Arquitectura Viva 199: Young Catalonia maps a generation of Catalan architects defined not by spectacle but by restraint — seven works that prioritise existing fabric, material honesty, and sustainability over the signature gesture.
About This Book
This issue of Arquitectura Viva moves deliberately against the grain of the bombastic architectural culture that Catalonia was once associated with. The seven projects assembled here share a tonal consistency: small scale, adaptive reuse, and an aesthetic grounded in materials rather than form-making for its own sake. From H Arquitectes' Civic Center 1015 to Flores & Prats' celebrated Sala Beckett, and from Toni Gironés' Museum of Climate in Lleida to MAIO's Barcelona apartments, the selection traces a coherent sensibility across civic, cultural, and residential programmes. Essential reading for those tracking the evolution of contemporary Catalan architecture and sustainable design practice.
Key Features
- 80 pages of project photography, plans, and critical documentation across seven built works
- Projects by H Arquitectes, Flores & Prats, Oliveras Boix, Toni Gironés, Jorge Vidal and Víctor Rahola, Arquitectura-G, and MAIO
- Published by Avisa
What You'll Discover
- How a younger generation of Catalan architects is redefining local identity by working with existing structures rather than against them
- The role of material and tectonic restraint as a design language in contemporary Spanish architecture
- Civic and cultural buildings — a library, a theatre, a museum — that prioritise community use over architectural ego
- How sustainability is being embedded as an aesthetic position rather than a technical afterthought in current Catalan practice
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 80
- Dimensions: 300 x 240 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9770214125004-00199
- Publisher: Avisa
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and students following contemporary European practice, researchers in sustainable design, and anyone tracking the post-spectacle turn in Catalan architecture.