Today, the three founders of Spanish firm RCR Arquitectes joined the ranks of I.M. Pei, FAIA, Frank Gehry, FAIA, Robert Venturi, FAIA, Renzo Piano, Hon. FAIA, Zaha Hadid, and most recently, Alejandro Aravena, as recipients of the world’s highest honor given to architects: the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Bestowed annually, this award was established in 1979 to recognize the significance of a single architect’s or collaborating architects’ built portfolio. RCR Arquitectes, founded in 1988, has completed dozens of cultural, educational, library, and community projects, concentrated in the firm’s native country and in France, and the ten examples below illustrate the firm’s range in typology.
Tossols-Basil Athletics Track (2000) in Girona, Spain
Hisao Suzuki
Sant Antoni–Joan Oliver Library (2007) in Barcelona
Hisao Suzuki
Bell-Lloc Winery (2007) in Palamós, Spain
Hisao Suzuki
Barberí Laboratory (2008) in Olot, Spain
Courtesy Hisao Suzuki
El Petit Comte Kindergarten (with J. Puigcorbé, 2010) in Olot, Spain
Hisao Suzuki
Les Cols Restaurant Marquee (2011) in Olot, Spain
Courtesy Hisao Suzuki
La Lira Theater Public Open Space (with J. Puigcorbé, 2011) in Ripoll, Spain
Hisao Suzuki
Row House (2012) in Girona, Spain
Hisao Suzuki
La Cuisine Art Center (2014) in Nègrepelisse, France
Courtesy Hisao Suzuki
Soulages Museum (with G. Trégouët, 2014) in Rodez, France
View RCR Arquitectes’ portfolio in ARCHITECT’s Project Gallery.
