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Ocaña Bar and Club in Barcelona / Ocaña
Prothofactory / Marta Garcia-Orte + Aaron Tregent

The Protofactory positions a return of industry to the city, fostering a culture of materialism where the flow of material, production of knowledge and the experience of craftsmanship are offered to society. The Protofactory redefines the factory typology. Based on a flow of knowledge and information, The Protofactory harbors a lateral organization of labor and enhanced feedback of research development and innovation processes supported by local and international education. The notion of production becomes reintroduced into the public realm.
Apartment in ‘el Putxet’ / ARQUITECTURA-G

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Architects: ARQUITECTURA-G
- Area: 150 m²
- Year: 2012
Julia Tower / Pau Vidal + Sergi Pons + Ricard Galiana

Architects: Sergi Pons Architecte + Paul Vidal + Ricard Galiana Location: Barcelona, Spain Project Year: 2011 Photographs: Adrià Goula
Ceramica Cumella: Shaping Ideas

From September 29th to December 8th, the exhibition dedicated to the work of Toni Cumella will be open. His works in ceramic have been utilised by architects such as Enric Miralles, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, or Jean Nouvel. These collaborations made his material became part of the image of Barcelona, being part of the construction of La Sagrada Familia, and the restoration of Casa Batlló and Parc Güell.
Focusing on the 4 main fabrication processes in use at Ceramica Cumella – extruding, casting, pressing and revolving – Shaping Ideas presents the work of Toni Cumella and the application of his ceramics in some of contemporary architecture’s most significant projects.
Video: Sagrada Familia / Moment Factory
A huge creative and technical challenge was recently undertaken by Moment Factory. They were invited by the City of Barcelona and the City of Montreal to create the first sound and light spectacle to be projected on the complex façade of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. This 15 minute-long multimedia show, using video mapping techniques and their X-Agora playback system, was presented within La Mercè Festival in Barcelona this weekend. The inspiration: to realize Antonio Gaudi’s dream. The architect wished for the façade to be full of colors.
Endesa Pavilion / Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)

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Architects: Arch. Rodrigo Rubio and Arch. Miguel Guerrero, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)
: Arch. Rodrigo Rubio and Arch. Miguel Guerrero - Year: 2011
Michelin Restaurant / Josep Ferrando Architecture
Music School Project Concept "Taller De Musics" / Dom Arquitectura

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Architects: Dom Arquitectura
- Area: 1273 m²
- Year: 2011
Roca Barcelona Gallery / OAB
A House for Three Sisters / Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura

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Architects: Blancafort-Reus Arquitectura
- Area: 425 m²
- Year: 2011
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Manufacturers: Mosaic Factory
Crusch Alba / Gus Wüstemann Architects

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Architects: Gus Wüstemann Architects
- Area: 190 m²
- Year: 2009
AILAIC / TwoBo Architecture + Luis Twose Architect

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Architects: Luis Twose Architect, TwoBo Architecture
- Year: 2012
D38 Office / Arata Isozaki

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Architects: Arata Isozaki
- Area: 70000 m²
- Year: 2011
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Manufacturers: Bellapart
Moritz Brewery / Jean Nouvel
Radio Nacional de España Headquarters / Ravetllat-Ribas
Etseib C' Departamental Building / Ravetllat Ribas Architects

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Architects: Ravetllat Ribas Architects
- Area: 2166 m²
- Year: 2008



















