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Revisit: Casa Batlló by Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona, Spain

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

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Timber revolution: Social housing in Barcelona, Spain, by Urbanitree

Social housing in Barcelona designed by Urbanitree –the tallest timber building in Spain – is evidence that socially just architecture is also the most sustainable

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The taller of Bofill
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Revisit: La Fábrica in Sant Just Desvern, Spain, by Ricardo Bofill with Taller de Arquitectura
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Passage of time: Passeig de Boca de la Mina in Reus, Spain, by Batlleiroig
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Urban mine: housing for people over 65 in Palma de Mallorca by H Arquitectes

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Leading by Eixample: Barcelona, Spain

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A room by the sea: Can Lis in Mallorca, Spain, by Jørn Utzon
The Plaça del Angels outside Barcelona’s MACBA

Outrage: MACBA goes massive and public space suffers
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Guest room: a room for the unexpected
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Ecosystems of social housing: Christelle Avenier, Miguel Cornejo and Carles Oliver Barceló in conversation

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The Mediterranean hypersea: mapping troubled waters
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La Ricarda (1963–): demolition postcard

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Future archaeology: excavating concealed histories
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Folio: an elevation from the Alhambra
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Letter from Madrid
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RCR Retrospective: ‘the quest for a poetic re-foundation in landscape’
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AR_EA Spain: Izaskun Chinchilla Architects
The Architectural Review – December 2011

Your views: Survival Tactics for Spain’s Harsh New Reality
From left to right: Ingeborg Rocker, Anna Pla, Heather Roberge, Mark Wigley, Donna V Robertson, Yasuaki Onoda, José Maria de Churtichaga, Stefano Casciani, Winy Maas, Odile Decq, Urs Hirschberg, Beatriz Colomina, Nobuaki Furuya, Martha Thorne, Neelkanth C

Segovia, Spain – Mark Wigley calls for more radical thinking at education summit
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Tile of Spain Awards
City view of Barcelona with Can Framis Museum in the foreground. The green building on the left is Cloud 9’s admired Media-TIC hub building, and the central tower is Jean Nouvel’s Agbar Tower

Barcelona, Spain – How Barcelona is banishing ghettos with its collaborative ethos and open planning system
The City of Culture during construction reveals the fabric-folding of the model to be more ski-slope in real life

Galicia, Spain – Peter Eisenman fails to translate a seductive proposal into a successful City of Culture for Spain
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Landmark link: Salford Bridge, UK, Santiago Calatrava
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César Manrique (1919–1992)

Digging into and working with Lanzarote’s volcanic landscape, Manrique invited inhabitants and tourists alike to reconsider the value of this bleakly beautiful island

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