{"id":390482,"date":"2026-03-17T23:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T23:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390482\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T23:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T23:56:22","slug":"smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390482\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b30a263c4949448bbc7446-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-image\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence - Image 1 of 29\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b30a263c4949448bbc7446\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"580\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b30a263c4949448bbc7446-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/between-ephemerality-and-permanence-smiljan-radics-visions-of-uncertainty-and-material-experimentati.jpeg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 580 \/ 580\" width=\"580\"\/><\/a>Carbonero House (1998). Melipilla, Chile. Image Courtesy of Smiljan Radi\u0107<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1039595\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1039595\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Smiljan%20Radi%C4%87%3A%20Material%20Explorations%20Between%20Ephemerality%20and%20Permanence&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence&amp;via=archdaily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1039595\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1039595\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1039595%2Fsmiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F69b3%2F0a26%2F3c49%2F4944%2F8bbc%2F7446%2Flarge_jpg%2Fbetween-ephemerality-and-permanence-smiljan-radics-visions-of-uncertainty-and-material-experimentation_1.jpg%3F1773341254&amp;description=Smiljan%20Radi%C4%87%3A%20Material%20Explorations%20Between%20Ephemerality%20and%20Permanence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1039595\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Smiljan+Radi%C4%87%3A+Material+Explorations+Between+Ephemerality+and+Permanence+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1039595%2Fsmiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence<\/p>\n<p>Chilean architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039546\/smiljan-radic-clarke-get-to-know-the-2026-pritzker-winners-work\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smiljan Radi\u0107 Clarke<\/a> has developed a body of work that resists easy categorization. His buildings often seem both ancient and provisional, carrying a monumental presence while retaining an unexpected sense of fragility. Stone, concrete, timber, fabric, and fiberglass are combined in unexpected ways, producing architectures that hover between permanence and ephemerality. Rather than pursuing a stable formal language, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039553\/smiljan-radic-clarke-receives-the-2026-pritzker-prize-the-artist-of-unspoken-architecture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Pritzker laureate<\/a> approaches architecture as an open field of experimentation, where material behavior and structural perception are constantly tested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b310b83c4949448bbc744d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b310b83c4949448bbc744d-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence - Image 2 of 29\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b310b83c4949448bbc744d\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773791779_523_between-ephemerality-and-permanence-smiljan-radics-visions-of-uncertainty-and-material-experimentati.jpeg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b310b83c4949448bbc744d-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" title=\"NAVE, Performing Arts Center (2015). Santiago, Chile. Image \u00a9 Cristobal Palma\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b3119a785c272478931821\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b3119a785c272478931821-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence - Image 3 of 29\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b3119a785c272478931821\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773791779_78_between-ephemerality-and-permanence-smiljan-radics-visions-of-uncertainty-and-material-experimentati.jpeg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b3119a785c272478931821-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" title=\"Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (2014). London, United Kingdom. Image \u00a9 Iwan Baan\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b31305785c272478931823\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b31305785c272478931823-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence - Image 4 of 29\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b31305785c272478931823\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773791780_969_between-ephemerality-and-permanence-smiljan-radics-visions-of-uncertainty-and-material-experimentati.jpeg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b31305785c272478931823-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" title=\"Teatro Regional del B\u00edo-B\u00edo (2018). Concepci\u00f3n, Chile. Image \u00a9 Hisao Suzuki\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b315223c4949448bbc7453\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b315223c4949448bbc7453-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence - Image 5 of 29\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"69b315223c4949448bbc7453\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773791780_60_between-ephemerality-and-permanence-smiljan-radics-visions-of-uncertainty-and-material-experimentati.jpeg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b315223c4949448bbc7453-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-photo\" title=\"Guatero, Pavilion of the Architecture Biennale 2023, Santiago, Chile. Image \u00a9 Cristobal Palma\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gallery-link afd-desktop-e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1039595\/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence\/69b30a263c4949448bbc7446-smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence-image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smiljan Radi\u0107: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence - More Images\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/between-ephemerality-and-permanence-smiljan-radics-visions-of-uncertainty-and-material-experimentati.jpeg\" itemprop=\"image\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"\/>+ 24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radi\u0107 himself describes architecture as existing within a tension between different temporalities:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/loader-blue.gif\" alt=\"Content Loader\" style=\"width: 40px; margin: 24px;\"\/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carbonero House (1998). Melipilla, Chile. 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