Cities, as one of the most complex and organic synthesis of human manifestation, offer the best and the worst of what mankind has ever conceived and wanted to express in material and immaterial ways. From the shaping of social altruistic ideals to the most narcissistic despotic purposes; from city planning aimed to shape a betterContinueContinue reading “Soundtrack for Big Cities”
Author Archives: Joao Cruz Neves
HAPPY 2021. STAY STRONG. STAY KOLLECTIVE.
2020 was a test to human kind. The year we didn’t expect to live. Slowly, we adapted and found ways to pull through such hard times. One of them was building ARKollective. Through the last 8 months, since ARKollective went online, we tried to decipher and understand the impacts of the pandemic in design, architectureContinueContinue reading “HAPPY 2021. STAY STRONG. STAY KOLLECTIVE.”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Botter Apartments
We might say that the Botter apartment building falls into a different category of the Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul. All of the previously analyzed buildings were built in the final years of the XX century and either left abandoned during the construction process or never used after finished. In this case, we are talking aboutContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Botter Apartments”
Covid Homes
Back to the Same Most of us would not have expected that after the first lockdowns, happening in mid-March this year, we would be almost in the same circumstances nine months later. Unfortunately the vaccine we all hoped for is not yet found and the measures implemented by most countries didn’t work has effectively asContinueContinue reading “Covid Homes”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Sancaktepe Towers
The Sancaktepe Tower complex is a mistery on the landscape of abandoned structures in Istanbul. Very few information could be gathered about this large unfinished construction located in the Asian side of the city. The excelent location of the Sancaktepe Towers in the TEM highway. Searching the internet, we identified the complex as the headquarterContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Sancaktepe Towers”
Of Churches Changing into Mosques
Man’s hand On the House of God A lot has been said and discussed this year of 2020 about the Hagya Sophia temple (Ayasofya) in Istanbul becoming a mosque once again. It was not the first time that there was a swap in the creed that would be worshiped within its walls. This magnificent andContinueContinue reading “Of Churches Changing into Mosques”
Arquitectura Blanquita y Colonial
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 elContinueContinue 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.ContinueContinue 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 stillContinueContinue 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 buildContinueContinue reading “The Factory – A Short Footage of Mass Production”
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