On view through 14 October at Plaza del Rey in San Fernando is the pavilion La Sal, a work of the architects José Rodríguez Lucena and Carlos Montes González. After ¡Qué faena(r)!, the project carried out for the city of Vigo (Pontevedra), San Fernando (Cádiz) presents the second of the two winners of the 2024 TAC! Urban Architecture Festival, a program of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU) and Fundación Arquia.

Drawing inspiration from Cádiz’s history of salt production, the temporary pavilion is an invitation to reflect on the regeneration of the territory and urban space through elements linked to the area’s traditional economy. It also proposes better management of the province’s most abundant and sustainable natural resources. The composition of wood and steel with a mound of salt indeed speaks of the value of the vernacular, and of the need to seek sustainable alternatives to industrial building materials.