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Bureau des Mésarchitectures

Housing block . LEIRIA

Bureau des Mésarchitectures . photos: © Francisco Nogueira

Set in the Rua dos Mártires, a prime area of the small city of Leiria in Central Portugal, the site of the new housing complex is wedged between a wide modern avenue featuring new construction and a narrow old street that leads to the city’s historic district. The project combines the renovation of a pre-existing small house with a new extension and features seven apartments as well as a shared private parking zone. Continue reading Bureau des Mésarchitectures

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Didier Faustino

Memories of Tomorrow . 2012

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For his project in the Tuileries Garden, the artist conceived an installation based on Vauban’s barriers, the metal barriers used by the authorities to control crowds. This security tool is transformed to the point of assuming a decorative dimension that is directly inspired by the gardens drawn by Le Nôtre in the 17th century. Continue reading Didier Faustino