Carlos Ferrater
Carlos Ferrater

Author: Carlos Ferrater

Publisher: Actar D, Inc.

Published: 2022-06-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 163840027X

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The first complete monograph on the career of Carlos Ferrater. Carlos Ferrater's early buildings showed how the expression of modern architecture -- with its abstraction, repetition, transparency and use of industrial materials -- could be brought into line with Mediterranean classicism, with the rigor of the composition. Before setting up in 2006, along with Xavier Martí, Lucía Ferrater and Borja Ferrater, the Office of Architecture in Barcelona (OAB), Carlos Ferrater developed an intense and prolonged professional career on his own since 1971, with his advanced project for the Instant City. Now we present this first and therefore complete monograph on the unique career of this Catalan architect, Carlos Ferrater, awarded the 2009 National Architecture Award by the Spanish Ministry of Housing for his overall career and since 2011 member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (International RIBA Fellowship). The book reflects Carlos Ferrater professional practice, having proved his worth in many projects of enormous relevance and distinction.

OAB
OAB

Author: Carlos Ferrater

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781940291574

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OAB draws on the collaborative nature of the Carlos Ferrater previous studio, incorporating new ways of understanding the contributions of each team member to generate richer and more varied, prepared and flexible projects. The creation of this new platform attempts to address the challenges that contemporary architecture has raised in intellectual, social, technological, and environmental spheres. The contents are organized as a collection of chapters that turn the spotlight on both projects and recently built works. These convey a willingness to work in different scenarios, expanding and enriching the range of proposals in the pursuit of new avenues of formal expression. The book covers the theoretical aspects of each project, focusing on innovation, research, and the application of new technologies. At the same time, as we explore each project's development, emphasis is placed upon context, the building's objectives, and the social roots of the architect's work.

Office of Architecture in Barcelona
Office of Architecture in Barcelona

Author: Carlos Ferrater

Publisher: ACTAR Publishers

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 8492861231

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This book presents and analyses the career of architect Carlos Ferrater since the creation of his new studio calledÊOAB (Office of Architecture in Barcelona). With the arrival of young architects to the team, Êthe activity of OAB is not only deployed in the execution of construction projects, but how it is also complemented and enriched by going into depth in other fields such as teaching and academic research. OAB draws on the collaborative nature of Carlos FerraterÕs previous studio, incorporating new ways of understanding the contributions of each team member to generate richer, more varied, and flexible projects. Their most relevant projects are the Beach Promenade in Benidorm, the Mandarin Hotel, the Zaragoza-Delicias Station, House A and Roca Barcelona Gallery, among many others. Recent works and projects presented by means of extensive photoreportages, plans, drawings and QR codes which link the printed matter and the digital world.

Taxonomía Geométrica
Taxonomía Geométrica

Author: Ignacio Paricio

Publisher: Actar D, Inc.

Published: 2022-01-13

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1638408238

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Geometric Taxonomy gets closer to the geometries of Carlos Ferrater and OAB that are present in timeless architecture, those that are explicit in the great treatises, those that dazzled us with “the correct and magnificent wise play of forms under the light”, the elemental forms that inspired modernity a hundred years ago.

Geometric Taxonomy
Geometric Taxonomy

Author: Ignacio Paricio

Publisher: Actar D, Inc.

Published: 2022-01-05

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1638408246

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Geometric Taxonomy gets closer to the geometries of Carlos Ferrater and OAB that are present in timeless architecture, those that are explicit in the great treatises, those that dazzled us with “the correct and magnificent wise play of forms under the light”, the elemental forms that inspired modernity a hundred years ago.

Universal Singular
Universal Singular

Author: Sonia Curnier

Publisher: Birkhäuser

Published: 2022-11-21

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 3035621004

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A critical introduction to the design of public spaces The way public spaces are designed reflects the period in which they were created. However, in our globalized world of experience and images the desire for uniqueness tends to achieve the opposite: increasingly, designers of open spaces resort to the same devices and thereby distance themselves from the urban context. The author analyzes ten outstanding contemporary designs of public spaces in Europe in terms of their function in the urban context and what materials are used for their implementation. In interviews with the designers she retraces the changes of the concepts during the design stage of the projects, underpinning her findings with numerous sketches. In addition, her research focuses on how the projects were received in the community. Learning from designers of outstanding public spaces in Europe Numerous unpublished design sketches A clear guide to urban design Also available in a French edition

Concrete Architecture
Concrete Architecture

Author: Catherine Croft

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1856693643

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Inspiration for architects and urban planners, this text presents a re-evaluation of a material finally coming into its own in the 21st century - concrete. The text is illustrated with projects from some of the biggest-name architects around.

Casa AA, origami house
Casa AA, origami house

Author: Carlos Ferrater

Publisher: Actar

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789899782501

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In this unique family house, there appears to be no staircase and that none of the service facilities of the house are visible, all hidden away on a lower floor, which leads us to believe this is not a house but many houses at the same time. It is more a pavilion than a house, given that the only thing to emerge is a large open level of rectangular panels in a bright white as if it were a temporary Japanese pavilion or a marquee. The book includes an interview of the two architects: Ferrater and Martí by Emilio Tuñón as well as an extensive photo coverage and a selection of plans.

And: guide Barcelona
And: guide Barcelona

Author: Jürgen Forster

Publisher: teNeues

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9783823845744

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Here is an overview of new and notable architecture in a city already known for its unique architectural heritage. One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the aNd Guide Barcelona showcases the most innovative designs of the last five years, whether completed (Palafolls Library by EMBT architects, Barcelona Auditorium by Rafael Moneo) or still on the drawing board (Torre Agba by Jean Nouvel, Edificio Forum by Herzog & de Meuron). Easy to use and attractively designed with flexi covers, this CD-sized gem will prove indispensable for tourists and professionals alike who are interested in the built environment.