View all the digitized versions of Quaderns
You can now consult all the issues of the Quaderns journal from 1944 to 2010 with a new feature that makes it quicker and easier to view each issue in the 'Publications' section.
The digitization of 66 years of the history of Quaderns has become a milestone in the dissemination of architecture, borne out by the fact that between 2009 and November 2013 some 235,000 views from all over the world were recorded.
View the digitized Quaderns journals here
Download the book on the history of the Association
The book Architects’ Association of Catalonia. 1874-1962 looks back over the first half-century of the Association from its foundation through to its move to Plaça Nova.
According to its authors, architects Enric Granell and Antoni Ramon, the book 'focuses on relating the cultural activities of architects’ associations and at the same time provides a history of Catalan architecture from the perspective of its local associations.' In short, it takes you on a journey through the living history of the collective, represented by a series of well-known names.
The achievements of the men and women who have consolidated the Association show that 'over a century and a half, Catalan architects have understood that they have a role to play in public life and a duty to perform it'.
Taking as a starting point the embryo of the current association, the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, the book covers the almost nine decades of the organization through to its move into the building that Xavier Busquets designed in Plaça Nova, opposite the Cathedral, in 1962.
From this link you can view and download the book about the Association
Nueva Ley catalana de Arquitectura
El Consell Executiu aprobó el martes 3 de diciembre la memoria previa al inicio de la tramitación del Anteproyecto de la nueva ley de arquitectura, con la voluntad que el nuevo texto legal esté aprobado a finales de 2014.
El objetivo general es poner en valor el interés público de la arquitectura, asegurar la preservación como patrimonio cultural i social, así como distinguirla como bien fundamental para garantizar el bienestar de las personas y la cohesión social dotándola de objetivos de calidad en todo tipo de proyectos. El Colegio ha tenido un papel muy destacado en el impulso de esta ley, que fue anunciada por el conseller de Territori i Sostenibilitat, Santi Vila, en nuestra sede el pasado mes de julio. Además, el COAC participará activamente en el proceso de redacción de la ley.
Catalan Book Week at the COAC
Today, Friday 5 September, marks the opening of the thirty-first edition of Catalan Book Week on the avenue in front of the Cathedral of Barcelona. Up until Sunday 15 September, a total of 75 exhibitors will be gathering to form part of a programme that includes almost 250 activities, some of which are taking place in Plaça Nova and at the COAC headquarters, where the mezzanine level has been set up as the ‘Agora Venue’.
On Monday 9 September, at 6 pm, this venue will be hosting a talk on 100 years of the architects Bonet, Coderch, Moragas and Pratmarsó, organized by the COAC and the Jordi Capell Cooperative with the participation of Joan Roig, Josep M. Montaner, Josep M. Rovira and Pilar de la Villa.
On Friday 15 September, at 6.45 pm, the presentation of Revistes d’Arquitectura will take place in the ‘Plaça de la Paraula’ with the participation of architects and members of the editorial teams of the publications Aproximacions, Diagonal and Quaderns.
During the course of the week, the mezzanine in the Plaça Nova building will also be hosting the exhibition ‘Traços d’Història’ [Traces of History], a journey through the works of Oriol Garcia Quera, a draughtsman who has recorded different stages in the history of Catalonia in his comics. His work covers episodes ranging from the first monarch, Wilfred the Hairy, and the origin of the Catalan nation, through to the disastrous defeat of 1714. His albums are a blend of historical rigour and fiction.
The Catalan Book Week is offering a discount of 5% on the purchase of books from any of the exhibition stands to all members of the COAC.