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SIX PROJECTS SELECTED AS WINNERS IN THE 2022 AR...
SIX PROJECTS SELECTED AS WINNERS IN THE 2022 AR...
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.
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ARCHITECTURE, A SUBJECT ON THE SYLLABUS OF MAGN...
ARCHITECTURE, A SUBJECT ON THE SYLLABUS OF MAGN...
In March, the time of pre-enrolment for primary and secondary schools, the schools with which the COAC works to introduce architecture into the classroom made a point of highlighting this important and differentiating factor on their syllabuses.
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THE REINA SOFIA MUSEUM AND THE COAC SIGN AN AGR...
THE REINA SOFIA MUSEUM AND THE COAC SIGN AN AGR...
The COAC has signed an agreement with the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, MNCARS) to establish joint actions to promote, plan and execute cultural projects that contribute to increasing knowledge of contemporary art in general and architecture and urbanism in particular.
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The COAC joins forces with the MNAC and 'C...
The COAC joins forces with the MNAC and 'C...
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it necessary to turn Architecture Week into an online event. Aprendre des de casa (Learning from home), the online version of our traditional architecture workshops, made it possible for many children to learn about architecture from their homes through activities organised by architects.
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Harquitectes receives a special mention at the...
Harquitectes receives a special mention at the...
The Clos Pachem winery in Gratallops (Tarragona), the work of the architectural design studio Harquitectes, was given a special mention by the jury of the Architecture & Urban Planning Awards presented every year by the Higher Council of Architects' Associations in Spain (CSCAE).
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Barcelona prepares its candidacy to be the Worl...
Barcelona prepares its candidacy to be the Worl...
The city of Barcelona hopes to be the World Capital of Architecture in 2026 and host the World Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Architects (IUA). With this goal in mind, the Municipal Plenary approved an Institutional Declaration in 2019 to work closely with the COAC and the CSCAE to present the city's candidacy.
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The COAC takes part in the new exhibition at ID...
The COAC takes part in the new exhibition at ID...
The Historical Archive of the COAC is involved in the exhibition entitled 'Barcelona. A Photographic Memory', which opens at the Ideal Digital Arts Centre in Barcelona on 30 September.
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New issue of 'Quaderns' explores the...
New issue of 'Quaderns' explores the...
A new issue of the COAC's magazine Quaderns d'Arquitectura i Urbanisme has been published and is now available to members at the various Association offices.
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Open call for the 11th Rosa Barba Landscape Pri...
Open call for the 11th Rosa Barba Landscape Pri...
The 11th Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize, sponsored by Fundació Banc Sabadell, is part of the International Biennial of Landscape Architecture, which will take place in Barcelona on the 30th September and 1st and 2nd October 2020.
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The COAC launches arquitectura catalana.cat, th...
The COAC launches arquitectura catalana.cat, th...
The COAC is launching arquitecturacatalana.cat, the digital archive of modern and contemporary Catalan architecture. The aim is to make Catalan architectural heritage more accessible to both architects and the general public.
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2nd edition of 'Architecture in the Classr...
2nd edition of 'Architecture in the Classr...
For the fourth year running, the Architects’ Association—in conjunction with Barcelona City Council, the Mies van der Rohe Foundation, Construmat and ARQUIN-FAD—are organizing Architecture Week, which will take place between 7 and 17 May 2020.
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The COAC loans more than 50 documents for an ex...
The COAC loans more than 50 documents for an ex...
The COAC's Archive has loaned more than fifty documents for the exhibition “Imaginando la casa mediterránea. Italia y España en los años 50” (Imagining the Mediterranean house: Italy and Spain in the 1950s), which can be visited at the ICO Museum from 2 October.
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Let’s celebrate together!
On 7 October, from 7 pm, coinciding with World Architecture Day, we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our Historical Archive with a party where we will open a large-format exhibition to commemorate this red-letter day.
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The COAC receives the National Culture Award
The COAC receives the National Culture Award
On Thursday 4 July, the Architects’ Association of Catalonia was presented with the National Culture Award, given by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CoNCA). The gala event was held in Teatre l’Artesà in El Prat de Llobregat.
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Winners of the National Culture Award for 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).
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The Historical Archive celebrates its 50th anni...
The Historical Archive celebrates its 50th anni...
The Historical Archive of the COAC is commemorating its 50 years of existence in 2019.
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The AADIPA Award presents its new documentary...
The AADIPA Award presents its new documentary...
“Call for topics” is a documentary, born from the critical and informative vocation of the European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention AADIPA, in which heritage experts establish the basis of what will be an open debate on the present and future intervention on architectural heritage.
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The COAC starts rolling out Architecture lesson...
The COAC starts rolling out Architecture lesson...
The Architects’ Association has started pilot tests to spread the teaching of architecture in schools through the programme entitled ‘Magnet: alliances for educational success’.
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Call open to candidates for the Architectural A...
Call open to candidates for the Architectural A...
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.
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The new issue of Quaderns features articles on...
The new issue of Quaderns features articles on...
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.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED. Registration open for the 4t...
DEADLINE EXTENDED. Registration open for the 4t...
REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL APRIL 12th, 2019 The European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention AADIPA opens its 4th edition. This biennial event, organized by the COAC (Architects' Association of Catalonia) and the AADIPA (Association of Architects for Architectural Heritage Protection and Intervention), aims to distinguish quality interventions in heritage and contribute to their dissemination.
