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Open call for the Rosa Barba Landscape Prize
Open call for the Rosa Barba Landscape Prize
The 12th Rosa Barba Casanovas International Landscape Prize, sponsored by Banc Sabadell Foundation, is part of the International Landscape Biennial, which will take place in Barcelona from the 27th to the 28th of November 2023.
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THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF THE EUROPEAN AWARD AHI EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 30th
THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF THE EUROPEAN AWARD AHI EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 30th
The 6th edition of the European Award AHI –Architectural Heritage Intervention–, a biennial contest organized with the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC), whose primary objective is to distinguish quality interventions in built heritage in all its dimensions and contribute to their dissemination, will remain open until March 30, 2023 at 24:00 (GMT +1).
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MORE THAN 300 ARCHITECTS HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ADVICE FROM THE COAC SOC
MORE THAN 300 ARCHITECTS HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ADVICE FROM THE COAC SOC
The Association Guidance Service (COAC SOC)has supported a total of 325 Association members since its creation in July 2020, a significant number that demonstrates the value and necessity of the service.
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COAC ONCE AGAIN AT ARCHITECT@WORK BARCELONA
COAC ONCE AGAIN AT ARCHITECT@WORK BARCELONA
The Architects’ Association of Catalonia will again be present at Architect@Work Barcelona. This year’s trade show, which will take place on 15 and 16 March at the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB), will revolve around the theme “Natural Resources”.
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Sixth edition of the European Award AHI (Architectural Heritage Intervention)
Sixth edition of the European Award AHI (Architectural Heritage Intervention)
The European Award AHI, organised with the support of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia, is a biennial event. Its main goal is to distinguish quality interventions in all the aspects of built heritage and contribute to their dissemination. The contest is aimed at consolidating itself as a catalyst and observatory of new challenges added to the conservation and intervention in built heritage by the globalization of contemporary architecture.
Dia: 13/02/2023
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DIVERSE CATALAN STUDIOS, WINNERS OF THE FAD AWARDS 2022
DIVERSE CATALAN STUDIOS, WINNERS OF THE FAD AWARDS 2022
The ceremony for the FAD Awards for Architecture and Interior Design took place on Tuesday 14 June at Disseny Hub Barcelona.
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THE LACOL COOPERATIVE, WINNERS OF THE 2022 EUMIES AWARD FOR EMERGING ARCHITECTURE
THE LACOL COOPERATIVE, WINNERS OF THE 2022 EUMIES AWARD FOR EMERGING ARCHITECTURE
The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation have announced the winners of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award for 2022. The Lacol architects’ cooperative has been named as the winner in the Emerging Architecture category for its La Borda cooperative housing building in Barcelona.
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THE CATALAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PUBLISHES A GUIDE FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS
The new document, entitled Nous aprenentatges, nous espais (New learning, new spaces), puts the educational project being implemented at a school or college at the heart of any corresponding construction or transformation project and stipulates the need for a collaborative process involving both the educational community and architects
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TWENTY-NINE WORKS SELECTED BY THE COAC ENTERED IN THE CSCAE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
TWENTY-NINE WORKS SELECTED BY THE COAC ENTERED IN THE CSCAE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
Twenty-nine works selected by the COAC will represent Catalan architecture in the 1st ARQUITECTURA Awards, organised by the Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos de España (Higher Council of Architects’ Associations of Spain, CSCAE) with the official sponsorship of COMPAC.
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Correspondents magazine: Multifunctional Roofs in the Netherlands (Amsterdam - Rotterdam)
Correspondents magazine: Multifunctional Roofs in the Netherlands (Amsterdam - Rotterdam)
Green roofs are slowly beginning to appear in our cities. But a cover can be, should be, much more than a green spot.We talk in this article about what it is here called “multifuntionele daken”.
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Seven local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
Seven local and international cooperation projects receive COAC grants
A total of seven projects associated with architecture and urban planning have won COAC cooperation grants for 2020. These are both local and international projects which were particularly highly rated for their architectural quality, use of local materials and social participation. It was decided that grants, totalling 47,000 euros, would be awarded to the following entities:LOCAL:Conviure net
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The lack of an urban renewal strategy is dictating future prospects in an environment of slower growth
The weak growth of approved building space is very far from the figures of the immediately preceding years. The main reason for this is the decline in building projects in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, which has been the driving force behind the timid recovery of the last four years.
