"Through an Instagram post called "Project Review", the curators describe what they consider to be the work's main attribute(s). Delving into the project's stories and the elements that make them truly inspiring, they underline what might otherwise be overlooked initiatives and study them closely, with attention to locality and context. The result is an array of diverse works, often from rural or suburban areas that have a public function or historic significance."
"The reason for this is the process involved in recovering parts of the pre-existing building on the site, which had to be demolished due to the impossibility of using its structure. From then on, a process of separating this material began - while ceramic material and concrete were used for the foundations, sandstone was used to make cyclopean concrete blocks, used as the building's load-bearing walls, whose thickness decreases with each floor."
Project curators revisit architectural works via an Instagram "Project Review" series that emphasizes main attributes and local context. Picks focus on projects that may be overlooked, frequently located in rural or suburban settings with public or historic roles. Selections favor cultural centers, libraries, workspaces, commercial settings, and a few houses, with significant representation from Asia and rural China. Materiality and design language vary, yet many examples demonstrate innovative solutions such as urban mining and adaptive reuse. Curators present architects' perspectives to explain why interventions succeed and to foreground locality-driven design decisions.
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