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Open call for the 11th AJAC Awards
The AJAC Awards were created in 1996 by the Young Architects Association of Catalonia (AJAC) with the purpose of showing the high potential and quality of work by young architects, as well as providing these emerging professionals with a good spread of their work.
21/02/2018 -
The Architects' Association of Catalonia unveils its new...
The Architects’ Association of Catalonia unveiled the new façade of its head offices in Barcelona on 22 January. The project has consolidated the neutrality of the office building so that Picasso’s frieze stands out even more.The new image for the head offices highlights the original design by Xavier Busquets while incorporating improvements in energy and environmental efficiency such as soundproofing and solar panels.
29/01/2018 -
Open call for the 10th Rosa Barba Landscape Prize
Open call for the 10th Rosa Barba Landscape Prize, sponsored by Fundación Banc Sabadell framed within the 10th International Biennale of Landscape Architecture under the motto: "Perfomative nature" , to be held on 26th, 28th and 29th September 2018 in Barcelona.
2/05/2018 -
Growth in the construction sector, still at minimal levels,...
In 2017, the area of authorised building projects in Catalonia grew by 9%, representing a slowdown in the growth experienced in the last two years. The drop of 17% in the largest projects was offset by a very positive increase in small and medium-sized ones. The regions of Barcelona and Girona showed the most consistent growth, which, however, is still not being reflected in the other regions. Building renovation continues to be at a standstill, which is a very worrying factor..
15/01/2018 -
The Dean of the COAC, Lluís Comerón, appointed as new...
The Dean of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC), Lluís Comerón, was appointed on Thursday, 16 November, as the new president of the Higher Council of Architects’ Associations of Spain (CSCAE). The dean takes over for Jordi Ludevid Anglada, who was dean of the COAC between 2006 and 2010. Lluís Comerón will assume his new position in January 2018 with a four-year mandate.
20/11/2017 -
COAC Medals for Ministers Rull and Vila and the Parliament for...
The Architects’ Association of Catalonia presented on 16 October the COAC Medals to Ministers Josep Rull and Santi Vila and President of the Catalan Parliament Carme Forcadell in recognition of their contribution to drawing up and passing the Law on Architecture.
17/10/2017 -
More than 90 professional associations take a stance on the...
The Architects’ Association of Catalonia adheres to the document 'Professional Associations of Catalonia and the Referendum', whereby the signatory institutions call for the citizens of Catalonia to be able to exercise all their democratic rights, including the right to vote and free speech, in freedom and without restrictions.
20/09/2017 -
The ministers for Governance and Territory present the Catalan...
The Minister for Governance, Public Administrations and Housing, Meritxell Borràs; the Minister for Territory and Sustainability, Josep Rull; and the Dean of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, Lluís Comerón, presented on 5 September at the COAC the launch of the future Catalan Agreement on Urban Renewal (PNRU).
7/09/2017 -
Arxiu Jujol donates the Barcelona projects of architect Josep...
This donation further consolidates the collaboration between the Jujol Archive and the Historical Archive of the COAC, which began almost 20 years ago. At that time, the architect’s heirs loaned more than 100 of the projects that Jujol had undertaken in the province of Barcelona to the COAC.
14/06/2017