Sacyr's Blog

The White Hall of the Casa Rosada is where special guests are received and international treaties are signed. Many false doors adorn its walls. Discover these and other secrets of this curious building, an emblematic symbol of Argentine history.

For LEGO lovers, there is only one emblematic building: LEGO House. Behind this masterpiece of modern architecture is BIG, the iconic architectural firm founded by Bjarke Ingels. We explore the life and work of one of the world’s most influential architects.

Ghost cities, abandoned airports and theme parks. Large wasteful megaprojects share common mistakes, from bad planning to poor cost estimation, problematic execution and other external factors.

With its imposing figure and prime location, the Cristo Rey (Christ the King) monument in Cali, Colombia, inevitably brings to mind other colossal monuments such as Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro or the Virgin of Peace in Venezuela. We look at how it was built and what secrets this symbol of peace conceals.

Spiders build their webs out of their own bodies. Louise Bourgeois did the same with her sculptures. We look at how this French-American woman became an influential figure in contemporary art.V