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Tag: heritage

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

Interview with Daniel Mòdol, Architect and Politician

[Originally published in Mark Magazine #68] In Barcelona, architect and independent politician Daniel Mòdol was recently appointed city councillor for … More

Barcelona, Daniel Mòdol, heritage, Mark Magazine, politics, tourism, urbanism

Skin-Deep Beauty

Rambla de Canaletes, Barcelona. 8:30 AM. The morning light is shining through the window openings of a façade that has been … More

advertising, architecture, authenticity, Barcelona, building envelope, facadism, heritage

What’s in a Name?

How should we name an important temple after it undergoes a complete religious change of use, but only a partial architectural transformation? And … More

cathedral, Cordova, heritage, history, meme, mosque

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

adaptive re-use, architecture, Frank Gehry, heritage

Gaudí in Red Alert

“Gaudí en alerta roja” is the title of an online petition currently the source of much debate in Barcelona. Its … More

authenticity, Barcelona, cultural identity, ethics, fundamentalism, Gaudí, heritage, manifesto, monument

Exquisite Corpse

A large sculpture next to a mega monochrome painting – at first glance and from a distance, that’s what the … More

adaptive re-use, art, heritage, Herzog de Meuron, Madrid, Mark Magazine, museum, Spain

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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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