As founder of the “Do Tank” firm ELEMENTAL, Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena (born on June 22, 1967) is perhaps the most socially-engaged architect to receive the Pritzker Prize. Far from the usual aesthetically driven approach, Aravena explains that “We don’t think of ourselves as artists. Architects like to build things that are unique. But if something is unique it can’t be repeated, so in terms of it serving many people in many places, the value is close to zero.” [1] For Aravena, the architect’s primary goal is to improve people's way of life by assessing both social needs and human desires, as well as political, economic and environmental issues.
Completed in 2015 in Province of Pordenone, Italy. Images by Paolo Belvedere . The project House ML + M + R in Pordenone, in the north east of Italy, involves the expansion and recomposition of all four facades without altering.
Completed in 2021 in Angostura, Chile. Images by Nico Saieh . This project seeks to question certain notions about living and how we relate to the environment. Its design frames a segment of the landscape to.
Completed in 2021 in Angostura, Chile. Images by Nico Saieh . This project seeks to question certain notions about living and how we relate to the environment. Its design frames a segment of the landscape to.