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Hi walkers! Ten years ago, we began a passionate adventure, Barcelona Architecture Walks; a small company led by Miel Architects that aims to bring the architecture, culture and history of Barcelona closer to its visitors by offering the unique experience … Read More

Designers Respond to Crisis: Emergency Architecture The COVID-19 pandemic has shown yet again how designers are needed to reimagine emergency shelters. With an estimated 900 million people around the world to remain at home because of the virus, there are also a number of hospitals … Read More

On our tour BARCELONA & GOTHIC TO MODERN we explore the ideas and mindset of Enric Miralles, the genius of our lifetime. He and his firm, EMBT, designed one of the most brilliant works of architecture in the city: the … Read More

Hi Walkers, Barcelona Architecture Walks team is currently unaffected by the COVID-19 virus, but the Spanish government has declared a nationwide state of emergency. We are therefore obligated to suspend our walking tours at least for the next 15 days. … Read More

  Architecture is the scenery of the cinema. Landscapes, houses, and cities consist the frames where filmmakers insert people, lives, and feelings. Their connection is beyond doubt and in some cases the results of this mixture are extraordinary. The following … Read More

  The history of architecture shows that the use of raw materials has always been somewhat common, whether in ancient vernacular techniques or within the Brutalist movement, to name a few. It is evident that the language of a project … Read More

Tiles and crafts. Contemporary artisan proposals. Exhibition at Centre d’Artesania Catalunya. Craft tiles take up a prominent place in Catalan ceramics between the 17th and 19th centuries. The origin, as the name implies, can be found in the representation of the most … Read More

BAW’s Women team to celebrate the International Women’s day 2020 Yesterday we celebrate the International Women’s day. At BAW we have an amazing women team. Every one have something special to tell us, and we are very happy to share … Read More

Barceloneta is one of the most famous neighborhoods in Barcelona. Our BARCELONA & THE SEA tour explore the former fishermen’s town, forms an inseparable entity with the beach of the same name, and quite frankly, neither one could exist without … Read More