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Finalists chosen for the architectural contest of the new Camp...
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. From among 45 proposals, 8 teams have been selected for the new Estadium and 6 for the new Palau Blaugrana. The selection has been based on the recommendations made by the technical committee, composed of seven members of FC Barcelona and two representatives of the COAC.
9/09/2015 -
The COAC has awarded the 2015 Grants for Local and...
The COAC has awarded the 2015 Cooperation Grants for local and international development projects related to architecture and urbanism.The Jury has assessed the eight proposals that were submitted, considering the architecture, the use of local materials, social participation, and.compliance criteria.Thus, grants were awarded to the following projects:
1/07/2015 -
The European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention has...
On June 12th, the jury announced the winners of the 2nd AADIPA European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention. During the award ceremony, which took place at the COAC Auditorium, the names of the 14 finalists and 5 winners were announced.
16/06/2015 -
Quaderns: more issues available online
As of now, issues 261 (2011) to 264 (2012) of 'Quaderns d’arquitectura i urbanisme' are available online.This new addition of journal issues is added to the digitization carried out by the COAC Library in previous years. Currently, full texts of all issues from 1 (1944) up to 264 (2012) of the journal are available on our website.
24/04/2015 -
2015 Local Elections: Building Better Towns
Catalan municipalities, immersed in a process of major transformation and within a crisis that has strongly affected its inhabitants, face needs and opportunities of unknown intensity in the field of urban regeneration.
20/04/2015 -
St George's Day at COAC
On April 23, like every year, the COAC will be celebrating St George's Day with a special programme of activities.At the headquarters in Barcelona, bookstalls shall be installed from early morning by Cooperativa Jordi Capell and AJAC Association, with special offers and discounts. As is tradition, the Cooperativa has invited all the architects who have recently published a book to sign copies between 12 and 2 pm.
15/04/2015 -
Catalan architects in the World
On February 24th the COAC held the awards ceremony of the First "Mostra" Exhibition of International Catalan Architecture. 73 architectural works were submitted to the "International Mostra", which include residential and non-residential works by public and private developers; landscape interventions and urban planning projects carried out between September 2004 and December 2013. During the event, the Innovation Award of Banco Sabadell Foundation was also delivered.
25/02/2015 -
Model of Barcelona: a new permanent installation
The Architects' Association of Catalonia presents a new permanent installation on the City of Barcelona, which can be visited in the headquarters' lobby. This installation consists of a model of Barcelona, at 1/4,000 scale, on which audiovisual projections are screened through mapping technology, thus explaining different ideas and concepts about our city and its history.
16/02/2015 -
COAC collaborates with 'La rosa di fuoco' exhibition...
The COAC's Historical Archive collaborates with the upcoming exhibition 'La rosa di fuoco. La Barcellona di Picasso e Gaudi', which will open in Ferrara's Palazzo dei Diamanti (Italy) on April the 19th.The exhibition features nearly 130 works, including paintings by Catalan artists Ramon Casas, Santiago Rusiñol, Joaquim Mir and Isidre Nonell, as well as sculptures, drawings, photographs, decorative artworks and jewels.
12/01/2015