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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Historical Archive which, thanks to its documental richness, provides a large amount of valuable –and in some cases unpublished– graphic documentation.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.

Aureli Mora i Omar Ornaque
Directors arquitecturacatalana.cat

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2019-2024 Aureli Mora i Omar Ornaque

Documental 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 Ornaque

Collaborators:

2019-2024 Lluis Andreu Sergi Ballester Maria Jesús Quintero Lucía M. Villodres Montse Viu

External Collaborators:

2019-2024 Helena Cepeda Inès Martinel

With the support of:

Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura

Collaborating Entities:

ArquinFAD

 

Fundació 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.

Design & Development:

edittio Nubilum
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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 opening of the Via Laietana, a street running through the old quarter of Barcelona, led to the demolition of old buildings and their replacement by new buildings such as this one for the headquarters of the Caixa de Pensions. Many of the buildings along the new road housed financial institutions and, little by little, the area specialised in the type of office building that was then a novelty. In 1911, Sagnier himself had already built the offices of the Banco Hispano Colonial at the other end of the street, one of the financiers of the urban development operation known as the ‘Reform’.

The Casal de l’Estalvi (with the adjoining building called Casal de la Previsió, built five years later) closes the perspective of the new street and benefits from its picturesque Gothic appearance and the solidity of the Garraf stone. Over the years, the branches of la Caixa in various towns in Catalonia, also designed by Sagnier, took up some of the elements of this first building, such as the rough-hewn stone walls, thus unifying the corporate image of the institution in a very modern way. Another outstanding aspect of the building was its construction with a concrete structure, a material hitherto practically reserved for industrial buildings. However, the material was not evident either on the outside or in the interior, which was lavishly decorated.

Of the five buildings and two shops by Sagnier that won prizes in the Barcelona City Council architectural competitions, only the Casal de l’Estalvi (together with Ignasi Coll's house on Avinguda del Tibidabo) has survived to the present day. The plaque that was affixed to the façade in such cases is still visible; the prize was also an extraordinary prize. It was the third time that Sagnier had received the award and this earned him the gold medal instituted by the City Council.

Over the years, Sagnier maintained a close relationship with the savings bank founded by Francesc Moragas and Lluís Ferrer-Vidal, for which he still carried out other buildings, especially for the welfare services of its social work.

Author: Santi Barjau

Source: enricsagnier.com

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  1. Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis

    Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia

    Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis

    The opening of the Via Laietana, a street running through the old quarter of Barcelona, led to the demolition of old buildings and their replacement by new buildings such as this one for the headquarters of the Caixa de Pensions. Many of the buildings along the new road housed financial institutions and, little by little, the area specialised in the type of office building that was then a novelty. In 1911, Sagnier himself had already built the offices of the Banco Hispano Colonial at the other end of the street, one of the financiers of the urban development operation known as the ‘Reform’. The Casal de l’Estalvi (with the adjoining building called Casal de la Previsió, built five years later) closes the perspective of the new street and benefits from its picturesque Gothic appearance and the solidity of the Garraf stone. Over the years, the branches of la Caixa in various towns in Catalonia, also designed by Sagnier, took up some of the elements of this first building, such as the rough-hewn stone walls, thus unifying the corporate image of the institution in a very modern way. Another outstanding aspect of the building was its construction with a concrete structure, a material hitherto practically reserved for industrial buildings. However, the material was not evident either on the outside or in the interior, which was lavishly decorated. Of the five buildings and two shops by Sagnier that won prizes in the Barcelona City Council architectural competitions, only the Casal de l’Estalvi (together with Ignasi Coll's house on Avinguda del Tibidabo) has survived to the present day. The plaque that was affixed to the façade in such cases is still visible; the prize was also an extraordinary prize. It was the third time that Sagnier had received the award and this earned him the gold medal instituted by the City Council. Over the years, Sagnier maintained a close relationship with the savings bank founded by Francesc Moragas and Lluís Ferrer-Vidal, for which he still carried out other buildings, especially for the welfare services of its social work.

  2. Concurs Anual d'Edificis i Establiments Urbans

    Award-Winner / Winner. Category: Arquitectura - Millor Edifici Construït
    Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis

    Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia

  3. Department of Electronic Machines of the Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis

    Manuel Cases Lamolla, Manuel Andrés Cases Puig

    Department of Electronic Machines of the Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis

  4. FAD Award

    Award-Winner / Winner. Category: Interior Design
    Department of Electronic Machines of the Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis

    Manuel Cases Lamolla, Manuel Andrés Cases Puig

  5. Extension of the Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis Savings Bank

    Francesc Mitjans Miró

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  • Cartell promocional de la construcció de l'edifici de la Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis.

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    Cartell promocional de la construcció de l'edifici de la Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvis.

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