Digitalitzats els contactes de Català-Roca
L’objectiu era accedir a aquesta mena de catàleg/inventari visual realitzat pel propi Català-Roca, numerat i ordenat en carpetes amb una certa cronologia i per formats (35 mm, 6x6 i 9x12), alhora que preservar i conservar aquests originals tant valuosos.
Finalment, a les acaballes del 2013 ja hem pogut finalitzar aquesta tasca i passarem a reinstal·lar els originals amb materials de conservació adequats a aquests suports.
La consulta ja és efectiva a la sala de consulta de l’Arxiu Històric.
COAC's new website
The website of the Architects’ Association has been given a total makeover. Obviously, architects and architecture are the protagonists. The new website aims to provide an essential tool to help reposition the role of architects within our society, while at the same time promoting the social and cultural values of architecture. The website arquitectes.cat aims to provide a point of reference that will bring us closer to the community and the business world at a time when it is essential to assert ourselves both collectively and individually.
arquitectes.cat is based around five main browsing sections: citizens, architects, architecture, the Association and the business world. Great care has been taken to ensure that every section reflects the dynamic role that architects and their representative Association play in our society.
The site’s user-friendliness has also been improved by simplifying and streamlining the browsing experience and including the dissemination opportunities offered by social networks.
Customized content
arquitectes.cat also aims to address the huge range of interests of our member architects and the general public by offering visitors the chance to customize the website to suit their interests, whether this is in terms of the subject matter (sustainability, town and country planning, building renovations, society, internationalization, etc.) or geographically speaking.
Christmas comes to the COAC: Program of activities for children
From December 21 until January 3, the COAC will host a series of workshops aimed at children over 6 years old, in order to bring them closer to architecture.
Workshops on December 21 and 22 and January 2 will be based on large-scale construction with Kapla, consisting of rectangular wooden pieces of the same size that allow amazing constructions.
On the other hand, on December 30 and January 3, the workshops will be based on drawing 'Barcelona Stories'. The pictures made by all the participants will provide an original look at the history of the city.
Check the schedules for the five workshops and enroll your children here.
Workshops are free for COAC members.
"La arquitectura de la biblioteca", más accesible
Esta obra, escrita por el arquitecto Santi Romero y agotada en papel, se puede descargar de forma gratuita en su versión digital desde el web de Publicaciones.
La obra de Romero, jefe de la unidad de Arquitectura Bibliotecaria de la Diputación de Barcelona, fue publicada en papel por última vez en la colección Papers Sert del COAC 2008.
El libro pretende ser un instrumento para planificar y proyectar de forma integral una biblioteca, a partir del trabajo común entre arquitectos, bibliotecarios y usuarios.
Se trata de una monografía basada en la realidad bibliotecaria del país, que llena el vacío existente en cuanto a publicaciones especializadas en este tema.