[Originally published in Baumeister January 2020] Vilanova de la Barca is a small town located on the eastern bank of … More
Tag: adaptive re-use
Circle of Life: Sala Beckett by Flores & Prats
[Originally published in The Architectural Review December 2019/January 2020] Article 12 of the 1964 Venice Charter of the International Council on … More
CAP Macba
[Publicado originalmente en BCN MÉS #80] El pollo que se está montando entre el movimiento vecinal ravalero y el Macba sobre el … More
Radical Architecture at its Most Subversive
This house near Barcelona ranks among the most radical and subversive works of architecture of 2014, and yet it’s not by … More
Spanish Steps
[Originally published in Azure, Nov/Dec 2013] One thing becomes immediately apparent when approaching MediaLab-Prado. There is no confusing old with … More
Old Buildings, New Buildings
“I don’t know whether we should be designating heritage buildings.” — Frank O. Gehry Why is preserving old buildings only … More
Hotel Agbar?
image courtesy Wikipedia Barcelona’s La Vanguardia newspaper reported three days ago that the Agbar Tower, an office building designed by Jean Nouvel … More
Sociability Generator
[Originally published in Azure, October 2013] Gràcia, with its narrow streets and the atmosphere of the former village still intact, … More
Exquisite Corpse: CaixaForum Madrid by Herzog + de Meuron
[originally published in Mark Magazine #14] A large sculpture next to a mega monochrome painting – at first glance and from a … More
