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LAUS AWARDS TOTHE BARCELONA BIENNIAL VIDEO
To celebrate the 20 years of the International Biennial of Landscape of Barcelona, it was proposed to make a video, sponsored by the Master of Landscape of Barcelona FPC to present in the 10th edition, last September 2018 in Barcelona.
17/07/2019 -
NORWAY: LANDSCAPE MEANINGS
Landscape is term defined in different ways by the written variants of the Norwegian language. In the bokmål variant, a landskap is a small area formed by a natural boundary understood as a single unit, such as a fjord, a forest, or even an open arid zone.
10/07/2019 -
MEXICO: CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPES
One of the precedents around the world in relation to the legal protection of landscapes, from large natural reserves to genuine settlements, is Mexico. There are laws dating from the beginning of the nineteenth century. However, it was from the middle of the 20th century when all efforts began to concentrate on defining legislation that nowadays protects the Mexican landscape heritage.
5/07/2019 -
The Postgraduate Degree in Facility Management at the Sert...
The postgraduate degree in Facility Management at the Sert School, given by architects and facility managers Felip Neri Gordi and Lluís Dalmau, has won the Extraordinary Jury Prize given annually by Facility Management & Services magazine, Spain's point of reference in facility management.The awa
26/06/2019 -
The Association submits proposals to the MPGM and the PEUI...
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.
21/01/2019 -
New edition of the survey on the profession of architect
Two years on from the first survey entitled ‘Architects. Situation, opportunities and prospects’ produced by the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, we are now embarking on the second edition in conjunction with the CSCAE.
1/10/2018 -
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.
29/06/2018 -
The Architectural Awards of the Counties of Girona distinguish...
On 1 June, the head office of the Girona regional branch of the COAC hosted the presentation of the 21st Architectural Awards of the Counties of Girona in the presence of more than 200 people.
2/06/2018 -
The recovery of the construction industry in Catalonia is...
In the first six months of 2017, the surface area of projects in execution increased compared to the last six months of 2016, but is still at a very low level with a very uneven regional distribution, the majority of projects being concentrated around the city of Barcelona. Comprehensive building renovation only accounts for 30% of the authorized surface area and there are no immediate signs of growth.
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