A New Urban Classicism / [presented by] Ricardo Bofill (Taller de Arquitectura) & Peter Hodgkinson (Taller de Arquitectura).

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Bofill, Ricardo, narrator.

Hodgkinson, Peter, (architect), narrator.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Public housing--Design and construction--Spain.

Public housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (39 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1981.

Summary:

At the beginning of the 60s, a collection of very young creative people from different disciplines came together in Barcelona, at the instigation of the charismatic Ricardo Bofill, and formed an architectural workshop known as Taller de Arquitectura. They were soon producing buildings that hit the headlines. Of the original group, the only qualified architects were Ricardo's sister Anna and Peter Hodgkinson from London. Today, the team has expanded to include more architects, designers, builders and administrators - average age around 30 - totally cosmopolitan, totally democratic in their design method. The projects' designers, captained by Peter Hodgkinson, work in Barcelona; the builders, lead by Ramón Collado, are in Paris; Ricardo Bofill conducts the orchestra. Their output of ideas and drawings is prodigious. In this talk, Peter Hodgkinson talks about their work. Ricardo Bofill, speaking in Spanish, then describes how the Taller's approach has changed from one of experiment to one of synthesis. They seek, he says, to create symbolic urban spaces for everyone, to construct symbols which re-establish the relationship of individuals to community, using new criteria of harmony, and developing a classical vocabulary in a modern way with modern materials and technology.

Contents:

The Barcelona Team (Hodgkinson 7th From Left)

The Paris Team (Bofill Bottom Right)

Barrio Gaudi Social Housing, Reus, Near Tarragona, Spain

Muralla Roja Tourist Apartments, Calpe, Near Alicante, Spain

Mont-Ras Single-Family House, Near Gerona, Spain

Pyramid Frontier Monument France/Cataluña, Spain

Taller De Arquitectura Offices, San Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain

Sanctuary Of Meritxell, Andorra. Church & Cultural Centre

Walden 7 Housing Complex, San Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain

Houari Boumedienne, Social Agricultural Village, South West Sahara, Algeria

Les Halles Gardens & Cultural Centre, Paris, France

Catalan Gardens, Spain. Different Examples Of Proposed Gardens

Dreux, France. New Centre Housing, Offices & Commerce

Antigone Social Housing, Montpellier, France

Les Arcades Du Lac Housing, Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines Ville Nouvelle, France

ZAC Guilleminot Vercingetorix, Housing, Paris XIVeme Arrondissement, France

The Theatre & Palace Of Abraxas Housing, Marne-La-Vallée Ville Nouvelle, France

Ricardo Bofill.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 30, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.