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Tag: Baumeister

Archaeological Building

[Originally published in Baumeister December 2021] Older buildings are no longer what they used to be. Until recently, the argument … More

adaptive re-use, archaeology, Baumeister, homelessness, Josep Ferrando, prison, Reus, shelter, Tarragona

110 Rooms, 22 Flats, and One Good Idea

[Originally published in Baumeister 3/2020] The number of rooms contained in a building is not the way most young architects … More

Barcelona, Baumeister, building typology, Eixample, enfilade, housing system, Maio Architects, room

Traces of the Past

[Originally published in Baumeister January 2020] Vilanova de la Barca is a small town located on the eastern bank of … More

adaptive re-use, AleaOlea, Baumeister, brick, church, countryside, heritage, ruin, small town, stone, Vilanova de la Barca

Dialectical Destinations: Two Solo Houses

[A version of this text was originally published in Baumeister December 2017] Contemporary architecture has become such an intrinsic component … More

Baumeister, countryside, court yard house, forest, Office KGDVS, overtourism, Pezo Von Ellrichshausen, romantic gaze, Solo Houses, Spain, touristic architecture, wilderness

Disappearing Act

[Originally published in Baumeister 9/2017] As the place where Ancient Greeks first set foot on the Iberian peninsula, the archaeological … More

archaeology, Baumeister, camouflage, concrete, countryside, Empúries, garden, land art, landscape, ruin, tourism

Earthy, Corpulent and Well-Structured

[Originally published in Baumeister, June 2017] The Costa Brava’s Empordà region has a long history of exporting wine. Empúries, an … More

agriculture, Baumeister, brick, countryside, structure, vernacular, Vidal & Rahola, winery

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Criticalista collects Rafael Gomez-Moriana's writings on architecture and the built environment. All photographs by the author unless indicated otherwise.

©2014 Rafael Gomez-Moriana. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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