100%! We need more of what these amazing women brought to architecture. I think things are moving in the right direction (slowly), but it's probably going to take generations to see a significant impact.

Hi Elizabeth! As happy as I am my video allowed you to "discover" the park, I'm sorry you didn't get to experience it firsthand. I agree, that it's a difficult situation... Barcelona, in general, is becoming a city for tourists. As a local, I remember being able to go to Park Güell with my friends as a kid just to hang out there. Now that's completely impossible, as you pointed out. Sometimes I fear Barcelona will end up becoming a museum city, like Venice, where it's almost impossible for any locals to live. I've actually written extensively about that in my newsletter architecturetopics.com/en/#ny-vs-venice Anyway, Barcelona is still far from reaching the levels of Venice, but the situation is definitely worse than it was just a decade ago, and it's tricky because a lot of the city's economy is now built around tourism. I'm not as naive as to think we should forbid tourism or anything like that... to be honest I'm not sure what the solution is, but it's definitely something that needs to be addressed.

Hey @mislavification. I wouldn't say that organic shapes are better, or worse. I think what makes this building interesting is that they took one idea and they pushed it to its limits. In our opinion, when a project does that the results are always interesting and worth studying. This does not mean all buildings should be one way or another though. In this particular place, for this particular brief, and with a healthy budget SANAA's solutions seemed to works pretty well, but each project is different.

Thank you for quick response, yes I do agree. But I am wondering how can one define the reason beneath the organic form , not for this exact project ?

Yes, the legend of Sant Jordi runs deep in Catalan culture, and Gaudí sure was thinking about it when he designed this fountain, but I don’t think he meant it as a literal representation of Sant Jordi’s dragon, which is commonly characterized as a big, scary creature. Instead, his statue represents a more common lizard (gecko), which are very common in the Mediterranean seaside, and geckos just so happen to be called “dracs” (dragons) in Catalan, which in my opinion made it the perfect symbolic riddle which Gaudí was so fond of, and which his works are filled with.

La verdad es que lo desconozco. Seguramente el cliente dió algún tipo de indicación, pero dudo mucho que jamás se imaginaran un edificio como el que terminó siendo. A priori no parece que Le Corbusier se haya encontrado con muchas restricciones.

Not that I recall. However, the building is highly sustainable. Always keep in mind there isn't just one way to approach sustainability, and while solar panels are a great solution, solar panels by themselves don't make a building sustainable, and a building without them isn't necessarily unsustainable.

Una joya, no diría oculta, pero si muchas veces olvidada por no encontrarse en una gran ciudad. Sin duda vale la pena la visita.

Hi there! There's a good iamge of the roof's construction on this video at around minute 7:14. You can also find more photos here: en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/chapel-of-notre-dame-du-haut/ . Although we were obviously not allowed on the roof during our visit you might still find some photos that can help you better understand the building.

@@wikiarquitectura Thank you

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks for the compliment! Really glad to hear that you learned something out of it :)

Of course! My pleasure :)

Yes, definitely a one of a kind building. Really enjoyed visiting it after years of studying it

My pleasure! Regards from Spain!

Glad you liked it 🙂

Thanks! :)

¡Totalmente! Un pequeño oasis. Tuvimos la suerte de visitar la casa casi sin gente, y el equipo que la gestiona nos atendió de maravilla. ¡Muy recomendable!

Hi Lucia. That's great to hear! :) I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Plus, November is a great time to visit, specially with the nice weather we are having this year in Barcelona! It is a popular destination, but for sure it won’t be as crowded now as it is during the summer. I'm sure knowing some of the reasons behind why Park Güell is build the way it is will help you appreciate it better. Enjoy!

Istanbul... the old Constantinopla... it's a magical city, with some architectural gems! Definitely worth a visit :)

Thank you for spotting the mistake. Just fixed it ;)

Sin duda un edificio muy interesante. Digno de visitar y estudiar!

Indeed! And the views of it from the top of the tower are incredible.

@@wikiarquitectura I can imagine. especially with such a vast city

It's ok to disagree, but it might be more constructive if you explained why. What is your vision?

Muy interesantes. No hemos tenido el placer de leer la novela que mencionas, pero sin lugar a dudas Notre Dame du Haut es un edificio unico e impactante que seguramente habrá inspirado a mucha de la gente que lo ha visitado. Gracias por compartirlo! :)

Thank you very much!

Glad you think so! There is so much to tell about this park, it was hard bringing it down to 10 minutes :)

Hello Martin! Not sure I completely understand your question, but sure, the south wall is definitely all about the light that comes in through the tinted windows, and the way in which the walls “fold” to create the secondary altars is a very clever way of creating more private spaces without the need for doors or other kind of divisions.

You need to get a ticket to access the main square and the sala hipóstila (except on some special occasions). The rest of the park, which is most of it, is free for anyone to visit just like any other public park of the city. So, if you are a neighbor and just want to enjoy a walk in the nature there is plenty of space to do so at no cost, however if you are just visiting the park as a tourist you will probably want to get the ticket to see the most relevant, and famous spots.

That is so good to hear! We are delighted that our videos helped you in any way to prepare for your final exams. Such a wonderful project to study. Best of luck!

That is great! Excellent attitude. Glad we could show you a little bit of this very inspirational space :)

Fair enough. There are very few (quality) spaces which you could turn into something else over night and be done, yet some are easier to adapt than others. Two iconic buildings that have been recently talked about come to mind, the Nakagin Tower and Eskenazi School of Art. The Nakagin tower is on the extreme of non-universal spaces. Can you imagine turning the Nakagin tower into anything else than what it was? On the other hand the Eskenazi School of Art was originally designed by Mies in 1952 as a fraternity and with some modifications it was recently constructed to serve as a school of art. Some spaces can be repurposed with some interventions, others can’t. Maybe that’s what Mies meant when he talked about Universal Space. Maybe it’s an ideal to aim for but that can never be reached…

Un espacio singular sin duda!

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks! Glad you liked it ;)

Not a bad place indeed :)

What do i really need to see in one day visit

Our pleasure!

Super!

Indeed! The ambience was very unique, we really liked it :)

@@wikiarquitectura Thanks for sharing

Thanks for your feedback Patrick! It cerntainly encourages us to put in the time it takes to create these videos. We will try to keep comming out with new ones soon ;)

Gracias Edward! Celebramos que te haya gustado. Intentaremos seguir produciendo este tipo de contenido en paralelo a los artículos escritos en WikiArquitectura.com

We will keep posting videos in the coming weeks :) Or if you fancy a trip to the UAE, the expo will remain open until March 31st 2022 and we highly recomend it!

Glad you found it useful! And thank you for letting us know, you made our day! 🙂

Hi James. Yes! Do you happen to work at that bank or know someone who does? We are tryting to arrange a visit to create a more in depth video about these towers.

Muchas gracias Pablo. Nos alegra oir que el vidoe te haya sido útil :) Intentaremos ir intercalando videos sobre conceptos como este con otros sobre edificios particulares que es lo que veniamos haciendo hasta ahora.

Thanks Rich! This year we have produced a lot of content for the Bauhaus Campus 2021 and the Mies Memorial Library competitions at arkitekturo.com . Over the next few months we'll try to take some of that content and create some more videos around those topics for KZbin. Stay tunned!

Un lugar especial sin duda!

Totally! It's like an easter egg hunt. You can admire other landmarks without knowing much about them, but visiting Park Güell is a very different experience once you know a little bit about Gaudi's games and intentions. Glad you enjoyed it! :)