Bordering the west coast of South America, facing the Pacific Ocean, the Republic of Chile stretches over 4,300 kilometres, from the arid Atacama Desert in the north to the southernmost point of the continent, Cape Horn, with an average width of 180 kilometres. These long borders make the neighbour of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina an exception: and not just about the ‘neoliberal laboratory’ to which it is too often reduced. Five years after the estallido social of 2019, which paved the way for the revision of a Constitution dating from the Pinochet era, hopes were dashed as the status quo finally prevailed twice, with the referendums of 2022 and 2023 both resulting in the rejection of the new Constitutions, with a progressive version in 2022 and a conservative one in 2023. And what about tomorrow? Chilean architects are convinced that architecture is a way of making the future ‘desirable’ again.

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WHAT’S NEW 

Through the eyes of : Archie Moore ; awards : Global Award for Sustainable Architecture ; building : Atelier du Pont, Pavillon Jardins, Parc de la Villette, Paris, 2024 ; AA’s book selection ; school : ‘Living the Metamorphosis’, Nantes School of Architecture ; Photography : Luc Boegly ; pioneers : Minnette de Silva, Sri Lanka (1918-1998).

VIEWPOINTS

ART – The Palimpsests of Christiane Pooley, by Emmanuelle Borne 
CARTOGRAPHIC FILMING — Mapa Fílmico de un País, Santiago, with Mafi
GEOGRAPHY – Autochthonous Geographies, with Bastien Sepúlveda 

REPORT

ROUNDTABLE – Chilean Fragments, with Pedro Alonso, Thomas Batzenschlager, Alejandra Celedón, Felipe de Ferrari (Plan Común), Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann, Arturo Scheidegger
LOOKING BACK – Back to Quinta Monroy, Alejandro Aravena (Elemental), by Maximiano Atria
SOCIAL HOUSING – Architecture of resistance : The Ukamau Case, by Felipe de Ferrari 
HERITAGE – Cecilia Puga, Past Master, by Andrew Ayers
EDUCATION – The Universidad to the Rescue, by Anastasia de Villepin
OFFICE – Smiljan Radić, Fundación de Arquitectura Frágil, by Christophe Catsaros
OFFICE – Pezo von Ellrichshausen, by Anastasia de Villepin
REPRESENTATION – Artworks by Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen
OFFICE – Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados, by Sebastián Paredes
OFFICE – Tomás Villalón Arquitecto, by Yên Bui
OFFICE – Max Nuñez Arquitectos
OFFICE – Teresa Moller Landscape Studio 

TRENDS

In the news — Casalgrande Padana, Aquatio and Marmora collections, by Lisa Agostini 
Creation — Patricia Urquiola, Signature Kitchen
Projects et products — AA’s selection