Barcelona: The Latest Architecture and News

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The Ibero-American Architecture Conference, organized by the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture and curated by Professor Fredy Massad, was established to offer a rigorous examination of the realities of professional practice, construction, and architectural research in Ibero-America, while addressing the diverse social, cultural, economic, and territorial contexts that shape the region. The program aims to analyze how architecture responds to some of the major challenges of the 21st century from various local perspectives.

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Materials 2050: Reuse and Recycle

Starting May 1, the 'EUmies Awards 2022' exhibition—featuring models, texts, videos, sketches, and drawings of the 40 shortlisted projects and a summary of the 532 nominated works—opens at Espai Serrahima – Eskalndestino (a 4-minute walk from the Barcelona Pavilion).

On May 11, the Disseny Hub Barcelona will bring together various figures rooted in the world of architecture to discuss the multiple roles of cities in the 21st century, the state of architecture and urbanism in contemporary society, and to present the Barcelona Protocol—a document developed throughout the day via the contributions of twenty-six international voices.

Today, May 8, the Fundació Enric Miralles inaugurates its exhibition 99+Imaginaris in the context of the Model. Barcelona Architectures Festival.

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This Master's program is specifically designed for professionals seeking a degree in Cities and Urbanism without the need to travel or relocate abroad. It offers distance learning led by experts in Architecture, Urbanism, Sociology, Ecology, and Economics, featuring faculty from the IAAC and a roster of leading transdisciplinary professionals in the field.

Gypsum Concrete
Arquitectura en Corto invites you to the screening of Gypsum Concrete, which will take place on Thursday, June 13, at 7:00 PM at the Roca Barcelona Gallery (c/Joan Güell, 211). Directed by Simon Pénochet, the short film documents the research conducted by the French architecture studio Ciguë to replace cement with gypsum in floor screeds for a project in Montreuil, Paris. Gypsum is a material with a long history of use throughout the Paris region; it is recyclable and readily available through urban mining processes. A series of tests on samples produced by Ciguë, combined with a comparative life cycle analysis, demonstrate that this material is a viable alternative that drastically reduces CO2 emissions. Following the screening, architect Sara Ferran, a partner at taller11—where they are currently conducting similar research—and Albert Sagrera, an architect, environmental consultant, and co-founder of Societat Orgànica, will lead a discussion. Sagrera is an expert in the environmental impact of materials, life cycle assessment, and construction waste management.

From May 5 to 15, the first edition of Model. Barcelona Architectural Festival will take place. Co-organized by the Barcelona City Council and the Architects' Association of Catalonia (COAC), the event will serve as an open, plural, and multidisciplinary space for reflection, addressing key debates in architecture and urbanism to confront the social, political, and climate challenges of the 21st century.

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IAAC presents the II REDES Summit: The Proximity Urbanism, part of the second edition of the Online Master in Cities (MOeC).

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The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Summer School 2019 - Becoming, the 12th edition of the international summer program on the future of our cities, which will take place in Barcelona and simultaneously at other nodes around the world from July 1 to 14, 2019.