March 2017

Haiti - Economy : The Cement project of 300 million in Gonaïves, back in the news03/26/2017 12:54:09 After a year of studies (2014) and the laying of the first stone in December 2015!-->…

Bofill bought a cement plant and immediately started renovating it with local Catalan craftsmen. His dream was to transform the old cement factory into a habitable house and studio; mixing surrealism, brutalism and…

When Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill came across an abandoned cement factory in 1973, he saw opportunity in the ruins. Bofill purchased the early 20th century enclosure and, together with local Catalan craftsmen, transformed the…

Not all conversion projects are created equal, and this former cement factory just outside Barcelona is stunning. The process began in 1973 when architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon the derelict and dilapidated building,…