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This advertisement for a Barcelona snack bar franchise contains an image of a local landmark building by the late Ricardo … More

Presenting the E-Window®

Are windows really necessary in buildings? Is an LED panel that simulates a window an acceptable substitute? Some seem to … More

The other day, I was preparing a dinner party when I realized my pepper mill was empty. I ran to … More

In the field of research, plagiarism is unacceptable and denounced. Here begins a post denouncing UNStudio’s shameless plagiarism of over … More

Dear Ben, To have a design idea copied by you, a global starchitect with offices all over the world, is … More

Here we are, in the ninth month of coronavirus crisis, eagerly awaiting the birth, any day now, of a new … More

Dear Ms Colau, internationally esteemed mayor of Barcelona. I write this letter in English because many citizens of Barcelona are … More

Welcome to Carrer Príncep de Viana in the Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona, a small, normally quiet street lined with trees … More

As an architect who is blessed with having double citizenship–Spanish as well as Canadian– I was quite amused, while on … More

Barcelona is known around the world today as a city of design. Its urban grid, buildings, parks, squares, streets, benches, … More