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Ca Peter & Lisa / David Estal

November 12, 2015

+ 17

Architects: David Estal
Year: 2015
Professionals: Ensencon

Valencia University Language Center / ARKÍTERA SLP

September 25, 2015

Architects: ARKÍTERA SLP
Area: 3885 m²
Year: 2013
Manufacturers: Gradhermetic

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House in Barrio del Carmen / Hugo Mompó Architecture + Juan Grau

July 31, 2015

+ 12

Architects: Hugo Mompó Architecture, Juan Grau

EKKLESÍA / pinktruder

June 24, 2015

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Architects: pinktruder
Area: 144 m²
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: ALPESA

Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences Stars in Disney's "Tomorrowland"

May 23, 2015

Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences has taken a starring role in Tomorrowland, Disney's latest blockbuster. Located in the former riverbed of the Turia in Valencia, Spain, the City of Arts and Sciences comprises a cinema (L'Hemisfèric), a landscaped walk and sculpture garden (L'Umbracle), the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, the largest aquarium in Europe (L'Oceanográfico), and the renowned Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia. The complex was constructed in stages commencing in July 1996, and opened to the public in October 2005. Unique and strikingly futuristic, the iconic group of buildings caught the eye of Tomorrowland producer Jeffrey Chernov, who spoke effusively of the building at a recent press conference for the film.

"Calatrava's architecture is just phenomenal and inventive and exciting. It's very skeletal, like you're looking at the vertebrae of a dinosaur or prehistoric fish," said Chernov. "You walk into that place and you never want to leave. That's the vibe we wanted for Tomorrowland."

El Musical Cultural Center / Eduardo de Miguel Arbonés

April 22, 2015

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Architects: Eduardo de Miguel Arbonés
Year: 2004

Nozomi Sushi / Masquespacio

February 02, 2015

+ 13

Interior Designers: Masquespacio
Area: 233 m²
Year: 2014
Professionals: Helix

Oslo Restaurant / Borja Garcia Studio

August 13, 2014

+ 12

Architects: Borja Garcia Studio
Year: 2014

Rehabilitación de Edifico en la Calle Cervantes / Antonio Altarriba Arquitectos

April 27, 2014

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Architects: Antonio Altarriba Arquitectos
Area: 391 m²
Year: 2013
Professionals: Domus Dovela

Could a Lick of Super Strong Carbon Paint Fix Caltrava's Palau de les Arts?

February 24, 2014

Will the peeling shell of Santiago Calatrava’s Palau de les Arts in Valencia be saved by an innovative, new paint? Calatrava's $455.6 million project, which surpassed its budget four times over, has sprouted many defects over the years, but none more damning than its peeling facade - a defect that spurred the city of Valencia to sue Calatrava's office. However, Spanish paint manufacturer Graphenano has proposed an innovative solution: Graphenstone, a mixture of limestone powder and the allotrope graphene, which should just prevent further deterioration. Whether the solution could also relieve some courtroom tension, remains to be seen. Read more on Inhabitat and The Architect's Newspaper.