The restoration of Antoni Gaudí’s famous house in Barcelona deifies the superstar architect on the centenary of his death

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Rafael Gómez-Moriana

Constructed from compressed earth blocks, social housing on Eivissa by Peris+Toral Arquitectes is a necessary return to low-tech

The post Another earth brick in the wall: social housing on Eivissa, Spain, by Peris+Toral Arquitectes appeared first on The Architectural Review.
Rafael Gómez-Moriana

With Palma de Mallorca’s Project Gomila, shoe brand Camper dips its toes into city-building

The post Form follows footwear: Project Gomila in Palma de Mallorca, by MVRDV and GRAS Reynés Arquitectos appeared first on The Architectural Review.
Rafael Gómez-Moriana

IBAVI’s latest experiment in ecologically sustainable social housing is constructed from load‑bearing stone quarried locally on Mallorca

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Rafael Gómez-Moriana

A firm believer in designing by doing, the short but illustrious career of Miralles left a broad legacy of work characterised by continuous drawing and making

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Rafael Gómez-Moriana

Architectures of play and education are designed into Gradolí & Sanz Arquitectes’ Imagine Montessori Primary School in Paterna, Valencia

The post Hide and seek: Imagine Montessori Primary School in Valencia, Spain by Gradolí & Sanz appeared first on The Architectural Review.
Rafael Gómez-Moriana

New into Old 2019 Winner: the refurbishment of Flores & Prats’ Sala Beckett in Barcelona keeps the exterior true to its 1920s composition but substantially reconfigures the interior

The post Circle of life: Flores & Prats’ Sala Beckett theatre in Barcelona appeared first on The Architectural Review.
Rafael Gómez-Moriana

A prototype of 14 social housing units on the island of Formentera by the Instituto Balear de la Vivienda is an ambitious pilot project using Posidonia seagrass for low-carbon construction

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Rafael Gómez-Moriana

AR House 2018 Commended: strategically laid out in relation to climate and orientation, this vaulted rectilinear brick and concrete garden pavilion creates space around it as much as within

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Rafael Gómez-Moriana