Endesa Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain, by IaaC, 2011. The following text and images are courtesy Institute for advanced architecture in Catalonia (IaaC). Endesa Pavilion is a self-sufficient solar prototype installed at the Marina Dock, within the framework of the International BCN Smart ...Read More
La Lira in Ripoll, Spain by RCR Arquitectes / Joan Puigcorbé, 2011. I'm not overly familiar with the work of Spain's RCR Arquitectes -- the firm of Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta -- but if this pedestrian bridge and ...Read More
3D Athletics Track in Alicante, Spain by Subarquitectura, 2011. If one were to ascribe a work of architecture as surreal, initially it would probably arise from a formal similarity to Surrealist art, such as the painting of Salvador Dali where clocks ...Read More
Five Projects by Rafeal Moneo. The following quotes are pulled from the book reviewed this week, Rafael Moneo: Remarks on 21 Works by Moneo and published by The Monacelli Press. The photographs are courtesy Michael Moran, from the same book. Completed in ...Read More
La Cabanya Nursery School in Torelló, Spain by SAU Taller d'arquitectura, 2010. On the eastern edge of Torelló, Spain sits the La Cabanya Nursery School, which shares its name with an adjacent park of the same name. Designed by SAU Taller ...Read More
Building of Control CCS in Ferrol, Spain by Diaz and Diaz Architects, 2010. Ferrol is a city in the northwest corner of Spain, in Galicia, on the Atlantic coast. Its location enabled the city to become a major naval center, especially ...Read More
360 House in Galapagar, Spain by Subarquitectura, 2010. The following text and images are courtesy Subarquitectura (Andrés Silanes + Fernando Valderrama + Carlos Bañón) for their design of the recently completed 360 House outside Madrid. Photograph are by David Frutos. A ...Read More
Tenerife Opera House in Tenerife, Spain by Santiago Calatrava, 2003. Click images (courtesy Javier ...Read More
Recycling Plant in Madrid, Spain by Abalos & Herreros, 2000. Situated in the Valdemingómez area of Madrid, Spain, this Recycling Plant for urban waste is part of a larger ...Read More
National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain by José Rafael Moneo, 1984. Note: The following is transcribed from The Pritzker Architecture Prize: The First Twenty Years, published in 1999 by The Art Institute of Chicago. José Rafael Moneo is above all ...Read More
