Architecture in unexpected places, for Architecture Week
The aim is to give people a closer insight into contemporary architecture. A simple assembly process will allow small examples of constructed architecture in the city to be inserted in rather unexpected locations, ranging from a theatre lobby to a corner of a municipal market.
The panels will feature all the projects that form part of the latest edition of Barcelona’s Mostra d’Arquitectura, organised by the Architects’ Association. For each project you can view the photos, read the explanations by their creators, find out who the architects were and who executed them, and so on.
Check out additional information about the works being exhibited on the Mostra d’Arquitectura website.
On Saturday, 20 May, all the exhibition panels will be on display at the COAC building (Plaça Nova, 5) all day through to 1 am to coincide with Museum Night.
Afterwards, from Monday 22 to Friday 26 May, the panels will be spread around various locations in the city.
Conferencia de HNA sobre "Mejorar tu pensión es mejorar tu futuro"
El ahorro fue el tema central de esta jornada, a la que asisitieron mutualistas interesados en conocer como ahorrar a corto y a largo plazo. Se habló de la situación económica actual y se dieron algunos consejos para incorporar el hábito de ahorro.
Finalmente se repasaron los productos que la Mutualidad ofrece para facilitar el ahorro a los aruqitectos. Durante la intervención, los asistentes se interesaron por las diferencias y ventajas del Sistema de Previsión Personalizado (SPP) de HNA frente el Régimen Especial de Trabajadores Autónomos (RETA), sobre las rentabilidades de los productes de ahorro de HNA en comparación con otros productos de entidades bancarias o sobre cuestiones fiscales.
Ver el vídeo de la jornada:
Urban routes: Arquitectours
During the course of the Week, the general public can sign up free of charge for six city tours organised by the Architects’ Association of Catalonia in collaboration with various other entities. The routes, either on foot or by bike, are intended for adults and aim to explain the urban renovation that the city is currently undergoing
The guided tours organised are:
Eixample inner courtyards, with Bicicultura (by bike)
Saturday, May 20th 2017 at 10 h.
Tuesday, May 23rd at 16 h.
Contemporary architecture in Les Corts.
Saturday, May 20th 2017 at 11h.
Ribera and Born, with Artchitectours.
Saturday, May 20th 2017 at 15h
Wednesday, May 24th 2017 at 18 h
Sant Andreu: from agriculture and industry to high speed, with El Globus Vermell.
Saturday, May 20th 2017 at 18h
Wednesday, 24th May 2017 at 18h
Barcelona and the sea, with Barcelona Architecture Walks.
Sunday, May 21st 2017 at 11h
Monday, May 22nd 2017 at 18h
Gràcia neighbourhood, with Artchitectours.
Sunday, May 21st 2017 at 15h
Tuesday, May 23rd 2017 at 18h
Tres Turons: Barcelona balconies, with El Globus Vermell.
Sunday, May 21st 2017 at 18h
Monday, May 22nd 2017 at 18h
To sign up for a route, send an email to inscripcions@coac.net, stating your full name, telephone number (as an emergency contact) and profession. You can sign up a maximum of two other people, also providing their details as above.
Registrations for the different routes will be done in strict order of application. Routes with fewer than 10 people signed up will be cancelled. If all the groups are full, we will try to organise a second group in each case and conduct the tours simultaneously.
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COAC and Barcelona City Council present Architecture Week 2017
The Dean of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, Lluís Comerón, and the councillor for Architecture, Urban Landscape and Heritage at Barcelona City Council, Daniel Mòdol, have presented Architecture Week 2017, an initiative organised by the two institutions and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation with the collaboration of Barcelona Building Construmat and ArquinFAD.
Architecture Week 2017, which for the first time this year is being held at the same time as the Construmat trade show and the presentation of the Mies van der Rohe Awards, comprises a whole series of activities related to the world of architecture and architectural heritage in various areas around the city between 20 and 26 May.
The Week originated with the aim of reinforcing the value of our urban surroundings for our citizens and putting an end to the deficit which, according to the dean of the COAC, exists in the transmission of the values of architecture. At the presentation, which took place on Tuesday, 2 May, at the Sala Beckett theatre, Comerón highlighted the fact that 'all architecture is designed to improve people’s well-being and quality of life and this is what Architecture Week wants to put an emphasis on'.
Meanwhile, Daniel Mòdol underlined the exceptional nature of the event which, in the councillor’s words, is 'unique on an international scale'. Mòdol contended that Architecture Week seeks to get people 'to look at urban architecture again as a collective project'.
Architecture Week at the COAC
During Architecture Week, people can enjoy an extensive programme of activities featuring film cycles, conferences, special routes and informative exhibitions in every district, with topics including public spaces, city-wide renovation, housing, trade and culture.
The Architects’ Association has organised numerous activities for Architecture Week. These include the Arquitectours, which consist of six free exploratory routes around Barcelona; an exhibition on Architecture and Health, featuring the entries for the architectural tender for the new Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) building; and the presentation of the finalists of Barcelona’s Mostra d’Arquitectura in unconventional spaces, amongst others.
All the COAC’s activities can be viewed on the website.
Follow the latest news on Architecture Week on the social media using the hashtag #SetmanaArquitectura.