Slight growth in construction, but based on an unsustainable model

Slight growth in construction, but based on an unsustainable model

The business of the construction sector is based on the traditional model, with an emphasis on new build. Major building renovation work continues to lose ground, as it has done since 2017.

The Association submits proposals to the MPGM and the PEUI regarding the Sagrada Familia site

The Association submits proposals to the MPGM and the PEUI regarding the Sagrada Familia site

The COAC has made proposals to the 'Modification of the General Metropolitan Plan to adjust the qualification of the section of Carrer Provença that coincides with the block on which the Sagrada Família stands' and to the 'Special Comprehensive Urban Plan for the Sagrada Família', approved by the Ecology, City Planning and Mobility Commission of Barcelona City Council and published in the BOPB of 17 December, 2018.

'Agora d'Urbanisme', the first annual meeting

'Agora d'Urbanisme', the first annual meeting

Attention: The meeting has been postponed. New date will be announced soon.The Ministry of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia, the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, and the Urban Planning Architects’ Association of Catalonia (AAUC) have agreed to jointly organize an annual seminar entitled the Àgora d'Urbanisme (Urban Planning Forum). 

Ten local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants

Ten local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants

A total of ten projects associated with architecture and urban planning have won COAC cooperation grants. These include both local and international projects, with a particular emphasis being placed on their quality and social involvement.

Big attendance numbers at COAC’s debate on protected housing

Big attendance numbers at COAC’s debate on protected housing

On 28 June, the Architects’ Association hosted a debate entitled 'Protected housing on consolidated urban land: the case of Barcelona', moderated by Sebastià Jornet, the president of the Urban Planning Architects’ Association of Catalonia (AAUC). Participants included lawyers Josep M.

L'arquiPia. Architecture that is sensitive to context and sustainability in Turin

L'arquiPia. Architecture that is sensitive to context and sustainability in Turin

One of the things I most enjoy about the area I live in in Turin is that every day when I leave home I pass in front of the Faculty of Biotechnology building, one of the most impressive pieces of Turin architecture of the last few years, designed by the city’s most interesting architect of the moment: Luciano Pia.

The recovery of the construction industry in Catalonia is still very weak and far from being back

The recovery of the construction industry in Catalonia is still very weak and far from being back

La superfície dels projectes d'execució creix un 7%, però es continua a nivells molt baixos i amb una distribució territorial diferenciada, concentrant-se la majoria de projectes al voltant de la ciutat de Barcelona. La rehabilitació integral representa tan sols un 30% de la superfície visada i no mostra signes de creixement.

Dia: 8/08/2017

Going off the planned route on the eastern US seaboard

Going off the planned route on the eastern US seaboard

Up early on a wintry Saturday morning, you decide to take the car up to Portland (Maine) to spend the day touring the gorgeous coast of New England, when… 'Oh, wait!' 'Yeah, yeah.'

Exhibition in Amsterdam: 'The Sixties - A Worldwide Happening'

Exhibition in Amsterdam: 'The Sixties - A Worldwide Happening'

As the Tropen Museum in Amsterdam states:'The Sixties - A Worldwide Happening' is an exhibition which makes the 1960s feel amazingly close and recognizable because today’s world builds on the icons of yesterday. The exhibition offers a global view of the 1960s, an era when globalization as we know it first appeared.Today’s world builds on the icons of yesterday

ARCHITECTURAL BUSINESS MEETING IN HOLLAND

ARCHITECTURAL BUSINESS MEETING IN HOLLAND

On 19th-21st June and coinciding with the 'Dag van de Architectuur' (Day of Architecture) in the Netherlands, the office Noord Zuid Architectuur organized a 'Spanish Architectural Business Meeting'.

Finalists chosen for the architectural contest of the new Camp Nou

Finalists chosen for the architectural contest of the new Camp Nou

The jury has chosen the finalists of the architectural contest for the new Camp Nou and the new Palau Blaugrana, who will now develop their proposals, during the second phase of the selection process. 

Dia: 10/09/2015

The Catalan Government approves the Architecture Bill

The Catalan Government approves the Architecture Bill

The Architecture Bill establishes the public nature of architecture and develops measures for its promotion and dissemination, as well as for the fostering and encouragement of architectural quality. The Bill moves on to the Parliament, where we expect its proceedings during the upcoming term.

Dia: 30/07/2015