On 9 April, Catalan ceramist Toni Cumella will give a lecture on the latest developments in the field of ceramics materials and their application to the construction and renovation of buildings and architectural heritage.
Barcelona & The Market: looking the city as Enric Miralles
Today we want to talk about one of our favorite walking tours, Barcelona & The Market with it we explore the ideas and mindset of Enric Miralles, a genius in our lifetime. With Benedetta Tagliabue, he designed one of the most brilliant works of architecture in this city: the refurbishing of Santa Caterina Market.
Horizontal Skyscraper by Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron has released images of their proposed scheme for the redevelopment of an old brewery site on the banks of the Moscow River. The Badaevskiy Brewery project will see the transformation of a largely abandoned cluster.
The ecological architecture of Lucien Kroll
This brief remark of the architect Lucien Kroll sums up his architectural approach. His most famous buildings, the living quarters of the medical students and the University of Louvain at Woluwe, now look like fragments of an old city.
Barcelona Architecture Walks Spring tours program
In spring Barcelona becomes a charming city, the streets and its people, the sky, the light, the smells…. everything in spring makes Barcelona an irresistible city. Don’t miss this moment and come to enjoy, with our spring tours, the best time to stroll around our beautiful city.
Restoring Jorba’s Castle by Carles Enrich
The castle of Jorba has sat aloft in peaceful solitude for the last 1000 years, but it just got a renovation. A year ago, architect and urbanist Carles Enrich began restoring Jorba’s Castle, which overlooks the town of Jorba and the royal road that passes through it.
Aleksandar Ivancic Lecture at Foros 2018
Serbian engineer Aleksandar Ivancic, will offer a lecture on the concept of a net zero energy building (nZEB). This concept is becoming a new paradigm in building design and is being promoted globally, particularly in Europe.
Great reviews for finish the winter season
Winter is coming to the end and we are proud to finish it with some great reviews of the latest that we have received from TripAdvisor, all with the highest score!
10 arquitectas que merecen un Pritzker
Injustamente, el premio Pritzker, el más prestigioso de arquitectura, ha ignorado históricamente a las mujeres. Solo una, la arquitecta anglo-iraqui Zaha Hadid, recibió el galardón a título individual en 2004. Hoy repasamos la brillante trayectoria de 10 mujeres que lo merecerían sin lugar a duda.
Balkrishna Doshi, Pritzker Prize 2018
Professor Balkrishna Doshi, of India, has been selected as the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award that is known internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
BAW’s Women team
This week we are celebrating the International Women’s day. At BAW we have an amazing women team. Every one has something special, and we are happy to share it with you!
Foros 2018. Itziar González Virós: “Las Ramblas sociales”
Itziar Gonzalez, en el marco de #Foros2018 “Plural Innovations” hablará de innovaciones sociales desde su experiencia como mediadora en múltiples procesos participativos que han definido espacios públicos de Barcelona como la plaza Lesseps.
BAW & RCR Arquitectes first expedition
Today we share the lastest new BAW’s expereince: last 20th february we have launched our BAW & RCR Arquitectes expedition, a one-day excursion lead by Jaume Prat Ortells (Architect and critic of architecture), to meet the great work of RCR architecture studio, awarded with the Pritzker prize 2017.
REM Documentary Screening at IAAC Lecture Series 2018
Tomas Koolhaas: “When you make a film about your father the first thing people ask you about is objectivity, or more specifically your lack of it. Without getting too philosophical about it I believe no human being is capable of true objectivity.
BAW Expedition for Carleton University
This week we have had the pleasure to be part or a great experience beside a nice student group from Architecture at Carleton University in Otawa, Canada. 2 years ago we did our first BAW Expedition for Carleton University, in 2017 we repeated and in 2018 we have been part of his Amazing Architecture Studio trip.