Mateo Arquitectura

On 27 and 28 October, Open House offers a chance to discover, appreciate and gain a fuller knowledge of Barcelona’s architecture, by opening the doors of over 150 buildings. more »

Square in front of the church of Ullastret

Josep Lluís Mateo is taking part in the exhibition organized by the Catalonia and Balearic Islands Pavilion as part of the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale. “Vogadors”, or “Rowers”, presents nine works by young architects that place functionality before empty aesthetics, comparing them with works by prestigious architects to show that the style of a characteristic architecture is in fact a tradition. more »

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Headquarters of the new Film Theatre of Catalonia in the Raval district of Barcelona
First prize, public competition 2004

<< About the form… The ruins mark the structure of the buildings. The Roman forum formalizes the plane of foundations and drains.
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Josep Lluís Mateo hands over the finished building of the new Film Theatre of Catalonia, situated in the Raval district of Barcelona.

The month of April 2011 sees the handover of the facility, designed by Josep Lluís Mateo, the new home of the Film Theatre of Catalonia, more »

New Film Theatre of Catalonia from Josep Lluís Mateo on Vimeo

Video: Jonathan Guillén

New building for the Cinematheque of Catalunya (Archives, Library and Cinema Halls) in the Raval, Barcelona.

First Prize. Restricted competition 2004

<<The new building will stand in the Raval, one of the most run-down parts of Barcelona’s historic centre and currently the object of an energetic policy of demolition and new run-of-the-mill construction.

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“Filmoteca de Catalunya” at the National Glyptotheque in Athens, Greece.
May 20 – August 29, 2010

The exhibition compiles the most relevant examples of contemporary Spanish architecture.
Mateo Arquitectura includes a model and graphic material of the new Film Theatre in Barcelona, which is now under construction.

Filmoteca de Catalunya from Josep Lluis Mateo on Vimeo.
Video: Tiago Camara

Under construction: “Filmoteca de Catalunya”