Architecture and Design

Unmissable architecture events in 2019

Urban Regeneration and Green Architecture

On the threshold of the 21st century, humanity faces unprecedented challenges that threaten the sustainability of our planet and the well-being of future generations. Two of the greatest challenges of...

COMPAC® REVOLUTIONISES KBIS 2024 WITH INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS

COMPAC® participated for the seventh consecutive year in KBIS, the most important trade fair for the Kitchen & Bath sector held in Las Vegas. The Spanish company unveiled the designs...

Regionalist Architecture: Contextualisation and Culture Through Design

In an increasingly globalised world, the challenge of architecture lies in remaining faithful to regional cultural and traditional roots, while simultaneously integrating contemporary designs and techniques. Regionalist architecture emerges as...
Events
18 February, 2022

Materials of the sustainable revolution with Terrazzo COMPAC at KBIS 2022

The world's largest kitchen and bathroom fair, KBIS 2022 has drawn to a close. COMPAC has…
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ArchitectureMaterials
4 February, 2022

Circumscribed structures and architectural skins in façade designs

The value ascribed to façades could be down to the visual importance humans place on…
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cristian-valdes-compac
ArchitectureInterviews
28 January, 2022

Cristian Axl Valdés: ‘The approach to designing architecture has nothing to do with a kind of scientific method but rather a musical composition’

Today at The Decorative Surfaces we sit down with Cristián Axl Valdés in Talca, Chile.…
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DecoraciónInterior design
21 January, 2022

Colour contexts with Pantone Colour of the Year 2022

Human emotions are sparked through reflections, perceptions or intuitions. External sensations that draw us into…
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Architecture
14 January, 2022

Five key trends for contemporary architecture

The start of the year clearly sets trends that are aligned with a specific context.…
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Japandi trend for 2022.
Projects
3 January, 2022

Living spaces in 2022

While intimate spaces are designed to make us feel safe, they also follow trends to…
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Panoramic view from the Oxeo buiding.
Projects
17 December, 2021

Architecture that looks after wellbeing

Beyond visuals, architecture needs to fulfil a specific design purpose. A purpose that like any…
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Interviews
10 December, 2021

“It’s always our goal to deliver a space that not only meets, but exceeds, the client’s expectations”

Photography: Michael O’Callahan/Scott Chou Studios Architecture is an international architecture firm based in the US.…
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Site of a house, by Fran Silvestre.
Architecture
3 December, 2021

Bucolic: architecture of place

Architectural language when talking about location is an ongoing struggle between practical approaches and the…
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