My hippie parents called me Rainbow Blue Nelson, which worked until another hippie, Colombian artist Antonio Caro, finally gave me an alias 'Mr Nice Name'. This is a little bit of everything I love about Latin America, a celebration of the world's most creative and entertaining continent
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Selected Works from VII BIAU - Mauricio Rocha
Angelo Bucci, Alvaro Siza and Solano Benitez amongst the favourites of Mexican architect, Mauricio Rocha.
"I am interested in their constructive strategies and the formation of the spine through these structures. Monolithic in size they are built with different materials but there is a heaviness in the material."
Casa en Ubatuba, Brazil
Sede Fundacion Ibere Camargo, Brazil
Casa LA, Paraguay
To see more about Rocha and his work
Taller de Arquitectura Mauricio Rocha
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Selected Works from VII BIAU - Francisco Fanucci
More from the Brazilians in Medellin.
Francisco Fanucci of Brasil Arquitetura selects his three favourite selected works at the VII BIAU.
Escuela Nueva Esperanza, Ecuador
Colegio Escuela de Artes Plasticas, Oaxaca, Mexico
Centro de Tecnificacion de Actividades Fisico Deportivas, España
To see more about Fanucci and his work
Brasil Arquitetura
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Selected Works from VII BIAU - Marcelo Ferraz
Three of the favourites from Marcelo Ferraz of Sao Paulo-based practice, Brasil Arquitetura.
In no particular order.....
Colegio Santo Domingo, Medellin, Colombia
Escuela Nueva Esperanza, Ecuador
Colegio Escuela de Artes Plasticas, Oaxaca, Mexico
To see more about Ferraz and his work
Brasil Arquitetura