Auditorium. Barcelona
The Auditorium is located on the first floor of the Plaça Nova building and is the institutional room of the COAC for holding conferences and presentations. It is accessed from the main lobby by a staircase and also has an elevator for people with reduced mobility.
Fully equipped with all the necessary audiovisual equipment, this is one of the largest meeting rooms in the city centre for holding these kinds of events, able to hold 250 people.
Main uses: conferences and presentations, working meetings, technical seminars, product launches.
Location: Barcelona
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Picasso Room. Barcelona
The Picasso Room is located on the first floor of the Plaça Nova building and also serves as the foyer for the Auditorium. It is accessed from the main lobby by staircase and also has an elevator for people with reduced mobility.
The most iconic ornamental feature of this room, which gives it its name, is the set of two friezes known as ‘The Mediterranean’—which are the inner faces of the friezes running along the sides of the exterior façade of the building, created in 1962 by Norwegian artist Carl Nesjar based on a design by Picasso. The two friezes are further enhanced by special lighting effects.
The space is accessed from the main lobby by a staircase and there are also elevators for people with reduced mobility. It covers an area of 227 m2 and has windows running around the perimeter at ceiling level to allow natural light into the room if required.
Location: Barcelona
Main uses: The unique décor and location of the Picasso Room makes it ideal for holding exhibitions, conferences and dinners and it can also be used as a foyer for the Auditorium for the usual purposes of this kind of space, such as registration desks, stands exhibiting products of sponsoring companies, cocktail parties, etc.
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Habitabilidad: Espacio y materia, vida y lugar
El próximo martes 3 de diciembre a las 19.00h en el altillo del vestíbulo del COAC (Colegio de Arquitectos de Cataluña), tendrá lugar un debate sobre habitabilidad como acto de clausura de la exposición "espacio y materia : vida y lugar".
La exposición "space + matter : life + place" que formaba parte del ciclo "spatial positions" (posiciones espaciales) y que acogió y organizó el SAM (Swiss Architecture Museum) de Basilea, se trasladó después de un mes al museo suizo, en el espacio Picasso del COAC.
Ahora, la exposición que ha producido y comisariado el estudi d'arquitectura toni gironès y que ha acogido el COAC desde el 4 de noviembre, se encuentra a unas semanas de finalizar.
El acto, dinamizado por la opinión de un grupo de personas de perfil diverso, consistirá en un diálogo / debate donde todo el público asistente podrá participar con su opinión sobre el tema "Habitabilidad: Espacio y materia, vida y lugar".
Habitabilitat: Espai i matèria, vida i lloc
El proper dimarts 3 de desembre a les 19.00h a l’altell del vestíbul del COAC (Col·legi Oficial d’Arquitectes de Catalunya), tindrà lloc un debat sobre habitabilitat com a acte de cloenda de l’exposició “espai i matèria: vida i lloc”.
L’exposició “space+matter : life+place” que formava part del cicle “spatial positions” (posicions espacials) i que va acollir i organitzar el SAM (Swiss Architecture Museum) de Basilea, es va traslladar després d’un mes al museu suís, a l’espai Picasso del COAC.
Ara, l’exposició que ha produït i comissariat l’estudi d’arquitectura toni gironès i que ha acollit el COAC des del 4 de novembre, es troba a unes setmanes de finalitzar.
L’acte, dinamitzat per la opinió d’un grup de persones de perfil divers, consistirà en un diàleg/debat on tot el públic assistent podrà participar amb la seva opinió al voltant del tema “Habitabilitat: Espai i matèria, vida i lloc”.