May reviews of our BAW walking tours

“Gaudi Architectural Walk”

-Reviewed 10 May 2015-

This was one of the best things I did on my trip to Barcelona, aside from eat. My wife is an interior designer and is keenly interested in architecture — whereas I don’t know much about architecture but enjoyed it just as much. It’s a great walk through a beautiful part of the city and it’s n extremely interesting, in-depth view of the city of Barcelona and Gaudi specifically. Our guide was Martina, who was awesome.

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“Architectural Tour with Miguel Angel Borras”

-Reviewed 4 May 2015-

On April 27, 2015, our group of former classmates from SYA so enjoyed the Enric Miralles architectural tour led by Miguel Angel Borras. Miguel did an incredible job of introducing the old and the new elements of Barcelona and how they are “melting” together. He brought the architecture to life for us with his own passion for his work and his appreciation of the beauty and history of the area. Miguel’s knowledge, philosophical and poetic interpretation of the architecture and life in Barcelona, and his superb English and Spanish (for the benefit of all of us) was very special and memorable. It was one of the absolute highlights of our trip!!!!! Thank you, Miguel!

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Creative Processes: Keré – Cumella

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El objetivo de esta serie de debates es la explicación del proceso creativo los ponentes han llevado a cabo en el desarrollo de sus proyectos, ya sean de arquitectura, música, cine, paisajismo, diseño de producto, etc.
A través de la selección de autores, la Fundación da a conocer la forma de trabajo de artistas, diseñadores y artesanos referentes en sus disciplinas.

El nexo común entre todos los ponentes es que la creatividad es un valor fundamental en su trabajo y su producción se mueve entre la necesidad de la originalidad, la exigencia de la eficacia y el éxito respecto a la industria y el mercado.

El primer Tándem, entre Toni Cumella y Francis Keré, tendrá lugar el día 20 de mayo de 2015 a las 19:30 en el Pabellón Mies van der Rohe de Barcelona.

AFORO LIMITADO.
Será imprescindible la confirmación de asistencia a [email protected] para realizar la reserva de plaza, que se completará bajo riguroso orden de inscripción.

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Iaac Spring Lectures’15: OSCAR TOMICO

Oscar Tomico

 

IAAC Spring Lecture Series 2015
Thursday 14th of May 2015
Oscar Tomico
Lecture: Close to the body
Reflections on the role of the context, the body for material explorations in interaction design

@ 19.30, IAAC Auditorium
Open to the Public

OSCAR TOMICO
Dr. Oscar Tomico is Assistant Professor of the Designing Quality in Interaction Research Group and part of Wearable Senses at Eindhoven University of Technology. Current projects focus on the textile industry and involve stakeholders during the design process to foster cooperation and reflective practices between participants to frame the design space, collaboration space and reformulate their design opportunity. Currently he is part of the ArcInTex Steering Group. He is project leader of the Smart Textile Services project of the Dutch Creative Industry Scientific Program (CRISP 2011), Material Science and Design Fiction (KIEM 2015) and a partner in the Crafting Wearables research project (CLICK 2013) and ArcInTex ETN Initial Training Program (H2020 ) . He has been a guest researcher and lecturer at the University of Tsukuba and at Chiba University (Japan, 2007, 2008), Aalto (Finland, 2006, 2007), at ELISAVA (Spain, 2010), UPF -DTIC (2010), Business engineering school, La Salle (2010), Luka (Belgium, 2012), Swedish School of Textiles (2013, 2014), ArtEZ (2013, 2014). He co-organized the Careful Designs and Hypercrafting Fashion events (Waag Sociecy, Amsterdam, 2012, 2013, 2014), Baltan Open Lab: Wearable Senses workshops and exhibition (NATLAB, Eindhoven, 2013, 2014), eTextile Sweatshop (V2_, 2012) and Crafting Wearables breakout session in The Future of Fashion is Innovation (MoBA, Arnhem, 2013). He has been moderator in the Craftism Design Debates (Design Academy Eindhoven, 2012). He curated the Systems Design – Eindhoven School at DHUB (Barcelona, 2012).

La Nit dels Museus 2015

Nit dels Museus 2015

 

Més de vuitanta centres de Barcelona, l’Hospitalet, Badalona, Cornellà, Esplugues, Sant Adrià i Santa Coloma de Gramenet t’obren les portes de franc fins a la matinada. Exposicions, concerts, poesia, dansa, performances, tallers, visites guiades i dramatitzades, contacontes, gastronomia… i activitats per a tota la família!

En aquesta edició, s’hi sumen dos nous centres del Museu d’Història de Barcelona –el MUHBA Domus Avinyó i el MUHBA Oliva Artés–, el Museu de Cultures del Món de Barcelona, la Gran Lògia Provincial de Catalunya, la Muralla Romana Sotstinent Navarro del Servei d’Arqueologia, la Torre de les Aigües del Besòs i la Torre Bellesguard de Gaudí, el Museu Palmero, el Museu d’Història de la Immigració de Catalunya, la colección olorVISUAL, La Casa dels Entremesos, la Col·lecció Opisso de la Fundació Arqueològica Clos i el Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, ja amb totes les col·leccions obertes.

El festival Eat Street, que redefineix el concepte de menjar al carrer, participa a la Nit dels Museus amb una proposta basada en els productes de proximitat a preus assequibles. Al voltant de la plaça de les Glòries, l’oferta dels xefs convidats girarà entorn de la gastronomia d’Euràsia, mentre que a la zona Fòrum es concentraran els estils culinaris propis de les Amèriques.

La Nit dels Museus és una iniciativa del Consell d’Europa que enguany arriba a l’onzena edició. Més de quatre mil museus de quaranta països obriran les portes als ciutadans la nit del 16 de maig. Nosaltres en formarem part. Participa-hi!

… I si la Nit no ha estat prou llarga per gaudir de totes les propostes, no t’amoïnis: a la Nit dels Museus la segueix el Dia Internacional dels Museus: portes obertes a la majoria dels museus també el diumenge 17 de maig.

Mies Van Der Rohe Awards Lectures

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5 lectures by the 5 authors of these 5 finalist works will take place on May 7 between 15:00 and 19:00h at the Auditorium of CaixaForum Barcelona.

– Archea Associati
– Barozzi / Veiga
– BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
– Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei
– O’Donnell + Tuomey.

The 2015 edition of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award will unveil the Prize Winner and the Emerging Architect Winner the day after the authors of the 5 Finalist projects present their works to the Jury members.

Each 20-minute lecture will be presented by the principles of the studios and will explain their finalist work: Archea Associati – Antinori Winery, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence, Barozzi / Veiga – Philarmonic Hall Szczecin, Szczecin, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group – Danish Maritime Museum, Helsingør, Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei – Ravensburg Art Museum, Ravensburg and O’Donnell + Tuomey – Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London School of Economics, London.

The presentations are open to everybody and will be presided by the Director of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Giovanna Carnevali; the members of the 2015 Jury – Cino Zucchi (Chair of the Jury and Principle of Cino Zucchi Architetti, Milan), Margarita Jover (Principle, aldayjover architecture and landscape, Charlottesville and Barcelona), Lene Tranberg (Principle, Lundgaard & Tranberg, Copenhagen), Peter L. Wilson (Principle, Bolles + Wilson, Münster), Li Xiangning (Deputy Dean, College of Architecture & Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai), Tony Chapman (Head of Awards at RIBA, London) and Hansjörg Mölk (CEO MPreis, Völs, Tirol) – and Ivan Blasi, Coordinator of the Prize.

The Prize is organized by Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Creative Europe.

Free Entrance
Lectures in English

www.miesarch.com
#eumiesaward2015

Foros Esarq’15. VYLDER VINCK TAILLIEU

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CONFERENCIA DE CLAUSURA DE FOROS ESARQ 2015 A CARGO
DEL ESTUDIO BELGA DE VYLDER VINCK TAILLIEU

 

“Foros Esarq 2015: A matter of things” dan por finalizada su cita anual con la conferencia About, impartida por los arquitectos del estudio belga De Vylder Vinck Taillieu. De Vylder Vinck Taillieu compartirán su particular visión sobre la responsabilidad social del arquitecto, que les ha llevado a convertirse en referentes de la arquitectura belga actual.

Fecha: Miércoles 6 de mayo de 2015 – 18.00 h

Conferencia: About

Lugar: Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ESARQ-UIC) Aula Magna – C/ Immaculada, 22, Barcelona

Idioma Conferencia: Inglés

Jan de Vylder, Inge Vinck y Jo Taillieu crearon el estudio De Vylder Vinck Taillieu (dvvt) en 2009 en Gante, Bélgica, y encabezan una nueva generación de arquitectos que está cambiando la arquitectura belga, una de las más interesantes del momento. dvvt explicarán a través de su obra la importancia de la visión crítica de la responsabilidad social del arquitecto, y cómo esta visión es la herramienta para llegar más allá en sus proyectos. Para dvvt el oficio (métier) es la clave para afrontar el futuro.

De Vylder Vinck Taillieu trabajan en todas las escalas con la misma intensidad y entusiasmo, dibujando, entendiendo el proceso, el diseño, la producción, desde lo pequeño hasta la gran escala, del objeto al campus, desde el encargo familiar hasta el cliente público. Con esta filosofía crean en 2011 la firma JIJ’S en la que desarrollan objetos y mobiliario.

Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con los premios de arquitectura de su país en varias ocasiones, han estado nominados a los Premios Mies van der Rohe con los proyectos de Les Ballets C de la B & Lod y Rot-Ellen-Berg and Twiggy y en 2015 han vuelto a ser seleccionados para el Iakov Chernikhov Prize. dvvt ha expuesto su obra en la Bienal de Venecia, en la Design Biennial de Estambul, en el New Museum de Nueva York, entre otros. Además, este año se expondrá una muestra de su trabajo en Bruselas y próximamente la reconocida revista “El Croquis” editará una monografía sobre su obra. Han impartido clases y conferencias en escuelas internacionales como la Accademia di architettura de Mendrisio y la Royal Danish Academy
de Copenhagen.

Expo RCR Arquitectes al Palau Robert

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Exposició d’RCR Arquitectes al Palau Robert

A partir del 26 de març i fins al 13 de setembre es podrà visitar al Palau Robert de Barcelona la mostra “RCR Arquitectes. Creativitat compartida”. Aquesta mostra és la primera exposició retrospectiva del treball dels arquitectes RCR (Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem i Ramon Vilalta), amb motiu dels 25 anys de la seva trajectòria.
RCR han rebut nombrosos reconeixements: són Membres d’Honor del RIBA, Membres d’Honor de l’AIA, Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2008) i Premi Nacional de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya (2005).L’exposició, comissariada per Josep Maria Montaner, presenta, a través de diversos àmbits, un recorregut per la carrera professional d’RCR. El material dels projectes s’ha refet i refotografiat expressament per a l’exposició. Els àmbits de la mostra s’estructuren al voltant dels següents conceptes, representats cadascun per una obra destacada:· La mediació amb el paisatge. Pista d’atletisme a Olot.
· L’espai feliç. Plaça del Teatre La Lira a Ripoll.
· La presència del temps. Bodegues Bell-lloc a Palamós.
· La funció pública i social. Biblioteca Sant Antoni “Joan Oliver”.
· Estructura i materialitat. Museu Soulages a Rodés, França.
· Sistema. Crematori de Hofheide, Bèlgica.
· Desmaterialització. Espai creat a la pròpia exposició.

Barcelona Architecture Walks Spring reviews!

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5 of 5 starsReviewed 22 April 2015NEW

We were a corporate group of 10 people that enjoyed this walk together. It was nice to get to know Barcelona in another way through the walk “ReThinking Cities”. The insight to the history and how things are planned and developed up until today was very interesting. To learn about the philosophy for the area today and how they consciously put together technology, architecture elements, economic and environmental systems and binding together the old and the new is inspiring. Our guide Jordi shared his knowledge and passion for his profession and we had a great time together. I would absolutely recommend this walk and especially if you have some interest in architecture and engineering.

5 of 5 starsReviewed 21 April 2015NEW

I really enjoyed my walk! It was what I was looking for: very insightful, highly interesting and definitely different than the normal tourist walk!
I also got so many ideas for my next trip to Barcelona!

5 of 5 starsReviewed 20 April 2015NEW

My husband and I spent a gorgeous afternoon on an architectural walk with Ricard last week and I thoroughly recommend that others share this excellent experience. Richard, an architect by training, was full of rich, historical stories that allowed us to see the city through a different lens. We did the Barcelona and the Sea tour and I would definitely book one of the others the next time we are in the city. Really great personalised tours.

Our BAW 1. Enric Miralles gets great reviews aswell!!!!

5 of 5 starsReviewed 26 November 2014NEW

My wife and I took the Miralles architecture walk with Miguel last friday. We had our doubts whether to go for the Gaudi walk or the Miralles one, and whether to go for a walk/tour in the first place, as we don’t usually have the patience to be walked around. After the walk I can easily recommend it even to people who don’t like tours/walks. It was such a great experience at many levels. Miguel really used the walk and the sights/stories to tell the story of Barcelona and the story of citizen involvement/engagement. It made us think and even connected to our line of work on “Self-organized Systems”, “Decentralized Control”, “Engagement” in organizations. We had a great time. The Gaudi might naturally be the more popular walk in Barcelona, but I think Miralles is a hidden gem and the location straddling the gothic and ribera/born quarters is great. I’m looking forward to taking another walk in barcelona next time I’m around and will try to find similar walks in other great cities. Thank you Miguel for a first intro to the world of architecture walks. Highly recommended!

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BARCELONA ARCHITECTURE WALKS on the top 5!!

We are excited to tell you that last weekend edition of the Traveller of the The Sydney Morning Herald has stand out our Barcelona Architecture Walks as the greatest architecture tour of Barcelona but as well 1 of 5 selected all over the world… We are freaking out!!!!

Estamos emocionados por contaros que en la edición de este fin de semana del  Traveller de The Sydney Morning Herald ha destacado nuestras rutas arquitectónicas como las mejores de Barcelona pero también siendo 1 de las 5 rutas destacadas en todo en mundo…Estamos flipando!!!!

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There it is…our Tripadvisor review nº 100

There it is our 100’s review at Tripadvisor… 97 excellent and 3 very good!!!
 
“Catalan Genius – The Architecture of Barcelona”
5 of 5 starsReviewed 29 October 2014NEW

I am a leader for Ramblers Worldwide Holidays and my Group of 18 persons had a fascinating half day tour exploring the architectural gems of Barcelona. Our guide, Miguel Angel Borras, is an incredibly enthusiastic and passionate Architect, and he brought to life the fascinating development of Barcelona. His knowledge of the various Architects whose genius has created the many unique buildings and life style of this wonderful city is unsurpassed. He speaks excellent English and delivers the subject with style and panache. An excellent tour.

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Another great BAW review freshly out of the oven…close to 100!

“A great morning discovering the genius of Antonio Gaudi and Barcelona architecture.”

5 of 5 starsReviewed 26 October 2014NEW

The thing that stood out about this guided walk in comparison to other guided tours was that our guide Ricard was an architect himself with a depth of knowledge and passion for his subject that could not be matched by the typical guide.
The walk took 3 hours and covered the development of Gaudi’s practice and its relationship to the rebuilding of the city from the late 19th to early 20th century. My wife uses a walking stick and we were a bit concerned about keeping up but the walk was well paced with some opportunities to sit and rest while Ricardo talked about various buildings and their relationships to the surrounding architecture.
Overall great value and the perfect start to a Barcelona visit.

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Visited October 2014
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