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Barcelona's Iconic Sagrada Família On Track to be Completed in 2026

Officials have just confirmed that Antonio Gaudi’s iconic Sagrada Família in Barcelona will be completed in 2026, 144 years after its construction began. The announcement was made last Wednesday, aligning with the centenary of the architect’s passing. The towering 172.5 meter central spire is included in the project, planned to stand as the tallest edifice in Barcelona, Spain.

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Joaquim Valls Housing / BJ Arquitectes Associats

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The Barcelona Model: Public Space as a Synonym for Urban Adaptation

CityMakers, The Global Community of Architects Who Learn from Exemplary Cities and Their Makers, is working with Archdaily to publish a series of articles about Barcelona, Medellin, and Rotterdam. The authors are the architects, urban planners, and/or strategists behind the projects that have transformed these three cities and are studied in the "Schools of Cities" and "Documentary Courses" made by CityMakers. On this occasion, Jaume Barnada, coordinator of the award-winning Climate Shelters project in Barcelona schools and speaker at the "Schools of Cities", presents his article "Barcelona, the public place as a synonym for the adaptation of the built city."

Cities are dense, built spaces in which pavements have been efficiently imposed on the natural soil. Cities like Barcelona have almost 75% of the land paved and waterproof. Without a doubt, it is an excess to reverse at a time of climate emergency, where we must reconnect with nature. Oriol Bohigas [1] told us that good urbanization had paved the squares of Mediterranean cities and that no one wanted to live in a mudhole. I'm sure he was right. Also, he taught us that the green and, consequently, the natural soil had to have dimension and especially an urban position. Squares are squares and parks are parks, and each space has a type of project. Today, concepts are too frequently confused when urbanizing public places and consequently, we find projects that blur the model.

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How Barcelona, Medellin, and Rotterdam Have Generated Public Space Where It Seemed Impossible

CityMakers, The Global Community of Architects Learning from Model Cities and Their Makers is working with Archdaily to publish a series of articles about Barcelona, Medellin, and Rotterdam. The authors are the architects, urban planners, and/or strategists behind the projects that have transformed these three cities and are known in the "Schools of Cities" and "Documentary Courses" made by CityMakers.

There is currently a broad consensus on the importance of public space in the city. Although it may seem quite logical, its significance is not as old as human settlements, which have existed for millennia. The Athens Charter, written just 91 years ago, did not speak so much about the city as a place to live but as a functional machine. Almost a century later, the paradigm has shifted: the city is, above all, its public space. But what happens when public space is threatened by car proliferation, insecurity, or even water?

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Nàpols. Proyectar el Vacío / Allaround Lab

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Barcelona, Spain
  • Architects: Allaround Lab
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  65
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Klein, Cubro, Ikea

Masia BGS / Enrica Mosciaro

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Barcelona, Spain
  • Architects: Enrica Mosciaro
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  464
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Boffi, Bover, Iscletec, battle prefabricats

The Rosegold Apartment / Raúl Sánchez

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VITA22@ Building / JPAM

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Barcelona, Spain
  • Architects: JPAM
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  13583
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Cortizo, La Paloma cerámicas

31 Social Housing Units in Torre Baró / Aldayjover Arquitectura y Paisaje + Burgos & Garrido arquitectos

31 Social Housing Units in Torre Baró / Aldayjover Arquitectura y Paisaje + Burgos & Garrido arquitectos - Exterior Photography, Apartments, Stairs, Facade, Handrail, Balcony
© Adrià Goula

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Tiberi Bar / h3o architects

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  • Architects: h3o architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  82
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023

Barcelona will be a Research Laboratory at the UIA World Architecture Congress 2026

The city of Barcelona, along with its metropolitan area, will become a research laboratory as the main venue for the World Congress of Architecture of the International Union of Architects (UIA), scheduled to take place from June 28th to July 2nd, 2026. Its objective is not only for the Congress to be of maximum relevance and interest to the global community of architects but also for real-impact knowledge and practices to emerge in the everyday lives of people and the future of the planet.

A111 Offices in Barcelona / Batlleiroig

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Barcelona, Spain
  • Architects: Batlleiroig
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  24402
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022

TBS School in Barcelona / Batlleiroig

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Vita Student Residence / Batlleiroig

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Barcelona, Spain
  • Architects: Batlleiroig
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  17385
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022

Àltima Sant Andreu Funeral Home, Nou Barris / Batlleiroig

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Barcelona, Spain
  • Architects: Batlleiroig
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1064
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022

Bon Pastor 54 Social Housing Units / Peris+Toral.arquitectes

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Barcelona, Spain

Renovation of the old Germans Climent factory and adaptation as a funeral home, Barcelona / Xavier Ramoneda + Pau Millet

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Barcelona, Spain