Open House Barcelona
20-21 October 2012
48H Open House BCN will take place on 20-20 October in 2012, following the success of the first two editions - and being the first Mediterranean city to adopt the initiative. The event aims to
encourage locals to appreciate the value of good architecture and urbanism, opening
over
150 great buildings of different styles, forms and sizes to the public.
The 48H Open House Barcelona activities program is built around the
broad network of
buildings that will open their doors to the public. The event is set within the ten Barcelona boroughs (Ciutat Vella,
Eixample, Gràcia, Horta‐Guinardó, Les Corts, Nou Barris, Sant Andreu, Sant Martí, Sants‐Montjuïc
and Sarrià‐Sant Gervasi).
Architects are on site within many of the buildings, the event also includes special activities and
conferences. Completely free and designed to enhance participation
and encourage dialogue between all.
Recent highlights
Not only buildings that usually remain closed to the public, as the
evocative Torre del Rei Martí at Plaça
del Rei, but also a five-story open Reinassance gallery that in
the mid-sixteenth century was annexed to the Palace of the Viceroys,
the current headquarters of the Aragon Crown archives. Also, emblematic
residences such as the Casas-Carbó modernist
house at Paseo de Gracia, 1898 work of the architect Antoni
Rovira i Rabassa. This building was commissioned by the painter Ramón
Casas, who established his home there and where the well-known
design store Vinçon is currently located. Or the elliptical
volumes designed by Manel Brullet and Albert de Pineda to
shelter the headquarters of the Parque de Investigación Biomédica
de Barcelona which from 2006 chairs the coast’s skyline.
_bike by night: take the opportunity to enjoy seaside
city biking by the seafront area and follow its changes: from old city Barceloneta to
the first skyscrapers
_OAB in conference: the reknown architect Carlos Ferrater
will hold in his studio a conference to explain his prominent works undertaken
in Barcelona.
_lab: stop recycling, start repairing!
Be part of the workshop carried out by the designers
group Platform 21 at the Disseny Hub Barcelona DHUB
Further information on the 2012 programme will be updated on the website
www.48hopenhousebarcelona.org
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