Category Archives: Reviews

BIArch Journal: Architectural Behaviorology

By BIArch | Published: November 12, 2009

Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow-Wow was the guest speaker at Tuesday night’s second BIArch Open Lecture in the Auditorium of La Pedrera. Tsukamoto delivered a delightful sampling of his research on unique urban and architectural conditions of his native Tokyo, as well as a brief overview of Bow-Wow’s built projects. The title of the lecture was “Architectural [...]

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BIArch Journal: Energy, Session 01

By BIArch | Published: November 9, 2009

Last Friday October 30th, BIArch held its first public seminar on the subject of “Energy” in the L’Entresol room of La Pedrera de Caixa Catalunya. The two-day seminar was divided into three sessions. The first session featured lectures by Julio Martínez Calzón, Principal of MC2 Estudio de Ingeniería; Aleksandar Ivancic , coordinator of energy projects at Barcelona Regional; and a [...]

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BIArch Journal: An Orange Tree Noise

By BIArch | Published: October 10, 2009

The auditorium was still relatively quiet right before the BIArch’s inaugural lecture by Chilean architect Smiljan Radic. As the final details were double-checked, the only sounds were a faint, intermittent buzz from the overhead lights, broken now and then by a sound check. In a few minutes the room was abuzz with people, the air [...]

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