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Sixth edition of the European Award AHI (Architectural Heritage Intervention)
Sixth edition of the European Award AHI (Architectural Heritage Intervention)
The European Award AHI, organised with the support of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, is a biennial event. Its main goal is to distinguish quality interventions in all the aspects of built heritage and contribute to their dissemination. The contest is aimed at consolidating itself as a catalyst and observatory of new challenges added to the conservation and intervention in built heritage by the globalization of contemporary architecture.
Dia: 13/02/2023
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DIVERSE CATALAN STUDIOS, WINNERS OF THE FAD AWARDS 2022
DIVERSE CATALAN STUDIOS, WINNERS OF THE FAD AWARDS 2022
The ceremony for the FAD Awards for Architecture and Interior Design took place on Tuesday 14 June at Disseny Hub Barcelona.
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THE LACOL COOPERATIVE, WINNERS OF THE 2022 EUMIES AWARD FOR EMERGING ARCHITECTURE
THE LACOL COOPERATIVE, WINNERS OF THE 2022 EUMIES AWARD FOR EMERGING ARCHITECTURE
The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation have announced the winners of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award for 2022. The Lacol architects’ cooperative has been named as the winner in the Emerging Architecture category for its La Borda cooperative housing building in Barcelona.
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THE CATALAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PUBLISHES A GUIDE FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS
The new document, entitled Nous aprenentatges, nous espais (New learning, new spaces), puts the educational project being implemented at a school or college at the heart of any corresponding construction or transformation project and stipulates the need for a collaborative process involving both the educational community and architects
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TWENTY-NINE WORKS SELECTED BY THE COAC ENTERED IN THE CSCAE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
TWENTY-NINE WORKS SELECTED BY THE COAC ENTERED IN THE CSCAE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Twenty-nine works selected by the COAC will represent Catalan architecture in the 1st ARQUITECTURA Awards, organised by the Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos de España (Higher Council of Architects’ Associations of Spain, CSCAE) with the official sponsorship of COMPAC.
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Correspondents magazine: Multifunctional Roofs in the Netherlands (Amsterdam - Rotterdam)
Correspondents magazine: Multifunctional Roofs in the Netherlands (Amsterdam - Rotterdam)
Green roofs are slowly beginning to appear in our cities. But a cover can be, should be, much more than a green spot.We talk in this article about what it is here called “multifuntionele daken”.
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Seven local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
Seven local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
A total of seven projects associated with architecture and urban planning have won COAC cooperation grants for 2020. These are both local and international projects which were particularly highly rated for their architectural quality, use of local materials and social participation. It was decided that grants, totalling 47,000 euros, would be awarded to the following entities:LOCAL:Conviure net
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The lack of an urban renewal strategy is dictating future prospects in an environment of slower growth
The weak growth of approved building space is very far from the figures of the immediately preceding years. The main reason for this is the decline in building projects in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, which has been the driving force behind the timid recovery of the last four years.
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13 TEAMS WITH CATALAN ARCHITECTS RECOGNISED BY THE EUROPAN 15 AWARDS
13 TEAMS WITH CATALAN ARCHITECTS RECOGNISED BY THE EUROPAN 15 AWARDS
The results of the EUROPAN 15 international competition were announced on 2 December. Nine teams involving Catalan architects were recognised by the jury of EUROPAN Spain, which awarded a total of six first prizes, eight second prizes, and 14 special mentions among the 142 proposals submitted.
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Peris+Toral Arquitectes are set to transform the public areas at the COAC headquarters
Peris+Toral Arquitectes are set to transform the public areas at the COAC headquarters
The competition to transform the public areas of the Plaça Nova headquarters into the Open Architecture Centre of Barcelona, convened last May, now has a winner: the AGORA project by Peris+Toral Arquitectes, namely Marta Peris and José Manuel Toral.
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Slight growth in construction, but based on an unsustainable model
Slight growth in construction, but based on an unsustainable model
The business of the construction sector is based on the traditional model, with an emphasis on new build. Major building renovation work continues to lose ground, as it has done since 2017.
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The Association submits proposals to the MPGM and the PEUI regarding the Sagrada Familia site
The Association submits proposals to the MPGM and the PEUI regarding the Sagrada Familia site
The COAC has made proposals to the 'Modification of the General Metropolitan Plan to adjust the qualification of the section of Carrer Provença that coincides with the block on which the Sagrada Família stands' and to the 'Special Comprehensive Urban Plan for the Sagrada Família', approved by the Ecology, City Planning and Mobility Commission of Barcelona City Council and published in the BOPB of 17 December, 2018.
