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Las Arenas de Barcelona
Barcelona’s historic bull ring Las Arenas, constructed at the very end of the 19th century, fell largely into disuse during the 1970s, owing to the declining popularity of bull fighting in Catalonia.
Images courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) (Richard Rogers) Location Barcelona - Spain Company involved Miralu Website http://www.miralu.fr -
Aluminium Centrum
Few buildings evoke the universal response ‘how on earth does it stand up?’ but the Aluminium Centrum in Houten, the Netherlands, is one of them. A flat simple slab of a building (although not as simple as it first looks) is supported on the slenderest possible of supports coming up out of the water. On a day when the light is right, with reflections in the still water, the effect is of the tentacles of a jellyfish – not the most structurally rigid of concepts.
Architect Abbink X De Haas architectures (Micha de Haas) Location Houten - The Netherlands Company involved 3A Composites Website http://www.3acomposites.com -
Rotterdam Market
With new legislation demanding that open air meat and fish markets now be covered, multiple award-winning architect MVRDV has taken the opportunity “to evolve market typology as well as densifying the Rotterdam city centre” with a vast and spectacular new market hall featuring, what it claims is the world’s largest artwork.
Architect MVRDV Location Rotterdam, The netherlands Company involved Perfiles y Chapas (coil coater) / Jack Muller (service centre) Website http://www.jackmuller.com