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Architect, educator and critic.

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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.

Comparative Review of Three Architectural Films

My comparative review titled ‘Three Roles Played by Architecture in Three Recent Films’ is published in the online arts magazine … More

architecture, cinema, film, review

Shadow of a Doubt Installation

“Shadow of a Doubt” is a permanent architectural installation on the roof of a 19th century apartment building in Barcelona’s … More

installation, roof terrace, shade sail

Door Design

“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has … More

Barcelona, front door, glass, laser cut, letters, steel

Picture Frame House, Ubud, Bali

The Picture Frame House is a two-story concrete, masonry and wood structure built into the side of a ravine in the Balinese countryside … More

architecture, Bali, built work, cooling chimney, house, sloped site

Review of Venice Biennale

Published in Mark Magazine #63, ‘The Venetian Front’ is a review of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition Reporting from the Front that evaluates its global … More

architectural criticism, Mark Magazine, review, Venice Biennale

Conference Announcement

On 20 June, I will be presenting a paper titled “A World Apart. Architectural Autonomy as Artistic Freedom” at the Critic/All international conference on … More

architecture, art, autonomy, criticism, Research, theory

Review of Rivesaltes Museum

‘Monolith of Memory’ is a review of the Rivesaltes Memorial by architect Rudy Ricciotti near Perpignan, France, published in Mark … More

Mark Magazine, review

‘Dis-fru-tar’

‘Dis-fru-tar’ is a review of a restaurant interior by El Equipo Creativo published in Azure (Nov. / Dec. 2015), in … More

Azure, Eixample, interior design, restaurant, review, urbanism

A Critique of Criticalista.com

My personal blog of architectural writings, criticalista.com, has been included in DDDArq, a catalan research project on contemporary architectural thought published by … More

Catalonia, criticism, DDDARQ

‘La crítica arquitectónica y la imagen del arquitecto’

‘La crítica arquitectónica y la imagen del arquitecto’ is a paper on the relationship between architectural criticism and the image … More

architectural criticism, ETSAB-UPC, Palimpsesto

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