CarmePinosAnArchitectureofOverlay

Lyricalandevocativeinbothconceptandform，theworkofCatalanarchitectCarmePinósisnotableforitsuncompromisingembodimentofthephysical，historic，andmetaphoricqualitiesofitssites.Pinósexploresthelandscapepersonally，drawingfromitavocabularyofforms--lines，planes，curves，arches，containers--andanoftengeometricgrammarofassembly.Hermaterials--earth，concrete，steel，wood--aredeployedwithsensitivitytotheexigenciesofstructure，unitingincompositionsthatareatoncedelicateandaestheticallydominant.FirstincollaborationwitharchitectEnricMirallesandsince1991asprincipalofherownfirm，Pinóshasdevelopedanarchitectureofeloquenceandstrengththatisattentivetotheidentityoftheplaceandtotheexperienceoftheindividualvisitororinhabitant.Acomprehensivepresentationofthearchitect'soeuvre，CarmePinós：AnArchitectureofOverlayfeaturestwenty-oneprojects，builtandunbuilt，inphotographs，models，andPinós'suniquelyintricatedrawings.AmongthedesignsaretheenormousJVCCultural&BusinessCenterandthePuertodeHierroofficebuilding，bothinGuadalajara，Mexico;LaSerraHighSchoolinLérida;awaterfrontpromenadeinHavana;single-familyandcommunityhousing;andnumeroussportsandrecreationalfacilitiesthroughoutSpain.Contemplativeyetcutting-edgeconsiderationsofthedualitiesinherentinarchitecture--natureandculture，historyandmodernity，standardizationandvariety，intellectandemotion，reasonandintuition，timeandtimelessness--theseworksemphasizeinequaldegreestheformalandthefunctional，thenaturalandthehuman-made.