A spectacular, visually rich monograph on one of the most visionary architecture firms of the twenty-first century led by 2016 Pritzker Prize-winner Alejandro Aravena
Elemental, based in Santiago, Chile, epitomizes a new generation of pioneering, socially engaged architects. The firm specializes in innovative, powerful, and humane public-interest projects, working on both large and small scales across Chile, the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, and China.
Featuring stunning images by renowned architectural photographers together with sketches and drawings from Aravena's personal notebooks, this book beautifully, often irreverently, displays Elemental's unique working methods and philosophy. Each project - from iconic structures like the Anacleto Angelini UC Innovation Centre to seaside residences and pioneering reconstruction plans - is accompanied by Aravena's engaging texts, bringing to life his understanding of civil society and the built environment.
From the publisher of Snarkitecture, Grafton Architects and Concrete.

Elemental: The Architecture of Alejandro Aravena

Arts & Photography

Aravena, Alejandro

Architecture

Phaidon Press

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena (born 1967) founded Elemental in 2001 in Santiago with the goal of directly alleviating social deprivation. This publication documents the social activity and history of the international architectural team and sheds light on its financing strategies, such as participatory building and projects devoted to infrastructure and transportation.

Elemental: Incremental Housing and Participatory Design Manual

Iacobelli, Andres

Hatje Cantz

The official catalog of the 15th Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition. More and more people on the planet are looking for a decent place to live, even though the chances to find one are becoming tougher and tougher by the hour. Nevertheless, on the frontlines of the built environment there lingers a sense of vitality that brings architecture to look at reality in a positive way. This is what people will see at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition: success stories and exemplary cases where architecture has made, is making, and will make a difference. Reporting from the Front aims at explaining to a broader audience what it means to improve the quality of life while working on the margins, under heavy circumstances, and facing pressing challenges. And what it is like to be on the cutting edge trying to conquer new fields.

Reporting from the Front: 15th International Architecture Exhibition

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Marsilio

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Aravena, Alejandro. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Aravena, Alejandro