[Originally published in Baumeister January 2020] Vilanova de la Barca is a small town located on the eastern bank of … More
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A Heroic Architect-Politician Exists
A previously little known architect is the topic of conversation in Spain right now. The discussion has nothing to do … More
The Poseidon Adventure: Social Housing in Formentera by IBAVI
[Originally published in The Architectural Review July-August 2019] The small, idyllic Mediterranean island of Formentera, Spain, isn’t the first place … More
Small City Architecture: Walden 7 as a Social Network
[Originally published in RocaGallery.com. Versión en castellano sigue a continuación] “The city is like a great house, and the house … More
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
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
Scatological Cantilever?
Unlike so many contemporary cantilevers whose only purpose, seemingly, is to out-do other cantilevers in depth, height or width, the tiny … More
Architecture Without ‘Parti’: Erwin Broner’s House and Studio in Ibiza
One of the first lessons every student learns in architecture school is that an architectural design must always be based on a … More
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
Size Isn’t Everything: A House Inside a House by Josep Ferrando
[Originally published in Mark Magazine #57] It’s been said that the most difficult thing to design in architecture is a … More
Design and Decadence in Sabiñanigo
The land-scars of Spain’s construction boom-gone-bust have been documented photographically to great extent. More typically than not, these images portray a landscape of newly built … More
Perspective is Everything
Same place seen from different viewpoints (Pas de la Casa, Andorra). Neon duty-free stores selling discounted liquor and cigarettes … More
