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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Historical Archive which, thanks to its documental richness, provides a large amount of valuable –and in some cases unpublished– graphic documentation.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.
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2019-2024 Aureli Mora i Omar OrnaqueDocumental Commission:
2019-2024 Ramon Faura Carolina B. Garcia Eduard Callís Francesc Rafat Pau Albert Antoni López Daufí Joan Falgueras Mercè Bosch Jaume Farreny Anton Pàmies Juan Manuel Zaguirre Josep Ferrando Fernando Marzá Moisés Puente Aureli Mora Omar OrnaqueCollaborators:
2019-2024 Lluis Andreu Sergi Ballester Maria Jesús Quintero Lucía M. Villodres Montse ViuExternal Collaborators:
2019-2024 Helena Cepeda Inès MartinelWith the support of:
Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de CulturaCollaborating Entities:
ArquinFADFundació Mies van der Rohe
Fundación DOCOMOMO Ibérico
Basílica de la Sagrada Família
Museu del Disseny de Barcelona
Fomento
AMB
EINA Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona
IEFC
Fundació Domènench Montaner.
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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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The Titan Cinema building is a noucentista construction from 1926, extended in 1996 to accommodate a civic centre. The new program of the library in 2004 required an increase in surface area, which was solved with the excavation of a basement and the provision of a loft. The new section of the building is complemented by the presence of interspersed courtyards, a large skylight and the widening of the façade openings. The visual connection between inside and outside and between top and bottom becomes direct and increases the clarity naturally on all floors. The screening of this new transparent component is carried out using special slats and glass, which guarantee the correct solar exposure and visual control, and become the new image of the main façade.
An aedicle in the south corner creates a singular element on the other side of the rotunda tower. Most of the furniture elements and railings are prefabricated wooden beams, to achieve maximum light with the least number of supports.
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Titan Cinema
The Cine Titan building is a Noucentista construction dating from 1926, extended in 1996 to house a civic centre. The new library programme required an increase in floor space, which was resolved by excavating a basement and creating a mezzanine. The new section of the building is complemented by the presence of interspersed courtyards, a large skylight and the widening of the façade openings. The visual connection between inside and outside and between top and bottom is direct and increases the natural light on all floors. The screening of this new transparent component is provided by special louvres and glazing, which ensure the correct solar exposure and visual control and become the new image of the main façade. An edicule on the south corner creates a unique element on the other side of the roundabout tower. Most of the furniture elements and railings are prefabricated wooden beams, in order to achieve maximum light with the minimum number of supports. -
Marta Mata Library in the Titan Building
Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB), Antonio Montes Gil
The Titan Cinema building is a noucentista construction from 1926, extended in 1996 to accommodate a civic centre. The new program of the library in 2004 required an increase in surface area, which was solved with the excavation of a basement and the provision of a loft. The new section of the building is complemented by the presence of interspersed courtyards, a large skylight and the widening of the façade openings. The visual connection between inside and outside and between top and bottom becomes direct and increases the clarity naturally on all floors. The screening of this new transparent component is carried out using special slats and glass, which guarantee the correct solar exposure and visual control, and become the new image of the main façade. An aedicle in the south corner creates a singular element on the other side of the rotunda tower. Most of the furniture elements and railings are prefabricated wooden beams, to achieve maximum light with the least number of supports. -
Mostres d'Arquitectura (Barcelona)
Shortlisted. Category: Intervencions de Rehabilitació, tant de Promoció Pública com PrivadaMarta Mata Library in the Titan Building
