El Croquis 228: RCR Arquitectes 2017–2024 surveys nineteen projects completed by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta in the years following their Pritzker Prize — the most rigorous account yet of how global recognition shaped, or failed to reshape, their architecture.
About This Book
When RCR Arquitectes received the Pritzker Prize in 2017, the Olot-based firm entered an architectural conversation far larger than the one they had been quietly shaping for decades. This El Croquis monograph documents what came next: nineteen projects spanning diverse building typologies, from infrastructure to cultural institutions to agricultural production. Anchored by an essay from art historian Philip Ursprung and a conversation between the RCR principals and Santiago de Molina, the volume situates the firm's material sensibility and site-driven practice within a broader critical framework. Essential reading for anyone tracking how a resolutely regional architecture operates under international scrutiny.
Key Features
- 368 pages of project documentation, drawings, photography, and critical texts across nineteen recent works
- Essay by Philip Ursprung; conversation between RCR Arquitectes and Santiago de Molina
- Notable projects include Seibert Bridge, the Soulages Museum extension, Perelada Winery, and a dental clinic
- Published by El Croquis, 2024
What You'll Discover
- How RCR Arquitectes navigated the pressures and platforms of post-Pritzker practice across a diverse project typology
- The firm's continued commitment to material specificity and landscape integration, traced across projects at vastly different scales
- Philip Ursprung's critical reading of the firm's trajectory — a scholarly perspective grounding the visual documentation in architectural discourse
- The RCR principals in direct conversation with Santiago de Molina, revealing their working methods and design philosophy in their own words
About the Author
RCR Arquitectes was founded by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta, and is based in Olot, Spain. The firm received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2017, the highest honour in the discipline, recognising a body of work distinguished by its engagement with landscape, materiality, and place.
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 368
- Dimensions: 250 x 340 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788412823431
- Publisher: El Croquis
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, students, and critics with a serious interest in contemporary Spanish architecture, Pritzker Prize laureates, and the relationship between regional practice and global architectural culture.