AEscala book

The AEscala book is ready to be published. In fact you can check it out virtually and send me your impression of this experimental project.

For me it is a great pleasure to share our experience with you and to unveil an insight view of AEscala. This experimental project took place between March and May 2014 in the Architecture School of Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.

The House of Water

 (La Casa del Agua)

Some weeks ago I was pleased to see the invitation of a public visit to the House of Water in Valencia. It was like a legend that you hear of rarely but you don´t know exactly how it all started.

This was the best moment to satisfy my curiosity as the project authors would guide the visit not only in the space of the house, but chronologically as well, since the first concept of the building.

Impressions by Mons 2015

Visiting Mons 2015 was one of my most desired destinations during 2015. I just wanted to see how a European Capital of Culture manages a peak-year full of activities, finishing building cultural facilities and making a step forward in establishing a new local cultural policy. Curiosity was what drove us there – my friend and former colleague and I, both having taken part in Ruse bid book for ECoC.

Although I have read some news about an accidental start of the year in Mons, I was expecting something breath-taking, spectacular or at least, that would make me think. Honestly, I may say that we both were slightly disappointed of our first impression. Not only the general attendance was poor, but also the unfinished infrastructure was there. The good and sometimes funny casual encounters with some artistic pieces made our day in Mons more worthy, and of course, the 2 main projects that I can highlight, precisely because I was eager to get to know something oriented to the common people, to the neighbours.

Mons 2015 - expectations of a ECoC

Less than 24 hours to get immersed in the atmosphere of a ECoC, to get reminded a challenging work moments, to catch up with an old colleague that has become a friend after so many extremely difficult situations.

Deterritorialization and Life in Process

If you think of territory as an architectural concept, this post might give you another meaning of a physical space read through emotions. And there is not a lot of complex and interrelated ideas, but a feeling revealed after a sudden change of everyday routines. 

After a couple of weeks discussing about my prospective change of living place because of some refurbishments works, it all started so suddenly last Thursday early in the morning.

Fallas* by Architects

For a long the Fallas in Valencia has been a time for expression, artistic exploration and social criticism. Despite the great amount of tourists, there are several fallas that are not made to win, not made to be contemplated, nor even to follow the tradition. These fallas are made to be felt deeply in the heart.

IVAM backyard love story

After many years of imagining, planning, designing and destroying, the IVAM surroundings had their awakening and of course, needed a good breakfast. A Breakfast with a lot of people.

Recharger

Yesterday I was at a Shopping Mall and after some unexpected chatting, my phone battery died. Thank goodness, I was born in the 80's, so I could survive without a cell phone. But then I remembered this interesting charging stop I saw several months ago at Brussels airport. 

Dreams Faculty *

Once upon a time there was a grey neighbourhood in the centre of a big city. There lived black-and-white people and one day, a gang of young nice people came in. The local kids were told that there exists more colours than the black, white and grey that they already knew. So, they got inspired and bit by bit started to see the colours. After some time, they realized that sharing their colour dreams will make them real...

In fact, it wasn´t so grey, but, dear readers, you should get immersed in the black-and-white atmosphere of the Fakulteta Roma neighbourhood in Sofia. 

AEscala presentation in the Pecha-Kucha night at Osthang

Osthang was a great platform to get to know so many people from the world that are interested in similar things as you are and to learn that they are doing also cool stuff. That is why, there were a lot of presentation at the Pecha-Kucha night organized by the Osthang staff. 

It was a great night and there were so many fresh ideas flying in the air. So inspiring!

Here is the presentation I did over the AEscala project. 

I want to give my special thanks to Giorgia Cadeddu for her irreplaceable help in making up the AEscala presentation.