Guiding Architects Barcelona joins this year’s Setmanes d’Arquitectura with several activities open to everybody to enjoy and learn from projects that propose new ways of city-making. These activities will take place during the months of May and June, focusing on public spaces and facilities, housing, or historical heritage as drivers of both innovation and social and urban cohesion.

“El Nostre Racó” cooperative housing, © COL·LAB

Thursdays 23 and 30 May, from from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Informative Talks “Innovating in the Habitat – Co-housing”

On the occasion of the Barcelona Architecture Weeks COL·LAB will offer two informative talks to explain the concept of co-housing under the model of cooperative housing in cession of use, its characteristics, variants and advantages and present their current projects. The lectures are aimed at anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the benefits of this form of housing. The presentation, which will be given by Ana Fernández, founding partner of COL·LAB, will be followed by a discussion to ask and answer questions.

Thursday 23 May – online meeting

Duration: 1 hour
The activity is free and preregistration is NOT required.
Venue: Online via Zoom

Thursday 30 May – on-site meeting

Duration: 1 hour
The activity is free but preregistration is required.
Venue: Espai Línia, C/ Girona, 52

22@ Innovation District, © GA Barcelona

Saturday 15 June, from 10:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m.
Guided Tour of Plaça de Les Glòries and the 22@ Innovation District

The 22@ district and Plaça de les Glòries are undergoing a significant urban transformation, turning a former industrial area into a leading technological and knowledge center. The renovation of Plaça de les Glòries focuses on sustainability and the creation of green spaces, aiming to convert a former traffic hub into an extensive green area in the heart of Barcelona.

Duration: 3 hours
The tour is free but preregistration is required.
Meeting point: GoodNews Glòries

Lleialtat Santsenca Civic Centre, © GA Barcelona

Saturday 15 June, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
“Social and Environmental Sustainability” Guided Tour of La Lleialtat Santsenca y La Comunal

Following the 2008 recession, Catalan architecture is accelerating the conversion and recovery of existing buildings and resources. There is a growing focus towards sustainable approaches with social participation, and public investment in cultural facilities is increasing. A new generation of architects is presenting proposals that are more environmentally friendly and blend the old with the new, as well as technological with social innovation, thus redefining architecture as cultural production.

Duration: 2 hours
The tour is free but preregistration is required.
Meeting point: La Lleialtat Santsenca, C/ d’Olzinelles, 31

Barcelona Architecture Weeks 2024: Out & About EUmies Awards

We would also like to remind you of our upcoming guided tours of the Social Housing 1737 in Gavà, on May 14, and the Gabriel García Màrquez Library in Barcelona, on May 15, both part of the Out & About program to discover the shortlisted projects for the 2024 EUmies Awards.

About Barcelona Architecture Weeks

Since its first edition in 2017, the Setmanes d’Arquitectura, organized by the Barcelona City Council and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, have established themselves as an initiative open to the participation of all entities committed to the dissemination of architecture in the city with the aim of celebrating and experiencing architecture and bringing its values closer to society.

This year, it celebrates its most extensive edition, which will run from May 14 to June 28, with the purpose of sharing and reflecting on how the built city has adapted to today’s challenges -the Sustainable Development Goals 2030-, and with an eye on the horizon of the World Capital of Architecture Barcelona 2026.

Throughout seven weeks, architecture takes center stage with a varied program of activities aimed at all audiences, such as exhibitions, conferences, workshops, or guided tours, which spread across all districts of the city.