a r c h i p e l a g o s is an architecture studio specialized in ecological housing and landscape development. a r c h i p e l a g o s engages in projects of design & construction, landscape & infrastructural design, strategic planning & real estate ventures, art & film installations...
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In 1985, Italo Calvino put forward five strategies for the new millennium: lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility and multiplicity.
a r c h i p e l a g o s synthesizes these paradigms into a mode of operation for architectural production in the informational era.
[organization]
a r c h i p e l a g o s describes a non-hierarchical collaborative model that finds potential in the synchronization of different forms of expertise. a r c h i p e l a g o s is a multidisciplinary & descentralised architecture agency, capable of responding to situations of environmental crises in remote geographical contexts.
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Initially conceived in London in 2001, a r c h i p e l a g o s is currently operating in spain, the united states and mexico.