ArchDaily's Monthly Topic: Under The Radar

Under the Radar. A selection of articles, interviews and projects. [View it in your browser]( MONTHLY TOPIC: Under the radar As architects, curators and readers we are always interested in knowing and disseminating the latest trends in architecture, healing the best of architecture around the world and chatting and meeting those who build our cities in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. However, as much as we try, we will always be ignoring something. In that sense, our only certainty is that the more we know, the more we will ignore. It is time to open our minds. As a team we want to bring to light trends, stories, technologies, faces, voices and ideas that inspire us and make us know a little more about this great planet. Do you think you know everything? Think again. [SEE MORE »]( 9 Innovative Practices Redefining What Architects Can Be In a complex, interconnected world, members of the architectural profession around the world are constantly expanding into new peripheries, generating new visions for how practice should operate, influenced by technological, political, cultural, and environmental changes. [Read More »]( 36 Architecture Firms from the Global South You Should Know Young architects have understood the importance of making an architecture that is deeply rooted in their own territory while giving this architecture a clear local identity. By generating new typologies and using their own resources and materials, they have presented innovative, site-specific and, above all, solutions with a new fresh focus towards what represents them as creators of this architecture. [Read More »]( Brutalist Beirut: Showcasing a Forgotten Modern Heritage In the midst of all the chaos currently taking place in the city of Beirut, we look back on the Lebanese capital’s hidden Brutalist gems. To shed the light on a movement that's often neglected and forgotten, Architect Hadi Mroue created a series of images that highlight the Lebanese Brutalism movement as well as its evolution as an important part of the Lebanese modern heritage. [Read More »]( Why Africa is the Future of Megacities Despite our preoccupation with the problems and opportunities of urbanization in the ‘Global North’, and the architectural innovations they herald, there is merit in expanding our horizons – and not just towards Mars. By the end of the century, none of the world’s largest 20 cities will be in China, Europe, or the Americas. Africa, meanwhile, will host 13 out of 20, including the top 3. [Read More »]( Alfredo Thiermann and Artifacts: Understanding Architectural Space Through Sound ArchDaily had a chance to visit Alfredo Thiermann (ThiermannCruz) at his Berlin studio, to learn more about his work at the intersection of practice, research, and his passion for music. He started his practice at an early stage with a series of experimental small scale projects, the "artifacts", always in collaboration with diverse professionals. [Read More »]( Landscaping in Contemporary Brazilian Architecture through 15 Projects To bring some references for compositions with nature and other elements that help to configure a place, we have gathered fifteen contemporary Brazilian projects that explore simple solutions and the ones that expose the exuberance of the country's tropical flora. [Read More »]( Follow Us: [ArchDaily Twitter]( [ArchDaily Instagram]( [ArchDaily Pinterest]( [ArchDaily Youtube]( [ArchDaily Facebook]( [Unsubscribe / Update Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( [Contact us](mailto:support@archdaily.com) [Unsubscribe / Update Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( [Contact us](mailto:support@archdaily.com) [ArchDaily logo]  © All rights reserved. ArchDaily 2019. Monseñor Carlos Casanueva 237, Providencia, Santiago 7510131, Chile. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( ArchDaily · Monseñor Carlos Casanueva 0237 · Providencia · Santiago 7520253 · Chile