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Music Boxes
These simple constructions, put in place by the people of each town or village, served for years as the place of celebration, hosting all types of musical performances and festivities. The project documents these structures and their environment, now disused and in deterioration which in past times were cental to the lives and the history of the local people. Now they lie empty and abandoned, having been replaced by modern mobile stages. Leaving the spectator only with their imagination to contemplate the activities of which these places were once the heart.
Portugal Travel Guide
Álvaro Siza
Zafra Apartment
Baladrar House
Medialab-Prado
The ‘Serrería’ vs ‘La Cosa’ is a form of coexistence, a dialectical combat mode, which has allowed going beyond the conventional concept of rehabilitation and inhabit the remaining gap between the two opponents. It is a coexistence of opposites which has understood this intermediate region not as a finished product but as an open, versatile and activated process that people activate.
Red Bull Music Academy
The 2011 edition of RBMA was going to be held in Tokyo, but given the devastating effects of the earthquake, the location had to be changed. With only five months to plan, the city of Madrid took over. The creative space known as Matadero Madrid, which is located in an early 20th century industrial warehouse complex, was designated as the event’s new location.