Fuente: Josep M. Julià i Capdevila Fotografia: Adrià Goula Desde su nacimiento, en 1878, en los terrenos de Can Mangala anexas a la antigua «Carretera del Llobregat», el recinto de Can Batlló y el Barrio de la Bordeta han evolucionado en paralelo al crecimiento y transformación de la ciudad de Barcelona. Después de una larga evolución, que incluye desde la construcción de los sucesivos bloques con el auge

Source: Carles Enrich Studio Photography: Adrià Goula In the south of the municipality of Puig-reig stand the remains of the heritage site of the castle of Merola, dating from the late thirteenth century. Due to the documented earth tremors that shook Catalonia in the 1500s, only one of the faces of the defense tower, originally with a rectangular plant of 5 x 3,8 m and 14,8 m height, is still standing. The deta

| Mai Bogø & Mette Sigild | 2018 | Settlement, Ecology & Tectonics | The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts | Professors: Anne Beim, Frans Drewniak In the context of the rapid urbanization this project shows how an urban, cultural, and social densification can create an urban development with added value in a former ghetto in Copenhagen. The project examines the former ghetto; Urbanplanen, an area based o

Source: Aires Mateus Photography: Nelson Garrido The project starts with the consideration of heritage and historical values. We differentiate between the «eternal» value of the project´s masses: the compression of the great walls and domes, and the «ephemeral» character of the old structures: constructive systems traditionally made of wood. The project was developed following this understanding of passing time,

Fuente: Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk Fotografía: Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk The annex is connected to an existing summerhouse from 1964, situated on the very south coast of Norway. The small building holds two bedrooms with beds for eight persons in all. A function just as important as the bedrooms was to create an outdoor space for relaxing, playing and other activities. The new building, the existing house and a vertical ro

Fuente: Arxius d’Arquitectura a Catalunya Fotografía original: Emili Donato Fotografía actual: Aureli Mora A finales de los años 60 Emili Donato, junto con Uwe Geest, proyectaron la discoteca Silvi s en Gavà. En un ambiente de cierto aperturismo y donde se empezaba a respirar algún brizna de optimismo, se erigió esta construcción con reminiscencia de zigurat o pirámide, con aspecto de gran cubierta nórdica

| Jack Huang | 2016 | Master Course | TU Wien  | Professor: Ines Nizic The Kulturhaus, to me, is an institution of man; as it holds the aspiration of man. Culture exists through people, different people, new and old. It requires a simple unified space, a concentrated space; where men relives, reinterpret, and creates culture. Friedrichshafen, like the other ports, share the lake, Bodensee. They also share the sa

Fuente: RPBW Fotografía: Michel Denancé Creating additional space for the Morgan Library in the heart of Manhattan was a particular challenge. This elegant group of buildings, a ‘village of memory’ is surrounded by the dense urban fabric of New York City, a seemingly solid physical barrier around the site. Rather than building upwards, Renzo Piano Building Workshop decided to dig downwards into the hard rock to

Adolphe Appia, (1862-1928) was a Swiss architect, stage designer and theorist of stage lighting and décor. His theories and realized works transformed the practice of stage design and he had a great influence on the development of performing arts. His sets and his drawings didn’t look for pictorial realism, their intent was rather to create and underline a believable mood for each scene. Symbols and metaphors pr

Source: Afasia The site contains ruins that form part of the UNESCO Pearling Path. The entire building functions as the entrance to the cultural heritage and the foyer for the medina. It is an urban room for the people of Muharraq with the scale of a public park. Concrete elements are placed along the property boundary to form a new locus in the dense city. A large space is created in which a forest of columns a

Fuente: Hiha Studio Fotógrafo: Pol Viladoms El proyecto consiste en actualizar y adaptar el edificio existente a la actualidad, a los nuevos materiales y a las nuevas formas de vivir. El edificio a intervenir es el resultado del sumatorio de dos casas entre medianeras. Son edificaciones que responden a la tipologia típica de la zona de la Plana de Lérida. Edificios de crujía pequeña de unos 5m de amplitud y 15-3

Soure: McGonigle McGrath, ArchDaily Photography: Aidan McGrath House Lessans The site is located in the gently rolling landscape of County Down. An existing assembly of barn and shed with double yard were the remnants of a small farmstead, the original farmhouse now a neighbouring plot. Approached by an overgrown lane, the enclosure created by the buildings and low walls only became apparent when at the yards, t

Source: Max Dudler Photography: Stefan Müller Founded in 1977, the Bochum Railway Museum is one of the largest museums of its kind in Germany. Its historical railway vehicles and listed buildings bear witness to a rich history of technological progress. The new building provides the museum with a clear entrance configuration that directs visitors into the expansive outdoor area. A single-storey brick structure w

Source: Munarq Photography: Munarq Occupy the corner. A village house in the corner and inner courtyard. The project tries to adapt to the urban landscape that forms the main street of the town with irregular facades in shape and antiquity. The “edges” always create dilatations and opportunities to occupy spaces. Thus, it is attempted to give importance to these spaces in the form of a vacuum to create the entry