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Architecture today must not relinquish either criticism or context. AV Proyectos 132 features seven examples in Northern Europe, such as Studio Muoto's Innovation Hall, Baukunst and Bruther's FRAME building, and Buchner Bründler's Kunsthaus Baselland, which follow this ethic. The article by Jesús Vassallo, architect and professor at Rice University, advocates negotiating with the resources available and maintaining ambitious agendas without the built work losing relevance, and analyzes the relationship between this new architecture and photography. The latter is also the main theme of our conversation with Olivier Campagne, an architect specialized in image generation and whose work manages to blur the line between fiction and reality. The issue continues with the construction of the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi by Foster+Partners and a commentary by Anna Bach on the postcards the Smithsons sent to their client during the construction of the Hexenhaus. Finally, Luis Fernández-Galiano reflects on the exhibitions of Juan Muñoz and Antonio Raphael Mengs at the Prado Museum.

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