monstruos del eixample

In Barcelona's relatively consistent 7-10 story grid, there stand out monsters (as friends and i have since dubbed them). They are those structures that defy the unofficial height code, looming over corners and plazas. From surrounding hills or rooftops, the monsters help orient the urban viewer, points of reference in a grid that can be daunting.


 This particular one, la torre urquinaona, ingeniously in plaza urquinaona, is particularly ferocious and violent. It's beveled and jutting spines with dark windows hide the clerks and office men inside. In this pic, an employee is angry about being the only one left in the monster after closing time.

narrativa barcelonesa

no, really. go away summer.

bye, summer

imagining hanging clothes from la catedral. a warm weather tradition taken to the extreme. 

eixample dreta

hace dos meses que un colega y yo buscamos piso por todas partes de la ciudad condal. (un rollo que gracias a dios ya se acabó)
la búsqueda nos hizo llegar hasta glòries, lo más lejos que queríamos quedar. 
las paradas de monumental y sagrada familia se convertieron en lugares conocidos, que antes no era así. 
me puse pensar en las obras de esa zona y cómo funciona de una barrera entre la ciudad modernista y la progresiva y contemporánea.

UTS_2

detalles catalanes

UTS_1

finally. UGLY TOURIST SERIES!
the city is always a tourist cesspool, but particularly in late summer. 
por eso, i've chosen to document only the most offensive, foulest, and fabulous.

b-v-p

barcelona_valencia_palma
currently at the CCCB, fascinating expo documenting and comparing the 3 catalan-speaking mediterranean powers. 
immigration, tourism, infrastructure and origins are discussed. i found a comparison of the three cities' ancient cores particularly interesting. 
duh, i'm me. 

a fulfilled trajectory directly followed by an imagined one. (miami, pre-barcelona 2009)

recorridos

bcn_bbaa

ensanche_eixample

some research on how spanish cities typically expand led me to these 
interesting maps of mad & bcn during their respective expansion periods. 

hiking-land

ten diez deu

sagrada familia_con otro propósito

let's change the primary purpose of the temple to one of domesticity. 

although a heavy addition to the block, it forces its way into the vertical Eixample fabric without much fuss. 

the neighbors take pride and another island of discord is formed.

in vitro

sketchbook wall

metro-induced a.d.d.

diagramming the catalunya metro interchange while thinking of amsterdam.