El Croquis 190 RCR Arquitectes 2012 / 2017

Based in Catalonia and the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureates, Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramón Vilalta have developed a radical type of architecture that is both stylistically and physically grounded in its local context as well as committed to nature. Key themes in the work of RCR Arquitectes include connections between indoor and outdoor spaces, the passing of time, structure and materiality, and the dematerialisation of spaces. This instalment covers more than 20 recent projects from around the globe. Highlights include Enigma restaurant in Barcelona, De Krook Library in Ghent, Soulages Museum in Rodez, Dubai’s Muraba Residences, and more.

• Biography
• A Conversation with Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramón Vilalta / Inmaculada Maluenda y Enrique Encabo
• Meaning in Abstraction / Juhani Pallasmaa
• Acceptance Speech 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize, Carme Pigem / RCR
• Crematorium Hofheide
• Indoor Pool in Taradell
• Soulages Museum
• Mas Salvà Farm House
• La Cuisine Art Centre
• Malecaze House
• L’École du Soleil
• De Krook Library
• Camí Comtal Park
• Gallery, Workshop and Apartment in Bordeaux
• Le Jardin Suspendu in Lormont
• Muraba Residences in Dubai
• Mas Miró in Mont-Roig del Camp
• Son Parc House in Menorca
• Kama House and Alwah House
• Enigma Restaurant
• Dar al Marefa School
• L’Estuaire in Bordeaux
• IST Footbridge
• Cercas Territory