Cities across the Northern Hemisphere are preparing for the upcoming summer months, which are expected to be warmer and drier than average. The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts warns about temperatures rising above the norm in central and southern Europe this summer. Similarly, the forecast for the Unites States predicts hotter weather and below-average rainfall likely to fuel a megadrought. This poses threats for citizens, especially in larger cities, where heat-absorbing asphalt and waste heat generated by energy use create a “heat-island” effect. It translates to temperatures being up to 10°F (5.6°C) warmer in cities compared to the surrounding natural areas.
Barcelona: The Latest Architecture and News
Barcelona Prepares Climate Shelters to Keep Residents Cool During the Summer Months
Office Refurbishment in Joan Miró / GCA Architects
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Architects: GCA Architects
- Area: 8795 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Kingspan Insulated Panels, Technal, Assa Abloy, Atlas Schindler, Guardian Glass, +5
House Renovation in Calabria Street / AMOO
Praga Residential Building / ARQUITECTURA-G
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Architects: ARQUITECTURA-G
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2021
Center for Community Life in Trinitat Vella / Haz arquitectura
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Architects: Haz arquitectura
- Area: 24757 ft²
- Year: 2021
Eva Franch I Gilabert: “We Need to Produce New Models With New Values”
Eva Franch I. Gilabert is one of the three artistic directors of Model. Barcelona Architectures Festival, together with Beth Galí I. Camprubí and José Luis de Vicente. The first edition of a project that has taken the city of Barcelona as a place for experimentation and debate.
From the 5th to the 15th of May, they took the public space and transformed it into both a playground and platform for international voices, local architects, policymakers, politicians and citizens, to engage and discuss what the future of Barcelona and other cities could be.
Is It Possible to Transform the Port of Barcelona into a Large Urban Park?
'PARC BLAU' is an experimental proposal to reflect on the future of cities presented by the architecture studio ON-A in the framework of Model. Festival of Architectures of Barcelona - a space to rethink how we want to live together through new urban models.
The project addresses a possible transformation for the port of Barcelona into a large urban park, a future for the area that offers the opportunity to re-naturalise the space, turn it into a park, fill it with life and allow citizens to enjoy it without renouncing the services currently established in the area.
Camp del Ferro Sports Center / AIA + Barceló Balanzó Arquitectes + Gustau Gili Galfetti
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Architects: AIA, Barceló Balanzó Arquitectes, Gustau Gili Galfetti
- Area: 7237 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Qstudi, AIA, UTE OHL-Calaf
5 Installations Inaugurate the Model Barcelona Architectures Festival
On the 5th of May, the first edition of Model. Festival of Architecture of Barcelona was inaugurated. An event organised jointly by Barcelona City Council and the Architects' Association of Catalonia (COAC) that brings us closer to experimental architecture and helps us to rethink how we want to live together through new city models and new imaginaries.
Casa Costa / ARQUITECTURA-G
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Architects: ARQUITECTURA-G
- Area: 203 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Reynaers Aluminium, Dolmen Serveis I Projectes, EBANISTERÍA TONY FUNES, EXPOSITORES EQUIPAMIENTO Y FORJA, INNOVA INSTALACIONES INTEGRALES
Llacuna Building / ARQUITECTURA-G
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Architects: ARQUITECTURA-G
- Year: 2022
The Commons: Dissecting Open-Source Design
In New Mexico, irrigation channels that have been in continuous operation for three centuries replenish and nourish the wetlands of the American Southwest. These channels are known as Acequias – communally managed water systems built on democratic tradition. Members of the community own water rights, who then elect a three-person team to oversee the channels. In Cairo and Barcelona, Tahrir Square and Plaza de Catalunya have acted as important sites for voicing political dissatisfaction. The Tahrir Square protests of 2011, for instance, resulted in the eventual toppling of an almost 30-year-old government.
Depósito del Rei Martí / ARCHIKUBIK + Enllaç arquitectònic Arc-Roig
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Architects: ARCHIKUBIK , Enllaç arquitectònic Arc-Roig
- Area: 996 m²
- Year: 2015
BSP20 House / Raúl Sánchez
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Architects: Raúl Sánchez
- Area: 105 m²
- Year: 2022
Avila Warehouse Conversion / Allaround Lab
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Architects: Allaround Lab
- Year: 2022
Evacuation Stairs in Teresianas Ganduxer / Picharchitects/Pich-Aguilera
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Architects: Picharchitects/Pich-Aguilera
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2022
Ca L’Àgata House / El Fil Verd, Estudi d'Arquitectura
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Architects: El Fil Verd, Estudi d'Arquitectura
- Area: 3681 ft²
- Year: 2020
Offices in Pasaje Mas de Roda / Garcés-de Seta-Bonet Arquitectes
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Architects: Garcés-de Seta-Bonet Arquitectes
- Area: 48438 ft²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: AILLEM, ALUVISILES, Alta Planimetria, Apintesa, Argos Gestión, +16