Los arquitectos españoles acumulan reconocimiento internacional, con proyectos como el nuevo Rijksmuseum

“(…)Que la innovación puede convivir con la humildad lo demuestran otros de los proyectos premiados, como el sobrio Centro Léonce Georges forrado de madera que Pilar Calderón y Marc Folch construyeron en Chauffailles, Francia, que también ha sido reconocido con estos galardones(…)”

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Un estudio catalán levanta en un pueblo francés un centro cultural que respeta el pasado desde lo moderno

” No son pocos los que sostienen que la mejor arquitectura es la anónima, la que, despreocupada de representar un apellido ilustre, elige arraigarse en un lugar, completarlo o transformarlo, en vez de llamar la atención sobre sí misma. El profesor Bernard Rudofsky no estaba solo cuando sostenía que las arquitecturas vernáculas, anónimas e indígenas tenían su razón de ser en una función épica alejada de cualquier lirismo. Sus teorías mantienen hoy su vigencia. Como prueba, cada vez son más los jóvenes proyectistas que, en lugar de pedir una revolución, eligen dar el paso atrás que se necesita para coger impulso y lograr dar dos hacia delante.

En Chaufailles, un pueblo de la Borgoña francesa, el estudio barcelonés Calderón, Folch, Sarsanedas ganó un concurso para levantar un centro cultural que lleva el nombre de un héroe de la resistencia local, Léonce Georges.”

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The Pedestrian Bridge in Manresa featured among other urban projects of Barcelona-based practices (Alday-Jover, Bailo-Rull, BOPBAA, Coll-Leclerc, EMBT, Flores-Prats and Roig i Batlle in the Exhibition in Phoenix (USA) 
Phoenix and Barcelona emerged and evolved in different geographical and cultural contexts. Through time they have developed distinct architectural and design traditions, and both cities share the determination to shape their future through designs related to their respective regions.
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The exhibition, in wich selection comitee are Kenneth Frampton, Juhani Pallasma, Alberto Campo Baeza, among others, is curated by Jesús Mª Aparicio and Jesús Donaire and produced by the Ministry of Housing of Spain.

From Authors to Creative Agents: Young spanish Architects,Circa 2007.
Jorge Otero-Pailos. Assistantof Historic Preservation, Columbia University

“The projects included in this exhibition were signed by architects born after 1967.(…) Even the most humble projectin this catalogue, like the tiny façade renovation designed by Pilar Calderon and Marc Folch in Gelida (Barcelona, 2002)required the commitment of of an optimistic client, an anxious banker to lend the money, and a team of architects to skillfully draft technical drawings and renderings, obtain client approvals for their designs, negotiate contracts, produce construction documents, coordinate with consultants and engineers, file drawings with building authorities, and countless other unglamourous tasksthat had to be accomplished before construction begin.(….)”

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Pilar Calderon and Marc Folch spend some days in Neruda Foundation in Santiago de Chile preparing the book “Neruda-Rodríguez Arias. Houses for a poet”. Continue reading article →

Pilar Calderon and Marc Folch interview the artist Roser Bru in her atelier in Santiago of Chile.
Roser Bru, a close friend of Pablo Neruda and Germán Rodríguez Arias, explains many details about their relationship and about the sense of personal freedom of the exiled Catalan architect.

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Curated by Pilar Calderon and Marc Folch, it shows a particular point of view of the contemporary panorama in the field of architecture, cinema and theatre of the South American country
An architecture exhibition and a lecture serie of architects in the Catalan Architects Association, a selection of films and some street theatre events in the centre of Barcelona are some of the featured activities.