Puerto Madero: The Latest Architecture and News
Faena Arts Center / Mc Cormack Asociados
JISU Specialty Cafe / Tomas Mielnikowicz
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Architects: Tomas Mielnikowicz
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Frimaq, Monolitic, Paul Sende, Quadri
Puertos Escobar Football Club / Torrado Arquitectos
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Architects: Torrado Arquitectos
- Year: 2016
Argentina to Build Latin America’s Tallest Skyscraper
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has announced the winning proposal for the Cinematography and Audiovisual Tower that will be built in capital Buenos Aires.
Out of five competing proposals, MRA+A Álvarez| Bernabó | Sabatini’s design was selected. At 335 meters, the skyscraper will become the tallest building in Latin America, surpassing the 300-meter Costanera tower in Santiago, Chile and a 330-meter tower under development in Monterrery, Mexico. To be used mainly for Argentina's film and television industry, the tower will have 67 floors and 216,000 square meters of space. A hotel will occupy the top 13 floors.
More details after the break...
MA2's Proposal for Buenos Aires Contemporary Art Museum
The [AC-CA]’s recent call for proposals for a new Contemporary Art Museum in the heart of Buenos Aires has been seductively synthesized by Houston architect Michael Arellanes II, principal and founder of M A 2 Architectural Design. The nature of the competition called for a building that reflects contemporary design tendencies, whilst simultaneously attending to the specific functions that are required of art museums and considering the impact upon the local milieu. Located within the Puerto Madero district, the museum will occupy a substantial plot of land along the riverbank of the Río de la Plata. While there are no plans for the Contemporary Art Museum to be built, the goal to generate progressive modern design ideas and dialogue surely succeeds with submissions of MA2’s caliber. More details and Arellanes’s description after the break.