Smiljan Radić: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence | ArchDaily
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Explore Smiljan Radić's architecture as an open field of experimentation, where material behavior and structural perception are constantly tested.
Save this picture!Carbonero House (1998). Melipilla, Chile. Image Courtesy of Smiljan RadićWritten by Agustina Iñiguez and Eduardo SouzaPublished on March 21, 2026 Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1039595/smiljan-radic-material-explorations-between-ephemerality-and-permanence Clipboard "COPY" CopyChilean architect Smiljan Radić Clarke 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 2026 Pritzker laureate approaches architecture as an open field of experimentation, where material behavior and structural perception are constantly tested.+ 24 Radić himself describes architecture as existing within a tension between different temporalities:
