a r c h i p e l a g o s is an architecture studio specialised in ecological housing and landscape development. [paradigm] In 1985, Italo Calvino put forward five strategies for the new millenium: lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility and multiplicity. a r c h i p e l a g o s synthesizes these paradigms into a mode of operation for architectural production in the informational era. [organization] a r c h i p e l a g o s describes a non-hierarchical collaborative model that finds potential in the synchronization of different forms of expertise. a r c h i p e l a g o s is a multidisciplinary & descentralised architecture agency, capable of responding to situations of environmental crises in remote geographical contexts. [nodes] Initially conceived in London in 2001, a r c h i p e l a g o s is currently operating in Spain, the United States and Mexico. [production] a r c h i p e l a g o s engages in projects of design & construction, landscape & infrastructural design, strategic planning & real estate ventures, art & film installations.