Published in Mark Magazine # 54, ‘Brutal Underground’ is a review of three recently completed Barcelona metro stations by Garcés de … More
Author: Rafael Gomez-Moriana
Architect, educator and writer. Partner at ArqEstructura. Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Blogger at criticalista.com.
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
Re-Review of Spanish Architecture
‘Reality Check I: Spain’ is the first of two articles that, in celebration of Mark Magazine’s fiftieth issue, looks at how works … More
Glòries Masterplan
Cities such as Barcelona, which have grown gradually over the course of millenia, have to deal extensively with antiquated structures. … More
Hillside Urbanism, Vallcarca
This urban design project, realized by University of Calgary architecture students Lindsay Horan, Will Frank, and Alana Piche, proposes to … More
Vancouverism versus the Barcelona Model: Trevor Boddy and Francesc Muñoz in Conversation
‘The Vancouver Model versus El Modelo Barcelona: Trevor Boddy talks, Francesc Muñoz responds’ was a symposium held at AAAB in which architecture … More
Rafael Gómez-Moriana 