Arquitecturas Bis was a Spanish bimonthly architecture magazine which was published in Barcelona, Spain, between 1974 and 1985. Its subtitle was información gráfica de actualidad (Spanish: current graphic information).[1]

Arquitecturas Bis
Editor-in-chiefRosa Regàs
CategoriesArchitecture magazine
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherLa Gaya Ciencia
FounderRosa Regàs
Oriol Bohigas
Enric Satué
Founded1974
Final issue1985
CountrySpain
Based inBarcelona
LanguageSpanish
ISSN0213-1692

History and profile

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Arquitecturas Bis was launched in Barcelona in 1974.[2][3] The founders were writer Rosa Regàs, architect Oriol Bohigas and graphic designer Enric Satué.[4] Regàs also served as the editor-in-chief and was the owner of La Gaya Ciencia, the publisher of the magazine.[2] Arquitecturas Bis appeared on a bimonthly basis[1] and had a layout of 230x395 mm.[3]

The magazine editors were mostly Catalans who included Federico Correa, Lluís Domènech, Rafael Moneo, Helio Piñón, Manuel de Solà-Morales and Tomás Llorens.[5] Luis Peña Ganchegui later became a member of the editorial board.[4] In 1977 Fernando Villavecchia began to work for the magazine as the secretary of the editorial board.[4] It contained news, notes, theoretical writings, historical essays, criticism and books reviews.[4] Arquitecturas Bis focused on architecture-related topics, but also featured articles dealing with the question of aesthetic in a critical manner.[2]

The magazine collaborated with Oppositions, a New York-based architecture magazine.[6] The same writers published articles in both titles which frequently cited each other.[6]

The magazine folded in 1985 after producing a total of 32 single and 10 doubles issues.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arquitecturas bis información gráfica de actualidad" (in Spanish). Dialnet. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Arquitecturas Bis". Digitalia. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Joaquim Moreno (2011). “Arquitecturas Bis” (1974–1985): From Publication to Public Action (PhD thesis). Princeton University. pp. 10, 82. ISBN 978-1-124-48892-9. ProQuest 854862506.
  4. ^ a b c d e Alejandro Valdivieso Royo (2017). "Rafael Moneo's writings for 'Arquitecturas Bis' (1974-1985). The figure of the architect: Gregotti & Rossi (1974)". REIA, Revista Europea de Investigación en Arquitectura (7–8): 277–295. ISSN 2340-9851.
  5. ^ "The Epistemological Condition of the Magazine: Arquitecturas Bis and its Editorial Board (1974-1985)". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b Beatriz Colomina; Lauren Kogod (August 1996). "At home with parents". Assemblage. 30: 108. doi:10.2307/3171460. JSTOR 3171460.