Architecture is a problem in itself. While it solves a myriad of real-world issues, in our view, its true meaning still resides in its relational function. As a basic artifact, architecture is a “built fact”; it is the mental and physical bond between inhabitant and habitation (as both habitat and habit). We believe that such fact is equally self-evident, since it does not require proof or explanation, and self-explanatory, since it is what it does, as it works through its effects (rather than from supposed causes). Under such basic premise, we believe architecture endures in a double squaring: at the same time, every building is a “model of the world” and it “models the world”. In fact, squaring, beyond its mathematical or geometrical connotation, refers to the right balance, the alignment or agreement, between two distinct forces. Thus, under the notion of quadratura mundi (the Latin expression for “squaring the world”), the studio will reflect on the capacity of architecture to be a self-referential domain. As the third iteration of a public infrastructure for a rural landscape, the project will be an art center in the horizontally extended format of a cloister (a quadrangle around an open courtyard). The building will be located within the winery network of Chile’s central valley. This courtyard-studio-dwelling will be interrogated as a reflective artifact, not only with the capacity to resonate with the ever-changing forces of nature but also to reflect a sense of seclusion, of autonomy and self-sufficient form of life. Following our Naïve Intention program (a long-term research on the apparent contradiction between intentionality and chance, rationality and futility, prediction and circumstance, authorship and anonymity), students will follow a very precise sequence of formats according to three stages: Inventory, Drawing and Image. Projects will be developed in pairs, through handmade models, drawings, and many paintings. The program includes a studio trip between Los Angeles and San Francisco, to visit museums and artist studios, and selected buildings in Napa Valley and Sea Ranch.