Benedetta Tagliabue – EMBT is a 608-page monograph tracing the design philosophy and built work of one of Barcelona's most internationally recognised architecture studios, from market interventions to civic institutions across Europe.
About This Book
Founded in Barcelona in 1994 by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue, EMBT has produced architecture that defies easy categorisation — formally inventive, culturally embedded, and resistant to the reductive logics of both minimalism and spectacle. This monograph assembles the studio's work through visual materials, project texts, and narratives that expose methodology rather than merely document outcomes. It is a book about how EMBT thinks: how a practice absorbs context, negotiates history, and constructs an architectural language from accumulated specificity. Essential reading for anyone serious about contemporary European architecture and the relationship between urban intervention and design identity.
Key Features
- 608 pages of project photography, drawings, and studio texts spanning EMBT's built work
- Notable projects include the Santa Caterina Market and neighbourhood in Barcelona, the Scottish Parliament, the Hafencity port transformation in Hamburg, and the San Giacomo church and parish complex in Ferrara
- Published by Arquine, 2024
What You'll Discover
- How EMBT's architectural methodology moves between urban scale and material detail, visible across projects as varied as a Barcelona market and a national parliament
- The role of narrative and visual documentation in communicating a practice's design philosophy — this book functions as both archive and argument
- EMBT's approach to civic and cultural programmes, from neighbourhood regeneration at Santa Caterina to new religious architecture in Ferrara
- How the studio engages with place and history across distinct European contexts, producing architecture shaped by site rather than imposed upon it
About the Author
Benedetta Tagliabue is the principal of EMBT, the Barcelona-based architecture studio she co-founded with Enric Miralles in 1994. Under her leadership, EMBT has completed major civic, cultural, and urban projects across Europe, earning the studio international recognition for its formally ambitious and contextually engaged architecture.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 608
- Dimensions: 27.3 x 22.2 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9786078880416
- Publisher: Arquine
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and students of architecture with an interest in European contemporary practice, urban intervention, and the relationship between civic programme and architectural identity.