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JOHN BROWN is the editor of theslowhome.com and the founder of the Slow Home Movement. He is a registered architect, real estate broker and Professor of Architecture at the University of Calgary.
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Innovative Combination of Thoery and Practice
Sebastian Irrarazaval
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House in Las Palmas
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House in Las Palmas Interior
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Sebastian Irarrazaval architects are based in Santiago de Chile since 1993. Projects range from single family housing to office building and hotels. The approach to architectural design combines theory and practice. As a result, innovative and well-crafted results are expected for every particular commission. As a commitment to this approach, every member of the team shares professional practice with university teaching. Projects have been published worldwide in specialized magazines, among them: ARQ, Casabella, Arquitectura Viva and A+U. Practice work has also being exhibited locally and abroad. Recent exhibitions include XV Chilean Architectural Biennial, GSD Harvard University and Venice Biennale. The studio was recently featured by "*Wallpaper" as one of the 101 world’s most interesting emerging practices.
Sebastian Irarrázaval, principal of the firm, receives the degree of Architect from the Catholic University of Chile in 1991. In 1993 receives a British Council scholarship for post-degree studies in Urbanism at the Architectural Association in London. In 1999 receives the AOA (Architecture Offices Association) award to the most outstanding young architect. Teaches design studios at the School of Architecture of the Catholic University of Chile since 1994. Has taught in The University of Arizona, Universidad Central de Caracas and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, MIT.
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We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy, vibrant places that uplift the spirit and gracefully fit our needs. We call for an end to poor construction, bad design, misleading marketing, unfair lending practices and environmental neglect in the housing industry. We acknowledge our collective responsibility to create CLOSE, SIMPLE, LIGHT places to live that leave a positive legacy for future generations.
provides design focused information that homeowners can use to improve the quality of how and where they live. It takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. The sprawl of cookie cutter housing that surrounds us is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast life that is bad for us, our cities, and the environment. In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home empowers you to take more control of your home and improve the quality of how you live while reducing your environmental impact and futureproofing the long term investment value of your home.
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