a+t 60 Frugality Serie – Abstraction and Responsibility

Frugality means less material, less energy, less expense, greater respect for the environment, greater constructive sincerity, and greater social honesty.

Frugality is not imposed by social or cultural movements, or even by political transformations. It is the pure awareness of the moment of restriction and deprivation that conditions the way of acting. Frugality is dismantling the iconic and symbolic character of architecture. It imbues it with a basic rationality, a new classicism without style, standardised technology, and programmatic flexibility.

The first issue of this new series is entitled Abstraction and Responsibility, the essential features of this frugal architecture whose sole aim is to become a structure-shelter of life.

Bast, A6a, Cetab, Borteq, Clauss Kahl Merz Atelier, Maio, ohansen Skovsted Arkitekter, Waldrap, Felippi Wyssen Architects, Vivas Arquitectos, Dataae + Xavier Vendrell Studio, Narch,  Maira Arquitectes, Clauss Kahl Merz Atelier, Claudi Aguiló (Dataae) + Joan Ramon Pascuets.

English/Spanish (23.5 x 32 cm)
120 Pages