Tag Archives: Barcelona

Open Lectures: David Adjaye

By BIArch | Published: March 4, 2011

The first Open Lecture of the Spring 2011 cycle was delivered by David Adjaye, on February 21, 2011 in the Auditorium of La Pedrera. Adjaye reviewed his major “Themes and Works”, including the Dirty House, the Whitechapel Idea Store, the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, and more recent projects, including the Skolkovo School of Management [...]

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MBIArch Notes: Productive Land Program (PLP)

By BIArch | Published: February 9, 2011

The Productive Land Program (PLP) was a two-week seminar and site-specific workshop dedicated to analyzing and developing the productive capacities of land in a semi-rural context. Directed by Joan Roig—member of the BIArch Board of Directors and Principal of Batlle i Roig Arquitects—and with the support of architects Anna Viader and María Buhigas, as well [...]

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MBIArch Notes: Ecopark

By BIArch | Published: November 24, 2010

As part of the Energy Technologies course, which has expanded on themes relating to the integration and maximization of optimized energy solutions within design processes, MBIArch students recently enjoyed a one-day excursion to the Waste Recycling Plant and Ecopark (designed by Iñaki Ábalos & Juan Herreros in 2003) located in Barcelona’s Forum area. Students toured [...]