to flow in a way I had not anticipated.&rdquo;<br></p> <p>Watch the full video below.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/109573636/in-residence-ricardo-bofill In Residence: Ricardo Bofill Archinect 2014-09-22T17:06:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/og/ogogzpzazhwyj9jb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>There are houses, and then there&rsquo;s Ricardo Bofill&rsquo;s house: a brutalist former cement factory of epic proportions on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. A grandiose monument to industrial architecture in the Catalonian town of Sant Just Desvern, La Fabrica is a poetic and personal space that redefines the notion of the conventional home.</p></em><br /><br /><p></p>