Bon Pastor: la construcció participativa d'un museu de l'habitatge
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MUHBA
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Miercoles, 17 Octubre, 2018 - 15:30
Gratuït
Butlletí:
The COAC’s Historical Archive loans photos by Català-Roca for an exhibition on Miró in Paris
Imatge:
© Fons Català-Roca. Estudi del pintor Joan Miró
The Grand Palais in Paris is holding the biggest retrospective on the Catalan artist Joan Miró since 1974, entitled simply 'Miró'. In addition to the 150 paintings sourced from all over the world that chart the painter’s evolution—from Cubism to Surrealism—there will be a number of photographs featuring Miró taken by his unconditional friend, the photographer Francesc Català-Roca.
The COAC’s Historical Archive has loaned several photographs from its Català-Roca collection to illustrate the Catalan artist’s work, which will be on show at the exhibition as well as featured in various publications associated with it.
The exhibition will feature a large display panel of 280 x 350 cm, plus three smaller ones, portraying Miró in the studio that the architect Josep Lluís Sert designed for him, as well as other photos. There will also be 20 photos by Català-Roca in the exhibition catalogue and a smaller selection in another four publications associated with the exhibition: L’Album, Dictionnaire Miró, Collection Cartels and Livre Jeunesse.
The COAC’s Archive has also loaned 20 images and various 4-5 minute clips from films by Català-Roca for the documentary Joan Miró, le feu intérieur (Joan Miró, The inner fire), co-produced by TV3, which will be screened several times between October and January. The film can also be purchased as a DVD and is planned to be broadcast on French television in the coming months.
Having met in 1953, Miró and Català-Roca maintained a close friendship for 30 years, during which the painter allowed the photographer to record some intimate moments from his life.
The exhibition will be on show at the Grand Palais in Paris until 4 February 2019.
3/10/2018
The stairway to the Saxhóll crater wins the Rosa Barba International Landscape Award
Imatge:
© Landlag
The intervention, which was built at the Saxhóll volcano (Iceland) to address the impact of the visitors who climb the crater every day, was undertaken by the Landslag ehf architectural practice and architect Þráinn Hauksson and has won the 10th Rosa Barba International Landscape Award. The jury also gave a special mention to the Linear Park project for the Cuernavaca railway. The award was presented on Friday, 28 September, at a ceremony held in the small palace of the Palau de la Música.
Reducing the damage caused by visitors
The 45-metre-high Saxhóll volcano rises out of the moss-covered lava fields of the National Park of Snæfellsjökull in Iceland. The hill is a popular destination as it provides excellent views of the endless lava field, the Atlantic Ocean in the distance and the picturesque Snæfellsjökull glacier. The walk to the top of Saxhóll follows a path that has been laid down over the years by its visitors. The increase in visitor numbers in the last few years has started to make itself felt: the slopes and vegetation of the hillsides have started to become damaged and the path to the top has branched off into winding parallel tracks. For this reason, in 2014 it was decided to take action to prevent any further damage to the landscape.
The stairway to heaven and hell
The team at Landslag ehf and architect Þráinn Hauksson designed a black steel stairway that follows the route of the original path. The project was completed in 2016 and the black steel quickly oxidized to blend in with the reddish shades of the volcanic crater and the Arctic/Alpine vegetation. The end result has proved very popular with visitors, who often refer to the route social media as the 'stairway to heaven'.
The project was selected for three awards in 2017: the Nordic Architecture Fair Award in Gothenfurt, the Island Design Awards, and the DV Reykjavík Cultural Awards in Iceland.
Rosa Barba International Landscape Award
As part of the International Landscape Biennial organized by the Architects’ Association of Catalonia and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech (UPC), the prestigious Rosa Barba International Award recognizes the best landscape projects undertaken around the world. The Award, with an endowment of 15,000 euros, enjoys the support of the Banc de Sabadell Foundation.
For further information please visit the website of the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture.
Reducing the damage caused by visitors
The 45-metre-high Saxhóll volcano rises out of the moss-covered lava fields of the National Park of Snæfellsjökull in Iceland. The hill is a popular destination as it provides excellent views of the endless lava field, the Atlantic Ocean in the distance and the picturesque Snæfellsjökull glacier. The walk to the top of Saxhóll follows a path that has been laid down over the years by its visitors. The increase in visitor numbers in the last few years has started to make itself felt: the slopes and vegetation of the hillsides have started to become damaged and the path to the top has branched off into winding parallel tracks. For this reason, in 2014 it was decided to take action to prevent any further damage to the landscape.
The stairway to heaven and hell
The team at Landslag ehf and architect Þráinn Hauksson designed a black steel stairway that follows the route of the original path. The project was completed in 2016 and the black steel quickly oxidized to blend in with the reddish shades of the volcanic crater and the Arctic/Alpine vegetation. The end result has proved very popular with visitors, who often refer to the route social media as the 'stairway to heaven'.
The project was selected for three awards in 2017: the Nordic Architecture Fair Award in Gothenfurt, the Island Design Awards, and the DV Reykjavík Cultural Awards in Iceland.
Rosa Barba International Landscape Award
As part of the International Landscape Biennial organized by the Architects’ Association of Catalonia and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech (UPC), the prestigious Rosa Barba International Award recognizes the best landscape projects undertaken around the world. The Award, with an endowment of 15,000 euros, enjoys the support of the Banc de Sabadell Foundation.
For further information please visit the website of the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture.
28/09/2018
Eight original documents on Gaudí’s work exhibited at the Het Schip Museum in Amsterdam
Imatge:
Palau Güell © Arxiu Mas
The COAC’s Historical Archive has loaned eight original documents on Gaudí’s work to the Het Schip Museum in Amsterdam for an exhibition entitled ‘Gaudí and the Amsterdam School’, which opened on 2 October.
Seven photographs and a plan, all originals, of some of the most significant works by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, loaned by the Historical Archive of the COAC, will be on display until 1 April 2019 in an exhibition that aims to showcase the similarities between Gaudí and the Amsterdam School. The exhibition includes a drawing of the façade of Barcelona Cathedral by Gaudí, finished by Domènech i Montaner, and other illustrations and photographs of such iconic buildings as Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, the Sagrada Família, Teresianes Convent and Palau Güell.
The documents come mainly from the collections of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia and the Joan Martorell collection, which currently belongs to the COAC’s Historical Archive. The Archive, which boasts more than 2,000,000 documents, loans documents for exhibitions and shows with the aim of showcasing the architects who form part of its collections and their work.
For further information, please visit the website of the Het Schip Museum.
Seven photographs and a plan, all originals, of some of the most significant works by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, loaned by the Historical Archive of the COAC, will be on display until 1 April 2019 in an exhibition that aims to showcase the similarities between Gaudí and the Amsterdam School. The exhibition includes a drawing of the façade of Barcelona Cathedral by Gaudí, finished by Domènech i Montaner, and other illustrations and photographs of such iconic buildings as Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, the Sagrada Família, Teresianes Convent and Palau Güell.
The documents come mainly from the collections of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia and the Joan Martorell collection, which currently belongs to the COAC’s Historical Archive. The Archive, which boasts more than 2,000,000 documents, loans documents for exhibitions and shows with the aim of showcasing the architects who form part of its collections and their work.
For further information, please visit the website of the Het Schip Museum.
25/09/2018