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The editorial team at the Universidad del Norte, led by Óscar Ángel Ángel and Rossana Llanos Díaz, has shared with ArchDaily their compilation project on the modern work of architect Roberto Acosta Madiedo. Below are some of his most iconic projects in the city of Barranquilla from the mid-twentieth century. 

Texts courtesy of Roberto Acosta Madiedo: la Estética del Oficio.

Built in 1983 in the Eastern Hills north of Bogotá, the Floresta 3 house was the first of Baresch's residential projects to feature exposed adobe. To achieve this level of supreme craftsmanship within the building system, the adobe blocks were manufactured on-site, honoring the natural context of the project, where earth and vegetation take center stage.

What first strikes you about the Cultural Heritage Institute is the enigmatic uniqueness of its headquarters. Affectionately known by Madrid locals as the “crown of thorns,” the building comes into view at the entrance to Madrid from the La Coruña highway. To the right, guarding the Moncloa Palace, stands this timeless artifact; boldly resting on Madrid’s University City, entirely detached from the rationalist architecture of its surroundings. An expressive formal hybrid, the result of combining the features of a fortress, a bullring, and a spaceship. It does not go unnoticed, nor does it seek to. It surprises and impresses us, unsettling to a certain extent, yet always carrying the intuition that this is an important work—an architecture that deserves, at the very least, our interest.