Barcelona: Modern Architecture Guide

Antoni Rovira i Trias, Josep M. Cornet i Mas rem / re s t Pere Joan Ravetllat, Carme Ribas, 2001-

sant antoni market

A3

1876-1882 C. del Comte d’Urgell - C. de Tamarit C. del Comte Borrell - C. de Manso BCN1 < M > L1 Urgell, L2 Sant Antoni

In this instance the work exploits to the full the geometric possibilities of the Eixample city block, the academicist theories of the author being applied to a large metal construction. The volumetrics and spa tial organization of the market are based on total occupation of the block at street level and the diagonal projection of two large naves at a second level, at the intersection of which towers the body of the dome.

1836-1840 / 1860 (market) Josep Mas i Vila, Francesc Daniel i Molina (square) rem / re s t / a mp Estudi Clotet Paricio, 2000-2001

boqueria market & sant josep square

Consequent to disentailment of the site of the ancient convent of the Discalced Carme lites of Sant Josep, the City Council decided to construct a porticoed square in which to concentrate the traditional itinerant stalls in the old Pla de la Boqueria. Although its construction was well advanced, the square, with its Ionic columns and upper gallery, was never completed. Attributed to Daniel Molina, author of the Plaça Reial, it was probably the work of the municipal architect Mas i Vila. The posterior realization of the metal structure and roof of the market made use, concealing it thereby, of this prior construction. The handling of the glass and metal rose window on the Rambla-side entrance is noteworthy.

A4

La Rambla, 105 BCN1 < M > L3 Liceu fgc RENFE Catalunya OPENING TIMEs Mon.sun. 6.00-21.00

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Barcelona: Modern Architecture Guide

Published on Apr 15, 2013

Actar Publishers

This updated and revised guide to Barcelona features an extensive selection of architecture dating from the period begins with the architectural manifestations of modernisme and noucentisme through the more innovative proposals from the Modern Movement, rationalist works, the major projects built for the Olympic Games, and the Universal Forum of Cultures, until the consolidation of Gran Via and the Diagonal, and the two major urban transformations undertaken in the city around the 22@ district and the Plaça Europa.A document that, in addition to being a conventional guide, also offers a reflection of how the city of Barcelona has changed, grown and tackled the urban planning, social and cultural challenges that it has faced from the end of the 19th century up to the start of the 21st.