a+u’s July 2021 issue features the work of 6 architectural practices from around the world, each providing a statement on the meaning of life, place, and form. In addition to the guest editor, Go Hasegawa, who is based in Tokyo, they are: 6a architects (London), Vector Architects (Beijing), MOS (New York), adamo-faiden (Buenos Aires), and HARQUITECTES (Barcelona).
These practices belong to the same generation and share a similar attitude toward the house and its relationship to the world beyond. In her keynote essay, Giovanna Borasi discusses the evolving concept of lifecycle and work, new models of co-living, and <he misalignment between new societal needs and the architecture that houses them,&r upholding the attitude of the architects featured. She describes these practices as advancing &lan architecture that is not overly prescriptive in how we live, but instead frames it.&r These 6 statements offer a timely reflection on residential design at a time of tremendous change.
Go Hasegawa
Consciousness of &lRoots&r
6a architects
Habitat
Vector Architects
Architecture as Mediator of Life
MOS
Architecture as Empathy
adamo-faiden
An Intermediate Climate
HARQUITECTES
Natural Atmospheres
Essay:
Reframing How We Live
Giovanna Borasi
