Gaudi's work is never done
Sep 29, 2009
Cranes fuss over the spires of Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona.
Hole in the Clouds
Tag: Barcelona
Sunshine in
Jun 25, 2010
The ninth annual Solar Decathlon International is under way in Madrid; teams from seventeen universities in Europe, Asia, and the Americas have built solar-powered houses for the competition.
Almost all the entries are box-shaped houses topped by complicated solar panels. This one is different; can you guess where it's from? The Institute of Advanced Architecture in Barcelona, where it was designed for a climate in which cooling as opposed to heating is a major challenge.
"The twentieth century was the architectural age of form follows function," notes the statement accompanying this entry. "The twenty-first century is the age of form follows energy."
The winning house will be named next week. I'll try to keep you posed.
At the Door
Nov 10, 2011
Unlocking, or maybe locking up, in Barcelona.