Cool Things to do in Barcelona

January 15, 2006

Enric Miralles’ Cool Cemetary

Filed under: Architects and Architecture — kasper @ 12:46 am

I know your not supposed to talk about your final resting place as something cool, or in a context of entertainment, but in the case of the Miralles Cemetary in Igualada I think there is a beautiful philosify behind!

The cemetary is inspired by the Prince Puckler-Muskau in Banitz, and the Al Miniah a necropolis on the Nile of Egypt.

So… the philosify is to make a funeral home that is a memento mori (my translation would be remembering (memento) and dead (mori), and not only a place where you can perform the funeral service!

By making a sort of city of the dead, the mourners are able to “visit” their dead friends or family!

But another reason why it is cool is because of the daring architecture! The place is very raw, and that celebrates what kind of a place it is!

But for you to understand, below are some pics from the site

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If you want to visit the Miralles Cemetary in Igualada, you need to take a train from Placa Espanya to Igualada… But be sure to get the right ticket… We where thrown off the train because our tickets where not valid.. You live you learn (weird context to say that.. I know ;) )  

January 14, 2006

Cool Architect Enric Miralles

Filed under: Cool:, Architects and Architecture — kasper @ 10:03 pm

A short introduction to one of the coolest architects in Barcelona:

Enric Miralles Cool Graveyard

 

Enric Miralles

Enric Miralles (’55/’00) studied architecture in the School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB) and graduated in ‘78.
Collaboration with Piñon-Viaplana during ‘73/’85. Amongst completed projects with this group, there is “Plaça dels Països Catalans” in Sants, Bcn.
Since ‘93 he had been in partnership with Benedetta Tagliabue.
Fullbright Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, New York ‘80/’81.
Assistant Professor in the ETSAB since ‘78.
PhD in ‘83. Thesis: “Something seen at right and left (without glasses)”.
Professor in the ETSAB since ‘85.

Chair of Architecture in the ETSAB since ‘96.
Director and Professor of the Master Class in the Städleschule of Frankfurt since ‘90.

Professor in the GSD of Harvard University with the”Kenzo Tange Chair”, Boston, since ‘92.

Invited Professor and lecturer in several universities in the USA, South America and Europe (Columbia University, ‘88/9. Princeton University as J. Labatut Chair, ‘93/4. RIBA, AA., Schools of Architecture of Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Rosario, Ciudad de Mexico, Berlage Institute, Mackintosh School, …).
Membership of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.

We will feature a lot of articles on Enric Miralles cool architecture, and where you can find it in Barcelona or outside (like the igualada graveyard)

Enric Miralles Cool Graveyard Iqualada

so… this is just an introduction check out the post on “Miralles Cool Graveyard Igualada” find it under cool architecture!

ciao

 

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