Tag Barcelona, Spain

10-05-2022

Denys & von Arend Interior design for passive offices in Barcelona

Conveying a sense of efficiency in a relaxing atmosphere: the key concept characterising the new offices designed by Denys & von Arend in Barcelona according to the PassiveHaus standard for Coatresa's headquarters, company specialised in the production of moulds and coatings for the food bakery sector.

21-04-2022

Battleiroig redesigns a Barcelona cemetery

Multidisciplinary studio Battleiroig worked on Roques Blanques Metropolitan Cemetery in Collserola Nature Park in El Papiol, Barcelona. Cluster number 6 of the cemetery’s 7 clusters, designed as a 122-hectare garden, was developed on the basis of a respect for and conservation of the environment, offering new ways of remembering the dead.

31-03-2022

ACABADO MATE’s renovation of the LT ENERRAY offices

The founders of architectural studio ACABADO MATE, Alessandra Faraone and Valeria Merola, renovated the LT ENERRAY offices in Bologna with interior designer Laura Muñoz. Remote working during the pandemic succeeded in creating a welcoming multisensorial space in line with the customer’s corporate philosophy.

10-03-2022

IAAC’s Solar Greenhouse produces both food and energy

IAAC, the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, has built an advanced ecological prototype of a Solar Greenhouse made using natural zero-kilometre materials and digital construction techniques in the Natural Park of Collserola, producing food and energy in cities.

22-02-2022

The seven finalists for the European Union Award for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2022

The finalists for the 2022 Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Union Award for Contemporary Architecture, include five works in the "Architecture" category and two works of "Emerging Architecture". The international panel of judges will visit the seven projects in the month of March and announce the two winners at the end of April. In May, as usual, the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona will host the awards ceremony and an exhibition of the finalist projects.

25-01-2022

The finalists of the Mies van der Rohe Award 2022

On January 17 the jury of the Mies van der Rohe Award 2022, chaired by architect Tatiana Bilbao, announced the projects selected for the European Union's Biennial Contemporary Architecture Award. A total of 40 works, considered representative of current European architectural trends, with particular attention to the themes of sustainability and circularity, social inclusion and aesthetic research.

19-01-2022

Farewell to architect Ricardo Bofill

Architect Ricardo Bofill died in Barcelona on January 14, 2022 at the age of 82. He was one of Spain’s best-known architects, creator of such important projects as Parco Manzanares in Madrid or the National Theatre of Catalonia, works with a profound impact on the landscape such as the W Hotel in Barcelona, iconic constructions such as the Muralla Roja or La Fábrica, his own home and the headquarters of his studio, Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.

09-12-2021

Farewell to architect and urban planner Oriol Bohigas

"Urban planner, thinker, intellectual and agitator, he brought standards of dignity to the neighbourhoods," is how EL PAÍS remembers architect Oriol Bohigas. The Spanish architect who was the principal planner behind the great transformation of Barcelona for the 1992 Olympic Games passed away on November 30; he would have been 96 on December 20. His projects in Italy include the urban planning scheme for Salerno and the redevelopment of the railway station area in Parma.

03-12-2021

Never Demolish, an intervention at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona

The Fundació Mies van der Rohe presents the "Never Demolish" intervention curated by Ilka and Andreas Ruby, founders of Ruby Press, in connection with the winning project of the 2019 EU Mies Award, "Transformation of 530 Dwellings in the Grand Parc Bordeaux" designed by the Lacaton & Vassal Architectes, Frédéric Druot Architecture and Christophe Hutin Architecture studios.