The CaixaForum in Zaragoza competition was called in 2008. The new building goes up on the Milla Digital (digital mile), an area recovered from the grounds of the old El Portillo train station. Developed by the City Council in collaboration with the MIT School of Architecture + Planning, this urban plan defines the ‘City of Innovation and Knowledge’. The winning proposal, designed by the Barcelona-based studio of Carme Pinós, goes up in El Portillo Park, the largest green space in the city. With an area of 6,000 square meters, the volume rises as a new cultural landmark in Zaragoza, offering views of the urban landscape from the transition spaces between the exhibition rooms...  [+]