Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art / Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona [MACBA]
Plaça des Angels, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
1988-95
Richard Meier & Partners, Architects; Associate Architect - F.J. Ramos i Associats

Photos of this Richard Meier building:



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.


photo © Thomas Boczko, received 031006

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.

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Blanquerna Url, Faculty of Information Science
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Freixas, Miranda, Bou, Gonzalez / Various Architects


Barcelona Centre of Contemporary Culture
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Barcelona Architects

Richard Meier Barcelona Building Photos © adrian welch unless stated otherwise

Key Barcelona buildings:
Barcelona Cathedral
Sagrada Familia
Casa Mila - La Pedrera
Park Guell
Barcelona Pavilion
Communications Tower, Montjuic
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Forum Building
Agbar Tower



Another building by the architect of Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art :
Museum of Decorative Arts Frankfurt

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