News from Architecture Walks

Somorrostro: la historia de 2.400 barraques… http://mp4-medium-dwn.media.tv3.cat/9/6/1466366038069.mp4 Es compleixen 50 anys d’un fet històric que mostra la forma en què les coses es feien durant els anys del franquisme. Va ser l’èxode forçat dels habitants del Somorrostro, un barri de barraques … Read More

An earthwork that blends into the landscape. As part of a competition to replace an older cemetery, Enric Miralles and Carme Pinos envisioned a new type of cemetery that began to consider those that were laid to rest, as well … Read More

Born on June 25 Gaudí. Let’s celebrate with this compilation of some of his works in Barcelona. When Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) graduated from the Barcelona  Architecture School in 1878, the director of the school Elies Rogent … Read More

Wolf D. Prix Closing Lecture Wolf D. Prix is co-founder, Design Principal and CEO of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. He studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology, the Architectural Association of London as well as at the Southern California Institute of Architecture … Read More

Holanda prepara ReGen Villages, la primera ciudad capaz de crear energía limpia y autoabastecerse para compensar el cambio climático. Un invernadero transformado en una residencia habitable capaz de producir alimentos y energía. O en otras palabras, la ciencia aplicada a … Read More

Hi Walkers, Summer has come!   From Barcelona Architecture Walks we’d like to remind you that we have our Summer tour program ready for you. BARCELONA & THE URBANISM travel with us to the origins of the modern Barcelona. BARCELONA … Read More

Hi walkers! We are very proud about this review left by one of the last Walkers about our BARCELONA & THE SEA  walking tour lead by Ricard… Informative, fun, fantastic experience! We originally booked the ‘Barcelona and the Market’ tour, … Read More

Gaudí’s only Project outside of Spain. Chile may soon be home to the only Antoni Gaudí-designed building located outside of Spain. Chile has confirmed the construction of the Gaudí Cultural and Spiritual Center in the city of Rancagua, which will … Read More

Floating Piers. The Project For sixteen days – June 18 through July 3, 2016 (weather permitting) – Italy’s Lake Iseo is being reimagined. 100,000 square meters of shimmering yellow fabric, carried by a modular floating dock system of 220,000 high-density … Read More