Luis Fernández-Galiano   Architecture and architects were the protagonists of the first four international congresses of the Fundación Arquitectura y Sociedad. The fifth, held again at Pamplona’s Baluarte, marked the start of a new cycle focused on the city, because the urba

Eduardo Prieto   The fifth congress held in Pamplona, Less Architecture, More City, endeavored to foster dialogue among writers, politicians, ecologists, urbanists, and architects.

The winner of the 2017 Cervantes Prize has made the rogue, non-smug side of revolutionary and pre-Olympic Barcelona a quarry of themes, scenes, and characters for his literature. 

The Princess of Asturias Award for Literature winner explains the importance that Havana has had in his work, and predicts the challenges that his city will have to condront in years to come. 

The Mayor of Madrid advocates a model of urban management based on principles ranging from participation to creativity by way of solidarity and sustainability.

Joan Clos assesses his time as Barcelonas mayor and, after heading UN-Habitat for eight years, warns about the great challenges of urban growth on a global scale. 

José María Ezquiaga   Each in his own way a recipient of the legacy of Jane Jacobs, Jan Gehl and Jaime Lerner have built influential tools with which to combat the dismantling of public space. 

Mara Sánchez Llorens, Manuel Fontán del Junco, María Toledo   The Juan March Foundation in Madrid will from 5 October on host the first exhibition on Lina Bo Bardis Brazilian period ever to be held in Spain. 

Oliver Wainwright   The Cartier Foundation in Paris has presented a major retrospective on one of the most exceptional talents of contemporary architecture. 

Luis Fernández-Galiano   When the books one is currently reading accumulate and the pile shows a half-dozen titles crowned by the red band of Acantilado, it is clear that the interest raised by the volumes is inseparable from the intelligent discrimination with which they ha

Eduardo Prieto   Beyond reviving classical Antiquity, the Renaissance bequeathed to the West the conviction that the city could be rethought and transformed, and the tool of architecture itself. The Baroque and the Enlightenment simply pursued the path paved by Brun

Pablo Canga   We are witnessing an unprecedented urbanization process. A UN report says that in 2050, two-thirds of humanity will be living in cities. So it’s crucial that we develop instruments for building the cities of the future. The architects Benoît Jallon a

Maite Báguena   Today’s cities face the challenge of mediating between the interests of developers and citizens. London’s frenzied skyline is an extreme example of the consequences of a liberal model where each plot simply explodes within itself. If postwar plannin

Javier García-Gutiérrez Mosteiro   Among the extensions of the concept of architectural heritage that the 20th century saw, one of the most representative is that which concerns buildings and complexes of an industrial nature. 

Eduardo de Miguel , Annabelle Selldorf, Ramón Esteve   Spain   Built in 1930 by the Valencian architect Cayetano Borso di Carminati, the old hydraulic pump factory of Carlos Gens, on Avenida de Burjassot, is one of the few standing examples of industrial architecture from the period. The complex was closed perma

Harquitectes   Spain   Three starting points: understanding the historic value of Lleialtat Santsenca (1928), an old working class cooperative in the Sants neighborhood; knowing to the detail the building’s (physical) state to maintain as much as possible; and being sensit

Ángel Panero, Víctor López Cotelo   Spain   The Fundación Laboral de la Construcción found the most convenient site for the Centro de Referencia Nacional en Materia de Rehabilitación (public research and innovation center in the field of refurbishment) in the old 18th century tannery of Pontep

Arnau estudi   Spain   Located outside the walls of Santa Pau, a village and municipality in the Catalonian province of Girona, in eastern Spain, the Retina House is a family refuge that offers magnificent views, as its very optical name suggests. A place for the enjoyment

Digital technology promised us the dissolution of space. We would no longer need to venture out into the street to see and be seen, nor hie over to the supermarket for a loaf of bread, nor march to the battlefront to confront the enemy: submerged in

Since its creation in 2007, the Swiss Architectural Award of the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio has made a niche for itself among the profession’s top prizes by biennially highlighting architects on the rise who have at least three major proj

After a long period of decadence, the stately old Lisbon evoked by the actress and fado singer Amália Rodrigues has become a popular destination that already threatens to eclipse foci of tourist obsession like Venice and Barcelona. An unbeatable exam

Studio Muoto recently completed a multiuse installation for the Université Paris-Saclay campus. Aiming for a combination of rationalization and flexibililty, the Parisian architecture firm has designed a volume characterized by large aluminum sliding

Seven years after winning the competition that was held for the purpose, the Chilean trio of architects composed of Smiljan Radic, Eduardo Castillo, and Gabriela Medrano has been able to inaugurate the Biobío Regional Theater in the city of Concepció

Conceived as an alternative to the conventional circuits of art, Manifiesta, Europe’s premier itinerant biennial contemporary art festival, holds its 2018 event in Palermo, Sicily, from June to September. Curated by Bregtje van der Haak, Andrés Jaque

Though hard to fit into the narratives of architectural modernity, or precisely as a consequence of it, the architecture of communist countries after World War ii has for a number of years now drawn the attention of several institutions and scholars

The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, will through 10 March 2019 be hosting ‘Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design,’ the first major retrospective ever to be put together to honor the Austrian designer, educator, and activist who settle

Luis Fernández-Galiano   Journalist, poet, and painter, Vicente Verdú went from the intellectual prose that became his profession to the emotive lyricism into which he poured his intuition, and on to the artistic practice that culminated his life’s journey, dramatically brou