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Pritzker 2017 Three Spanish arquitects win this year's Pritzker, the most prestigiouos arquitecture prize in the world. Winners Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigemand Ramon Vilalta Bridge and plaza in Ripoll, Gerona, Spain VIDEOS 2017 Announcement Video Announcement Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigemand Ramon Vilalta Receive the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize Landscape and architecture are united to create buildings that are intimately connected to place and time. Chicago, IL (March 1, 2017)—Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta have been selected as the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award that is known internationally as architecture’s highest honor. The three architects, originating from Olot, in the Catalonian region of Spain, have worked together collaboratively since founding their firm RCR Arquitectes, in their hometown in 1988. Their work demonstrates an unyielding commitment to place and its narrative, to create spaces that are in discourse with their respective contexts. Harmonizing materiality with transparency, Aranda, Pigem and Vilalta seek connections between the exterior and interior, resulting in emotional and experiential architecture. MORE... In a press release on February 22, 2017, NASA announced the discovery of the most Earth-sized planets found in the habitable zone of a single star, called TRAPPIST-1. This system of seven rocky worlds–all of them with the potential for water on their surface–is an exciting discovery in the search for life on other worlds. There is the possibility that future study of this unique planetary system could reveal conditions suitable for life.
Lover Boys This is the story of Ibrahim, a Dutch-Moroccan man tackling the taboo problem of sex-trafficking within his community. (film, 25') ALIMENTACIóN, ROBóTICA, TECNOLOGíA
Moley, el increíble robot de cocina que imita a los mejores chefs Por Maruxa Ruiz del Árbol | 14-02-2017 Donald Trump will not be allowed to address Parliament on UK state visit, says Speaker John Bercow MPs break into spontaneous applause as Speaker says he will not permit the President to address Westminster Hall. Donald Trump will not be welcome to address Parliament on his state visit to the UK because of its opposition to racism and to sexism, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said in a major snub to the American President. Halftime show and commercials COCA-COLA BACKS UP LATINOS Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 Revive los mejores momentos de los Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017. Estos fueron los mejores momentos que dejaron los Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017, no dejes de verlos
Some useful vocabulary Ways of protesting: protest, rally (plu. rallies), demonstration, march (plu. marches) (nouns) against (prop.) = contra policy / policies (n) = política break out (v.) = estallar uprise (v.) = subida, aumento outbreak (n.) = estallido uprising (n.) = political revolt = alzamiento, revuelta coast-to coast (adj.) = de costa a costa More vocabulary at the bottom of this page... CBS NEWS (USA Channel) President-elect Donald Trump investment. He wears into office and gives (addresses) a speech. Meanwhile, cost-to-cost marches, rallies,demonstrations, protests against Trump's policies break out... Also around the world... Stop at 1:43' and write down the slogans on the banner. What does "bigotry" mean? Can you give a synomym? Video 16:28 FOX CHANNEL (DOES IT FAVOUR MR. TRUMP?) You're fired! The History Behind the Donald Trump 'Small Hands' Insult http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/history-donald-trump-small-hands-insult/story?id=37395515 Some more useful vocabulary placard n banner n (pancarta nf (cartel) ) The protestors gathered together in front of the embassy with placards that denounced the president's crimes. Los manifestantes se congregaron frente a la embajada, con pancartas que denunciaban los crímenes del presidente. carry a banner v expr portar / llevar una pancarta loc verb (llevar panel reivindicativo) suffrage (n.) = right to vote (sufragio)
suffrage/s (n.) = sufragista fire / dismiss (v.) = despedir dismissal (n.) = despido resign (from) = dimitir union / syndicate = sindicato unionist / syndicalist = sindicalista 2016 in a Nutshell Conversation class 11/01/2017
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