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MAGAZINE ARQ 57 | August 2004 Convinced of the need to incorporate economic criteria and curb the prevailing trend in our culture towards consumption and over-exploitation of resources, we are drawn to reflect on the relationship between architecture and environment in the hottest, driest areas of America. The implacable deserts of Peru, Chile and Arizona, settings in the past for pre-Colombian settlements and nitrate mines, are the stage for the projects we present in this edition. Defined by a hostile environment they have nevertheless created an architecture of shadow, open spaces and gardens that make a virtue of scarce water and abundant sun. |
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