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Architect: Javier Peña. Xpiral
With this project of the “House among the pines” Irreversible publishers begins the collection of Micrographic books. This first monograph is the story of the project complete, understanding this as a process that leads us through a complex sequence (and irreversible) decision-making. In the micrography, ww radiography projects, in this case an Xpiral project, led by the architect Javier Pena.
The result was encapsulates in a publication with
336 pages, more than 700 color images and 92 graphics
. Entire planimetry is redraw to scale. The photographs are made to spin an argument that develops along with graphical production itself that the study generates in the process of the project.
In this book there are collaborators like Iñaki Ábalos (www.abalos-sentkiewicz.com), catedrático of Architect Proyects ETSAM, Pedro Medina (www.abreelojo.com), Philosopher and art critic, head of the Instituto Europeo di Design. In addition to Juan Antonio Rodriguez (www.arqtopsia.com), architect, who has been in charge of reprocessing of 3D models of line, for better understanding of the project.
JAVIER PEÑA GALIANO (Murcia, 1966). Architect by the ETSAM in 1992. Since 2001 he is Associate Professor of Architectural Projects at the School of Architecture in Alicante. In 1997 he founds XPIRAL Architecture. As head of this team he is in charge of supervising the development of proposals that explore alternatives to non-disciplinary problems, involving new technologies and multimedia resources but go beyond architecture, urbanism and design. He has travelled widely. He has participated in round tables, conferences and meetings, like VIII Biennale of Architecture in Venice, the recent exhibition On-Site on Spanish Architecture at MOMA, New York, also shown in the Botanical Garden in Madrid. He has lectured in other international events: V Biennale of Architecture and Design in Sao Paolo, 2003; Workshop of Architecture, University of Alcala, 2004; 7 Ideas of Beauty, Madrid, 2005; Talent and Spirit, Santander, July 2005. He has been honoured with numerous awards. Most outstanding are: Europan 6 Prize; Second ATEG Prize, 2006; First Prize for I Contest of the Municipal Pool of Mazarron, Murcia, 2006; First Prize Barrio de la Paz, Murcia, 2006. He has been short-listed twice: FAD, 2000, and SALONI Prizes. He often participates in Architecture and Urbanism competitions organized in the region of Murcia. In this city he lives and develops most of his activity.
Sponsors: Robertson, Vitra, Bulthaup, Gaggenau-neff, Quarta
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