Chilean architects have begun to exert an influence well beyond the size and scale of their string-bean nation. [...]
“There are enough people working here in a way that shifts the art,” explains Aravena, sitting in the middle of his firm’s buzzing Santiago offices. “There is healthy competition and there is critical mass. When you have a critical mass, you are not alone in trying to push boundaries.”
The result: remarkable buildings all over Chile.
— latimes.com
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good stuff.... Did a few case studies on their housing schemes...
These articles are always so patronizing.... Chile: they make buildings too! And then let's make some generic comparisons between a local culture and a false idea of America (I.e the ivy NYC LA design scene)
You mean like "Chile: string-bean nation"?
I like my nations more full-shaped, like an eggplant or loquat...
ha! you guys actually read the article?
i just saved the pic into my hot like jim jarmusch folder.
“There are enough people working here in a way that shifts the art,”
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