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NEW GOVERNING BOARD TAKES OFFICE
On 15 June, the members of the new COAC Governing Board took office.
15/06/2022 -
SIX PROJECTS SELECTED AS WINNERS IN THE 2022 ARCHITECTURAL...
On 27 May, the Girona regional branch of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia hosted the awards ceremony for the 24th Architectural Awards of the Counties of Girona, one of the province’s most prestigious cultural events in the field of architecture and construction.
27/05/2022 -
GUIM COSTA CALSAMIGLIA, NEW DEAN OF THE COAC
Guim Costa Calsamiglia has been appointed as the new dean of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia for the 2022-2026 term, after winning the elections held on 16 and 17 May.Costa received the largest number of votes, with a total of 877, ahead of Manuel Ruisánchez Capelástegui (872) and Carla Habif Hassid Bozzo (165). A total of 117 blank ballots were also recorded.
17/05/2022 -
COAC RENOVATES SIX OF ITS BRANCH OFFICES AS PART OF THE...
All the renovation work carried out as part of the Heritage Plan to transform six of the COAC’s eleven regional office buildings around Catalonia is expected to be completed during the course of 2022.
17/03/2022 -
ON 8 MARCH WE SHOWCASED THE EXCELLENCE OF FEMALE ARCHITECTS
The number of female architects has grown exponentially over the last few decades, but it is still a long way from reaching parity with men: at present, just 32% of all COAC members are women, some ways below the European average of 39%. The number of new memberships show that women are carving out a bigger and bigger niche in architecture, historically a profession dominated by men.
5/03/2021 -
Slight growth in construction, but based on an unsustainable...
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.
9/07/2019 -
Winners of the National Culture Award for 2019!
The Architects’ Association of Catalonia has been honoured with one of the National Culture Awards for 2019 given by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CoNCA).
20/03/2019 -
Call open to candidates for the Architectural Awards of the...
The Girona branch of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC) has convened the Architectural Awards of the Counties of Girona 2019, which this year is being held for the twenty-second time. The aim of the Awards is to give due recognition to architecture produced in the Girona region that demonstrates professional quality and precision.
22/01/2019 -
Miàs Arquitectes wins the tender to renovate Passeig de la...
Miàs Arquitectes, run by architect Josep Miàs, will be responsible for designing the renovation of Passeig de la Indústria and the Plaça de l’Ajuntament in Banyoles. The proposal presented by the Banyoles-based team of architects won the tender put out by the Town Council and envisages a more pedestrianised street to improve the connection with the town's Old Quarter.
17/10/2018