In this article, Michael Kimmelman from New York Times tells a detailed narrative about Alejandro Aravena's design methodology, personal life and his design principles in which Elemental follows. Kimmelman puts an epic story about Aravena's architecture and life and explores how he has shaped an era by rebuilding a country.

''We don’t think of ourselves as artists,'' he adds. ''Architects like to build things that are unique. But if something is unique it can’t be repeated, so in terms of it serving many people in many places, the value is close to zero''.......Continue Reading

Top image: Aravena at the seafront. Image © Anthony Cotsifas, courtesy of New York Times.

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