a+u 649: Adamo-Faiden — Selective Memory traces nearly two decades of work by the Buenos Aires studio through 34 chronologically ordered projects, mapping a practice defined by permeable facades, cohabiting plants, and a sustained sensitivity to airflow.
About This Book
This issue of a+u is dedicated to adamo-faiden, the architectural practice founded in Buenos Aires in 2005 by Sebastián Adamo and Marcelo Faiden. Presented chronologically, the 34 projects documented here chart the studio's evolution from early small-scale residential work to a high-rise in central Buenos Aires and social housing commissions in Europe. What holds the monograph together is not scale but sensibility: a consistent urban attentiveness and an approach to facade design that treats permeability and planting as structural thinking, not decoration. For practitioners and students engaged with Latin American architecture, climate-responsive design, and the relationship between built form and the city, this is a precise and considered survey.
Key Features
- 160 pages documenting 34 projects in chronological sequence
- Work by Sebastián Adamo and Marcelo Faiden of adamo-faiden, Buenos Aires
- Projects include a high-rise in central Buenos Aires and social housing in Europe
- Published by Shinkenchiku-sha, 2024
What You'll Discover
- How adamo-faiden's approach to permeable facades creates a fluid threshold between interior and exterior across projects of varying scale
- The role of cohabiting plants as an architectural — rather than cosmetic — strategy in their building envelopes
- A studio's transition from small residential commissions to complex urban typologies, including high-rise and social housing
- A consistent sensitivity to urban context and airflow as organising principles, regardless of programme or geography
About the Author
adamo-faiden was founded in Buenos Aires in 2005 by Sebastián Adamo and Marcelo Faiden. Over nearly two decades, the studio has built a practice spanning residential, high-rise, and social housing projects across South America and Europe, distinguished by its attention to urban environments and climate-responsive facade design.
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 220 x 290 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9784900213081
- Publisher: Shinkenchiku-sha
- Publication Date: 2024
Perfect For: Architects and students interested in Latin American contemporary practice, climate-responsive design, and urban-scale thinking in residential and high-rise typologies.