Thursday, September 5, 2013

Barcelona, Day 1

Riding through Parc Diagonal Mar by EMBT Architects















In an attempt to orient ourselves in Barcelona we took a half-day bicycle tour of the Old City, the '92 Olympic Village, the seafront, and the Example district. Next we do each on foot. It was like a mini-parade as the 16 of us rode through narrow, medieval lanes, broad boulevards plus old and new parks. We only got yelled at once at being in the wrong place due to an extensive network of bike lanes. The park above is Parc Diagonal Mar, designed by EMBT.  The sun-drenched MACBA, designed by Richard Meier, made for a couple of hours of focused sketching and analysis - cool and air-conditioned after the bike ride.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, by Richard Meier

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