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'Agora d'Urbanisme', the first annual meeting
'Agora d'Urbanisme', the first annual meeting
Attention: The meeting has been postponed. New date will be announced soon.The Ministry of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia, the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, and the Urban Planning Architects’ Association of Catalonia (AAUC) have agreed to jointly organize an annual seminar entitled the Àgora d'Urbanisme (Urban Planning Forum).
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Ten local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
Ten local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
A total of ten projects associated with architecture and urban planning have won COAC cooperation grants. These include both local and international projects, with a particular emphasis being placed on their quality and social involvement.
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Big attendance numbers at COAC’s debate on protected housing
Big attendance numbers at COAC’s debate on protected housing
On 28 June, the Architects’ Association hosted a debate entitled 'Protected housing on consolidated urban land: the case of Barcelona', moderated by Sebastià Jornet, the president of the Urban Planning Architects’ Association of Catalonia (AAUC). Participants included lawyers Josep M.
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L'arquiPia. Architecture that is sensitive to context and sustainability in Turin
L'arquiPia. Architecture that is sensitive to context and sustainability in Turin
One of the things I most enjoy about the area I live in in Turin is that every day when I leave home I pass in front of the Faculty of Biotechnology building, one of the most impressive pieces of Turin architecture of the last few years, designed by the city’s most interesting architect of the moment: Luciano Pia.
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The recovery of the construction industry in Catalonia is still very weak and far from being back to normal
La superfície dels projectes d'execució creix un 7%, però es continua a nivells molt baixos i amb una distribució territorial diferenciada, concentrant-se la majoria de projectes al voltant de la ciutat de Barcelona. La rehabilitació integral representa tan sols un 30% de la superfície visada i no mostra signes de creixement.
Dia: 8/08/2017
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Going off the planned route on the eastern US seaboard
Going off the planned route on the eastern US seaboard
Up early on a wintry Saturday morning, you decide to take the car up to Portland (Maine) to spend the day touring the gorgeous coast of New England, when… 'Oh, wait!' 'Yeah, yeah.'
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Exhibition in Amsterdam: 'The Sixties - A Worldwide Happening'
Exhibition in Amsterdam: 'The Sixties - A Worldwide Happening'
As the Tropen Museum in Amsterdam states:'The Sixties - A Worldwide Happening' is an exhibition which makes the 1960s feel amazingly close and recognizable because today’s world builds on the icons of yesterday. The exhibition offers a global view of the 1960s, an era when globalization as we know it first appeared.Today’s world builds on the icons of yesterday
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ARCHITECTURAL BUSINESS MEETING IN HOLLAND
ARCHITECTURAL BUSINESS MEETING IN HOLLAND
On 19th-21st June and coinciding with the 'Dag van de Architectuur' (Day of Architecture) in the Netherlands, the office Noord Zuid Architectuur organized a 'Spanish Architectural Business Meeting'.
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Finalists chosen for the architectural contest of the new Camp Nou
Finalists chosen for the architectural contest of the new Camp Nou
The jury has chosen the finalists of the architectural contest for the new Camp Nou and the new Palau Blaugrana, who will now develop their proposals, during the second phase of the selection process.
Dia: 10/09/2015
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The Catalan Government approves the Architecture Bill
The Catalan Government approves the Architecture Bill
The Architecture Bill establishes the public nature of architecture and develops measures for its promotion and dissemination, as well as for the fostering and encouragement of architectural quality. The Bill moves on to the Parliament, where we expect its proceedings during the upcoming term.
Dia: 30/07/2015
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The new Correspondents' Journal is available
The new Correspondents' Journal is available
The journal is part of the website arquitectes.cat, and its aim is to approach the reality of the cities and countries that constitute the COAC Correspondents' Network, creating an opinion space where our correspondents write about issues related to architecture from a professional point of view, while including also cultural and social issues.
Dia: 30/07/2015
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2015 Local Elections: Building Better Towns
2015 Local Elections: Building Better Towns
Catalan municipalities, immersed in a process of major transformation and within a crisis that has strongly affected its inhabitants, face needs and opportunities of unknown intensity in the field of urban regeneration.
Dia: 20/04/2015
