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Project • By cruz.atelier • Exhibitions
Cimbra
In every construction process, systems that endure after architectural materialisation coexist with others whose ephemerality allows them to be struck once they achieve stability by their own means — demanding as many resources as the permanent ones.
Auxiliary systems — formwork, falsework, propping, scaffolding, or safety nets — typically account for between 35% and 60% of the total cost of executing a structural element. At the overall budget level, temporary works on site are quantified at between 3% and 5% of direct costs. They are the essential matrix that supports matter before setting; the technical scaffolding that enables the construction of reality, yet which paradoxically always disappears and hides after demou... More
Project • By Bernard Mallat Architects • Urban Green Spaces
the Backyard
Cluster H - The Backyard, Hazmieh - Beirut The human mind is forever inclined to order and organize objects into patterns in an attempt to create easily recognizable, navigable environments. However, unplanned human settlements clearly show more random configurations that cluster around various attractors; typically, natural resources and mercantile spaces. Beirut, displays such an unruly pattern. Being an ancient city it has fallen subject to the influence of numerous cultures and has altered itself to adapt to its occupiers. Layers have accumulated and recent wars compounded by explosive growth have seen it engulf the suburbs. The lack of proficient planning and a succession of conflicts have driven the residents and their city to be... More