Enric Miralles, 20 years and still strong
Francesc PlaEnric Miralles on top of the roof of the Casa Garau Agustí
Dozing on the accidental provocation / On the many and contradictory experiences of home
Leve ProjectsDaniel Cid, Eva Serrats and Francesc Pla participate to the exhibition “Dozing on the accidental provocation with Sense Llar Opening 15th September at 19:00 at Santa Monica The numerous and often contradictory experiences that provoke notions of home lie under a thick layer of assumptions, impositions, inertias and familiarisations. What happens when these latencies of… Read more »
LEVE AND TOP-MANTA AT VENICE BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE WITH “FOLLOWING THE FISH”
Leve ProjectsPress Release Articles ARA europa press LaRepública Línia, el diari metropolità The project THE PROJECT Collective imaginations to rethink ourselves Called on to tackle the challenge “Africa, a laboratory of futures” with a desire to discuss the challenges the world shares, from Africa, this project aims to test… Read more »
DRESS REHEARSAL: Design as an urban test
Jordi PascualAlthough in the collective imagination design is associated with aesthetics, architecture, fine art, etc., any action or object is designed to fit the function it is intended to have. When it comes to a large-scale event, design must take into account aspects that vary widely, from mobility to the relationship between the encounter and… Read more »
Bringing together the prehistoric heritage of Menorca in a travelling exhibition
Jordi PascualIn Menorca’s attempt to be recognised by the Unesco for its Talaiotic heritage, a travelling exhibition has been created and taken around the country to raise awareness of the nearly 1,500 sites that are located all over the island. These are samples of the architecture and culture, generally related to habitat or death, of… Read more »
An open-air archaeological museum
Jordi PascualThe challenge of making an archaeological dig into a museum lies in adapting to the reality of the landscape without making it more difficult to properly see the ruins the visitors have come for. Leve Projects was commissioned to curate a castro, a pre-Roman fortified settlement that is common in Galicia, and to create a… Read more »
An exhibition designed for locals
Jordi PascualMenorca has been a Biosphere Reserve for two decades, but now the government has decided to promote this concept, understanding that it not only addresses natural values but also requires the involvement of all the stakeholders in the territory. Leve Projects was commissioned to prepare a travelling exhibition targeting Menorca residents, for which we opted… Read more »
A great holiday from the vision of suburbia
Jordi PascualHistorically, Barcelona has looked inside itself and relegated the Besòs River to a role as its backyard, the periphery that would welcome ring roads, working-class neighbourhoods and immigration. Nevertheless, near the river, diverse cities have popped up with their own personality, moulded, in large part, by the intangible border that the Catalan capital created over… Read more »
The Gernika Peace Museum after declaring peace in Euskadi
Leve ProjectsThe tender to remodel the Gernika Peace Museum was born out of a strong desire to adapt its discourse to the situation today, establishing a way of understanding the socio-political museum as a kind of living organism. Our proposal addressed the conceptual transformation of the museum rather than the formal and economic remodel. The opportunity… Read more »
(EN) Museïtzar la vida al carrer
Jordi PascualBarcelona, in order to face the waves of immigration that have defined it, had to carry out various urban activities over the course of the past century. It was about creating complete neighbourhoods that met minimum liveability requirements and providing services for people with limited economic resources. A good example of this is the… Read more »