Ven a cantar con la Coral de los Arquitectos de Cataluña
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© Carla Habif Hassid
El pasado 14 de noviembre se constituyó la Coral de los Arquitectos de Cataluña, formada por un grupo de arquitectos con ilusión para compartir la afición a la música.
¿Te gusta cantar? ¿Quieres compartir un rato lúdico con compañeros de profesión?
No es necesario tener experiencia en el canto coral ni la voz entrenada, sólo ganas de cantar en grupo un repertorio variado con piezas modernas de jazz, gospel, rock, etc. y otras más clásicas, siempre adaptándose a las necesidades del conjunto.
La dirección va a cargo de Oscar Salvador, compositor y director musical con amplia experiencia en la dirección de canto coral (actualmente dirige la Coral del Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona, el Coro Gregal los Lluïsos de Gràcia y la Coral del Mar del CSCI, entre otros); y los ensayos —dinámicos y didácticos— son los miércoles de 19 a 21 h en la sede del COAC en plaça Nova.
¡Ven a probar si la coral está hecha para ti!
Si quieres conocer la dinámica de la coral y comprobar si te sientes mejor en los tonos más graves o en los más agudos, puedes venir a uno de los ensayos. Anímate!
Apúntate a la Coral.
¿Te gusta cantar? ¿Quieres compartir un rato lúdico con compañeros de profesión?
No es necesario tener experiencia en el canto coral ni la voz entrenada, sólo ganas de cantar en grupo un repertorio variado con piezas modernas de jazz, gospel, rock, etc. y otras más clásicas, siempre adaptándose a las necesidades del conjunto.
La dirección va a cargo de Oscar Salvador, compositor y director musical con amplia experiencia en la dirección de canto coral (actualmente dirige la Coral del Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona, el Coro Gregal los Lluïsos de Gràcia y la Coral del Mar del CSCI, entre otros); y los ensayos —dinámicos y didácticos— son los miércoles de 19 a 21 h en la sede del COAC en plaça Nova.
¡Ven a probar si la coral está hecha para ti!
Si quieres conocer la dinámica de la coral y comprobar si te sientes mejor en los tonos más graves o en los más agudos, puedes venir a uno de los ensayos. Anímate!
Apúntate a la Coral.
18/10/2018
RCR Arquitectes are named Officiers des Arts et des Lettres in France
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RCR Arquitectes
The Catalan architecture practice RCR Arquitectes has been distinguished with the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, an honorary decoration that has been awarded by the French Ministry of Culture since the mid-1950s.
The architects were named as Officiers—the second highest decoration in the Order—after fulfilling the requirement of being Chevaliers for five years. The distinction was awarded on Thursday, 4 October, by Françoise Nyssen, the French Republic’s Minister for Culture.
RCR Arquitectes is an architecture practice founded in Olot thirty years ago by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, and is a leading light in architecture and landscaping thanks to their sensibility and attention to context. Their work has received numerous national and international awards, culminating in the Pritzker Prize in 2017.
In France they have been responsible for some iconic projects in the cultural arena, such as the celebrated Soulages Museum in Rodez, one of the most visited museums in the country. They are currently involved in a major project in Paris (their first one in the French capital): a cultural centre on Seguin Island. They are also representing Catalonia at the Architecture Biennale in Venice.
RCR Arquitectes shares the distinction of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres with the Catalan practice Archikubik, and of Officier with architect Ricardo Bofill.
The architects were named as Officiers—the second highest decoration in the Order—after fulfilling the requirement of being Chevaliers for five years. The distinction was awarded on Thursday, 4 October, by Françoise Nyssen, the French Republic’s Minister for Culture.
RCR Arquitectes is an architecture practice founded in Olot thirty years ago by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, and is a leading light in architecture and landscaping thanks to their sensibility and attention to context. Their work has received numerous national and international awards, culminating in the Pritzker Prize in 2017.
In France they have been responsible for some iconic projects in the cultural arena, such as the celebrated Soulages Museum in Rodez, one of the most visited museums in the country. They are currently involved in a major project in Paris (their first one in the French capital): a cultural centre on Seguin Island. They are also representing Catalonia at the Architecture Biennale in Venice.
RCR Arquitectes shares the distinction of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres with the Catalan practice Archikubik, and of Officier with architect Ricardo Bofill.
5/10/2018
Miàs Arquitectes wins the tender to renovate Passeig de la Indústria and Plaça de l’Ajuntament in Banyoles
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© Miàs Arquitectes
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.
Banyoles Town Council put out a competitive tender for ideas last April in collaboration with the Girona branch of the Architects’ Association. Of the 32 proposals submitted, the jury selected five projects and finally chose the one presented by Miàs Arquitectes, which had already undertaken the renovation of the Old Quarter.
Now that the winning proposal has been chosen, the practice will have a few months to define the final project. The plan is for the work to be undertaken in stages. The first part of the renovation will be the Plaça de l’Ajuntament and the first section of Carrer Pere Alsius, as far as the Municipal Theatre. It is envisaged that the project, which has a budget of 375,000 euros, will get under way in early 2019.
Public exhibition
With the aim of getting local residents involved, the Town Council has organised an exhibition in the Town Hall's plenary room to showcase the proposals submitted for the tender. The exhibition opens at 8 pm, on Thursday, 18 October, with a public ceremony involving the team that won the tender and representatives of the Girona branch of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia.
Banyoles Town Council put out a competitive tender for ideas last April in collaboration with the Girona branch of the Architects’ Association. Of the 32 proposals submitted, the jury selected five projects and finally chose the one presented by Miàs Arquitectes, which had already undertaken the renovation of the Old Quarter.
Now that the winning proposal has been chosen, the practice will have a few months to define the final project. The plan is for the work to be undertaken in stages. The first part of the renovation will be the Plaça de l’Ajuntament and the first section of Carrer Pere Alsius, as far as the Municipal Theatre. It is envisaged that the project, which has a budget of 375,000 euros, will get under way in early 2019.
Public exhibition
With the aim of getting local residents involved, the Town Council has organised an exhibition in the Town Hall's plenary room to showcase the proposals submitted for the tender. The exhibition opens at 8 pm, on Thursday, 18 October, with a public ceremony involving the team that won the tender and representatives of the Girona branch of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia.
17/10/2018
Architect Oriol Bohigas receives Barcelona's Gold Medal
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© Ajuntament de Barcelona
Barcelona architect Oriol Bohigas has been awarded the city’s Gold Medal, presented by Mayoress Ada Colau. The prize-giving ceremony was held on 25 October in Barcelona City Hall's Saló de Cent hall, and the winning architect was accompanied by his wife, Beth Galí, and their children Maria, Josep, Pere and Glòria Bohigas.
During the ceremony, an emphasis was put on Bohigas’ contribution to 'the urban and architectural development' of the city. According to Ada Colau, the winning architect has placed 'architecture at the service of the community and common good' and has been 'decisive in the configuration of modern-day Barcelona'.
As well as speeches by Colau and Janet Sanz, Deputy Mayor for Ecology, Urban Development and Mobility, and by the architect’s son Pere Bohigas, his professional colleagues and friends Ramon Faura and Francesc Pla also played an active part in the event. The event was also attended by dean of the COAC, Assumpció Puig, and president of the CSCAE (Higher Council of Architects' Associations of Spain) and former dean, Lluís Comerón, amongst other dignitaries.
Biography
On completing his education, in 1951 Bohigas and various other architects founded Grup R. That same year he went into partnership with Josep Martorell and then in 1962 with David Mackay to form MBM Arquitectes. Years later, in 2000, Oriol Capdevila and Francesc Gual joined the practice. The practice has undertaken projects such as Barcelona's Escola Thau (1974), the Olympic Village and Olympic Port in Barcelona (1992), the TecnoCampus in Mataró (2011) and, more recently, Disseny HUB Barcelona in Plaça de les Glòries (2013).
The architect has lectured at the ETSAB Barcelona School of Architecture since 1964 and in 1977 was appointed as its director, a position he left in 1980 to become an officer in Barcelona City Council's Department of Urban Planning. Later on, in 1991, he was appointed as Councillor for Culture, a position he held until 1994.
Bohigas has won numerous awards, including the Gold Medal for Architecture given by the Higher Council of Architects' Associations of Spain (CSCAE) in 1990; the St George's Cross, given by the Government of Catalonia in 1991; and the National Architecture Award granted by the Ministry of Housing in 2006. In addition, his works have been distinguished on several occasions with the FAD Award, of which he was one of the founders.
During the ceremony, an emphasis was put on Bohigas’ contribution to 'the urban and architectural development' of the city. According to Ada Colau, the winning architect has placed 'architecture at the service of the community and common good' and has been 'decisive in the configuration of modern-day Barcelona'.
As well as speeches by Colau and Janet Sanz, Deputy Mayor for Ecology, Urban Development and Mobility, and by the architect’s son Pere Bohigas, his professional colleagues and friends Ramon Faura and Francesc Pla also played an active part in the event. The event was also attended by dean of the COAC, Assumpció Puig, and president of the CSCAE (Higher Council of Architects' Associations of Spain) and former dean, Lluís Comerón, amongst other dignitaries.
Biography
On completing his education, in 1951 Bohigas and various other architects founded Grup R. That same year he went into partnership with Josep Martorell and then in 1962 with David Mackay to form MBM Arquitectes. Years later, in 2000, Oriol Capdevila and Francesc Gual joined the practice. The practice has undertaken projects such as Barcelona's Escola Thau (1974), the Olympic Village and Olympic Port in Barcelona (1992), the TecnoCampus in Mataró (2011) and, more recently, Disseny HUB Barcelona in Plaça de les Glòries (2013).
The architect has lectured at the ETSAB Barcelona School of Architecture since 1964 and in 1977 was appointed as its director, a position he left in 1980 to become an officer in Barcelona City Council's Department of Urban Planning. Later on, in 1991, he was appointed as Councillor for Culture, a position he held until 1994.
Bohigas has won numerous awards, including the Gold Medal for Architecture given by the Higher Council of Architects' Associations of Spain (CSCAE) in 1990; the St George's Cross, given by the Government of Catalonia in 1991; and the National Architecture Award granted by the Ministry of Housing in 2006. In addition, his works have been distinguished on several occasions with the FAD Award, of which he was one of the founders.
26/10/2018