Outdoor hallway divides summer residence in Chile by 2DM
South American architecture firm 2DM has built a house in rural Chile, which is fully covered in timber inside and out, and passively designed to keep cool during summer. More
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Studio Selva wraps Chilean surfers' retreat in eucalyptus screens
Amsterdam office Studio Selva used locally sourced materials to construct this holiday home for surfers in central Chile, which features rooms that open onto a communal deck overlooking the ocean. More
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Bahá’í temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini features torqued wings made of steel and glass
Sufi whirling dancers and Japanese bamboo baskets were among the references for this sculptural temple in Chile by Hariri Pontarini Architects. More
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Hevia García and Urzúa give Chilean school a new look with light chimneys and metal cladding
Architects Guillermo Hevia García and Nicolás Urzúa Soler have overhauled a school in central Chile, adding large skylights to an existing building and creating a new pavilion with a glass wall. More
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Studio Cáceres Lazo nestles home into Chilean valley to offer sweeping views
Chilean firm Studio Cáceres Lazo (SCL) has balanced a glass and concrete residence on a hillside outside Santiago, facing out towards the rolling countryside. More
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Gonzalo Claro hides rooftop extension of Chilean house behind dark waterproof membrane
Chilean architect Gonzalo Claro has renovated a family home in Santiago, reducing the ground floor footprint but adding a level for bedrooms. More
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Protruding roof offers skyward views at renovated Chilean home by Felipe Alarcón Carreño
Chilean architect Felipe Alarcón Carreño has added an angled volume to the top of this small house in the city of Linares to raise the ceiling and create a brighter, more spacious interior. More
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Stacked and rotated blocks ensure multiple sea views from Chilean beach house
Chilean architects 2DM twisted the upper volume of this blackened timber house away from its stilted base to offer a variety of views to the sea in Chile's Cardenal Caro Province. More
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Rusty steel wedges surround desert garden in Chile's Atacama Desert
A cluster of mono-pitched volumes clad in earthy pre-weathered steel shelters a mini oasis at the centre of this cultural facility in Chile's Atacama Desert. More
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Gonzalo Iturriaga's blackened pine cabin provides refuge for a Chilean mountaineer
Chilean architect Gonzalo Iturriaga used folded planes of blackened pine to create this faceted cabin as a retreat for a mountaineer in Chile's Valparaíso Region. More
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Rugged oak and stone walls enclose holiday home overlooking Chilean wetlands
The roof terrace of this timber- and stone-clad retreat by Croxatto and Opazo Arquitectos offers holiday-makers panoramic views of a scenic wetland in Chile. More
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"The Global South could create a different, and maybe better, kind of modernity"
Chile and Cuba's contributions to the London Design Biennale suggest that, while the Global South is expected to copy the design of the north, it could offer a more radical future, argues Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column. More
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Cristian Hrdalo adds protective steel screens to house beside a golf course in Chile
Perforated panels of weathering steel create sunshades for this concrete house in Chile, but also offer protection from stray balls struck by players on the adjacent golf course (+ slideshow). More
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Distorting mirrors frame a secret garden in Santiago's Parque Araucano
Chilean architects Guillermo Hevia García and Nicolás Urzúa have created a concealed garden fenced in by distorting mirrors for the Santiago edition of MoMA's Young Architects Program (+ movie). More
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Umwelt bases office block in southern Chile on Le Corbusier housing model
This corrugated metal and concrete office block by Santiago studio Umwelt has a slab and frame construction modelled on Le Corbusier's Maison Dom-ino prototype for customisable housing (+ slideshow). More
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Gregorio Brugnoli Errázuriz raises Santiago house above a patio and beech tree
An exposed steel frame supports the upper storey of this house in Santiago, Chile, which has a mature copper beech tree rising from a courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More
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Watch our short video about Pritzker Prize-winner Alejandro Aravena
Last week, Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena won the Pritzker Architecture Prize. To celebrate, Dezeen has produced this short movie, which serves as an introduction to Aravena's work. More
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Alejandro Aravena's Innovation Center UC photographed by Cristobal Palma
These new shots by Chilean photographer Cristobal Palma reveal the monumental cube structure of the UC Innovation Center – Anacleto Angelini by 2016 Pritzker Prize laureate Alejandro Aravena (+ slideshow). More
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Concrete house by Felipe Assadi stretches along the rugged Chilean coastline
This concrete residence by Santiago studio Felipe Assadi Architects extends across the craggy cliffs of the Los Vilos coastline in Chile's Coquimbo region (+ slideshow). More
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DX Arquitectos extends yoga teacher's house with a blackened timber studio on top
Chilean studio DX Arquitectos has added a timber-framed roof extension to the home of a yoga teacher in Santiago, providing a studio where she can teach classes (+ slideshow). More
