Published in Mark Magazine # 54, ‘Brutal Underground’ is a review of three recently completed Barcelona metro stations by Garcés de…
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…
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…
Penthouse Renovation
The renovation of this two-story apartment in Barcelona consists of the inversion of uses on each level to take better advantage…
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…
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…
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…
Glòries Masterplan
Cities such as Barcelona, which have grown gradually over the course of millenia, have to deal extensively with antiquated structures.…
Hillside Urbanism, Vallcarca
This urban design project, realized by University of Calgary architecture students Lindsay Horan, Will Frank, and Alana Piche, proposes to…
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…