Capturing the vanishing, learning to let go: on aura, photography & being present by Nicolás Boullosa on November 13, 2025 Walter Benjamin warned that machines would steal the “aura” from art. Between a celebrated old travel-photography archive and every other …
Dual role of wood in human history: a blessing & a curse by Nicolás Boullosa on May 30, 2024 Old wood-clad houses know how to age, drawing inspiration from ancient woodworking. But why does modernity feel uneasy with weathered …
Bought a cement factory, turned it into an enchanted palace by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2016 When architect Ricardo Bofill discovered an abandoned cement factory outside Barcelona, he was inspired to give the place a new …
