Facing economic, cultural and political crisis, Europe must seek sustainable urban solutions. Living together in collective housing, compact cities and well-integrated countries on a shared continent is the best course for future survival. Thus the importance of building types and urban models for better energy use is tantamount. Editor Luis Fernández-Galiano contributes two essays on the topic – “Living Together” and “In Praise of the Compact City” – and illustrates these with twenty works in ten countries, from Norway to Portugal and the United Kingdom to Germany. Featured architects include Dominique Perrault, Hild und K Architekten and AH Asociados, among others.
Facing economic, cultural and political crisis, Europe must seek sustainable urban solutions. Living together in collective housing, compact cities and well-integrated countries on a shared continent is the best course for future survival. Thus the importance of building types and urban models for better energy use is tantamount. Editor Luis Fernández-Galiano contributes two essays on the topic – “Living Together” and “In Praise of the Compact City” – and illustrates these with twenty works in ten countries, from Norway to Portugal and the United Kingdom to Germany. Featured architects include Dominique Perrault, Hild und K Architekten and AH Asociados, among others.
This issue of AV Monografías features the following projects:
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Living Together
In Praise of the Compact City
Twenty Works in Ten Countries
MySpace Residence, Trondheim (Norway), Murado, Elvira & Krahe (MEK Architects)
Chips Building, Manchester (United Kingdom), Alsop Architects
Heron Court, London (United Kingdom), Bell Phillips
Housing for Artists, Brussels (Belgium), L’Escaut-Gigogne
Water Houses, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Architectenbureau Marlies Rohmer
La Liberté Building, Groningen (Netherlands), Dominique Perrault
Housing Block, Blaricum (Netherlands), Casanova & Hernández
Residential Building, Munich (Germany), Hild und K Architekten
Residential Complex in Adliswil (Switzerland), Baumschlager & Eberle
Social Housing, Lyon (France), Rue Royale Architectes
Residential Complex in Jesolo (Italy), Gonçalo Byrne & Pedro Sousa
Housing in Santa Eugenia de Berga (Spain), Bailo & Rull
Júlia Tower, Barcelona (Spain), Vidal, Pons & Galiana
Tower 5, Hospitalet de Llobregat (Spain), Roldán & Berengué
Social Housing, Pamplona (Spain), AH Asociados
Social Housing, Vitoria (Spain), Francisco Mangado
Social Housing in Vallecas, Madrid (Spain), Núñez & Ribot
Housing in Carabanchel, Madrid (Spain), José Cruz Ovalle
Social Housing, Alcorcón (Spain), Burgos & Garrido
Residence for Elderly People (Portugal), Aires Mateus
