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Mas issue bilbao behind the bilbao effect 01

Behind the Bilbao Effect: An Overnight Success in 20 Years

Essay by Koldo Lus Arana
Mas issue bilbao 1983 flooding 01

Turning Point One: 1983 Flooding

Text by Iker Gil
Mas issue bilbao three key organizations 01

Three Key Organizations: Bilbao Metrópoli 30, BILBAO Ría 2000, and the Bilbao Bizkaia Water Consortium

Text by Iker Gil
Mas issue work mondragon cover

Mondragon

Diagrams by Jacob Chartoff
Mas issue work farmers work 01

Farmer’s Work

Architect Kathryn Clarke Albright studies farmers markets and reveals the pleasures and demands of the farmer’s work
Mas issue events embt goes east 01

EMBT Goes East

Mateu Baylina and Xavi Ayala interview Benedetta Tagliabue
Mas issue living walden 7 01

Case Study #2: Walden 7

Project by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Mas issue amusement empty amusement 01

Empty Amusement

Photography by Yosigo
Mas issue ownership the party is over 01

The Party is Over

Essay and photographs by architect Pedro Hernández
Mas issue communication sound life 01

A Sound Life

Iker Gil interviews movie sound designer Oriol Tarragó
Mas issue repetition posconflicto laboratory 01

Posconflicto Laboratory: More and More about Less and Less and Less and Less about More and More

Essay by Roberto Soundy and project by URBANÍSTICA—Empresa Metropolitana de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de la Ciudad de Guatemala and Asociación Centroamericana Taller de Arquitectura (a—c—t—a)
Mas issue repetition building repetition through history 01

Building Repetition Through History: Motivations And Implications

Essay by José García Soriano and Carmen López Albert
Mas issue surveillance politicians under surveillance 01

Politicians Under Surveillance

Project by Luzinterruptus with photography by Gustavo Sanabria
Mas issue university works discussing university works 01

Discussing University Works

A conversation between Andrew Clark, Judith De Jong, Alexander Eisenschimdt, Iker Gil, Jimenez Lai, Paul Preissner, Juan Manuel Rois, and Karla Sierralta

Events

Mas event 2022 shaping our built environment 01

Shaping Our Built Environment: Documenting, Analyzing, and Celebrating Women’s Contributions to the Built Environment in Spain and Illinois

MAS Context Spring Talks 2022
Mas event 2021 architectures social ecological political agency 01

Architecture’s Social, Ecological, and Political Agency

MAS Context Fall Talks 2021
Mas event 2021 radical logic 01

Ensamble Studio: Radical Logic

MAS Context Spring Talks 2021
Mas event 2021 lacol 01

Lacol: Cooperative Ecosystems

MAS Context Spring Talks 2021
Mas event 2020 concentrico 01

Concentrico: Rethinking Our Built Environment Through Design

MAS Context Fall Talks 2020
Mas event 2019 marita gomis la ricarda 01

Marita Gomis: La Ricarda

MAS Context Fall Talks 2019
Mas event 2019 la ricarda an architectural and cultural project 01

La Ricarda: An Architectural and Cultural Project

Exhibition
Mas event 2018 couplings 01

Couplings 2018

MAS Context Spring Talks 2018
Mas event 2017 bilbao issue launch chicago 10

Bilbao issue launch in Chicago

MAS Context Spring Talks 2017
Mas event 2017 bilbao issue launch bilbao 01

Bilbao issue launch in Bilbao

MAS Context Spring Talks 2017
Mas event 2016 christopher marcinkoski 02

Christopher Marcinkoski: Speculative Urbanization and The City That Never Was

MAS Context Fall Talks 2016
Mas event 2022 germane barnes intersect 06

Germane Barnes: Intersect

Installation
Mas event 2015 josep lluis sert 01

Josep Lluís Sert / A Nomadic Dream

MAS Context Spring Talks 2015
Mas event 2023 inhabiting the water 01

Inhabiting the Water

MAS Context Spring Talks 2023
Mas event 2023 stone wall stand in 01

Design with Company: Stone Wall Stand In

Installation
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Couplings 2023

MAS Context Spring Talks 2023
Mas event 2023 contemporary spanish architecture practices hanghar 02

Contemporary Spanish Architecture Practices: BEAR and HANGHAR

MAS Context Fall Talks 2023
Mas event 2023 a lot with little turkana 01

A Lot With Little

Exhibition
Mas event 2024 public utilities proposal 15

Outpost Office: Public Utilities

Installation
Mas event 2025 crop top 01

BairBalliet: Crop Top

Installation
Mas event 2025 concentrico urban innovation laboratory 01

Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory

Exhibition
Mas event 2025 crop top 06

Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory Opening Reception

Exhibition
Mas event 2025 small adaptations 01

salazarsequeromedina: Small Adaptations

MAS Context Fall Talks 2025
Mas event 2026 exploring the archives chicago history museum 01

Exploring the Archives: Chicago History Museum

MAS Context Spring Talks 2026
Mas event 2026 the storks stair 03

Future Firm: The Stork’s Stair

Installation

Observations

Mas observations 2021 this is not the huarte house 01

This is not the Huarte House

Essay by Patxi Eguiluz and Carlos Copertone
Mas observations 2021 only girl architect only 01

Only Girl Architect Lonely

Essay by Susan King
Mas observations 2021 cooperative housing 01

Cooperative Housing as a Means More Than an End

Essay by Ethel Baraona Pohl
Mas observations 2021 a total work of art 01

A Total Work of Art: The Salime Hydroelectric Power Plant

Essay by Patxi Eguiluz and Carlos Copertone
Mas observations 2021 a dialogue of difference 01

A Dialog of Difference: Reflections on Bruce Goff’s Ford House

Texts by Petra Bachmaier, Leo Berk, Assaf Evron, Grant Gibson, Sidney K. Robinson, David Skidmore, and Mary Woolever
Mas observations 2020 contributions of the basque exile to mexican architecture 01

Contributions of the Basque Exile to Mexican Architecture

Essay by Juan Ignacio del Cueto Ruiz-Funes
Mas observations 2020 concentrico 01

Concéntrico 2020

A look at the sixth edition of Concéntrico, Logroño’s International Festival of Architecture and Design
Mas observations 2019 jose miguel de prada poole 01

José Miguel de Prada Poole and the Perishable Architecture of Soap Bubbles

Essay by Antonio Cobo
Mas observations 2019 a career in five projects 01

A Career in Five Projects: Carlos Ferrater

Iker Gil interviews Carlos Ferrater
Mas observations 2019 la ricarda a work in progress 01

La Ricarda: A Work in Progress

Essay by Fernando Alvarez and Jordi Roig
Mas observations 2018 in context michael kubo 01

In Context: Michael Kubo

Michael Kubo recontextualizes the MAS Context archives
Mas observations 2022 madrid diversa rainer torrado 02

Madrid Diversa: Five Perspectives on the City Through Maps, Photographs, and Sounds

Text by Ariadna Cantis and Javier Peña Ibañez
Mas observations 2022 betty blum 01

Betty Blum (1931–2022)

Architects and colleagues remember Betty Blum
Mas observations 2023 lavadoiro ana amado 01

Lavadoiro

Text and photos by Ana Amado
Mas observations 2024 a corten steel landmark hiding in plain sight 01b

A Cor-Ten Steel Landmark Hiding in Plain Sight

A Conversation with Jack Bowman
Mas observations 2024 atlas des regions naturelles 01

Atlas des Régions Naturelles: Documenting and Categorizing the French Landscape

Text and photographs by Eric Tabuchi and Nelly Monnier
Mas observations 2024 departures and arrivals 01

Departures and Arrivals: From the City of Malleable Concrete to the City of Steel Frame

Essay by Alexander Eisenschmidt
Mas observations 2025 chasing the sun the coastal high rises of benidorm 01

Chasing the Sun: The Coastal High-Rises of Benidorm

Photo essay by Iker Gil
Mas observations 2025 emili donato plans are made 01

Emili Donato: Plans Are Made

Exhibition about Emili Donato co-curated by Jordi Roig and Miguel Jiménez
Mas observations 2025 twenty five years after francisco javier saenz de oiza 01

Twenty-Five Years After Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza

Photo essay by Luis Asín
Mas observations 2025 a career in five projects jaume bach raventos i blanc 01

A Career in Five Projects: Jaume Bach

Jaume Bach selects five projects from his career
Mas observations 2026 modern architecture of madrid 01

Modern Architecture of Madrid

Photo essay by Ana Amado with text by Javier Revillo
Mas observations 2026 ignasi de sola morales and the metropolis 01

Ignasi de Solà-Morales and the Metropolis

Essay by Suzanne Strum
Mas observations 2026 luis peña ganchegui at 100 plaza del tenis 01

Luis Peña Ganchegui at 100

Text and projects from the Peña Ganchegui Archive
Mas observations 2026 the fascist architecture industrial complex 01

The Fascist Architecture Industrial Complex

Text by Andrew Santa Lucia and Daniel Roche

Dialogues

Mas dialogues 2026 david woodhouse cover

Dialogues: David Woodhouse

Iker Gil interviews architect David Woodhouse

News

Mas event 2021 nocturnal landscapes museo en la calle 01

Clear Channel and MAS Context take Nocturnal Landscapes to the streets of Spain
Mas news 2022 germane barnes concentrico headshot

MAS Context supports Germane Barnes’s installation during Concéntrico 08
Mas event 2021 domestic exploration ardmore columbus 06

MAS Context 2021 Year in Review
Mas shop 2021 radical logic deluxe prints 03

Lecture by James Florio on the making of Radical Logic
Mas event 2021 radical logic 01

MAS Context receives a 2021 Graham Foundation grant
Mas event 2019 marita gomis la ricarda 04

MAS Context 2019 Fall Talks
Mas news 2014 mas context collaborates with luis mendo 01

MAS Context collaborates with Luis Mendo
Mas news 2013 mas context conde nast traveler 02

MAS Context mentioned in Condé Nast Traveler
Mas news 2022 radical logic uwm sarup 01

“Radical Logic: On the Work of Ensamble Studio” opens in Milwaukee
Mas news 2022 support

MAS Context 2022 Year in Review
Mas news 2023 design with company concentrico headshot

MAS Context supports Design With Company’s installation during Concéntrico 09
Mas event 2023 periphery 01

MAS Context 2023 Spring Talks
Mas news 2023 year in review

MAS Context 2023 Year in Review
Mas news 2024 outpost office concentrico headshot

MAS Context supports Outpost Office’s installation during Concéntrico 10
Mas event 2024 the japanese house since 1945 schweikher house 01

MAS Context 2024 Spring Talks
Mas event 2024 public utilities proposal 15

Public Services by Outpost Office to remain in Logroño
Mas news 2024 year in review

MAS Context 2024 Year in Review
Mas news 2025 bairballiet concentrico headshot

MAS Context supports BairBalliet’s installation during Concéntrico’s Festival 2025
Mas event 2025 compressing time 01

MAS Context 2025 Spring Talks
Mas news 2025 year in review

MAS Context 2025 Year in Review
Mas event 2026 turn the mic up 01

MAS Context 2026 Spring Talks
Mas news 2026 future firm concentrico headshot

MAS Context supports Future Firm’s installation during Concéntrico’s Festival 2026

Contributors

Ensamble Studio

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Sancho-Madridejos

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Marita Gomis

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José Ronco

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Koldo Lus Arana

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Julia Luke

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Patrizia di Monte

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Patxi Eguíluz

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Carlos Copertone

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Francisco Díaz

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Laura Martínez de Guereñu

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Tamara Crespo

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Sergio Prego

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Miguel Fisac

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Tomás Ruiz

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Yosigo

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Nick Axel

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Juan de Dios Pérez

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Masahiro Harada

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André Corrêa

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Mario Vaquerizo

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Evangelina Guerra Luján

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José Abásolo

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Frank Thiel

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José García Soriano

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Carmen López Albert

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Sana Syed

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Susan Conger-Austin

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adamo-faiden

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Luis Asín

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Laura Salazar-Altobelli

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Pablo Sequero

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