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		Final presentation at Harvard	21/12/2010
		On Friday 10th December, the students in Antón Garcia-Abril’s studio at Harvard Graduate School of Design showed the work they have been producing during the fall semester. A complete series of drawings, images and models at various scales and materials that explored the possibilities of building architecture with concrete. The attendance of Nader Tehrani, Fernando Menis, Ed Baum, Belén Hermida, Mauricio Bertet, Daniel Ibáñez and Débora...
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		Museum of America in 'Casabella'	21/12/2010
		The Italian magazine 'Casabella' vol. 796 has published a great article about Museums in the World, where the Museum of America in Salamanca holds a prominent position. The magazine explains the interior of the building throughout a wide selection of photos and plans. This publication in December 2010 shows this museum by Ensamble Studio that was recently built in June 2010.
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		Hemeroscopium in Fashion TV	15/12/2010
		Fashion Television in Toronto has recently shot a story on the Hemeroscopium House for the TV show "In Fashion". Débora Mesa pointed how industrial concrete, which is normally destined for highways, is just one of the unusual elements that Ensamble Studio used to build the house. The result is an ultra modern personal residence in Madrid.
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		'Arhitext' shows the Truffle	30/11/2010
		Romanian magazine 'Arhitext', which deals with architecture, art and design, in its 213 volume in November 2010, offers a special article about the architect Antón García-Abril and comes into The Truffle, looking into every detail of its construction process. It is included into an analysis that is called: "History, from (the) threshold (of law) to (the screen-)threshold", about unusual architecture. Read it inside!
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		The Truffle in 'Boidus:Blogs'	29/11/2010
		Robert Pike, writer of a platform for showcasing fresh new talent and the latest news across the design industry, 'Boidus-Blogs', has published an article about the Truffle on the frontpage of this website. It is described as "a project altogther more subtle and delicate". Read the whole article to learn more about the Truffle.
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		Venice Biennale closing	26/11/2010
		The 12th Intl. Architecture Exhibition "People meet in architecture" for the Venice Biennale has come to an end. It has welcomed over 170000 visitors from August, turning it into one of the most visited exhibitions in Italy. As a closing event, a roundtable discussion took place in Teatro alle Tese last Saturday 20th. It intended to close the cycle of the “Architecture Saturdays”, a series of conversations that explored the history of the show 35 years after the first...
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		The elite of world architecture	23/11/2010
		"The elite of world architecture. Six Spanish studios are part of a new generation that, according to the most prestigious critics in the world, is changing the cities of 21st century". This is the headline for the recent article in the 'Dominical' by 'el Periódico' newspaper, that includes the creative work by Antón García-Abril as a singular phenomenon in current times.
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		Balancing Act in 'Ottagono'	19/11/2010
		Italian magazine 'Ottagono' talks about Venice Biennale in its October 2010 issue, in an article that has been written by Elena Franzoia. It includes the installation of Ensamble Studio 'Balancing Act', with some photos by Marco Zanta.
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		Ensamble Studio by N2C	16/11/2010
		Neo2City interviewed Antón García-Abril in his office in downtown Madrid, Ensamble Studio. García-Abril talked about their ongoing projects (Cervantes Theater) and explained how he and his team work, highlighting the importance of the concrete in their works, both precast (Hemeroscopium House, Berklee Tower, Reader's House) and mass (the Truffle).
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		Hemeroscopium House in 'The New York Times'	11/11/2010
		The real-estate section of the newspaper 'The New York Times' offers today a large article on the House Hemeroscopium and focuses on how the architect of this work, Antón García-Abril, built the house from three giant concret I-beams, two concret segments of an irrigation canal and two steel girders, all anchored by a 20-ton granite slab.
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		Venice Biennale last days	11/11/2010
		The 12th Intl. Architecture Exhibition "People meet in architecture" for the Venice Biennale is coming to an end. The last day to enjoy this wonderful show of architecture, that has been organized by Kazuyo Sejima this year, and had the participation of Ensamble Studio, is on Sunday November 21st. On Saturday 20th there will be a roundtable discussion involving Kazuyo Sejima, Christian Kerez and Antón García-Abril as a closing ceremony of the exhibition.
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		The Truffle in Vogue Living	07/11/2010
		In this bimonthly Australian Vogue Living they show their vision about Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio's 'Truffle'
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		Hemeroscopium in 'GA Houses' num 118	01/11/2010
		'The patio of my house is particular, but when it rains it gets wet like the other ones...'
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		García-Abril in XVII Panamerican Biennial	28/10/2010
		The College of Architects of Ecuador has organized the "XVII Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito" (XVII Panamerican Biennial of Architecture), which will take place from 15th to 19th November 2010 in Quito. Entitled "The Open Biennial", aims to be a relationship to "the opening of a close discipline", through a Biennial that will focus on 5 topics: the manifestations of the economy (neither rich nor poor), the society (neither formal nor informal)...
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		Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa in 'Sunday Times' South Africa	26/10/2010
		In South African newspaper 'Sunday Times' on the occasion of Architecture ZA conferences, Débora Mesa (as guest speaker), said: 'we believe structure and architecture are the same thing and so its design has to integrate mechanical, formal organisational and spatial aspects'.
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		Balancing Act in RAI3	25/10/2010
		Balancing Act installation by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio for the 12ª Mostra Internazionale di Architettura appears on the TV program "Passepartout" from the italian public television RAI3 hosted by art critic Phillippe Daverio. The host walks through the installation with architect Marino Folin.
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		The Truffle in 'Detail'	21/10/2010
		German 'Detail' magazine has recently published an article on The Truffle the last project by Antón García-Abril and Ensamble Studio in Galicia. The publication consists of images and especially construction details showing how the building is on the close scale. More info inside!
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		International Conference "Arquitectura, Paisaje y Territorio" at Santiago de Chile	13/10/2010
		The Facultad de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño (School of Architecture, Art and Design) of the University Diego Portales in Santiago de Chile is hosting the fourth edition of the International Conference "Arquitectura, Paisaje y Territorio" (Architecture, Landscape and Territory), during the days October, 13th and 14th.
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		Reader's House at the exhibition "Futuro. En pausa"	05/10/2010
		The Reader's House, the latest project by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio appears in the new exhibition "Futuro. En Pausa" (Future. Paused), organized within the activities of the "III international conference on architecture CONSTRUTEC COAM" and realized by Luis Úrculo and Luis Diaz-Mauriño. The intention of the exhibition is to give a glimpse of the near future of the city of Madrid, showing projects that are in the design stage or under construction...
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		Balancing Act in 'Konkret'	04/10/2010
		Germany magazine 'Konkret' has published in its latest edition in October 2010, an interesting article about Balancing Act. Read the whole article inside.
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		The Truffle in 'Arsitektur.net' magazine	23/09/2010
		Farid Rakun, architect from the University of Indonesia, writes an interesting article in the journal Arsitektur on the "simplicity of architectural space within the context of increasing social complexity" illustrated by the Truffle, the project by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio. This article takes the concepts of simplicity from psychologist Edward de Bono and graphic designer John Maeda and applies them to the field of architecture. The article is titled "Simply Simpler...
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		The Truffle in 'Frame'	17/09/2010
		The Truffle in 76th Sept/Oct issue of 'Frame' magazine, in a report about living indoors by Cassandra Pizzey, where they talk about how livable and comfortable the house is, despite its tiny dimensions, and how it is situated on the forrest. Read the whole article inside!
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		The Truffle in 'A+U'	14/09/2010
		The Japanese magazine 'A+U Architecture and Urbanism' devotes the cover of the September issue to the Truffle project by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio. In its inner pages appears a long article that fully describes this little cabin.
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		Exhibition "Young Spanish Architects" at Stockholm	14/09/2010
		After being presented at cities like Madrid, New York or Brussels, the exhibition "Young Spain Architects" where Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio participates, arrives to the KTH of Stockholm. It starts at the Swedish capital on October, 11th.
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		Balancing Act in 'El Cultural'	10/09/2010
		Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio is one of the most visited installations at the 12th edition of Venice Biennale. Antón García-Abril's proposal is called "Balancig Act" and transforms the Arsenale space in a unstable equilibrium that modifies the perception of the spectators. Balancing Act installation from Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio comes out today in "El Cultural" publication in a article wrote by Raúl del Valle about the Venice Biennale. Antón...
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		The Truffle in 'Innov(e)tion Valley'	10/09/2010
		The Truffle, the latest project by Antón García & Ensamble Studio has been published at the Innov(e)tion Valley Magazine distributed with the Corriere della Sera/Corriere del Veneto. This is the fourth issue of the magazine and is devoted to the sustainable identity. The truffle is like a piece of nature built with earth, full of air, like a space within a stone that sits on the ground and blends with the territory.
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		The Truffle in 'Mark'	09/09/2010
		On its 27th issue in August/September 2010, 'Mark' magazine publishes an article about Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio and talks about the Truffle, the recent building in Galicia. Above all, the textures are said to be achieved by playing with the material. Read the whole article inside!
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		Lecture at Harvard University	06/09/2010
		Antón García-Abril gives a lecture called "dense structures - stressed structures" at the Piper Auditorium of the Graduate School Design of Harvard University. The lecture will take place on September the 8th.
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		Balancing Act	06/09/2010
		Balancing Act is a play of balance. Two structural lines in the longitudinal space of the Arsenale buildings, which operate as a reagent to modify the original space. The interference caused by generating a diagonal incision, cuts on the bias the previous line marked by the old structure.
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		NOW interviews: Antón García-Abril	02/09/2010
		Antón García-Abril was interviewed by Hans Ulrich Obrist at the Venice Biennale 2010, for the series of NOW interviews. This series of interviews try to show an overview of all the participants at the 12th edition of the Biennale. It is produced by the Institute of the 21st Century with the support of ForYourArt, The Kayne Foundation, Brenda R. Potter, Catherine and Jeffrey Soros.
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		The Truffle in 'Oris'	01/09/2010
		The Truffle, by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio in Costa da Morte (Spain), appears in the cover of the September issue of the Croatian magazine 'Oris', in the inner pages you can find a full description of this guesthouse.
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		Hemeroscopium in 'AMC'	05/08/2010
		French 'AMC' Magazine dedicated this issue to the use of concrete, and Hemeroscopium house serves as an example of the use of prefabricated elements of this material, which is a fast and easy working system. See the article inside!
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		The Truffle in 'Hauser'	02/08/2010
		Germany magazine 'Hauser' in its No. 4 August/September 2010, includes an article on The Truffle, the building by Antón García-Abril and Ensamble Studio. More info inside!
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		12th Intl. Architecture Exhibition. Biennale di Venezia	29/07/2010
		The website of the State Corporation for Spanish Cultural Action Abroad presents this year's Venice Biennale Spanish participation and especially the Spanish architects that will be participating, emphasizing the presence of Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio.
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		García-Abril at 'Julia en la Onda' radio program	28/07/2010
		Arturo Tellez interviews Antón García-Abril at "Julia en la Onda" radio show, today at 6:00 pm in "Ondacero" radio station.
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		First bridge at Reader's House	21/07/2010
		Today, the first of the eleven bridges that would be part of the Reader's House, work by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio at Matadero in Madrid, has been installed. The placing of the bridge and the following ones has been possible thanks to a pneumatic system placed over railways that would introduce the 24 meter and 53 Tn beam through the existing holes in the building, where it was rested and placed in its proper position.
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		The Truffle in 'La Gaceta'	19/07/2010
		The architect Juan Roldán begins today a group of architeture articles in the newspaper "La Gaceta". The first project that is shown in this new column is "The Truffle", a piece of work by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio.
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		Antón García-Abril nominated for Chernikhov Prize	13/07/2010
		The Foundation Iakov Chernikhov has announced the opening of its "III International Iakov Chernikhov Prize in the field of Conceptual Architecture". Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio has been nominated for this year's edition.
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		Ensamble Studio in Southafrica	13/07/2010
		Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa are two of the speakers who have invited to the seminar architecure ZA.2010 "The City Reimagened" among other architects and planners such as Yung Ho Chang, Leon Van Schaik, Alejandro Aravena and Fernando Menis. More info inside.
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		Hemeroscopium House in 'GA'	08/07/2010
		Japanese magazine 'GA. Houses, Global Architecture', in its 117th number states a widely described article about the architect Antón García-Abril and comes into Hemeroscopium House, looking into every detail of its building process. See the article inside!
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		Hemeroscopium House in 'El Pais'	08/07/2010
		'El Pais' newspaper in its edition in July 5th, dedicates the section to "If buildings talked..." to Hemeroscopium House.
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		Cervantes and Hemeroscopium at 'GA'	08/07/2010
		Well-known Japanese magazine 'GA. Documents' Global Architecture, publishes in its latest edition, volume 113, an interesting article about some of the most important projects by Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio, such as Cervantes Theatre in Mexico or Hemeroscopium House in Spain. Read more about this publication inside!
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		Hemeroscopium in 'España Directo'	07/07/2010
		The TV show 'España Directo' has traveled to Hemeroscopium House for a report on its architecture, with emphasis on its transparency and open spaces. Antón García-Abril, the architect, explains how comfortable living is in it. You can see the whole show inside.
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		The Truffle in 'Architektura'	01/07/2010
		Polish magazine 'Architektura Murator' in its No. 7th July 2010, includes an important article on The Truffle, the building by Antón García-Abril and Ensamble Studio. Read the whole article inside!
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		GA Internacional 2010	22/06/2010
		Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio will participate in this year GA International exhibition, which is organised by GA magazine in Tokyo. There are several participants: Steven Holl, Toyo Ito, Frank Gehry, Smiljan Radic, SANAA, Alejandro Aravena, Kengo Kuma, Selgas&Cano and many more. The whole participants list can be found in the exhibition site. We have 10 tickets available to see the exhibition, so if anybody is going to stay in Tokyo until August 8th, can come...
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		The Truffle in 'Interior Design'	19/06/2010
		You can see The Truffle by Antón García Abril & Ensamble Studio in the NY famous magazine 'Interior Design' in its June 2010 issue.
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		Hemeroscopium in 'El Mundo'	07/06/2010
		'El Mundo' newspaper in its section "Author Houses" has published an article on the Hemeroscopium House and an interview with Antón García-Abril. You can read the full text and view the accompanying video inside
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		The Truffle in 'Life Element'	06/06/2010
		Korean magazine 'Life Element' in its No. 120 June 2010, includes an important article on The Truffle, the latest building by García-Abril & Ensamble Studio in Galicia coastside.
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		Less means More	06/06/2010
		The First International Congress of Architecture and Society opened with an excellent speech by the Prince of Asturias. And Prince Felipe's message was extraordinarily clear: we urgently need talent and wisdom, which can be found in Pamplona these days, to practise and think about the true meaning of architecture, about the need for process, the ideas to rebuild society, and to send it to the ones who truly need it. We live a great moment (…).
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		The Truffle in 'Bauwelt'	04/06/2010
		'Bauwelt' magazine, in its 22.10 number in June 2010, states a special article about the architect Antón García-Abril and comes into The Truffle, looking into every detail of its building process. Read the whole article inside.
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		The Truffle in 'Abitare'	01/06/2010
		'Abitare' magazine, in its 6th number in June 2010, states a special article about the architect Antón García-Abril and comes into The Truffle, looking into every detail of its building process. See the article inside!
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		Madrid 100% Architecture	24/05/2010
		The exhibition "Madrid 100% Architecture" in which Ensamble Studio participates with its work SGAE Headquarters Northwest, continues its international route. Next presentations will be: May 25th: Museo del Caribe in Barranquilla (Colombia) June 28th: University of Tongji (Shanghai), included in Shanghai World Expo. July 8th: Rome (Italy) in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in Rome
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		'A Town Called Spain' Exhibition	24/05/2010
		Antón García-Abril and Ensamble Studio will participate in the exhibition "A Town Called Spain", organized by the 'Sociedad Estatal para la acción Cultural Exterior', which is currently on display at the National Glyptoteca Athens from 20th May to 21st August. The exhibition features a compilation of the most significant examples of contemporary Spanish architecture, reflecting the exceptional moment in their recent production and variety.
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		García-Abril in 'Imaginarte'	19/05/2010
		'Imaginarte' interviews the architect Antón García-Abril, who has spent many years chasing a dream of a better city. It deals with the possibility of changing the current urban system and the role of specialists in this topic.
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		Ensamble Studio in 'Concrete'	04/05/2010
		Hemeroscopium on the cover of 'Concrete trends' magazine in its 13th Vol. May 2010, and a report where they talk about Hemeroscopium House as a concrete poetry. Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa are interviewed and explain the way they conceive their projects. They also talk about Berklee Tower of Music in Valencia, the Truffle in Galicia and some more projects. Read the whole article inside.
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		Ensamble Studio at Venice Biennale	04/05/2010
		Ensamble Studio is one of the participants of the 12th International Exhibition of Architecture in the Biennale of Venice. Kazuyo Sejima, the exhibition director, has ranked Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio projects as "compounds of industrial elements while retaining a strong emotional charge. Because they are extreme and brutal in its dimensions, but they get to create intimate and personal spaces".
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		'Island-Cities in the Future' Meeting	19/04/2010
		García-Abril gave a lecture about positive cities and urbanism in the 'International Meeting on Island-Cities in the Future'. He proposed the creation of a urban communication infrastructure over the South Expressway via, which would have a capacity of 700,000 population and 7 million users. This Link City would create a green corridor between the natural areas on the island that could be run through with ecological systems and public transport.
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		Hemeroscopium in 'J.A.'	01/04/2010
		The magazine 'J.A. Jornal Arquitectos' has published a volume titled "Being Critical". There is an insert for this issue no. 239, called "Critical Situations", where Hemeroscopium House is described as an affirmation of the use of pre-fabricated concrete despite its exceptionality.
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		García-Abril in Rome	23/03/2010
		Antón García-Abril will participate on the Cornell Spring 2010 Lecture Series in Rome, which will focus on duets. Date: 1/Abril/2010 Time: 6:00 pm Address: Palazzo Lazzaroni, Via dei Barbieri, 6
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		Australian 'C+A' Talks 2010	25/02/2010
		Antón García-Abril will participate in the 2nd annual C+A Conferences in Australia, to present his recent works such as Hemeroscopium and Martemar Houses which have been published internationally and reviewed to great acclaim. Other commmented works are Berklee Tower of Music in Valencia, or the SGAE Central Office and the Musical Studies Centre, both in Santiago de Campostela.
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		'JAE' exhibition in Brussels	19/02/2010
		On Tuesday February 23rd JAE exhibition will be inaugurated at the Casa de Asturias in Brussels. An exhibition that has already passed through Madrid and New York and features the work of many Spanish architects including Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio.
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		Hemeroscopium in 'ELLE DECO'	17/02/2010
		Hemeroscopium house stands by the brutal in the material: steel, concrete and glass. In this review, it is emphasized how structure is the one in making up the spaces and areas, rather than the decoration itself, which is limited to pieces of timeless design.
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		Hemeroscopium in 'The Globe and Mail'	16/02/2010
		John Bentley Mays, columnist with the Canadien newspaper 'Globe and Mail', has written an article about prefab buildings, stressing the work of Ensamble Studio Hemeroscopium House: "Constructed in just seven days from immense prefabricated concrete beams, this building perhaps gives the same pleasure a Torontonian feels when walking under the highest elevated traffic deck of the Gardiner Expressway: There’s something wonderful...
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		García-Abril at Navarra University	01/02/2010
		Antón García Abril will present some of his most recent work at a conference held in Room 6 of the Faculty of Communication at the University of Navarra. It was the second conference of the series 'Architectures Author' organized by the School with the delegation of COAVN in Navarra. Read the article to get more info.
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		Ensamble in 'Arch-Manual'	11/01/2010
		'Arch Manual' magazine has published an extended report about Antón García-Abril & Ensamble Studio with two of their main works: Hemeroscopium House in Las Rozas (Madrid, Spain) and Berklee Tower of Music (Valencia, Spain). The issue includes several pages with photos, drawings, photographs and images of the two works, and it focuses on the construction process of the house in Madrid.
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		The Truffle in 'Arquitectos'	09/01/2010
		Spanish magazine 'Arquitectos' devoted an article to The Truffle, and offers a great set of images to illustrate the construction process of this house by Antón García-Abril and Ensamble Studio. See the article inside!
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