And here's another entry to the international competiton for a hotel residence at ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, in the Atacama Desert, in the foothills of the Chilean Andes. This proposal here, we received from Paris-based LAN Architecture who collaborated with German structural engineers…

Finnish architects Kouvo & Partanen have just recently been chosen to design a hotel residence for the astronomers, engineers, and other observatory staff working at ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. At 2,900 meters above sea level, the hotel residence will be built at the…

The winners of the 3rd International Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects and visions from across Latin America have just been announced. A total of USD 300,000 was presented to eleven outstanding projects at a ceremony in Buenos Aires. The winning projects mainly address the challenges of intensified…

The Design Museum in London today announced the seven category winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010. Collectively they celebrate everyday design, reflecting international trends, current themes of sustainability and social enablement. In the Architecture Category, Chilean studio

Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, Executive Director of Elemental S.A., Santiago, Chile, has been chosen as the 2009 recipient of the Marcus Prize for Architecture. The Marcus Prize for Architecture is a $100,000 prize funded by the Marcus Corporation Foundation and administered through the University…

Mexico City / Mexico – October 23, 2008 – The winning projects of the second Holcim Awards competition for Sustainable Construction in Latin America were announced at a ceremony in Mexico City. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to twelve projects from across the…

The recipient of the international Spirit Of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2008 is architect José Cruz Ovalle from Chile. Amounting to 40,000 euros, the award is given by the Wood in Culture Association. “José Cruz Ovalle is an…