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<title><![CDATA[TV3 TORNARÀ A DONAR LES CAMPANADES DE CAP D'ANY FENT PUBLICITAT GRATUÏTA DE LA MARCA AGBAR]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Aquest és el quart any que quelcom molt vergonyós tornarà a passar a Catalunya amb el vist-i-plau de]]></description>
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<FONT COLOR="BLUE">Aquest és el quart any que quelcom molt vergonyós tornarà a passar a Catalunya amb el vist-i-plau de la majoria de catalans i catalanes: la televisió pública de Catalunya tornarà a donar les campanades de Cap d&#8217;Any amb la visió d&#8217;un edifici amb marca registrada. TORRE AGBAR és una marca registrada i els d&#8217;AGBAR no deixen de cap manera que ningú faci servir el terme &#8220;TORRE AGBAR&#8221; perquè com ells diuen és una marca.</p>
<p>Amb els meus diners estic contribuint a pagar una televisió privada &#8211; perdó pública &#8211; que ja per quart any fa publicitat d&#8217;una marca    registrada. Si l&#8217;edifici l&#8217;hagués fet la COCA-COLA i tingués forma d&#8217;ampolla de COCA-COLA i TV3 retransmetés les campanades amb vistes a una suposada TORRE COCA-COLA hi hauria molta gent queixosa dient que s&#8217;està fent publicitat de la COCA-COLA. Però com la torre no es diu COCA-COLA sinó que es diu AGBAR doncs no hi ha queixes.</p>
<p>Excepte la meva. Estic molt emprenyat perquè em sembla molt incoherent que TV3 no tingui cap problema en fer publicitat d&#8217;una torre d&#8217;una empresa privada aprofitant que molta gent veu aquesta torre com part de Barcelona quan els d&#8217;AGBAR no tenen cap problema en tenir registrada la marca TORRE AGBAR i no deixar que un pugui fer una web amb aquest nom o semblant.</p>
<p>Vaja que per poder sortir per CAP D&#8217;ANY s&#8217;enfatitza que és una icona de Barcelona però quan un en vol fer una web sobre la torre llavors resulta que és la seva marca registrada. </p>
<p>DONCS SI ÉS UNA MARCA REGISTRADA LLAVORS QUE FA TV3 OFERINT EL CAP D&#8217;ANY AMB VISTES A UNA MARCA REGISTRADA?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Torre Agbar - Barcelona Spain]]></title>
<link>http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/torre-agbar-barcelona-spain/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dummidumbwit</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Torre Agbar Barcelona Spain Torre Agbar &#8211; Barcelona Spain The Torre Agbar, or Agbar Tower, is ]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Torre Agbar</span></strong></h1>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><strong> </strong><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Barcelona Spain</span></strong></em></h2>
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</span><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9753" title="torre-agbar-leds-show-1" src="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/torre-agbar-leds-show-1.jpg" alt="torre-agbar-leds-show-1" width="460" height="308" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9751" title="torre-agbar-2-aurelio-marcelo" src="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/torre-agbar-2-aurelio-marcelo.jpg" alt="torre-agbar-2-aurelio-marcelo" width="400" height="514" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9749" title="5-barcelona-torre-agbar" src="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/5-barcelona-torre-agbar.jpg" alt="5-barcelona-torre-agbar" width="423" height="450" /></p>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">T</span>orre Agbar &#8211; Barcelona Spain</span></h2>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>The </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Torre Agbar" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.4033333333,2.18944444444&#38;spn=0.01,0.01&#38;q=Torre%20Agbar&#38;t=h"><em><strong>Torre Agbar</strong></em></a><em><strong>, or Agbar Tower, is a 21st-century skyscraper at </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, Barcelona" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pla%C3%A7a_de_les_Gl%C3%B2ries_Catalanes%2C_Barcelona"><em><strong>Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, Barcelona</strong></em></a><em><strong>, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Jean Nouvel" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nouvel"><em><strong>Jean Nouvel</strong></em></a><em><strong> and built by Dragados. It opened in June 2005 and was inaugurated officially by </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Monarchy of Spain" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Spain"><em><strong>the King of Spain</strong></em></a><em><strong> on 16 September 2005. The Torre Agbar is located in the </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Poblenou" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblenou"><em><strong>Poblenou</strong></em></a><em><strong> neighborhood of </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Barcelona" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.3833333333,2.18333333333&#38;spn=0.1,0.1&#38;q=41.3833333333,2.18333333333%20%28Barcelona%29&#38;t=h"><em><strong>Barcelona</strong></em></a><em><strong> and is named after its owners, the Agbar Group, a holding company whose interests include the Barcelona water company Aigües de Barcelona.</strong></em></p>
<p><img src="http://www.e-architect.co.uk/barcelona/jpgs/agbar_tower_3.jpg" alt="Agbar Tower Barcelona Spain" width="450" height="563" /></p>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><img src="http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpress/wp-content/Barcelona_-_Agbar_Tower_-_night%20wikipedia%20small.jpg" alt="Agbar Tower, Barcelono Spain" width="461" height="614" /></dt>
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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14649" title="torre-agbar-davanti-all" src="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/torre-agbar-davanti-all.jpg" alt="torre-agbar-davanti-all" width="337" height="450" /></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Design</strong></span></h2>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>According to Jean Nouvel, the shape of the Torre Agbar was inspired by Montserrat, a mountain near Barcelona, and by the shape of a geyser rising into the air. Jean Nouvel, in an interview, described it as having a phallic character.[6][7] As a result of its unusual shape, the building is known by several nicknames, such as &#8220;el supositori&#8221; (the suppository), &#8220;l&#8217;obús&#8221; (the shell) and some more scatological ones.[6] It is also somewhat similar in shape to </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster%2C_Baron_Foster_of_Thames_Bank"><em><strong>Sir Norman Foster</strong></em></a><em><strong>&#8217;s </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="30 St Mary Axe" rel="homepage" href="http://www.30stmaryaxe.com/"><em><strong>30 St. Mary Axe</strong></em></a><em><strong> in London, often called &#8220;the Gherkin&#8221;. It has 30,000 m² (323,000 ft²) of above-ground office space, 3,210 m² (34,500 ft²) of technical service floors with installations and 8,351 m² (90,000 ft²) of services, including an auditorium. The Agbar Tower measures 144.4 m (473.75 ft) in height[8] and consists of 38 storeys, including four underground levels.</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9747" title="torre-agbar-2" src="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/torre-agbar-2.jpg" alt="torre-agbar-2" width="400" height="616" /></p>
<h5 style="text-align:center;">Details of the LED luminous devices</h5>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Its design combines a number of different architectural concepts, resulting in a striking structure built with </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Reinforced concrete" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_concrete"><em><strong>reinforced concrete</strong></em></a><em><strong>, covered with a facade of glass, and over 4,500 window openings cut out of the structural concrete. The building stands out in Barcelona; it is the third tallest building in Barcelona, only after the Arts Hotel and the Mapfre Tower, both 154 m (505.25 ft).</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14645" title="Torre_Agbar_Barcelona_1999-2005" src="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/torre_agbar_barcelona_1999-2005.jpg" alt="Torre_Agbar_Barcelona_1999-2005" width="456" height="620" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>A defining feature of the building is its nocturnal illumination. It has 4,500 LED luminous devices that allow generation of luminous images in the façade. In addition, it has temperature sensors in the outside of the tower that regulate the opening and closing of the glass blinds of the façade of the building, reducing the consumption of energy for </strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Air conditioning" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_conditioning"><em><strong>air conditioning</strong></em></a><em><strong>. It will house the head office of the Aigües de Barcelona Group (</strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Spanish language" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language"><em><strong>Spanish:</strong></em></a><em><strong> &#8220;</strong></em><a class="zem_slink" title="Grupo Agbar" rel="homepage" href="http://www.agbar.es/"><em><strong>Aguas de Barcelona</strong></em></a><em><strong>&#8220;, English: &#8220;Waters of Barcelona&#8221;).</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14646" title="457100106_cd28abc504" src="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/457100106_cd28abc504.jpg" alt="457100106_cd28abc504" width="450" height="300" /></p>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/nouvel.html"><em><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">jean nouvel</span></strong></em></a></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><em><strong><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://dummidumbwit.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/la-sagrada-familia-barcelona-spain/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">La Sagrada Familia – Barcelona Spain</span></a></span></strong></em></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[Torre Agbar...]]></title>
<link>http://zerokilometros.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/torre-agbar/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pandora06</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Cand m-am mutat in noul apartament si am iesit pe terasa m-am speriat de o cladire foarte cunoscuta ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Cand m-am mutat in noul apartament si am iesit pe terasa m-am speriat de o cladire foarte cunoscuta  de multi ,nu si de mine,Torre Agbar .Cand am intrebat de ea mi s-a spus ca e vibratorul Barcelonei <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> ).</p>
<p>Asa ca in fiecare dimineata cand ma uit pe geam si in fiecare seara cand stau pe terasa am o priveliste foarte interesanta&#8230;</p>
<p>Va las poze sa imi spuneti daca exista asemanare sau nu&#8230;<a href="http://zerokilometros.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/spaincataloniabarcelonavistatorreagbar.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-49" title="spaincataloniabarcelonavistatorreagbar" src="http://zerokilometros.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/spaincataloniabarcelonavistatorreagbar.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><a href="http://zerokilometros.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/olli_torre_agbar11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-50" title="olli_torre_agbar11" src="http://zerokilometros.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/olli_torre_agbar11.jpg?w=234" alt="" width="234" height="300" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[New room]]></title>
<link>http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/new-room/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lifestriviality</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[(I just moved into the new room and it seems to me like a good topic as an inaugurating post of my n]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>(I just moved into the new room and it seems to me like a good topic as an inaugurating post of my new day-to-day blog.)</em></p>
<p>The new room in the old dorm. I waited 4 years before it was my turn to get one of the rooms with this size/floor plan. (There are six in the dorm, and mine is on the 8th floor, or 6th in the local way of counting.)</p>
<p>From the entrance, the bathroom is on the right (left in the foto), followed by the kitchenette. What I am most glad about is the last window. I prefer my kitchen to have a lot of light. The blue drape is covering the shelf I store food stuffs. The shelf is quite an eyesore when looking from a bed, hence the drape (so that I won&#8217;t feel like I am sleeping in a kitchen.)</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/entrance1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10" title="Entrance" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/entrance1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>The sleeping quarter is much larger than the previous room. After 4 years of blue-dominated interior, I am in need of an anti-blue (red+pink).</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/sleeping1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11" title="Sleeping quarter" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/sleeping1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>The working quarter get a lot of light too with windows on both sides.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/working1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-13" title="Working quarter" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/working1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/desk.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-14" title="Desk" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/desk.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>The window on the right overlooks the corner of the main BCN&#8217;s park, Parc Cuitadella. Too bad autumns here do not come with fireworks of red/yellow/orange folliage.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/viewb1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-15" title="Park" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/viewb1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>The large window mentioned earlier is my &#8220;breakfast area&#8221; where I sit eating cereals and having morning tea.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/breakfast.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16" title="Breakfast area" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/breakfast.jpg?w=224" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Though the view is nothing exciting. Jean Nouvel&#8217;s Agbar Tower can be seen not too far away. The building looks nicer at night.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/viewa11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18" title="View day 1" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/viewa11.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/viewa2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19" title="View day 2" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/viewa2.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestriviality.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/night.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26" title="Nighttime" src="http://lifestriviality.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/night.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="264" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[2005, Agbar Tower is officaly inaugurated]]></title>
<link>http://denuevo.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/2005-agbar-tower-is-officaly-inaugurated/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>denuevo08</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[El 2005 fue declarado el año de la física por la Unesco, del microcrédito por la Unión Europea, de l]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">El 2005 fue declarado el año de la física por la Unesco, del microcrédito por la Unión Europea, de la eucaristía por la iglesia Católica y del gallo por el horóscopo chino. Ese mismo año Google lanza Google Talk y en España nace Leonor de Borbón, hija de D. Felipe de Borbón y Dª. Letizia Ortiz. Ese mismo año en Roma, muere el papa Juan Pablo II y en Barcelona es inaugurada la Torre Agbar, hoy por hoy, uno de sus edificios emblemáticos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ese año fue muy especial para nosotros/as y en <a href="http://www.demano.net" target="_blank">demano</a> pasaron muchas cosas, sobre todo colaboraciones con otros diseñadores y proyectos como Dorotea, Nina Powlowski, Julieta Suarez y Espai Bici</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000080;">2005 was declared the year of Physics by the UNESCP, the Microcredit Year by the European Union, the year of  Eucharist by the Catholic Church and the Rooster’s Year of Chinese horoscope . That same year, Google launched Google Talk and  in Spain Leonor de Borbón, the daughter of D. Felipe de Borbon and Dª. Letizia Ortiz., was born. That same year in Rome, Pope John Paul II dIED. In Barcelona the Agbar Tower is inaugurated, and today it’s one of its distinctive buildings.</p>
<p>That year was very special for us as all and demano many things happened, especially cooperations with other designers and projects like Dorothy, Nina Powlowski, Julieta Suarez and Espai Bici.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Casa Mila: Smokin' That Chimney]]></title>
<link>http://brickmortar.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/casa-mila-smokin-that-chimney/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Casa Mila was designed by Antoni Gaudi and one of the major highlights of the place is the rooftop t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Casa Mila was designed by Antoni Gaudi and one of the major highlights of the place is the rooftop terrace with the many different chimney designs.  It offers wonderful views of the surrounding city, with shots of the Segrada Familia and Torre Agbar.  His swirling style and tiled work surround you with the city below.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4078362937/" title="Gaudi chimney BW by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/4078362937_1b92c3a8c0_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Gaudi chimney BW" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4078362581/" title="Artistic Chimney by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/4078362581_ed873ceee3_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Artistic Chimney" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4079118522/" title="Gaudi Chimneys by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/4079118522_e952a445e4_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Gaudi Chimneys" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4078362225/" title="Black Jewels by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4078362225_250839a4dd_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Black Jewels" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4079118872/" title="Gaudi Sponged by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4079118872_f528e50f2c_o.jpg" width="375" height="563" alt="Gaudi Sponged" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4078362275/" title="Segrada Familia by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/4078362275_1530f3b9c8_o.jpg" width="375" height="564" alt="Segrada Familia" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4078362505/" title="Gaudi Rooftop by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/4078362505_ac50341bb4_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Gaudi Rooftop" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4078363151/" title="Cityscape by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/4078363151_d749a0421a_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Cityscape" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4079118790/" title="Attractions by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2216/4079118790_e954018dc3_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Attractions" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33397668@N05/4079118992/" title="Gaudi curves BW by Brick and Mortar, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2532/4079118992_69ac75be71_o.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Gaudi curves BW" /></a></p>
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<link>http://bcnamormeu.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/a-natural-and-ecologic-peep-hole/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lena</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bcnamormeu.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/a-natural-and-ecologic-peep-hole/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[three barcelona landmarks, as seen from tibidabo]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Pretty Ugly Building]]></title>
<link>http://alindenauer.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/a-pretty-ugly-building/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>alindenauer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://alindenauer.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/a-pretty-ugly-building/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is possibly the ugliest building ever constructed.  It&#8217;s the Torre Agbar in Barcelona, Sp]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This is possibly the ugliest building ever constructed.  It&#8217;s the Torre Agbar in Barcelona, Spain.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Torre_Agbar_-_Barcelona%2C_Spain_-_Jan_2007.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Torre_Agbar_-_Barcelona%2C_Spain_-_Jan_2007.jpg/242px-Torre_Agbar_-_Barcelona%2C_Spain_-_Jan_2007.jpg" alt="File:Torre Agbar - Barcelona, Spain - Jan 2007.jpg" width="242" height="599" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[really?]]></title>
<link>http://ripovisuals.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/really/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ripovisuals</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ripovisuals.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/really/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[No shit. together with East Eric. click to see larger]]></description>
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<p>No shit. together with <a href="http://easteric.net/">East Eric</a>. click to see larger</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Barcelona, deel 2]]></title>
<link>http://thijszilverberg.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/barcelona-deel-2/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Thijs Zilverberg</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thijszilverberg.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/barcelona-deel-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[De derde dag in Barcelona begint meteen met één van de attracties waarover we van tevoren geen ruzie]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>De derde dag in Barcelona begint meteen met één van de attracties waarover we van tevoren geen ruzie hebben hoeven maken, te weten <a href="http://www.stadiumguide.com/noucamp.htm">Camp Nou</a>. De entree voor het stadion inclusief museum komt neer op 17 euro p.p. In tegenstelling tot onze verwachting zat daar geen live wedstrijd bij. Wel een 3D-presentatie waardoor het net lijkt alsof je met de Barcelona-spelers op het veld staat. Als je een zesjarige met een uit de hand lopende fantasie bent, ten minste.</p>
<p>Zodra we die tien minuten achter de rug hebben mogen we eindelijk de catacomben in en, nog beter, weer uit. By far het mooiste stadion wat ik ooit van binnen heb gezien. Dat zegt niet zo heel veel, want ook het Willem II Stadion staat nog in de top 5. Maar een arena met ruimte voor bijna honderdduizend man is sowieso indrukwekkend. En dan waren de stoeltjes nog leeg. Het letterlijke hoogtepunt van de tour door het stadion was de perstribune op de derde ring, ligt hellend naar voren, dus een prachtig zicht op het veld.</p>
<p>Het museum, vlak naast het stadion, bevat zoals te verwachten is een gigantische hoeveelheid memorabilia, variërend van het shirt van Maradona tot de schoen waarmee Ronald Koeman zijn <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmsb4zorO7k">vrije trap</a> scoorde tegen Sampdoria. Ook een hoop dingen die niet eens interessant zijn als je van voetbal houdt, trouwens.</p>
<p>We nemen de metro naar het Plaça d&#8217;Espanya om vanaf daar de Montjuïc te beklimmen. Het is tijd voor lunch, die we op het plein met de magische fontein Font Màgica nuttigen. Een mooi uitzicht naar boven, naar de trappen die leiden naar het Catalaanse kunstmuseum, maar waar het magische vandaan komt is onduidelijk. Een leeg plein en de fontein zelf staat niet eens aan. Maar daarover later meer.</p>
<p>We gaan verder met onze beklimming en komen bij het Olympisch stadion. Juist, daar waar <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eis7ZxbHjU">Ellen van Langen</a> in 1992 haar gouden medaille op de 800 meter veroverde. En waar <a href="http://www.rcdespanyol.com/">Espanyol</a> tot en met vorig seizoen haar thuiswedstrijden afwerkte. Verder is het geen Camp Nou.</p>
<p>Ook hier ligt naast het stadion een museum, het <a href="http://www.fundaciobarcelonaolimpica.es/">Olympisch Museum</a> wel te verstaan. Nadat ik Alain heb losgerukt van de gegoten voetafdruk van Roger Federer kunnen we naar binnen, voor de vriendelijke prijs van 4 euro per persoon. Wederom een collectie sportrelikwieën waar je u tegen zegt, zelfs van niet olympische sporten. Nadat ik Alain heb losgerukt van een auto waar ooit Mika Hakkinen in reed, komen we onder meer langs de tijdritfiets van Miguel Indurain en de handschoenen van Muhammad Ali. Op een gegeven moment moeten ze zelf ook niet meer hebben geweten wat er nog geplaatst kon worden, want de expositie eindigt met de postzegelverzameling van IOC-voorzitter Juan Samaranch.</p>
<p>Nog hoger ligt het Castell de Montjuïc, inderdaad, het kasteel op de heuvel. Dat stelt weinig meer voor dan een stel oude muren, maar lopend over die muren zit je wel een dikke tweehonderd meter boven zeeniveau. Dat resulteert dus in een immens uitzicht over de gehele stad enerzijds, en een oerlelijke blik op het havengebied en in de verte het vliegveld anderzijds.</p>
<p>Inmiddels beginnen we door al die klimmeters de beentjes aardig te voelen, dus nemen we de bus terug naar beneden. Als we door de Avinguda de Mistral lopen begint het zowaar, what&#8217;s in a name, licht te regenen. We schuilen op een terrasje en werken gelijk maar een risotto met funghi naar binnen, want dat is het enige op de kaart waarvoor we niet drie kwartier hoeven te wachten.</p>
<p>Het klaart weer zodanig op, dat we de weg terug naar het hotel lopend afleggen. Door de op het oog gezellige wijk El Raval, met allerlei multiculturele eettentjes. Bij thuiskomst kom ik er dankzij een tip van Alexis achter dat het daar enkele uurtjes later nogal ranzig kan worden. Ik zal geen link plaatsen, maar google desnoods maar eens op &#8216;Rottend vlees in de Boqueria&#8217;. Not safe for work, in ieder geval. Wij worden slechts één keer in het voorbijgaan aangesproken of we hash willen kopen, maar dat kan eventueel in Nederland ook wel voor een tiende van de prijs en een stuk minder illegaal. Eenmaal &#8216;thuis&#8217; ploffen we neer op het bed en kijken voor het slapen gaan de niet geweldige maar op zijn minst vermakelijke film &#8216;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580/">Push</a>&#8216;.</p>
<p>De vierde dag beginnen we met een korte wandeling door het stadscentrum, op zoek naar het ouderlijk huis van Pablo Picasso. De Carrer de la Merce is makkelijk te vinden, een ingang met nummer 3 erboven lijkt echter niet te bestaan. We lopen voor de tweede keer over de Rambla de Mar, door Maremagnum en langs de jachthaven zodat Alain zijn verloren foto&#8217;s kan inhalen, en steken dan door het 18e eeuwse wijkje <a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Barceloneta_(wijk)">Barceloneta</a> naar <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vila_Ol%C3%ADmpica_del_Poblenou">Vila Olímpica</a>. Dat was in &#8216;92 het onderkomen van de atleten. Er is niet al te veel meer van te zien, behalve een podiumpje, waar we natuurlijk even op de hoogste trede poseren voor een foto. We nemen een stukje strand mee, zonder werkelijk door het zand te lopen of course, en halen wat te eten bij de lokale supermarkt.</p>
<p>In de verte staat het 144 meter hoge <a href="http://www.torreagbar.com/">Torre Agbar</a>. Een opvallend blauwgrijs glimmend fallusvormig ding waar je in de skyline niet omheen kunt. Sinds onze aankomst vragen we ons al af wat daar toch in zou kunnen zitten. En nog belangrijker, of je bovenin kunt komen. De reisgids zegt er niks over, dus we lopen ernaar toe. Bij de ingang vragen we aan de vrouw van security of we naar binnen mogen. Het goede nieuws is, dat mag. Het slechte nieuws is, alleen een gedeelte van de benedenverdieping is toegankelijk. Nog slechter nieuws is dat de Torre het kantoor van het lokale waterleidingbedrijf is, en de benedenverdieping een daaraan gewijd museum. Maar om de vriendelijke vrouw die ons zo netjes in haar beste Engels te woord staat nu de rug toe te keren is geen optie. Dus we kijken netjes tien minuten rond in het minst boeiende museum ooit.</p>
<p>De wisselingen tussen snikhete zon en airconditioning beginnen inmiddels hun tol te eisen, met als gevolg een behoorlijke verkoudheid mijnerzijds. Iets eerder dan gepland gaan we dus maar terug naar het hotel, kijken &#8216;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844708/">Last House on the Left</a>&#8216; en &#8216;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366627/">The Jacket</a>&#8216; en komen tussendoor alleen nog even buiten om aan de overkant van de straat een al even grote als heerlijke kip te consumeren.</p>
<p>En hiermee komen we wederom bij een pauze, maar binnenkort het verslag van de laatste twee dagen van de reis. Met onder meer de architectonische hoogtepunten Palau De La Música Catalana en Casa Milà en meer over het magische aan de Font Màgica.</p>
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<link>http://aniublog.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/torre-agbar-la-proxima-vez-sera/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ghibli</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aniublog.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/torre-agbar-la-proxima-vez-sera/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La semana que viene pasaré unos días en Barcelona, y otra vez (ya van tres) me quedaré con las ganas]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>La semana que viene pasaré unos días en Barcelona, y otra vez (ya van tres) me quedaré con las ganas de hacer una foto a la Torre Agbar iluminada.</p>
<p>Díta sea!&#8230; Al menos ésta vez estoy informado de los horarios de iluminación y me evito dar el paseo en balde. Te resistes, pero te pillaré&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://jaksview3.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/torre_agbar2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="Torre Agbar" src="http://jaksview3.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/torre_agbar2.jpg?w=330&#038;h=496" alt="" width="330" height="496" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">La Torre Agbar, de Jean Nouvel. Barcelona</p>
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<link>http://skucchia.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/la-torre-agbar/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>skucchia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://skucchia.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/la-torre-agbar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La Torre Agbar Di Notte La Torre Agbar di Giorno Quando arrivi a Barcellona con l&#8217;aereo la not]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_893" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 520px"><img class="size-full wp-image-893" title="torre-agbar" src="http://skucchia.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/torre-agbar.jpg" alt="La Torre Agbar " width="510" height="680" /><p class="wp-caption-text">La Torre Agbar Di Notte</p></div>
<div id="attachment_894" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 520px"><img class="size-full wp-image-894" title="Torre_agbar_barcelone" src="http://skucchia.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/torre_agbar_barcelone.jpg" alt="La Torre Agbar" width="510" height="767" /><p class="wp-caption-text">La Torre Agbar di Giorno</p></div>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;"> Quando arrivi a Barcellona con l&#8217;aereo la noti subito, alla tua destra. Alta, colorata con sfumature indefinite, dalla forma provocatoria. <strong><a title="torre agbar" href="http://www.torreagbar.com/home.asp" target="_blank"><span style="color:#808080;">La Torre Agbar</span></a></strong> è come un proiettile di centoquarantadue metri sparato sullo skyline di Barcellona.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">Davanti a lei, poco distante in linea d&#8217;aria la <a title="sagrada familia" href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#808080;">Sagrada Familia</span></strong></a> di <a title="gaudì" href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/docs_instit/gaudi.htm" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#808080;">Antoni Gaudi</span></strong></a>: il vecchio e il nuovo. I due edifici si guardano, quasi si chiamano. Forse si sfidano. Per Jean Nouvel, l&#8217;architetto francese che assieme al collega madrileno Fermin Vazquez è il padre di quest&#8217;opera che ospita il Gruppo Aguas de Barcelona (Agbar), «la Torre diventerà il nuovo simbolo della città».</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">L&#8217;hanno costruita in plaza de Las Glorias al confluire delle tre grandi strade della capitale catalana, l&#8217;Avenida Diagonal, la Meridiana e la Gran Via. E&#8217; a dieci minuti di auto dal centro, in quella che dovrebbe diventare la Barcellona degli affari e della tecnologia. Stamane l&#8217;inaugurazione ufficiale con il re Juan Carlos.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">Trentadue piani, un cuore di calcestruzzo, il rivestimento in acciaio, la Torre racchiude il suo segreto nelle 4.400 finestre che la vestono. «Sono in cristallo trasparente e la loro posizione non è regolare &#8211; spiega Fermin Vazquez -. La parte di muro che sta sotto è dipinta, quaranta tonalità diverse scelte da un artista amico di Nouvel. Questo fa sì che il suo colore cambi con il passare delle ore del giorno. Ed anche con la luce diversa delle stagioni». Così la si può osservare con una tonalità terra o azzurro chiaro; oppure verdastra o grigia. La notte sarà illuminata da quattromila faretti indipendenti. Un effetto prevalente su tutti: l&#8217;azulgrana della squadra di calcio del Barcellona.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">E poi c&#8217;è quella forma, tanto criticata. Dapprima hanno accusato Jean Nouvel di essersi ispirato troppo alla <a title="swiss re tower" href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#808080;">«Swiss Re Tower»</span></strong></a> che Norman Foster ha costruito nella city di Londra; poi c&#8217;è stata la corsa a ribattezzarla: supposta, vibratore o, più elegantemente, proiettile.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">«In realtà &#8211; dice l&#8217;architetto francese &#8211; è come un grande geyser a pressione permanente che ha perforato il suolo. La definirei un&#8217;architettura che viene dalla terra ma non ha il peso della pietra». «E&#8217; comunque innegabile &#8211; aggiunge il suo compagno di lavoro Vazquez &#8211; che quella forma doni un tocco di sensualità a tutta la città». La capitale catalana dopo lo scetticismo iniziale (l&#8217;avvio dei lavori risale al 2001) con il passare del tempo sembra apprezzare questo strano grattacielo. «Sì, penso proprio diventerà uno dei simboli di Barcellona -dice convinto il mago della cucina Ferran Adria-. E&#8217; spettacolare. Mi piace molto. Troppo facile criticarla per la forma». Va oltre Javier Mariscal, disegnatore di fama internazionale: «Al contrario di ciò che dicono in molti, per me dialoga bene con la Sagrada Familia. Ed è interessante il luogo dove è stata costruita: ha una prospettiva fantastica. Venendo con la nave dal mare o con l&#8217;aereo la si vede perfettamente. L&#8217;altra cosa importante è la sua trasparenza, il gioco dei colori».</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">Nouvel sembra aver messo d&#8217;accordo per una volta anche il mondo politico catalano. Pasquall Maragall, socialista presidente della Catalogna: «Troppo moderna? Non c&#8217;è dubbio. Ma a me piace». Josep Pique, ex ministro degli Esteri, leader dei popolari: «Un nuovo simbolo che rimarca ancor di più la peculiarità di Barcellona». Xavier Trias, uno dei capi dei nazionalisti: «E&#8217; una costruzione di grande qualità, ne servirebbero altre. Solo così possiamo dare un&#8217;immagine di città che continua a rinnovarsi».</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">La parte di chi non ci sta l&#8217;interpreta il giovane scrittore Carlos Zafon, conosciuto in tutto il mondo per i suoi romanzi ambientati nella città catalana,  «Non mi pare un esempio di architettura brillante o intelligente. Certo non si può dire sia il nuovo simbolo della nostra città, ne abbiamo altri come Gaudi o il Tibidabo»</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;">E per il gran Finale godetevi questo <a title="capodanno 2008/2009" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vgqCgp4eqw" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#808080;">video</span></strong></a> di Capodanno 2008/2009 .</span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;"><strong><span style="color:#808080;"><a title="link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vgqCgp4eqw" target="_blank"><span style="color:#888888;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vgqCgp4eqw</span></a></span></strong></span></p>
<p style="line-height:16px;margin:0 0 8px;"><span style="color:#99ccff;"><strong><span style="color:#808080;"><a title="link" href="http://www.torreagbar.com/home.asp" target="_blank"><span style="color:#888888;">http://www.torreagbar.com/home.asp</span></a></span></strong></span></p>
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<link>http://hemanthology.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/letters-from-the-hills-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 08:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hemanth</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hemanthology.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/letters-from-the-hills-2/</guid>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">                                                                                                                                        12-05-09.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">U,</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Greetings from India. Hope everything is going great in the land of Hercules and Hannibal. Yes, of course your regular updates on Facebook have kept us informed about your stay in Catalonia. Having said that, I would like to bring to your notice some important things that seem to be missing on your Facebook updates. But first, some news from the Hills.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">These days, the Hills are blazing hot. No wonder, it doesn&#8217;t matter how much beer you gulp to appreciate the art of the Creator! On the other hand, I have to tell you that we have missed quite a lot of things earlier on in our lives. Despite our stay in the Hills for a long while, we have completely ignored a certain sizeable population which seem to be a breed apart. Our lives took a different turn the moment we decided that we have to go THE FARM.  Afterall, despite all these years, I still feel alien here. The only saving grace is that I speak their language. But desperate situations demand desperate attempts. Although, I am far from being a celeb of the Hills, I am just a common man who has come to terms with something which he hadn&#8217;t noticed, but only had heard legends about it. It&#8217;s not a legend anymore, but a deeper sense of mysticism prevails. No matter, how hard you try, you can&#8217;t break into the cordon. You can&#8217;t break the code. The only wise thing to do is to be the New Guy! Crazy Eyes! (Just Kidding!)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Coming back to your updates on Facebook, I can empathize and sympathise with your situation of your office building!..:P. But that doesn&#8217;t give you an excuse to ignore the larger picture. You have less than a month to go, and all you can think of is Football, Grand Prix and Rock Concerts!!! Come On!!! I know that you don&#8217;t take much interest in arts and literature, but you have a brilliant opportunity to explore the country side of the land which inspired some of the greatest artists like Piccaso. &#8216;Am talking about the Bison on the Walls deep in the mountains near Santander. It&#8217;s just 7 hour drive from where you stay. Coming back to your own city, I am pretty sure, you haven&#8217;t visited all the major works of Gaudi! And for a moment stop using the camera!!..:P We know it takes some wonderful pics, but am sure the naked eye captures a more graphic representation of heavenly creations. You have to be full of stories of things you have seen, certainly you can&#8217;t carry your photo album/laptop everywhere you go to!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Oh, Yes! How can I forget this! A distant cousin of Salsa called Flamenco is very very popular there! We expect you to come back with some cool moves!..;). You have stopped telling me the news about &#8220;ics&#8221;!! Arrrgh! And DO something in the coming few days. Time is running out and then USandA beckons you! You are probably coming back to The Hills at the right time. There are so many movies in the next 2 months that you will have to watch atleast 2 per day to cover everything. Hope you make enough time sometime in July for a trip to the Orient! I wanna hear to all your stories and 2-3 hours @ The Hills is not gonna be enough.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Seeya Soon. Write to me sometime.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Hastala Vista,</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Hemanth</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">P.S: By the way, did you look around the Sagrada Familia Church and Torre Agbar?!!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">P.P.S: For more details, please refer to Wikipedia!..Hehehe&#8230;:)</p>
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<link>http://viautopica.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/iconografias-del-22/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 17:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hoy como Ayer, el Fascismo necesita de Iconos con los que manipular a las masas, prometiendo un futu]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><strong>Hoy como Ayer, el Fascismo necesita de Iconos con los que manipular a las masas, prometiendo un futuro de progreso y felicidad, algo parecido a lo que antaño hacían las religiones clásicas. Hoy en día, la Torre Agbar se ha convertido en el icono principal de esa &#8220;nueva Barcelona&#8221; (Nueva Babilonia y Gran Feudo de la Especulación), fruto de una desmesurada campaña propagandística de los &#8220;media&#8221; y el &#8221; Cristo del Gran Poder&#8221; ($), sin parangón desde los fastos del 92.<br />
Ayer , un 6 de Mayo del 1937, el dirigible Zeppelin &#8220;Hindenburg&#8221; , orgullo de la ciencia y la tecnología alemana se paseaba imponente mostrando en su cola la svástica nazi. Aquel día un accidente significó el fin del futuro comercial de los dirigibles. Hoy la torre Agbar, que pretende ser el estandarte de esa Barcelona global, deslocalizada y comercial, significa el trágico fin de un barrio obrero, el Poblenou, y el de muchos de sus vecinos, ahuyentados y desposeídos de su espacio y de su pasado. Bajo la pantalla del 22@, que ha solapado impunemente al antiguo barrio, y a través de su TV3, el Poder Económico con un inusitado fervor onanista ha maquillado la barbarie y nos ha &#8220;regalado&#8221; por tres años consecutivos las &#8220;campanadas de fin de año&#8221; desde la &#8220;Torre&#8221; aderezando &#8220;el evento&#8221; con un gran derroche lumínico, lo que por cierto no ha impedido que pocos días más tarde organizase una apagada en la &#8220;Hora del Planeta&#8221;. Hipocresía a tope de una &#8220;ciudad del conocimiento&#8221; que no sabe de donde viene, ni siquiera <a href="http://www.landingbarcelona.com/Catala/introduction.html">donde </a><a href="http://www.landingbarcelona.com/Catala/introduction.html">está</a>.<br />
El arquitecto Jean Nouvel, sin pretenderlo(?) ha plasmado la dimensión trágica que se vive en el barrio y para rematarlo nada mejor que el Parc Central, esa recreación de Muros Antiguos y Modernos, seccionando de paso su yugular, la antigua arteria principal, la carretera de Pere IV.</strong><br />
<strong>Descanse en paz el Poblenou !<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Sit and spin]]></title>
<link>http://kristinaosophia.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/sit-and-spin/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Kristina) Barcelona söndag 26 april &#8211; Torre Agbar, granne med hotellet och en mycket märklig ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>(Kristina) <strong>Barcelona söndag 26 april</strong> &#8211; Torre Agbar, granne med hotellet och en mycket märklig byggnad. Inte snygg direkt men iögonfallande får man ju lov att säga. Lyser som den bästa batteridrivna leksaken i natten, inte svårt att hitta hem alls.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3506" title="torre-agbar" src="http://kristinaosophia.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/torre-agbar.jpg?w=225" alt="torre-agbar" width="225" height="300" /><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3507" title="torreagbar2" src="http://kristinaosophia.wordpress.com/files/2009/04/torreagbar2.jpg?w=225" alt="torreagbar2" width="225" height="300" /></p>
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<link>http://kristinaosophia.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/barcelona-en-resa-i-repris/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Kristina) Nä, man kanske skulle ta och gå igenom alla bilder och rekapitulera den härliga weekenden]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>(Kristina) Nä, man kanske skulle ta och gå igenom alla bilder och rekapitulera den härliga weekenden och dela med sig till intresserade. Jag tror jag kör det sekventiellt, dag till dag. Med start i söndags. Resväskan får stå halvt uppackad så länge. Bjuder på en panoramabild över Barcelona och vårt hotell ligger precis till vänster om jättedildon, en högst inspirerande utsikt!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[La Hora del Planeta]]></title>
<link>http://juanmagecolinas.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/horaplaneta/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Juanma G. Colinas</dc:creator>
<guid>http://juanmagecolinas.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/horaplaneta/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mañana, sábado 28 de marzo, a las 20:30 horas, todos tenemos una cita con el Planeta, para demostrar]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[12 Uvas um 12 vor 12 - Feliç any nou!!!]]></title>
<link>http://utahenbcn.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/12-vor-12/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Heute ist noche vieja, sprich Sylvester!!! Da trifft man sich zunächst im Kreis der Familie oder mit]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greet the New Year in Barcelona]]></title>
<link>http://hotelprincipal.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/greet-the-new-year-in-barcelona/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://hotelprincipal.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/greet-the-new-year-in-barcelona/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barcelona offers a full range of options for saying “out with the old and in with the new.” If you f]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Barcelona offers a full range of options for saying “out with the old and in with the new.” If you feel like an evening out of doors you have the area around the Torre Agbar. This bullet-shaped tower, the last word in architectural modernity, has aroused quite a polemic and inspired not a few jokes due to its form which to many is reminiscent of a giant…well check out the attached <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTp9cxdOSLc">Youtube </a>and judge for yourself. And on New Year´s Eve there is a full sound and light show.<br /><a href="http://hotelprincipal.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/torreagbar.jpg"><img src="http://hotelprincipal.wordpress.com/files/2008/12/torreagbar.jpg?w=200" alt="" border="0" /></a>La Plaza Catalunya and the area around the Cathedral are more traditional places to gather, sing, shout and eat the twelve “uvas de la suerte”. You traditionally gulp down one grape with each of the twelve bells of midnight. If you get all twelve down in the allotted time you will have good luck for all twelve months. Eleven grapes, eleven months, and so on. And all is washed down with copious quantities of cava (Spanish champagne). The atmosphere is very “animado”: warm, friendly, and a bit raucus. Or you can go to “El pueblo español”, an open-air space with reproductions of iconic Spanish buildings, restaurants, bars of all kinds, and a huge party in la Plaza Central.<br />For those who prefer a quiet dinner most of Barcelona´s best restaurants such as old favorites Can Culleretes and Els Quatre Gats offer special menus which traditionally include two courses, various wines and cava as well as the usual New Year´s paraphernalia: paper hats, comfetti…<br />But for Catalans midnight is just the start of New Year´s Eve. The discos and bars are open all night long full of those wanting to keep the party going.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Coses que se'n van de mare]]></title>
<link>http://elcadafal.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/coses-que-sen-van-de-mare/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>daninoble</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elcadafal.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/coses-que-sen-van-de-mare/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jornades a la torre Agbar, i qui diu jornades tècniques diu maleteta amb papers, un cd de propaganda]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2384454889_7968fc5302.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="278" height="210" />Jornades a la torre Agbar, i qui diu jornades tècniques diu maleteta amb papers, un cd de propaganda institucional que mai posaré al ordinador i un boli, en este cas bic. A les pauses ixes de la sala de conferències buscant sol, cafè i lavabo i les tres mereixerien un comentari. Amb tant de coloraino no entra la llum del sol com Déu mana allà dins i sembla que estigues en una discoteca cool, el cafè ja és d&#8217;estos moderns que anuncia el George Clooney i no pas el termo d&#8217;altres llocs i els lavabos d&#8217;homes semblen trets de la Taronja mecànica. No cregueu que renego de la modernitat però hi ha coses que se&#8217;n van de mare.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El sol se&#8217;n va a la torre Agbar, de <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/miquel_martin/">Miquel Marin</a>.</p>
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<link>http://eurolatinpress.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/el-mas-celebre-arquitecto-frances-jean-nouvel-ganador-del-premio-pritzker-2008-revisa-su-carrera-en-una-edicion-especial-de-taschen/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eurolatinpress</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eurolatinpress.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/el-mas-celebre-arquitecto-frances-jean-nouvel-ganador-del-premio-pritzker-2008-revisa-su-carrera-en-una-edicion-especial-de-taschen/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Una edición limitada de 1,000 ejemplares numerados y empaquetados en un estuche de plexiglás que evo]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New images: Barcelona, Spain]]></title>
<link>http://petrsvarc.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/new-images-barcelona-spain/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Petr Svarc</dc:creator>
<guid>http://petrsvarc.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/new-images-barcelona-spain/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[       New photographs from Petr Svarc Images: Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Photos of Torre Agbar; ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p> <a href="http://www.petrsvarc.com/barcelona"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-66" title="Barcelona" src="http://petrsvarc.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/spabar207.jpg" alt="Barcelona" width="115" height="115" /></a>  <a href="http://www.petrsvarc.com/barcelona"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-67" title="Barcelona" src="http://petrsvarc.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/spabar016.jpg" alt="Barcelona" width="115" height="115" /></a>  <a href="http://www.petrsvarc.com/barcelona"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68" title="Barcelona" src="http://petrsvarc.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/spabar045.jpg" alt="Barcelona" width="115" height="115" /></a>  <a href="http://www.petrsvarc.com/barcelona"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-69" title="Barcelona" src="http://petrsvarc.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/spabar144.jpg" alt="Barcelona" width="115" height="115" /></a></p>
<p>New photographs from Petr Svarc Images: <a href="http://www.petrsvarc.com/barcelona" target="_blank">Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain)</a>. Photos of Torre Agbar; Frank Gehry&#8217;s Sphere (Esfera) sculpture at Port Olimpic; Homenatge a la Barceloneta sculpture by Rebecca Horn on Platja de Sant Sebastia; Sagrada Familia; chimneys on terrace roof of Casa Mila (La Pedrera) building designed by Antoni Gaudi; and Van der Rohe Pavilion.</p>
<p>Link: <a href="http://www.petrsvarc.com/barcelona">http://www.petrsvarc.com/barcelona</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Torre Agbar]]></title>
<link>http://deaquiaalla.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/torre-agbar/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>uiyuyuii</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Torre Agbar en Barcelona, España Autor: David Iliff Fotografía tomada en Enero de 2007 La torre Agba]]></description>
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<p>Torre Agbar en Barcelona, España</p>
<p>Autor: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Diliff">David Iliff</a><br />
Fotografía tomada en Enero de 2007</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La torre Agbar es un rascacielos situado en la plaza de las Glorias Catalanas, que marca la puerta de entrada al nuevo distrito tecnológico de Barcelona, el 22@. Tiene 144 metros de alto y 34 plantas (más cuatro plantas subterráneas), convirtiéndose, en el momento de su apertura (junio de 2005) en el tercer edificio más alto de la capital catalana, después del Hotel Arts y de la Torre Mapfre.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La torre fue diseñada por el estudio del francés Jean Nouvel en colaboración con la firma de arquitectos barcelonesa b720.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Un elemento muy característico del edificio es su iluminación nocturna. Dispone de más de 4.000 dispositivos luminosos que utilizan la tecnología LED y que permiten la generación de imágenes luminosas en su fachada. El sistema ideado permite iluminar de forma independiente cada una de las 4500 luminarias que componen el alumbrado de la Torre.</p>
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<link>http://archidialog.com/2008/10/10/buildings-6/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[30 st Mary Axe &#8211; London - Foster and Partners &#8211; Office Building &#8211; 1997-2004 Torre ]]></description>
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<p>30 st Mary Axe &#8211; London - Foster and Partners &#8211; Office Building &#8211; 1997-2004</p>
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<p>Torre Agbar &#8211; Barcelona-Spain &#8211;  Jean Nouvell Architect &#8211; 1999</p>
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<p>The Garden Tower &#8211; Ramat Gan &#8211; Israel &#8211; Ilan Pivco Architect &#8211; 2005</p>
<p><a href="http://eliinbar.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/10418_1_hanging20big.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-75" title="10418_1_hanging20big" src="http://eliinbar.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/10418_1_hanging20big.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="125" /></a></p>
<p>&#8220;Hanging Gardens&#8221;- RMJM&#8217;S Architects -Ekaterinburg &#8211; Russia &#8211; 2008</p>
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