Xavier Vilalta: Architecture at home in its community
澤維爾.維拉塔: 社區中的建築
Barcelona-based architect Xavier Vilalta works in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He adopts and updates traditional design principles to construct modern buildings that truly suit their environment. Full bio
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另一個在突尼西亞
就從接到一個設計案的邀請講起
購物中心內總是很冷清
裡面需要相當大的電力供應
這些建築物的外觀設計
傳統的地方來說實在非常可惜
我們去看建築地時
怎麼關閉這棟建築?
patterns of the Ethiopian women's dresses.
衣索匹亞婦女服飾上那些漂亮的鈕釦
比購物中心來得賺錢
設置相當多的太陽能板
一個聚會場所或是酒吧
公共衛生設施重複利用
因為進度已經建到了第五層樓
事實上是我接過最大的企劃案
或是當地的傳統與文化
我對麥地那有很特別的印象
已有上千年歷史
幾乎是用直線連接
第一件要做的就是
跟巴塞隆納的一樣
我一直想什麼是最能適應
確保大部分公寓
歐洲與阿拉伯風格的城市
低樓層則較少住戶
也有商業空間帶來商機
被建築佔去的空間
建築影響著人們的生活
與建築一起成長
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Xavier Vilalta - Architect and urbanistBarcelona-based architect Xavier Vilalta works in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He adopts and updates traditional design principles to construct modern buildings that truly suit their environment.
Why you should listen
Named young architect of the year at the Leaf Awards in 2008, Xavier Vilalta is the founder of XVA, a Barcelona-based design team operating in the fields of architecture, urbanism and research.
The TED Fellow and his team have worked on more than 60 projects, including homes, schools, cultural institutions and commercial buildings everywhere from Africa to the Middle East. Declaring that "we love nature and we care about people," the team's design philosophy is to connect the old and the new, co-opting and updating the best thinking of past traditions to create modern buildings that are both deeply respectful of the past and searingly contemporary.
Recent projects include the Lideta Mercato shopping mall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and a concept for a series of urban gardens in Qatar.
Xavier Vilalta | Speaker | TED.com