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Author: Rafael Gomez-Moriana

Architect, educator and writer. Partner at ArqEstructura. Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Blogger at criticalista.com.

Anti-Viral Housing System

[Project by ArqEstructura] The Anti-Viral Urban Housing System is an architectural response to the Covid-19 pandemic that proposes improving hygiene … More

anti-viral housing, ArqEstructura, high urban density, housing system, mid-rise, missing middle housing, private outdoor space, urban housing

Form Follows Storage

[Project by ArqEstructura] The renovation of this 1970s flat in Barcelona aims principally to reorganize the daytime spaces through the … More

apartment, cabinetry, refurbishment, renovation, storage

Adaptive Reuse of an Old Stable

[Project by ArqEstructura] This adaptive reuse project involves converting an old stable in a rural village in southern France into … More

adaptive reuse, apartment, ArqEstructura, France, stable

Media Stunts Against Administrative Neglect

1. Individual Media Stunt [Project by ArqEstructura] What can a couple of architects do when three flats in their building … More

ArqEstructura, ephemeral architecture, media stunt, narcotics, neighborhood action, pandemic lockdown, Protest, Resistance

Review of 110 Rooms

My review of 110 Rooms, by MAIO Architects, is published in Baumeister March 2020. Original English-language version can be read … More

Barcelona, Baumeister, housing, maio architects

Review of Vilanova de la Barca Community Center

My review of the Vilanova de la Barca (Lleida) multipurpose community hall, by AleaOlea Architecture and Landscape, is published in … More

adaptive reuse, AleaOlea Architecture and Landscape, architectural criticism, Baumeister

Review of Sala Beckett

My review of Sala Beckett by Flores & Prats is published in the December 2019 issue of The Architectural Review. … More

adaptive reuse, architectural criticism, flores & prats, sala Beckett, The Architectural Review

Review of Formentera Social Housing

My review of an experimental social housing prototype on the Spanish island of Formentera by civil-servant architects of the Instituto … More

criticism, Formentera, housing, review, The Architectural Review

Laneway Patio House

[Project by ArqEstructura] This laneway patio house in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona was built within the envelope of an … More

ArqEstructura, Barcelona, court yard house, house, laneway

Interview on Catalan Public TV News

I was interviewed on Telenotícies, the Catalan public television news program, about elastic_LIVING®, a prize winner in the BCN NYC … More

ArqEstructura, competition, elastic_LIVING, media, television

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