All Blog Posts Tagged 'Spain' (20)
Porta Fira Towers
The Porta Fira Towers are bold red landmarks in the Plaza Europa in Barcelona. Designed by Japanese architect Toyo…
Added by Springer on February 7, 2013 at 4:45pm — No Comments
Mercabarna Flor
Mercabarna Flor is Barcelona’s 15,000 square-meter flower market. The building by Willy Muller Architects is brightened by sections of brightly…
Added by Springer on October 27, 2012 at 1:51pm — No Comments
AA House
AA House by Office of Architecture in Barcelona (OAB) has a roof system of diagonals that gives the impression of an artificial topography. An abundant use of glasswork, trellises, and sliding panels allows a visual connection to the garden for the halls,…
Added by Springer on September 11, 2012 at 1:31pm — No Comments
Endesa Pavilion
The unique shape of the Endesa Pavilion is all determined by the angle and orientation of the sun during the course of a year. The façade is formed by a series of modules that are positioned to optimize the surrounding solar…
Added by Springer on September 7, 2012 at 3:11pm — 1 Comment
Music Hall and Auditorium in Algueña
Spanish architecture firm COR & Partners was given the challenge of creating a landmark Music Hall and Auditorium in Algueña, Alicante, Spain…
ContinueAdded by Springer on November 14, 2011 at 10:47am — No Comments
Villa Nurbs
The distinctive Villa Nurbs sits in the coastal town of Empuriabrava at the Costa Brava in Spain. This private residence was developed by Spanish architect Enric Ruiz-Geli, in…
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360 Degree House
On a sloping site in Galapagar, Madrid, the 360 Degree House by Spanish firm Subarquitectura connects the private life of a family to expansive views of the…
ContinueAdded by Springer on October 31, 2011 at 10:17am — 2 Comments
Tenerife Concert Hall
The Auditorio de Tenerife, or Tenerife Concert Hall, was finished in 2003 and has become a landmark in the city of Santa Cruz, the capital of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The hall is the design of famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, and is covered with a mosaic of…
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Kindergarten 8Units
How about some bright colors and cute kids to start the weekend on a cheery note?
The Kindergarten 8Units nursery brightens up its corner of the…
ContinueAdded by Springer on August 19, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Family House at the Empordà
This beautiful home was constructed in 1975 by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill out of the ruins of an old country house. While the interior is a bit dated, the…
Added by Springer on August 3, 2011 at 4:21pm — No Comments
Arganzuela Footbridge
Scheduled for completion at the end of this year, the Arganzuela Footbridge is the largest of a series of bridges that connect the two sides of the Manzanares Park, which is divided by the Manzanares River in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Paris-based…
Added by Springer on June 9, 2011 at 10:56am — No Comments
Hemeroscopium House
Hemeroscopium House (Try saying that name three times fast!) is designed by…
Added by Springer on May 19, 2011 at 2:59pm — No Comments
Basque Health Department Headquarters
The Basque Health Department Headquarters was built in 2008 and stands…
Added by Springer on May 16, 2011 at 12:16pm — No Comments
Metropol Parasol
Everyone is beginning to swoon over Metropol Parasol by J. Mayer H. Architects, which is scheduled for completion in April. The giant curvilinear bonded timber…
House of a Photographer II
Created by Carlos Ferrater and Carlos Escura of the Office of Architecture in Barcelona,…
Added by Springer on February 21, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments
MAGMA ART and CONGRESS
Added by Springer on November 4, 2010 at 12:27pm — No Comments
H2O Facade
This facade by the creative New York based design firm Axis Mundi is a retrofit for the ambitious bottled water company H2O. H2O Headquarters is a six story building on a busy intersection in Barcelona, located near Gaudi's Casa Mila. The facade is… Continue
Benidorm Promenade
Typically, seaside promenades are designed as a transit area parallel to the coast, and to protect existing structures from being damaged by the waves. The Benidrom West Beach Promenade in Spain, designed by the Office of Architecture in Barcelona and completed in 2009, aims to create a beautiful, organic destination with its own lifestyle. The lines of the… Continue
Added by Springer on July 17, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Lumenhaus Wins Solar Decathalon
The 10-day European Solar Decathlon in Madrid, Spain came to an end with Virginia Tech's Lumenhaus winning the top prize. The 800 square foot zero-energy home was inspired by the Farnsworth House by Mies Van Der Rohe. The modular design includes "plug-in" entryways and stairs that allow it to expand to a four… Continue
Added by Springer on June 28, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments
Instant Ruins on the Coast of Spain
Because of possible infractions of Coastal Law, the Relaxation Park in Torrevieja, Spain has been abandoned and is falling into ruin. Designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, three buildings were planned, but only this one was finished in 2006. It was initially supposed to become a spa, but has been ignored for the last several years.…
Added by Springer on June 8, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments
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