Found 33 locations tagged with "architecture":
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Corretger5
Architecture and interactive art
Corretger5 was founded in In July 2008. Their diaphanous and fascinating space, a former stable of one of the most prestigious ...
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Palau Robert
Exhibition center
Palau Robert is another cultural center run by the Catalan government. Not only the various exhibitions and other activities in...
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Roca Barcelona Gallery
Loos meet technology
Bathroom brand Roca has branched out beyond sinks and bathtubs, using their modern design know-how to develop this gob-smacking...
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W Hotel
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside
W. Does it stand for 'Wow', one wonders? Or perhaps the ‘wink, wink, nudge nudge’ ethos that defines Barceloneta's newest arriv...
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Mercabarna-Flor
Next level flower shopping
From the outside, this architectural eye-candy looks more like a contemporary art museum than a market. With its endless strips...
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Fundació Antoni Tàpies
Tap into Tàpies
This museum space—founded by the revolutionary Catalan painter Antoni Tàpies—is one of the premier art spaces in it...
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Edificis d'Oficines Diagonal
Big audiovisuals on campus
Next to Jean Nouvel's Agbar Tower, British architect David Chipperfield has designed two office buildings to be included in the...
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Parque Central de Poblenou
Shadowplay in the garden of light
The idea, according to French architect Nouvel, is that Parque Central de Poblenou is a playground for the sun in Winter, and i...
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The Media TIC
Creative crystals of intelligent design
Catalan architect Enric Ruiz Geli designed this 23,000-meter space of fluorescent cubes to house new businesses in the field of...
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Biblioteca Jaume Fuster
Expressive Exteriorismo
Designed by Josep Llinas and Joan Vera in Barcelona, the Jaume Fuster Library was awarded the 2006 FAD Architecture Prize, the ...
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Poble Espanyol
A town inside a town
Designed by the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, the Poble Espanyol de Barcelona (the Spanish Village of Barcelona) was built ...
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H2O Galería
Architecture & Les Idiotes
Galería H2O opened in 1989 with an exhibition of drawings from architectural projects by the young Dutch architect Ben van Berk...
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Teatre Liceu
'Till the fat lady sings
The Gran Teatre del Liceu, located on Las Ramblas, was once the most important opera house in Spain. Built in 1847 by privat...
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Parc Güell
Gaudi's dreamscaped gardens
Parc Güell is one of the most breathtaking spots in Barcelona. The walk through Gràcia and up the hill of el Carmel builds the ...
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Museu de les arts decoratives
Iberian design
In the spring of 1995 the museum opened its doors anew, this time with an important innovation: the incorporation of a collecti...
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Palau de la Música
Auditory masterpiece
For over one hundred years now, the Palau de la Música Catalana has been Barcelona's beautiful home for concerts and cultural a...
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The Barcelona Pavilion
Less is still more
This pavilion, constructed for the World's Fair of 1929, is an iconic representation of the conceptual design characteristic of...
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The Royal Shipyard
Set out to sea
Neighboring the Columbus Monument is Europe's largest Gothic construct, the site where warships were built during Columbus' tim...
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Torre Agbar
Catalan kaleidescope
Jean Nouvel has once again left his iconic mark on the skyline of a city—this time with Barcelona's Torre Agbar. The bull...
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CoAC
All about architecture
The competition to design the Headquarters of the College of Architects of Catalonia, held in 1958, was won by Xavier Busquets....
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Mural de les Olles
Seny and rauxa on the same plane
There are two terms that serve well to characterize the Catalan spirit: Seny—something like common sense, good judgement,...
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Plaça Sant Felip Neri
In the urban valley
In the heart of the Barri Gòtic, Barcelona's most romantic square keeps its ghosts. Antoni Gaudí, the famous Catalan architect,...
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Igualada Cemetery
Land of the dead
Igualada Cemetery, designed by architects Enric Miralles and Carme Pinós, is one of the most poetic works of 20th-century Catal...
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Mercat de Santa Catarina
Miralles at his best
The Santa Caterina market, at the heart of a network of narrow streets between two of the city's Gothic churches, has been dram...
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Edificio Forum
The big blue
Edificio Forum—designed by the Swiss architect dream-team of Herzog & de Meuron—is situated at the end of Aving...
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The Botanical Garden of Barcelona
A network of triangles
Barcelona's botanical garden is set on the northern slope of the Montjuïc hill. The site stretches over an area of 15 hectares,...
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The Mediapro Tower
When Mies turns his head...
There is a mathematical equation for every shape found in nature. In architecture, the parallel is more vivid and obvious. Thin...
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Torre Gas Natural HDR
Architectural Tetris
The last building designed by Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT in Barcelona, this office tower—the headquarters of...
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Hotel Cram
Anything but crammed
This four star hotel features 67 rooms, each decorated with designer fabrics, mattresses, pillows, showerheads, flat screen tel...
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Centre d’Art SantaMòniCA
Publicly yours
The Santa Mònica Art Centre is a public institution which has focused on Catalan artists and exhibited international artists th...
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FAD
The design authority
The Foment de les Arts Decoratives (FAD) is a private, independent, not-for-profit association made up of over 1,500 profession...
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Hotel Omm
What a façade!
Hotel Omm is the exquisite creation of architect Juli Capella and interior designers Sandra Tarruella and Isabel López, located...
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Ras
Books & beyond
Ras is located on a cherry-tree-lined street that bursts with vibrant city activity. Three blocks away from Las Ramblas and aro...


