Introducción Luis Esteban Polo, a quien ya hemos presentado al público de ARKollective en el artículo ‘’Los Hombres Libres’’, es, como allí también hemos dicho, un artista multifacetado, cuyo trabajo en pintura se desdobla en distintos abordajes. Si en trabajos como Fes o Les Hommes Libres le encontramos en ese eje basculante en que elContinue reading "Arquitectura Blanquita y Colonial"
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The TAT Towers
The TAT Towers The TAT Towers are probably the most intriguing case of all abandoned buildings in Istanbul. This office complex composed by two high rise towers is located in one of the most valuable locations in Istanbul, the area of Zencirlikuyu, right across the first Bosporus bridge, on the European side of the city.Continue reading "Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The TAT Towers"
Not Only Coronavirus Killed the Cinema Halls.
Small Town Blues Since the second half of the XX century the interior regions of Portugal have been suffering a continuous loss of population in detriment of the coastal areas. Today, more than 60% of the country’s 10.5 million habitants live between Lisbon and Porto. The provincial cities (Capitais de Distrito) of the interior stillContinue reading "Not Only Coronavirus Killed the Cinema Halls."
The Factory – A Short Footage of Mass Production
A Pragmatic Space The Industrial Revolution meant a drastic turn in the production and transformation of iron and steel. In architetural terms, it also represented an enormous evolution in the spatial characteristics of buildings, more specifically, in factories. This technologic breakthrough enabled the production of larger, stronger structural elements, like beams and columns, to buildContinue reading "The Factory – A Short Footage of Mass Production"
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Merter AVM
The Merter AVM If you ask those living in Istanbul “Which is the first modern shopping mall in the city or even in the whole country?” Probably most would answer that it's the Galleria Ataköy Shopping Mall, along the Marmara Sea coastline, on the way to the old Atatürk International Airport. However, there is aContinue reading "Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Merter AVM"
Critica de la Arquitectura Pura
Una reflexión visual. Después de unas extrañas vacaciones en las que no nos hemos podido desprender de las mascarillas, volvemos a lo nuestro... una pincelada audiovisual y dos recomendaciones. ( Lecturas recomendadas: "Un habitar más fuerte que la metrópoli " del Consejo nocturno y "Sobre héroes y tumbas" de Ernesto Sabato.) Cuando la metrópoli dondeContinue reading "Critica de la Arquitectura Pura"
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – Diamond of Istanbul
The Diamond of Istanbul The Diamond of Istanbul as it is today. Photo by Joao Cruz Neves. According to the Wikipedia, the Diamond of Istanbul is the tallest building under construction in Istanbul. The article states that the building will rise 63 floors above ground and reach 311 meters. It also specifies that the functionalContinue reading "Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – Diamond of Istanbul"
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Bostanci AVM
The Unfinished Bostanci Shopping Center The Bostanci AVM (Shopping Center) South Building. Photo by Uğur Yavuz. The first ideas to build a Shopping Center in the Upper Bostanci area started in 1995, 25 years ago. A few years later the construction process started but, after the main rough works were done, it came to aContinue reading "Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Bostanci AVM"
How safe are our Train Stations?
Covid-19 and public transport “All around us are people, of all classes, of all nationalities, of all ages.” Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie Cologne Central station, PHOTO © Claus Spix “It was five o’clock on a winter’s morning in Syria. Alongside the platform at Aleppo stood the train grandly designated in railway guidesContinue reading "How safe are our Train Stations?"
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The GPIH
THE GRAND PRESTIGE ISTANBUL HOTEL The GPIH seen from the Taraby Bayıarı Avenue. Photo by Joao Cruz Neves. During the 90’s, Uran Holding started the construction of the Grand Prestige Istanbul Hotel (GPIH) in the area of Hacıosman, on the top of the hills of the Tarabya neighborhood, over the European Bosphorus side. If itContinue reading "Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The GPIH"
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