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Columns and articles by Luis Diego Barahona on cities, public space, housing and architecture, published in Costa Rica and abroad since 1999. Each card keeps the original title and links to the full text in Spanish.

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January 31, 2016 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Alejandro Aravena, ganador del premio Pritzker, la arquitectura amplificada Alejandro Aravena broadened the scope of architecture through incremental housing.
June 2014 · Domus magazine · (in Spanish) Concreto conciliado The Fátima Church in Los Yoses applies the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
2014 · Essay · (in Spanish) Repensar la ciudad desde los sistemas de acupunturas urbanas A mixed, compact city is built on top of the existing city.
2014 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Piezas arquitectónicas inspiradas en el rock ofrecen experiencias únicas Hendrix, Gehry and Seattle lead to a question about Costa Rica’s railway lands.
June 2013 · Domus magazine · (in Spanish) Vacío irradiado. Casa Altamira Casa Altamira in Ciudad Colón organizes its spaces with walls that radiate from the entrance hall.
May 5, 2013 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Toyo Ito, arquitecto universal Column on the work of Japanese architect Toyo Ito, winner of the 2013 Pritzker Prize.
January 13, 2013 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Parqueos amistosos con la ciudad A parking lot is an urban plot that can also hold shops, services and housing.
2013 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Pedro Ramírez, un maestro de la arquitectura The architect of the Azteca Stadium and of the Presidential House of Costa Rica.
August 12, 2012 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Tras los juegos, Londres continúa London 2012 left an urban renewal plan for the east of the city.
June 17, 2012 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) El navegante rebelde Renzo Piano works from the studio to the building site and reaches a rural school in Mora.
April 15, 2012 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Una celebración que fluye Rivers can become public space corridors if they are cleaned and lined with footpaths and bike lanes.
April 2012 · Domus magazine · (in Spanish) Paisajes ensamblados por la luz Víctor Cañas joins architecture and landscape through light.
January 15, 2012 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Abran cancha a los ejercicios urbanos Neighborhood sports courts are a matter of public health and social cohesion.
2012 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Recintos para la eternidad A tour of Olympic stadiums and what each one brought to architecture.
October 2011 · Domus magazine · (in Spanish) Sede de los Museos del BCCR The Central Bank Museums and the Plaza de la Cultura are the most significant urban work of the 20th century in Costa Rica.
August 28, 2011 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) La ciudad, un cambio de la naturaleza Paulo Mendes da Rocha sees architecture as a transformation of nature.
April 30, 2011 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Enormes libros abiertos Buildings can be open books that convey the culture of a society.
January 29, 2011 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Por el buen camino Bike lanes work as a network and not as isolated stretches.
November 28, 2010 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Rigurosidad manifiesta Álvaro Siza’s Iberê Camargo Foundation is a rigorous architectural manifesto.
October 24, 2010 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Sombras para encontrarse In the tropics, shade is the basis of public space.
August 15, 2010 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Para sentarnos juntos A symbolic parliament belongs in a civic center and not in an office park.
August 2010 · Su Casa magazine · (in Spanish) Urbanismo social Medellín and the 2010 Ibero-American Biennial as an example of architecture for social integration.
July 11, 2010 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Intensidad hilvanada Rolando Barahona’s work seeks balance with nature and the happiness of those who live in it.
May 2, 2010 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Límites etéreos Dematerialization blurs the limits between inside and outside.
January 24, 2010 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) La belleza de los inicios puros Pure forms and good beginnings teach how to build without excess.
December 13, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Íntimo respeto The front garden is a green threshold that the house offers to the sidewalk.
December 2009 · Café de las Ciudades · (in Spanish) Plan de Renovación del Barrio Los Yoses The plan is organized as a system of 25 overlapping urban acupunctures.
November 14, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) A fuego lento The kitchen has been the heart of the home and a meeting place since the days of the open hearth.
October 4, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Exposiciones maestras Temporary pavilions teach us to think about the city and to rethink our own architecture.
August 16, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Armonía en full color Color in architecture can extend the landscape, create contrast or highlight elements.
June 21, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Umbrales abiertos Urban gates mark the transition between the outside and the inside of cities.
May 17, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Tictac suizo Swiss architecture stands out for its constructive rigor and its command of the craft.
April 12, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Paz blanca, pax romana Richard Meier’s Ara Pacis Museum protects the altar of Augustus inside a bright white building.
March 15, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Pieles sugerentes Facades are skins that connect a building with its context, nature and climate.
January 18, 2009 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Diálogos urbanos The city needs buildings that complement each other more than isolated landmarks.
January 2009 · Habitar magazine · (in Spanish) La vivienda protegida The middle class needs its own housing policy, distinct from social housing and from the open market.
December 14, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Claridad continua Daylight reveals space, brings out textures and defines the color of buildings.
November 16, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Atmósferas en ladrillo Clay brick has built masterpieces from the ziggurats of Mesopotamia to Bogotá.
October 19, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Vida fluvial Cemeteries are public spaces open to the sky and often linked to rivers.
September 21, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Territorios lúdicos One in five people in Costa Rica is a child.
August 31, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Verde natura, rojo estructura The parks of Costa Rica can be read in three groups that form a single system.
August 10, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Barrio con planos The value of a neighborhood lies in its houses, streets and trees as a whole more than in a single building.
July 20, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Mixtura del lugar Markets are covered public spaces where society mixes.
July 6, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Concreto expuesto Concrete works can be valued for their plasticity, permanence and structural daring.
June 29, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Gran país, bellos ejemplos Brazil has built landmark museums with Oscar Niemeyer, Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Lina Bo Bardi.
June 2008 · Su Casa magazine · (in Spanish) Arquitectura y género. Entrevista a Zaida Muxí Gender refers to the roles that society assigns and not to sex.
May 4, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Escenarios espectaculares A stadium can be a lively urban stage and not just an object to admire.
March 30, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Campus en equilibrio The Rodrigo Facio university campus gives priority to pedestrians over cars.
February 17, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Cubo idílico Casa Poli is a concrete cube facing the sea on the Coliumo peninsula in Chile.
January 27, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Entrañas y paisajes Three modern houses in Rio de Janeiro, Guanacaste and Barcelona rooted in their landscape.
January 13, 2008 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Bueno, pero ¿cuál es la diferencia? Airports, commercial museums, shopping malls and hotels repeat the same spaces all over the world.
2008 · Su Casa magazine · (in Spanish) La vivienda como esencia. Quinto Congreso Líneas The fifth Líneas Congress and housing as the piece that builds the city.
October 28, 2007 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Foco ibérico, faro mediterráneo Madrid and Barcelona build their future on two different urban models.
September 2007 · Arquine magazine · (in Spanish) Víctor Cañas, miembro de la AIA A Costa Rican architect in the AIA College of Fellows.
August 12, 2007 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Bellos contenedores sociales The libraries of Bogotá, Medellín and Mexico City regenerate neighborhoods and create public space.
July 22, 2007 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Otro modo de abrir el cielo The contemporary tower is being rethought with new types, structures and facades adapted to climate.
July 2, 2007 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Bilbao mira la ría The regeneration of Bilbao rests on its estuary more than on the Guggenheim Museum.
June 24, 2007 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Embajada con corazón arbolado A tree-filled courtyard 24 meters across organizes the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala.
June 10, 2007 · Áncora, La Nación · (in Spanish) Un mundo en una manzana A mixed-use block can work as a small city.
August 2004 · Su Casa magazine · (in Spanish) OMA, arquitectura de las culturas Rem Koolhaas, AMO and a conversation with Oliver Schütte on architecture and culture.
June 2004 · Su Casa magazine · (in Spanish) Construir lo elemental The Elemental competition sought professionals able to solve very low-cost housing in Chile.
September 26, 2003 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Microurbanismo a concurso Architecture competitions make it possible to choose the best design for each work.
January 3, 2002 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Hacia un ecourbanismo The city belongs to its residents and they are the ones who decide how to change it.
April 20, 2001 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Efecto Marriott When a hotel becomes a style and the style degrades in the city.
September 8, 2000 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Replantear lo nuestro Knowing our own heritage lets us blend the local with new ideas without losing identity.
July 15, 2000 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Arquitectura en el trópico Housing in Costa Rica should be designed with bioclimatic criteria.
May 12, 2000 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Adaptación a lo ajeno Costa Rican architecture has absorbed influences from pre-Columbian times to today’s avant-gardes.
November 23, 1999 · La Nación · (in Spanish) Ciudad, ¿regalo o creación? The city is not received as a gift. It is built by everyone.