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In this first stage, the catalogue focuses on the modern and contemporary architecture designed and built between 1832 –year of construction of the first industrial chimney in Barcelona that we establish as the beginning of modernity– until today.

The project is born to make the architecture more accessible both to professionals and to the citizens through a website that is going to be updated and extended. Contemporary works of greater general interest will be incorporated, always with a necessary historical perspective, while gradually adding works from our past, with the ambitious objective of understanding a greater documented period.

The collection feeds from multiple sources, mainly from the generosity of architectural and photographic studios, as well as the large amount of excellent historical and reference editorial projects, such as architectural guides, magazines, monographs and other publications. It also takes into consideration all the reference sources from the various branches and associated entities with the COAC and other collaborating entities related to the architectural and design fields, in its maximum spectrum.

Special mention should be made of the incorporation of vast documentation from the COAC Historical Archive which, thanks to its documental richness, provides a large amount of valuable –and in some cases unpublished– graphic documentation.

The rigour and criteria for selection of the works has been stablished by a Documental Commission, formed by the COAC’s Culture Spokesperson, the director of the COAC Historical Archive, the directors of the COAC Digital Archive, and professionals and other external experts from all the territorial sections that look after to offer a transversal view of the current and past architectural landscape around the territory.

The determination of this project is to become the largest digital collection about Catalan architecture; a key tool of exemplar information and documentation about architecture, which turns into a local and international referent, for the way to explain and show the architectural heritage of a territory.

Aureli Mora i Omar Ornaque
Directors arquitecturacatalana.cat

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2019-2024 Aureli Mora i Omar Ornaque

Documental Commission:

2019-2024 Ramon Faura Carolina B. Garcia Francesc Rafat Antoni López Daufí Joan Falgueras Anton Pàmies Mercè Bosch Josep Ferrando Fernando Marzá Aureli Mora Omar Ornaque

External Collaborators:

2019-2024 Lluis Andreu Sergi Ballester Helena Cepeda Inès Martinel Maria Jesús Quintero

With the support of:

Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura

Collaborating Entities:

ArquinFAD

 

Fundació Mies van der Rohe

 

Fundación DOCOMOMO Ibérico

 

Arxiu Mas

 

Basílica de la Sagrada Família

 

Museu del Disseny de Barcelona

 

EINA Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona

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The Arxiu Històric del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya is one of the most important documentation centers in Europe, which houses the professional collections of more than 180 architects whose work is fundamental to understanding the history of Catalan architecture. By filling this form, you can request digital copies of the documents for which the Arxiu Històric del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya manages the exploitation of the author's rights, as well as those in the public domain. Once the application has been made, the Arxiu Històric del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya will send you an approximate budget, which varies in terms of each use and purpose.

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  1. Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Saló de Cent

    Pere Llobet

  2. Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Façana Gòtica

    Arnau Bargués

    Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Façana Gòtica

  3. Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Renovació Pati Central

    autoria desconeguda

  4. Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Façana Principal

    Josep Mas i Vila

    Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Façana Principal

  5. Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Saló de Sessions

    Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajor

  6. Casa de la Ciutat: Ajuntament de Barcelona. Restauracions per a l'Exposició Universal de 1888

    Lluís Domènech i Montaner

    El 1887 l’ajuntament de Barcelona va convocar un concurs per reformar la Casa de la Ciutat com a residència de la família reial durant l’Exposició Universal de 1888. Domènech i Montaner la va dur a terme. L’edifici de la Casa de la Ciutat, d’origen medieval, havia arribat a principis del segle XIX en un estat de conservació deplorable. Diverses obres de restauració i ampliació dutes a terme cap al 1820 l’havien millorat una mica. Però calia allotjar-hi la família reial. Primer el concurs va ser declarat desert, i l’alcalde Rius i Taulet va encarregar el projecte a Antoni Gaudí. Aquest va arribar a presentar uns plànols, però la Comissió de Governació va encarregar d’urgència a Domènech i Montaner el projecte i el seu va tirar endavant. No es va realitzar la totalitat de la seva proposta, i en molts casos es va simplificar per agilitzar la construcció, de poc més de dos mesos. Les aportacions de Domènech van ser de tipus constructiu i distributiu, i la restauració i reinterpretació de la decoració interior. Es va construir una nova escala monumental que dignifiqués l’accés al primer pis i la redistribució de l’espai comprès entre el pati i el Saló de Cent. Es van reubicar el despatx de l’alcalde i altres dependències municipals per destinar-los a la família reial. Domènech va recuperar també l’antiga galeria gòtica d’accés al saló enderrocant tots els envans que tapiaven les arcades i recuperant la geometria dels contraforts que havien estat molt modificats i havien provocat lesions estructurals greus. Es van recuperar les policromies medievals de l’enteixinat, es van destapiar finestrals i col·locar vitralls nous, es van realitzar treballs d’ebenisteria, tapissat, pavimentació i es van crear lluernaris per tenir il·luminació natural i làmpades elèctriques. Un cop acabada la visita reial, Domènech va demanar d'acabar les feines decoratives i reforç estructural pendents, però no es van arribar a executar. Les modificacions que es van anar fent al llarg dels anys en aquests espais van fer desaparèixer gran part de l’obra de Domènech.
  7. Information Office in the Four Seasons Hall of Barcelona City Hall

    Pere Casajoana Salví

  8. FAD Award

    Award-Winner / Winner. Category: Interior Design
    Information Office in the Four Seasons Hall of Barcelona City Hall

    Pere Casajoana Salví

  9. Remodelling of the Nou and Novíssim Buildings of Barcelona City Hall

    Manuel Brullet i Tenas, Albert de Pineda i Álvarez

    Remodelling of the Nou and Novíssim Buildings of Barcelona City Hall

    The Barcelona City Council complex is made up of three buildings. The ancient building, six centuries old, is a veritable treatise on the history of the city and the different architectural styles, from Gothic to modernism. The so-called "new" building was built on the international exhibition of 1928. The so-called "newest" building, designed in 1958, is a controversial high-rise building in the heart of the city's historic centre. The administrative decentralisation of the town hall has made the approach of a general remodeling possible. The urban objectives set out are to recover the historical dimension of Sant Miquel Square. The dignification of this abused space is sought through the following actions: the search for a new location for the car park in the square, the display of the Roman ruins underground and the reduction of the height of the brand-new building. The aim is to establish an urban autonomy between the three buildings and a skyline more suitable to the plot of Ciutat Vella. The functional objectives of the set are to enhance the permeability of the buildings for urban use. Access to all three buildings is provided from a single entrance hall. It is proposed to improve the connection between the three buildings, making the labyrinthine character and the architectural barriers disappear. Finally, a location has been sought for the new meeting room: more comfortable, well equipped, and with more capacity. The architectural proposals proposed in the remodeling start from a general sponging of the buildings, from the elimination of additions and corners produced by the indiscriminate accumulation of uses. In the historic building, we want to highlight the uniqueness of the Saló de Cent, making the whole complex more understandable. The new vertical circulation of the old building allows the understanding of all the floors of the building and, at the same time, works as an access door to the new building, starting from the new axis (Sant Jaume Square), the old building and the new building. The recovery of the functionality and urbanity of the entrance of new and brand-new buildings is achieved through the appearance of a large access loggia for outdoor activities.
  10. FAD Award

    Award-Winner / Winner. Category: Architecture
    Remodelling of the Nou and Novíssim Buildings of Barcelona City Hall

    Manuel Brullet i Tenas, Albert de Pineda i Álvarez

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