Architecture Festivities

As part of the Model. Architectures Festival, the Barcelona section of the COAC is holding ten architecture festivals, one for each of the city’s districts. The festivals are being organised by various local groups of architects from Barcelona, in conjunction with bodies such as local residents’ associations, universities, architects’ studios and different schools in each neighbourhood. These architecture festivals will provide spaces for meeting and debate, the main aim of which is to make the case for an iconic space or building in each district, with guided tours, talks, concerts, workshops and other activities to be organised around it. Most of all, the idea is to emphasise the profession of the architect and its social function, always geared towards serving the public.