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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.

Essay on Enric Miralles

My essay on Enric Miralles is published in The Architectural Review. Read it online here.

Enric Miralles, Reputations, The Architectural Review

City of Courts Competition Project

[Project by ArqEstructura] ‘City of Courts’ is a housing system that we designed and submitted to the Low-Rise LA Challenge, … More

affordable housing, ArqEstructura, building typology, competition, housing system, Low-Rise LA

Rural Resort

[Project by ArqEstructura] Situated at nearly 1000 m altitude in the mountains of Ronda, Andalusia (southern Spain), in a nature … More

Andalusia, ArqEstructura, cortijo, mountains, nature, Resort, Rural, Spain

Review of Valencia Montessori School

My review of the Imagine Montessori Primary School in Paterna (Valencia), by Gradolí & Sanz Arquitectes, is published in the … More

review, The Architectural Review

Review of Oliva Artes Museum

My review of the Oliva Artés branch of the Barcelona History Museum (MUHBA) by Baas Arquitectura, is published in DETAIL … More

commentary, DETAIL Magazine

Review of L’Escorxador del Cabanyal

My review of L’Escorxador del Cabanyal people’s archive and cultural institute, by architects Francisco Herrero, David Estal, and Boris Strzelczyk, … More

Bauwelt, review

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

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