MAS Studio selects some fascinating facts and numbers about the way we live around the world.

Architects Karla Sierralta and Brian Strawn share their experience living in Maracaibo during the last two years, where informal inventions address social and economical conditions.

Andrew Clark diagrams the packages, pieces and steps behind the styled and priced dioramas by IKEA.

Essay by writer and actor Paul Mougey.

Iker Gil interviews Eric Bricker, director and producer of Visual Acoustics, a film that celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman.

James Lockhart, a former resident of Cabrini Green, shares his memories with Iker Gil about growing up in the Chicago public housing.

Architect and painter Maya Brittain examines the transformation of the Veneto region in Italy during the last 30 years and the influence that it has had in the urban fabric and its citizens’ lifestyle.

Graphic novel by architect Jimenez Lai

CASE STUDY #1 | Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates

CASE STUDY #2 | Walden 7 by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

CASE STUDY #3 | The UFO Houses

CASE STUDY #4 | The Whale by de Architekten Cie.

CASE STUDY #5 | Linked Hybrid Complex by Steven Holl Architects