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~Brought up 2 SharE~ (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Continued from Barcelona Part 1 & Part 2... Hola again! We spent approximately 3 days in Barcelona enjoying sunshine and touring around on the Bus Turistic mentioned in my previous posts. Very convenient. We spent our final day channeling towards a higher side of the city, via the RED route . View our tour route HERE . We would just love to reinforce a statement. "Architectures and the construction...
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the optimum population trust blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Greeenpeace activists hang a banner against climate change at the Sagrada Familia Temple designed by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, November 2, 2009. Climate negotiators from 175 nations are meeting in the city. After falling for decades, the number of hungry people in the world is rising again, and melting glaciers and falling water tables [...]
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France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Greenpeace activists on Monday scaled Barcelona's landmark Sagrada Familia church in a protest to call for action against climate change, as a UN conference got underway in the city. Around 20 members of the environmental organisation first attempted to unfurl a 600-square-metre (6,500-square-foot) banner reading "World leaders make the climate call", but were prevented then from doing so...
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Girl Meets NYC (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The first of September was spent in an aluminum capsule, fleeting towards the upper atmosphere. The components of the landscape blurred, as the runway vanished, and the rush, the resistance of air, compressed me into the shoulders of my seat, like a stringent shove. In the trembling turbulence, of ascent, my insides churned, sloshed, like pancake batter in a mixing bowl . Hands crossed, e yes closed,...
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My agnostic views & images I like (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Image via Wikipedia Since I was born in Barcelona Oct 8, 1935 I could not resist clipping this image of that lovely city: Maybe it’s the grey cloud fragments, or the mystical image of the sun setting but this image evokes the spirit and art of Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona’s most famous architect! Image via Wikipedia Related articles by Zemanta Modern [...]
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(an)urban panda's stream of consciousness (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Fall Studio at the AADRL is divided into Workshop 1 and Workshop 2, with a number of options in each set. The workshop I am taking part of is titled "Matter as Computation: Experimentation in Analog Machines" and is run by Theo Spyropoulos and Rob Stuart-Smith. The workshop aims at engaging spatial/formal experimentation through rigorous material processes (to understand material behavior)...
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The Lobby from SPG (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The Spanish city known for the surreal designs of Antoni Gaudí and Joan Miró has a new avant-garde masterpiece with the opening of the W Barcelona. Designed by Spanish Catalan post-modernist architect Ricardo Bofill, the striking glass tower cuts a...
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quest (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces. Cache-Control: max-age=0 -family:times new roman;"> The Gaudi-stool was part of the furnistructure project. In the Furnistructures project was...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
NEW YORK | Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment, a preservationist group said Tuesday. The World Monuments Fund's watch list for 2010 includes 93 sites in 47 countries, ranging from Phajoding, a remote monastery in Bhutan, to the bridges...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Santana Row, San Jose: Tucked away in Santana Row Park, among the upscale shops, luxurious residences and lively restaurants and cafes, you'll discover creations by French artists André Dumonnet and Christine Foulché. Inspired by Antoni Gaudi's architecture...
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Maggie's Farm (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Mrs. BD was determined to help me put Antoni Gaudi in perspective and to appreciate his work. That was her goal for our visit to Barcelona (my goal was some good tapas). She pretty much succeeded in hers, as did I in mine. Her point is that Gaudi was very much in a Spanish tradition, and especially in a Spanish/Moorish Beaux Arts, Art Nouveau tradition. Just exaggerated in what I term a hallucinogenic...
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Architecture Revived (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol completed their remodel of this 1877 residence in 1907. It has since been known as Casa dels ossos in Barcelona because of the organic structural "bone" quality. The hand craft of this apartment building for textile industrialist Josep Batlló uses no straight edges, but hand-placed tile, ceramic, and plaster. The colorful tiles on the roof...
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sub-studio design blog (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
The structure on the underside of Bram Geenen's Gaudi Stool is just amazing. It's made of lightweight carbon fiber and weighs only a kilogram. From Geenen's website: The shape of the stool was defined in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches; by making a model out of hanging chains, and so letting gravity determine the strongest shape for taking forces. A thin...
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~Brought up 2 SharE~ (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Continued from Barcelona Day 1 here For more information on Bus Turistic package, please refer to our Day 1 post or book online here . We followed the blue and green route for one full day, leaving the red path for day 3 which covered areas in the northern part of Barcelona comprising views from the mountains as well. The blue and green course mainly covers seaside views of the Olympic village, namely...
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MoCo Loco (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
Bram Geenen's Gaudi-stool weighs just one kilogram. The lightweight carbon fiber chair was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains and letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces...
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roby.john2 | 07/31/2009
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, it is a beautiful and vibrant medieval city set in maze of narrow streets. It is no doubt one of the best tourist places because it is an amazing city and when you decide to visit somewhere for an unforgettable holiday trip there is no comparison with Barcelona as it the city of wonder with several historical monuments along with the museums. In order to, it's...
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roby.john2 | 07/23/2009
You are a lover of wondering several historical places along with the amusement parks and want to go for a holiday with your children then Barcelona can be the right place for you even if you have worry about the accommodation at the Barcelona then there is nothing to worry as you can hire Apartments in Barcelona at cheap rates that suits to your pocket also. The best part of it is that all the individual...
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roby.john2 | 07/09/2009
Barcelona is the city full of pleasure especially for those who wish to have historical holidays which are unforgettable because this city is especially known for its contemporary museums and eccentric gothic architectural buildings that made your trip historic. Barcelona is located on the Iberian Peninsula’s northeast coast and its oozes charm including sophistication made it one of the most visited
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