Patent Constructions: New Architecture Made in Catalonia

by Albert Ferré

An exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia. The publication presents a cross section of products , constructed buildings and produced environments. Each patent construction represents a solution to specific functional requests, social demands, environmental requirements, and budget limitations, and the desire to improve the construction process. Designed and produced within specific contexts, these innovations define new architectonic solutions, where the protagonists are not the buildings, but the ground-breaking patents and prototypes. Works by EMBT, Carme Pinós, Enric Ruiz-Geli, Vicente Guallart, RCR, Arturo Frediani...

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Albert Ferré is associate director, publications at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal, Quebec.

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