Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture / Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona [CCCB]
Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
1990-94
Pinon, Viaplana, Mercade, Architects

Another image of this Pinon Viaplana Mercade Architects building:



Historical context of the Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture:



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Barcelona buildings near Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona [CCCB]:

Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art / Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona [MACBA]
Plaça des Angels, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
Richard Meier & Partners, Architects; Associate Architect - F.J. Ramos i Associats

Typical Richard Meier building with rectilinear elements expressed in his trademark white metal panels and key elements expressed in white render as organic forms in plan. Meier has created lyrical forms here and the building appears successful when view from many angles.
It could be argued that Richard Meier should have engaged more with the context of Barcelona architecture as the building appears on every level to be similar to ones he´s designed for other cities. However the pure whiteness is a joy to behold in the scruffy backlands off La Rambla and the importance of the building suggests breaking the texture of Barcelona is appropriate.

Blanquerna Url, Faculty of Information Science / Blanquerna Url, Facultat de Ciencies de la informacio
Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
Freixas, Miranda, Bou, Gonzalez / Various Architects


Barcelona Architecture

Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture: Photos © adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

Barcelona Cathedral
Sagrada Familia
Casa Mila - La Pedrera
Barcelona Pavilion
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Forum Building
Santa Caterina Market



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