The COAC starts rolling out Architecture lessons in schools
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© Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC)
The Architects’ Association has started pilot tests to spread the teaching of architecture in schools through the programme entitled ‘Magnet: alliances for educational success’.
The aim of the Magnet programme—promoted by the Jaume Bofill Foundation together with the Catalan Ministry of Education, Barcelona Provincial Council, the Institute of Education Sciences and the Education Consortium—is to support schools in the development of an innovative, quality-based project designed to become a flagship in the region for both families and the educational community.
This is achieved by partnering with a leading institution in a specific field of knowledge that will advise the school during the three-year period for which the project runs.
Leading institution for architecture
The COAC forms part of the Magnet programme by putting into practice its educational programme known as Arqui-escola.
The COAC works directly with the schools involved to develop an educational project related to architecture, proposing different dynamics and workshops such as rethinking the use of spaces in the centre, undertaking an urban planning analysis of the surroundings, preparing a sustainability audit, etc.
To date, the COAC has started collaborating with the Camps Elisis Primary School (Lleida), the Marià Fortuny Primary School (Reus) and the Pere Barnils Secondary School (Centelles).
The aim of the Magnet programme—promoted by the Jaume Bofill Foundation together with the Catalan Ministry of Education, Barcelona Provincial Council, the Institute of Education Sciences and the Education Consortium—is to support schools in the development of an innovative, quality-based project designed to become a flagship in the region for both families and the educational community.
This is achieved by partnering with a leading institution in a specific field of knowledge that will advise the school during the three-year period for which the project runs.
Leading institution for architecture
The COAC forms part of the Magnet programme by putting into practice its educational programme known as Arqui-escola.
The COAC works directly with the schools involved to develop an educational project related to architecture, proposing different dynamics and workshops such as rethinking the use of spaces in the centre, undertaking an urban planning analysis of the surroundings, preparing a sustainability audit, etc.
To date, the COAC has started collaborating with the Camps Elisis Primary School (Lleida), the Marià Fortuny Primary School (Reus) and the Pere Barnils Secondary School (Centelles).
16/01/2019
Call open to candidates for the Architectural Awards of the Counties of Girona 2019
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© Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC)
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.
Projects completed between 1 January and 31 December 2018 are eligible to enter for an award in one of the following categories: Architecture, Interiors, Landscapes and Temporary Structures.
A) Architecture: all types of architectural interventions, including new builds and the renovation and refurbishment of existing properties.
B) Interiors: renovation work and new builds in which the project focuses on the treatment of the interior space, regardless of its scale and type.
C) Landscapes: projects focused on the outdoors, from gardens and parks through to urban interventions of different scales, including streets, squares and buildings associated with the use of open spaces.
D) Temporary Structures: structures with a limited timescale, such as exhibitions, installations and stage sets.
This year, the jury that will assess the projects consists of architect Joan Roig, as president, alongside fellow architects Anna Bassat and Àlex Giménez, as members. Also present will be a member of the current Board of Directors of the Girona branch of the COAC, who will act as a non-voting secretary.
The deadline for submitting material is 2 pm on Friday, 1 March 2019. Please direct any queries to the Girona branch (Tel: 972 41 27 27 or cultura.gir@coac.cat).
Documentation:
· Contest Rules (in Catalan)
· Participation Form
· Panel Model
· Typography
Projects completed between 1 January and 31 December 2018 are eligible to enter for an award in one of the following categories: Architecture, Interiors, Landscapes and Temporary Structures.
A) Architecture: all types of architectural interventions, including new builds and the renovation and refurbishment of existing properties.
B) Interiors: renovation work and new builds in which the project focuses on the treatment of the interior space, regardless of its scale and type.
C) Landscapes: projects focused on the outdoors, from gardens and parks through to urban interventions of different scales, including streets, squares and buildings associated with the use of open spaces.
D) Temporary Structures: structures with a limited timescale, such as exhibitions, installations and stage sets.
This year, the jury that will assess the projects consists of architect Joan Roig, as president, alongside fellow architects Anna Bassat and Àlex Giménez, as members. Also present will be a member of the current Board of Directors of the Girona branch of the COAC, who will act as a non-voting secretary.
The deadline for submitting material is 2 pm on Friday, 1 March 2019. Please direct any queries to the Girona branch (Tel: 972 41 27 27 or cultura.gir@coac.cat).
Documentation:
· Contest Rules (in Catalan)
· Participation Form
· Panel Model
· Typography
22/01/2019
The new issue of Quaderns features articles on food, architecture and the city
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© Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC)
A new issue of the COAC’s magazine Quaderns d'Arquitectura i Urbanisme has been published, which is now available to members at the various Association offices. This is issue number 271, entitled About Buildings & Food. Edited by the architect Xavier Monteys, the latest Quaderns looks at the relationship between food, architecture and the city.
The pages of the new issue include a variety of different articles: a conversation between Nuria Ortigosa, David Steegmann and Carolyn Steel, who has consistently been the most outspoken architect on the connection between food and the city; two articles by Eulàlia Gómez and Pere Fuertes on the role of food in how the city is organized, as expressed by the positioning of Barcelona's markets; and an article by Magda Mària, who uses images of paintings, drawings and photos to highlight the presence of food as a long-standing tradition in Barcelona.
David Steegmann also considers the current transformations that affect markets as communal spaces, as evidenced in La Boqueria; as well as Nuria Ortigosa's article on changes affecting home life with the growing tendency to have meals delivered. The subject of ready meals is covered in two pieces by Roger Sauquet and Núria Salvadó rounds off the region's relationship with food.
Added to these contributions are two more on organizing the household based around two essential elements, the dining room and the table: the Lisbon scenario, explained by Carlos Dias Coelho, linking changes to the dining room with the urban fabric, and a small collection of European tables put together by Stephen Bates. Finally, there is a piece by Gianluca Burgio on literature that bases its reflections around eating and food.
Upcoming issues
The next issues of the magazine will be produced by the winning teams of the competition run last year by the Association: Josep Ferrando and Marta Poch (no. 272) and Ferran Grau, Núria Casais and Rafa Mateo (no. 273).
The pages of the new issue include a variety of different articles: a conversation between Nuria Ortigosa, David Steegmann and Carolyn Steel, who has consistently been the most outspoken architect on the connection between food and the city; two articles by Eulàlia Gómez and Pere Fuertes on the role of food in how the city is organized, as expressed by the positioning of Barcelona's markets; and an article by Magda Mària, who uses images of paintings, drawings and photos to highlight the presence of food as a long-standing tradition in Barcelona.
David Steegmann also considers the current transformations that affect markets as communal spaces, as evidenced in La Boqueria; as well as Nuria Ortigosa's article on changes affecting home life with the growing tendency to have meals delivered. The subject of ready meals is covered in two pieces by Roger Sauquet and Núria Salvadó rounds off the region's relationship with food.
Added to these contributions are two more on organizing the household based around two essential elements, the dining room and the table: the Lisbon scenario, explained by Carlos Dias Coelho, linking changes to the dining room with the urban fabric, and a small collection of European tables put together by Stephen Bates. Finally, there is a piece by Gianluca Burgio on literature that bases its reflections around eating and food.
Upcoming issues
The next issues of the magazine will be produced by the winning teams of the competition run last year by the Association: Josep Ferrando and Marta Poch (no. 272) and Ferran Grau, Núria Casais and Rafa Mateo (no. 273).
24/01/2019
Cinc projectes catalans, reconeguts pels Premis Emporia d'Arquitectura Efímera
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© RCR Dream and Nature. Institut Ramon Llull
Aquest mes de gener s'han fet públics els projectes guanyadors dels Premis EMPORIA, Premis Nacionals d'Arquitectura Efímera, entre els quals hi ha cinc propostes presentades per estudis d'arquitectura catalans.
En la categoria de Millor muntatge d'una exposició efímera no itinerant, el Premi Emporia d'Or ha estat per a RCR. Dream and Nature, projecte dissenyat per RCR Arquitectes i 15515arquitectura per al pavelló català de la 16a Biennal d'Arquitectura de Venècia. En aquesta mateixa categoria, l'Emporia de Plata s'ha atorgat a L'Estol, instal·lació realitzada per Cristina Bestratén i Maria Bernad per al Festival A Cel Obert de Tortosa.
En la categoria Stand ecològic, l'Emporia d'Or és per al Refugi d'AGORA arquitectura, un pavelló itinerant per a cap de setmana, i a Millor il·luminació d'un espai efímer, ha guanyat l'Emporia de Plata el projecte LUMINERA d'AiEM, grup de recerca de la UPC especialitzat en Arquitectura i energia. Per últim, en la categoria Miscel·lània, l'Emporia d'Or és per a Origami Lava, de David Oliva i Anna Juncà (SP25), instal·lació realitzada per al Festival Lluèrnia d'Olot.
Els Premis EMPORIA estan organitzats pel Col·legi de Dissenyadors d'Interiors i Decoradors de Catalunya i Veredictas Internacional, amb el suport de l'ETSAB i de la Universitat Politècnica de Madrid, entre d'altres.
Per a més informació, consulta el web dels Premis EMPORIA.
En la categoria de Millor muntatge d'una exposició efímera no itinerant, el Premi Emporia d'Or ha estat per a RCR. Dream and Nature, projecte dissenyat per RCR Arquitectes i 15515arquitectura per al pavelló català de la 16a Biennal d'Arquitectura de Venècia. En aquesta mateixa categoria, l'Emporia de Plata s'ha atorgat a L'Estol, instal·lació realitzada per Cristina Bestratén i Maria Bernad per al Festival A Cel Obert de Tortosa.
En la categoria Stand ecològic, l'Emporia d'Or és per al Refugi d'AGORA arquitectura, un pavelló itinerant per a cap de setmana, i a Millor il·luminació d'un espai efímer, ha guanyat l'Emporia de Plata el projecte LUMINERA d'AiEM, grup de recerca de la UPC especialitzat en Arquitectura i energia. Per últim, en la categoria Miscel·lània, l'Emporia d'Or és per a Origami Lava, de David Oliva i Anna Juncà (SP25), instal·lació realitzada per al Festival Lluèrnia d'Olot.
Els Premis EMPORIA estan organitzats pel Col·legi de Dissenyadors d'Interiors i Decoradors de Catalunya i Veredictas Internacional, amb el suport de l'ETSAB i de la Universitat Politècnica de Madrid, entre d'altres.
Per a més informació, consulta el web dels Premis EMPORIA.
29/01/2019