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Bell, V. (2021, Winter). Crème de la crème (N. Pappa, Interviewer). Desired Landscapes: A Magazine Reading into Cities, 4, 152–171. https://desired-landscapes.com/collections/magazines/products/issue-no4
Is BUENOS AIRES a paradise to juxtapositions, postmodern architecture and exceptional lobbies? To VANESSA BELL it definitely is. The Paris of Latin America, as it used to be called in the roaring 20s, is now home to an amalgam of styles, remnants of different eras, almost a different city at every turn.
Through her walking explorations, the Anglo-Argentine writer has cultivated an interest in architecture, and an investigating eye for overlooked documentations of the city. By putting together bits and pieces, she has gradually embraced her dual background, strengthen her connection to the city, and acknowledged the power of being both an outsider looking in and an insider looking out. With her project CRÈME DE LA CRÈME she bridges Europe and the Americas just like Buenos Aires does. Every week she gives custom guided tours on what she sees as the essence of the city, joining art, architecture, design and fashion with localities.
López, G. (2021, Winter). Atlas of architectural clichés (N. Pappa, Interviewer). Desired Landscapes: A Magazine Reading into Cities, 4, 34–53. https://desired-landscapes.com/collections/magazines/products/issue-no4
Barcelona-based architect GUILLERMO LÓPEZ has a strangely refreshing morning routine, that I am daring myself to adopt. Almost every day, on his way to his studio, he walks through the Encants Vells flea market to pick new findings for his vast collection of travel ephemera. There is no plan and the rule is simple: Get what attracts you. There are no themes, no series, no rare hunt. Once back at the studio, Guillermo will blindly place the new items in one of his boxes, only to be opened again if a brief arrives.
The very few that escape his arbitrary storage system will appear on the online project ANTIARCHIVE, where they will finally be made visible. Guillermo treats his postcards not as holiday mementos, or substantial documentations, but more like a medium to discuss surfacing stories. The things that could be found printed on a postcard can never form a comprehensive index anyway. So, in the case of Antiarchive the documentation goes even further, blending obscure architectures, unlikely angles and lopsided structures.
Winkes, R., Thomas, K., & Urbanus, J. (2020). Tongobriga: Brown University: Summary of collaborative excavations and studies 2004-2009. In A. M. Lima (Ed.), Tongobriga: Coletânea de estudos comemorativos de 40 anos de investigação [Tongobriga: A collection of commemorative studies of 40 years of research] (pp. 63–80). Direção Regional De Cultura Do Norte. https://app.box.com/s/cyoutq21z1lete1vyd2pka8jlf17yfnw
In 2004, Brown University began a five-year archaeological project to investigate the Roman and Iron Age site of Tongobriga in northern Portugal. The project was under the direction of Professor Rolf Winkes in collaboration with the Portuguese Ministry of Culture. In addition to the archaeologists and students from Brown University, the team consisted of members from the Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) and Deree – The American College of Greece (Greece). Excavations and research were conducted over four summer campaign seasons (2004-2007), with an additional study season taking place in the winter of 2009.