Alejandro Aravena
Alejandro Aravena is a TED speaker who has written 1 quality-verified book, paired here with their talk.
Throughout his career, Alejandro Aravena has grappled with what he calls the “double condition of cities.” Attracting people, knowledge, development and opportunities on one hand, the Chilean architect says cities also concentrate and magnify social pressures. Through Elemental, the firm he founded in 1994, Aravena has devoted as much time to the design of iconic structures like the San Joaquin Universidad Catolica's “Siamese Towers” and Santiago’s Metropolitan Park as he has to the design of flexible and beautiful low-cost housing for low-income families. The firm's work is not just about buildings, but about shaping lives. Aravena is the winner of the 2016 Pritzker Prize.
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What books has Alejandro Aravena written?
Alejandro Aravena has written 1 book in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Elemental". It is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Alejandro Aravena write about?
Alejandro Aravena's books on Books Worth Reading cover Arts & Creativity.
What is Alejandro Aravena known for?
Alejandro Aravena's distinctive intellectual contribution lies in his unflinching examination of architecture's role in addressing urban inequality and environmental crisis. Rather than treating design as an aesthetic pursuit separate from social responsibility, Aravena positions architecture as a d...
What is Alejandro Aravena's TED talk?
Alejandro Aravena's TED talk is "My architectural philosophy? Bring the community into the process" (2014). It is paired with their book on Books Worth Reading.