Mountain Hut Essentials

Mountain huts, when situated far from any infrastructure such as a road or a ski lift, cannot afford to be … More

Tax the Rich

All those who voted for and signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” just lowered taxes for the USA’s wealthiest. What sense … More

Happy 4th of July to my US Readers

Having grown up in Canada, I have visited the USA on countless occasions. I loved visiting your country as it … More

Pseudo-Vanguardism

When I was an architecture student in 1980s Southern Ontario, Canada, I was taught that the “good” architects were the … More

The Mediterranean Corridor

Spain’s much-lauded high-speed rail network is based on a hub-and-spoke model with Madrid, the Spanish capital, at its very centre. … More

Airport versus Penis Enlargement

Barcelona airport is going to be enlarged, it’s finally been decided. What for? So even more tourists can come and … More

Shady Initiative

Barcelona City Council has initiated a city-wide program to shade public spaces. The reason: it is getting hotter every year. … More

Radiotherapy and Hemodialysis Center

[Originally published in The Architectural Review, April 2025] While hospitals naturally require particular sanitary conditions, they must also accommodate people … More

Power Dependency

Yesterday, in the middle of the day, the electricity went out on the entire Iberian peninsula. From one minute to … More

The Rise and Fall of Barcelona: From Architectural Tourism to Touristic Architecture

[Originally published in OnSite Review 46] Has anyone ever noticed how often the word visitor is used by architecture students … More

Outrage: MACBA goes massive and public space suffers

[Originally published in The Architectural Review online. Versión en castellano sigue a continuación.] The multicultural working-class neighbourhood of El Raval, … More

Espacios ambiguos

Espacios versátiles, flexibles e indefinidos, hacia una arquitectura doméstica sostenible y resiliente. [Publicado originalmente en Poch, Marta, editora: Vivienda en … More

Ambiguous Spaces

Versatile, flexible, undefined spaces: towards a sustainable and resilient domestic architecture [Originally published in Marta Poch, ed.: Housing in the … More

Intermediary Space and Free Play

[Originally published in de Aedibus 110: CLR Architectes] By their ability to offer a threshold between the city and the … More

Dear Readers of Criticalista:

As you may have noticed, the world is undergoing a sea-change right now. The recent swearing-in of the 47th president … More

Climate Change? Here it is:

The floods that hit Valencia on 29 October were unprecedented. In the space of only eight hours, a year’s worth … More

Forensic Architecture’s Cartography of Genocide

Forensic Architecture recently completed an exhaustive, highly detailled investigation titled “A Cartography of Genocide: Israel’s Conduct in Gaza Since October … More