MATERIA visited México City-based designer and artist, Brian Thoreen in his light-filled live work studio in San Miguel Chapultepec. The designer is involved in some of México’s most important curatorial projects such as nomadic gallery MASA and VISSIO. As a designer he pushes the boundaries of whatever limits are intrinsic to the materials he works with—whether hand-blown glass, industrial rubber sheets, wax or hand-hammered copper.

Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramón Vilalta, founded RCR Arquitectes in 1988 in their hometown of Olot, Spain. The Pritzker Architecture Prize winning studio is praised for such works as the Soulages Museum in Rodez, France made of weathered steel-clad boxes and their own studio, Barberí Laboratory, built within the renovated walls of a foundry.

In this interview with MATERIA and RCR Arquitectes principles share their creative origins, artistic practice and their perspective on the relationship between art and architecture. 

Torre de Sonido, was a transformative experience during Art Week 2022 in México City. 

This unique experience is a tribute and sound performance that will take place inside Torre de los Vientos, an iconic habitable sculpture created by the Uruguayan artist Gonzalo Fonseca as part of Ruta de la Amistad built for the 1968 Olympics.