Project Artifex - escape to the future
The classic definition of architecture is Ars Aedificandi-the art of construction.
Within this very defininition lies the contrast, antagonism between the Ars(art) and Tehne(skill,technique).Despite the tremendous technical and technological
development, the "Matchbox" architecture is stil the rule. The BOX as a symbol of today architecture is just the best way to make the biggest profit from the smallest patch of land. Making money is the rule, sick houses are the result
The illusion of functionalism,sterile, anonymous architecture follows the ideological model of  the concentration camps (F. Hundertwasser)
The Artifex in Roman times was a definition of the person who impersonated not only the artist but also a builder and a technician. This project tries to unite once again what "progress" has divided------------------------------- the authors
Jana- el Barrio
Jana- The house of Poliphemes
Majk- The church
Majk- the house of the sea crab
1994
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