WORDS Lindi Brownell Meiring IMAGES via ELEMENTAL
Pritzker Prize-winning Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena of ELEMENTAL, a “do tank” that focuses on projects that serve in the public interest, is speaking at the 2018 Design Indaba Conference in Cape Town.
Together with his team, he is behind the design of several important architectural projects, from public housing initiatives to innovation centres. Below, we highlight 5 of his most striking designs.
Name: Cultural Center of Constitución
Location: Constitución, Chile
Image credit: Felipe Diaz Contardo
Image credit: Felipe Diaz Contardo
Image credit: Felipe Diaz Contardo
Name: Siamese Towers
Location: Santiago, Chile
Image credit: Cristobal Palma
Image credit: Anthony Cotsifas
Image credit: Cristobal Palma
Name: Quinta Monroy (low-cost housing built for 93 families)
Location: Iquique, Chile
Image credit: Tadeuz Jalocha
Image credit: Tadeuz Jalocha
Image credit: Cristobal Palma
Name: Las Cruces Lookout Point
Location: Jalisco, Mexico
Image credit: Iwan Baan
Image credit: Iwan Baan
Name: UC Innovation Center
Location: Santiago, Chile
Image credit: Felipe Diaz Contardo
Image credit: Felipe Diaz Contardo
Image credit: Felipe Diaz Contardo
Read more about these projects at elementalchile.cl.
