Tropicality - Houses By Andra Matin -

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Résumé :
Andra Matin's elegant houses reveal how the allure of the tropics can be harmonized with the spatial efficiency of modern design. In his ingenious use of shifting levels and space, and his bold and tactile blending of natural with man-made materials, Matin redefines contemporary indoor-outdoor living with an acute sensitivity to the surrounding landscape. Despite a long and established career, this is Matin's first major publication, featuring sixteen of his residences, carefully chosen for their exquisite craftsmanship and lush tropicality, offering a rare glimpse into the work of a modern master.

Biographie:
David Hutama : David Hutama is an architecture writer and educator who is deeply committed to the advancement of innovative pedagogy in design and architecture. His approach privileges a thorough understanding of historical knowledge and theoretical frameworks, which provide an experimental landscape spanning the entirety of human civilization. Hutama is a PhD supervisor at Ghent University and a visiting lecturer at Pelita Harapan University, as well as cofounder of Nenun Ruang, an educational hub dedicated to architecture, design and craft. He received his PhD from the AA School, in addition to holding a Master of Engineering, Architectural History and Criticism from Toyohashi University of Technology and a Bachelor of Architecture from Parahyangan Catholic University. Lyndon Neri : Lyndon Neri co-founded Neri&Hu Design and Research Office with Rossana Hu in 2006 . the interdisciplinary architectural design practice is based in Shanghai, with satellite offices in Milan and Paris. Neri received his Master of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design and his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at University of California, Berkeley. Neri has been deeply committed to architectural education throughout his career. He was appointed Visiting Faculty at Princeton University School of Architecture in 2024, Howard Friedman Visiting Professor of Practice at University of California, Berkeley in 2023, Design Critic in 2023 and John C. Portman Design Critic in Architecture in 2019 and 2021 at Harvard Graduate School of Design, and Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor in 2022 and Norman R. FosterVisiting Professor Chair in 2018 at Yale School of Architecture. Davy Linggar : Davy Linggar is a multidisciplinary artist based in Jakarta who works primarily through the mediums of photography and painting.There is a substantial breadth to his practice in his investigation of the things that constitute an image and its interrelatedness to perception, memory, form, feeling and experience. His acute sensibilities are then translated into a diverse array of possibilities - be it through moving images, photographs, paintings or drawings. In establishing a distinctive aesthetic vernacular, Linggar engages with and through architecture, popular culture, fashion and nature. He deftly negotiates and finds balance between many different forms of energy and forces. Linggar is also a Leica Ambassador to Indonesia, as well as a Visiting Professor at the University of Indonesia (Universitas Indonesia).