‘If architectural writing were better, it would be read more’ is an interview with Actar’s editor in chief Ricardo Devesa … More
Author: Rafael Gomez-Moriana
Architect, educator and writer. Partner at ArqEstructura. Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Blogger at criticalista.com.
Review of a House Inside a House
‘Size isn’t Everything’ is a critical review of House E+M (a.k.a. house within a house) by Josep Ferrando Architecture in … More
Own ‘N Rent: a flexible housing system
Own’NRent is a flexible housing system designed to enable the adaptation of dwellings to changing spatial needs throughout a lifetime. The … More
Review of an Art Studio-Museum
Published in Oris Magazine for Architecture and Culture #92 (Zagreb, Croatia), ‘Art Studio-Museum’ is an article on the Arranz-Bravo studio near Barcelona … More
Review of a Barcelona Metro Station
Published in Mark Magazine # 54, ‘Brutal Underground’ is a review of three recently completed Barcelona metro stations by Garcés de … More
Mixed-Use Courtyard Building
The objective of this University of Calgary term-abroad design studio was to urbanize, in the formerly industrial Diagonal Mar area of Barcelona, an empty … More
Review of Fair Enough Exhibition at the Venice Biennale
Published in Log journal #32, ‘Observations on Attitude’ is a review of the ‘Fair Enough‘ exhibition at the Russian pavilion … More
Penthouse Renovation
The renovation of this two-story apartment in Barcelona consists of the inversion of uses on each level to take better advantage … More
Essay on Architectural Criticism in the Age of Social Media
‘Criticism 2.0, or Nobody Likes a Critic When Everybody’s a Critic’ is an essay on architectural criticism in the age … More
Review of 14th Venice Architecture Biennale
‘Groupies’ is a project undertaken with photographer Sergio Pirrone at the inauguration of the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale. Photographs of groups of Biennale … More
