Triálogos Arquitectura: Beth Galí, Conxita Balcells y Clara Solà-Morales
Este jueves en un nuevo espacio en el barrio de Gracia de Barcelona se se celebra TRIÁLOGOS ARQUITECTURA, un encuentro que propone incentivar un diálogo enriquecedor del discurso arquitectónico, a través de experiencias individuales y colectivas de aquellos implicados en la cultura de la ciudad y la arquitectura. En esta cita, tres mujeres arquitectas y … Read more
Architect and urban planner Manuel de Solà-Morales dies at 73
Just days after Luis Mansilla’s sudden passing, we are so sad to hear about the death of Manuel de Solà-Morales (Vitoria, 1939), one of Barcelona’s most important architects and urban planners. Grandson of modernist architect Joan Rubió and founder of the Laboratory of Urbanism of Barcelona (Laboratorio de Urbanismo de Barcelona), he is one of … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves: Tour of Istanbul’s Conceptual New Taksim Square – In a push for urban renewal, Turkey is redesigning Istanbul’s pulsating Taksim Square. Do you agree with critics who say that the new design transforms it into a “soulless, concrete desert“? Unintended Consequences of the Neo-Traditional City Planning Model – An interesting … Read more
Professor Bet Alabern leads a university course on Accessibility
We are proud to announce that a course directed by one of our faculty and LAU member Bet Alabern, together with Carles Llop, has been chosen by the International University Consortium Menéndez Pelayo de Barcelona for its 2012 Fall program. The course, an Acces_sos initiative, is titled Accessibility amplified: Solutions for the management of public … Read more
Profesores Ignasi López y Pau Faus exponen sus trabajos
Tenemos el placer de anunciar dos exposiciones inauguradas el pasado viernes 10 de febrero en las cuales participan dos de nuestros profesores colaboradores, Ignasi López, fotógrafo y editor especializado en el territorio urbano, y Pau Faus, arquitecto y artista visual. La primera en el Museu de Granollers que se titula “Passant pàgina: El llibre com … Read more
Networked Society short film: Thinking Cities
Check out Ericsson’s latest Networked Society short film, which deals with one of the biggest societal trends today: urbanization. Thinking Cities explores the challenges and opportunities of urbanization in the Networked Society. Some of the world’s leading city-thinkers are interviewed for the film, including Geoffrey West, physicist and professor at Santa Fe Institute; Mathieu Lefevre … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
Blame the Architect – A series of lectures with an amusing tone yet a very serious subject matter: Are architects and urban planners to blame for urban violence? Professor Wouter Vanstiphout talks about the inextricable relationship between design and politics, thus design as politics. Organized by the chair of Design as Politics at the Delft … Read more
History as a Guide for Adaptive Reuse
In a recent article, Atlantic Cities transports us to the town of Split, Croatia to point out the importance of looking back at history when reshaping our cities for the future. In an age of urban redevelopment, retrofitting neighborhoods and landmarks sacrificed for the sake of mixed-use complexes, sometimes we forget that what was already there … Read more
LAU Member Antonio Lista Reports on the African Urban Corridor Project
In a team led by Italian architect Giulia Marabini from Venice, we are currently developing a UN-HABITAT project in the Gulf of Guinea, the Ibadan-Lagos-Cotonou-Lomé Accra Great Urban Corridor. In recent years, UN-HABITAT has focused it work on African urban corridors, which they consider to be the best economic engine for current conditions, given that … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
Our Friday Faves series went on a short break after the new year, but we’ve brought them back! Here are this week’s 5 things to watch and read: What we’re doing is nothing new: Lewis Knight on landscape urbanism – Urban and Landscape Designer in charge of the Planning and Urban Design Practice Area for … Read more
