The World Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA), held at the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB), was supported by a team of 30 volunteers, organised by the Fundació COAC. The group provided support throughout the three days of the Congress, a total of 30 hours of continuous activity.The volunteer team brought together people aged between 20 and 69, […]
The Fundació COAC revives the legacy of the volunteering programme that accompanied the UIA World Congress of Architects held in Barcelona in 1996, bringing it forward to the 2026 edition, which begins today.This year’s volunteering programme arrives at a particularly significant moment: the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2026 the International Year of Volunteering for Sustainable Development (IVY 2026), […]
Sandra Bestraten i Castells has taken office as President of the Fundació COAC, after winning the elections for Dean of the Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC), held on 20 and 21 May, a role to which the presidency of the Foundation is attached. Bestraten thus becomes the entity’s most senior representative for the coming years, with the challenge of continuing […]
Barcelona paid tribute to the architect Oriol Bohigas (1925-2021) with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at number 71 Carrer de Casanova, the building where he was born and lived until the 1960s. The event, held on Saturday at midday and chaired by the councillor for Eixample and third deputy mayor, Jordi Valls, brought together the architect’s family and representatives […]
The Fundació COAC has resolved the 2026 Cooperation Grants call and has selected five projects related to architecture and urbanism. This is the first edition in which the management of these grants falls directly to the Foundation, which administers the budget approved by the Governing Board of the Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC). This year applications were received totalling €111,966, […]
Fabricate 2027 has opened its call for submissions for the edition taking place on 14 and 15 May 2027 at the Barcelona headquarters of the Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC). The call is open to innovative projects from both research and industry wishing to be part of this international event.Call deadline: 13 July 2026, 00:00 (midnight BST).Please check the submission […]
The AIA New York, in collaboration with the Fundació COAC and the support of Ajuntament de Barcelona, hosted the BarcelonaNOW conference on 22 April at the NYU Espacio de Culturas. More than a dozen architects and urban planners presented projects and proposals for the city of Barcelona, focusing on three specific challenges: neighbourhood regeneration, the revitalisation of industrial heritage, and […]
The Fundació COAC has opened the call for applications for grants for local and international development cooperation projects related to architecture and urbanism. Associations, NGOs, foundations and other not-for-profit entities working in the field of international and/or local development cooperation may apply for these grants, provided they have architects among their collaborators, whether as employees, volunteers or under a professional […]
L’Assemblea General Extraordinària del Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya aprova la constitució de la Fundació COAC. En la mateixa sessió es van ratificar els seus Estatuts, la composició del primer Patronat i una aportació inicial del COAC de 30.000 € com a dotació fundacional. La nova Fundació neix amb la voluntat de ser una eina per apropar l’arquitectura a la societat, […]