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Rafael Gómez-Moriana's architecture blog

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Open House

[Originally published in Bauwelt March 2022] Since the emergence of the pandemic, outdoor private space has come to be newly … More

architecture, Arquitectura-G, Barcelona, courtyard, flexibility, house, inside-outside

Eco-Monsters

A recent news item I came across stated: “If SUV drivers were a nation, they would rank seventh in the world … More

automobile, climate change, ecological design, house, Ibuku, monsters, technology, Tesla

Overarching Craft

[Originally published in The Architectural Review July/August 2018] Matola, a hamlet in the semi-desert of the southeastern Spanish province of … More

brick, countryside, garden, house, landscape, Mesura, pavilion, small town, The Architectural Review, vault

Out-of-Doors House

[Originally published in Mark Magazine #67] This remarkable house cost under €900 per m2 to build. Admittedly, mentioning the cost … More

affordable architecture, architettura povera, Calders, countryside, house, Mark Magazine, Narch, sliding doors, small town

Architecture Without ‘Parti’

One of the first lessons every student learns in architecture school is that an architectural design must always be based on a … More

architecture, building typology, Casa Erwin Broner, house, Ibiza, parti, seashore, small town, studio, vernacular

Still Nurbing Along

Enric Ruiz Geli’s Villa Nurbs is still incomplete after 13 years. The good news is, however, that it does not appear to … More

Cloud 9, Enric Ruíz Geli, house, resort, seashore, small town, Villa Nurbs

Size Isn’t Everything

[Originally published in Mark Magazine #57] It’s been said that the most difficult thing to design in architecture is a … More

architecture, Barcelona, house, Josep Ferrando, Mark Magazine, renovation, small town

The Art Studio-Museum

[Originally published in Oris Magazine #92] Situated on the distant side of the forested hillcrest that overlooks Barcelona, the Arranz-Bravo Studio … More

art, Barcelona, concrete, countryside, gallery, Garcés - de Seta - Bonet, house, museum, Oris magazine, studio

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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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