RCR. Dream and Nature: Catalonia in Venice

Author:   Pati Núñez ,  Estel Ortega ,  Rafael Aranda ,  Carmen Pigem
Publisher:   ActarD Inc
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9781948765022


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   30 June 2018
Format:   Paperback
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RCR. Dream and Nature: Catalonia in Venice


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This book compiles the RCR Arquitectes own unique cosmogony: a vision of humans, of nature and life in general that transcends mere architecture. Nature and history is the physical place that has been chosen to develop a space by RCR Arquitectes to conceive and experiment and to rethink man's relationship with the world. This physical space is located in the La Vila, in the Bianya Valley (Catalonia), surrounded by woods, water, farmland, country houses, etc. It's a creative, experimental project, and one that is constantly evolving. Technological advances and innovation are applied on an experiential basis in this landscape. New realities are generated, like the humanitacle, a project about the synthesis of man and the built habitat in relation to the surroundings, nature and technology, and la dona i l 'home nu vol (cloud woman and cloud man), creative beings par excellence and creators of reality. This book introduces this utopia under construction. Ramon Vilalta, Rafael Aranda and Carme Pigem are the 2017 winners of The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Multi-lingual edition in English, Spanish and Catalan

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Author:   Pati Núñez ,  Estel Ortega ,  Rafael Aranda ,  Carmen Pigem
Publisher:   ActarD Inc
Imprint:   ActarD Inc
Weight:   0.835kg
ISBN:  

9781948765022


ISBN 10:   1948765020
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   30 June 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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The book starts with some color photos of a few RCR projects followed by a handful of essays from the curators and some big names in architecture: Glenn Murcutt, Juhani Pallasmaa, Pedro Gadanho and William J. R. Curtis. The longest essay is by Jordi Pigem (none are very long, since the book is English, Spanish, and Catalan), who looks at the cosmology, or flowing, creative, dynamic and living process, of RCR at La Vila. The last half of the book consists of the visual episodes that were suspended in the hazy environment at the Biennale. --John Hill, A Daily Dose of Architecture


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Pati N ez is a journalist, cultural manager, curator and consultant. She is co-director of the Open House Madrid festival and director of the Pati N ez Agency, a strategy and communication consultancy specializing in architecture, where she has been the recipient of various awards and recognitions. She was co-curator of the exhibition La Herencia de Coderch and she is a producer of art and architecture films. She is the author of the book Recordando a Coderch, selected for the FAD Awards 2017. She regularly collaborates with several media outlets and gives lectures and seminars at a number of international universities (Barcelona, Madrid, London, Antwerp). Is an architect, university professor, and expert in museography and museology. Graduate studies and DEA (Advanced Studies Diploma) from the PhD program 'Project and Analysis' at the Barcelona School of Architecture - UPC. She is currently an associate professor at the ETSAB and at the UIC. Since 2015, she has been a partner and founding member of the studio 15515 ARCHITECTURE. She has developed architectural projects in Spain, Portugal, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, Ghana and China, among other places. Over the last two years, she has been involved in several training collaborations with the firm RCR, especially.

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