Less Glass

In 1832, as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lay on his deathbed, he famously uttered the words “Mehr Licht” (more light). … More

The Metaphysics of Zoning

Welcome to one of Barcelona’s “newest” green zones. Barely a year old, it’s located one block off Las Ramblas, the … More

What is the point of suspending trees in the air? They grow much better on the ground, where they also … More

The 2022 European Prize for Urban Public Space has gone to the disappearance of an urban expressway in Utrecht, Netherlands, … More

Public space belongs to everyone. That’s why the latest proposal to expand the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) … More

How many architects have an exhibition of their work permanently on display at a cultural institution, replete with nearly full-scale … More

In 2018, a study was published that situated “Europe’s most densely inhabited square kilometer” in the working-class town of L’Hospitalet … More

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

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 … More

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

As Covid 19 spreads its way around the world, a fear of urban density is similarly catching on, with suburbs, … More

Does the sight of absurd architectural projects containing shipping containers make you cringe? Do you break into a cold sweat … More