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Seven local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
Seven local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
A total of seven projects associated with architecture and urban planning have won COAC cooperation grants for 2020. These are both local and international projects which were particularly highly rated for their architectural quality, use of local materials and social participation. It was decided that grants, totalling 47,000 euros, would be awarded to the following entities:LOCAL:Conviure net
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The lack of an urban renewal strategy is dictating future prospects in an environment of slower growth
The weak growth of approved building space is very far from the figures of the immediately preceding years. The main reason for this is the decline in building projects in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, which has been the driving force behind the timid recovery of the last four years.
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13 TEAMS WITH CATALAN ARCHITECTS RECOGNISED BY THE EUROPAN 15 AWARDS
13 TEAMS WITH CATALAN ARCHITECTS RECOGNISED BY THE EUROPAN 15 AWARDS
The results of the EUROPAN 15 international competition were announced on 2 December. Nine teams involving Catalan architects were recognised by the jury of EUROPAN Spain, which awarded a total of six first prizes, eight second prizes, and 14 special mentions among the 142 proposals submitted.
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Peris+Toral Arquitectes are set to transform the public areas at the COAC headquarters
Peris+Toral Arquitectes are set to transform the public areas at the COAC headquarters
The competition to transform the public areas of the Plaça Nova headquarters into the Open Architecture Centre of Barcelona, convened last May, now has a winner: the AGORA project by Peris+Toral Arquitectes, namely Marta Peris and José Manuel Toral.
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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.
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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.
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'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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The recovery of the construction industry in Catalonia is still very weak and far from being back to normal
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
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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.'
