Whether you are architecture firm, a professor with his students or an urban design consultancy, Barcelona is the perfect destination for your upcoming study trip!

You can book the architecture journey for 1 to 4 days. Our travel program serves as a starting point, that can be seamlessly adapted to your specific preferences. Contact us! - We look forward to organizing your architecture trip with you.

Trip to Barcelona

For Professionals

Highlights

1. Vila La Ricarda - a Masterpiece of Catalan Rationalism.
2. Superblock Barcelona: Get to know the urban model.
3. The most beautiful library in the world: La Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez.
4. Award-winning projects:
Caracol + Theater Sala Beckett.
5. Network with local architects.
6. Lectures about the urban development of Barcelona.
7. Walking tours guided by local architects.
8. Culinary delights + inspiring coffee breaks!

  • * Pick up at the airport with a private bus

    LUNCH: Picknick at the beach

    Iconic Residential Buildings
    * Vila La Ricarda - Casa Gomis / Antoni Bonet Castellana
    * Walden 7 / Ricardo Bofill
    * Building Caracol / Estudio Herreros + MIM-A

    * Transfer to the hotel

    DINNER: In the old town

  • Catalan Manchester
    *     Introductory lecture about the urban development of Barcelona
    *     Architecture tour in the innovation district 22@ (Poblenou), which includes:

    • Museu del Disseny de Barcelona / MBM arquitectes

    • Mercat Els Encants / b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos

    • Torre Agbar / Ateliers Jean Nouvel

    • Edifici d'Oficines CMT / Battle i Roig Arquitectura

    • Edifici Media-TIC / Enric Ruiz-Geli

    • Museu Can Framis / BAAS arquitectura

    • Theater Sala Beckett / Flores i Prats Arquitectes

    LUNCH: In the district Poblenou

    Superblock Barcelona
    * Introduction in the urban planning concept for the city of the future
    * Plaça Glòries
    *     Superblock Poblenou

    DINNER: At the beach

  • Architecture for the Book: Award-winning libraries
    * Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez / SUMA Arquitectura
    * Biblioteca de la UPF en el Depósito de las Aguas / Clotet i Parico
    * Biblioteca Sant Gervasi Joan Maragall / BCQ Arquitectura

    LUNCH: In the district Sant Antoni

    Transformation of the Old Town: Interventions in the Historic City Center
    * Superblock Sant Antoni
    * Architecture tour in the Ciutat Vella, which includes:

    • MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani / Richard Meier

    • CCCB Centre de Cultura Contemporània / Helio Piñón + Albert Viaplana

    • Rambla del Raval / Jaume Artigues i Vidal, Pere Cabrera + Albert Ribó

    • Mercat de Santa Caterina / Enric Miralles + Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT)

    • Fossar de las Moreres / Carme Fiol i Costa

    • El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria / Josep Fontserè i Mestre, Enric Sòria i Badia, Rafael de Cáceres Zurita

    DINNER: In the district El Borne

  • Gaudi in Context: Architecture and Urban Planning at the Turn of the Century
    * Introduction into the playful and ckecky Modernisme
    * Casa Batló
    * Sagrada Familia

    LUNCH: In the district Eixample

    Promenade Architecture: Icons of Modernism and Catalan Art Nouveau

    • El Pavelló Alemany de Barcelona / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe + Lilly Reich

    • CaixaForum Barcelona / Josep Puig i Cadafalch + Arata Isozaki

    • Fundació Joan Miró / Josep Lluís Sert

    Departure and transfer to the airport or dinner in the city

  • This journey can be booked as a corporate trip for 4 people or more on your desired date. You will be accompanied by local experienced architects. Of course, we can adapt the duration and content of your corporate trip to your specific preferences.

  • Our guides speak German, Swiss-German, English, Spanish or Catalan.

  • The price depends on the size of the group and the selected program items. Please get in touch with us. We advise you personally and support your with your tailored architecture trip.
    contact@urbanvsior.com
    +34 622 422 333

  • Our aim is to give a compact and comprehensive overview of Barcelona's architectural diversity, providing valuable insights into the context that has shaped the city's built environment and outdoor spaces, share our network of local architects, and to inspire you for your next projects.

Interior of a cafe or store with a large black and white portrait of an elderly man wearing glasses. Green structural elements and a green door labeled 'SECRETARIA' are visible, along with hanging pendant lights and shelves with jars.
Modern building with glass walls, wooden accents, and a wide staircase outside. Several trees line the sidewalk in front of the building, casting shadows. A person is sitting on the steps, and others are visible through the glass.
Two women smiling and posing together in a multi-story apartment building courtyard.

Get in touch

To book a tour and receive information about the architecture trip to Barcelona, please contact us.
contact@urbanvisor.com / +34 660 993 745

Happy Clients

BDA Germany, ETH Zürich, Open House Zürich and Basel, USM, World Architects, Burckhardt + Partner, Pool Architects

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