Desert Oasis.
The article focuses on the Museo Regional de Atacama in Copiapó, Chile, a newly inaugurated state-funded museum designed by architect Max Núñez to celebrate the natural and cultural heritage of the Atacama Desert region. The three-story building, constructed with tinted concrete and extruded-clay br...
| Publicado en: | Architectural Record Vol. 214; no. 3; pp. 62 - 70 |
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