Archive Hatje Cantz Verlag | A Contracorriente

Against The Tide, The Chilean Pavilion At The 15Th International Architecture Exhibition Of The Venice Biennale, Exhibits The Work Of A Generation Of Young Architects Who Have Conceived, Financed, Designed, And Constructed Small-Scale Architecture In Order To Obtain Their Professional Degree In The Field. They Have Built With A Minimum Of Resources, With The Residue Of Agricultural Processes, And With Local Materials Easily Available In A Rural Environment. This Catalogue Contains The Fifteen Projects Chosen For The Exhibition, With Texts By Different Authors That Examine These Architects’ Training And The Customs Of A Territory Both Anodyne And Extraordinary. Against The Tide Speaks To The Contrary Direction In Which Some Things Move. It Puts The Accent On The Customs And Landscape Of A Rural World Of Forestry And Agriculture, Helping To Improve The Everyday Lives Of People Through Architecture. (English Edition Isbn 978-3-7757-4189-7)