Last Thursday we had a class field trip to Murcia to visit Rafael Moneo's Town Hall building. It sits in juxtaposition to the town cathedral and was highly controversial at its opening in 1998. Our professor sent us without him to sketch and observe the plaza for ourselves. In this panorama you can see the two facing one another. I personally love the dichotomy between the two, I think they compliment one another perfectly! A group of six of us (Team Granada as we call ourselves) stayed the night in Murcia in order to get an early start on our trip to Granada while the rest of the class continued on their separate trips or headed back to Guardamar. Observing the city at night provided a whole new perspective. You can really feel the tension in the community’s priority when all of the older buildings are lit up at night and the façade of the City Hall is left dark. I was so glad that we were able to stay.
Cathedral on the Left, City Hall on the Right.
We also stumbled upon a series of Santiago Calitrava’s Rio Bridges which was a pleasant surprise. Now I can check more of his Bridges off my list!
Last Thursday we had a class field trip to Murcia to visit Rafael Moneo's Town Hall building. It sits in juxtaposition to the town cathedral and was highly controversial at its opening in 1998. Our professor sent us without him to sketch and observe the plaza for ourselves. In this panorama you can see the two facing one another. I personally love the dichotomy between the two, I think they compliment one another perfectly! A group of six of us (Team Granada as we call ourselves) stayed the night in Murcia in order to get an early start on our trip to Granada while the rest of the class continued on their separate trips or headed back to Guardamar. Observing the city at night provided a whole new perspective. You can really feel the tension in the community’s priority when all of the older buildings are lit up at night and the façade of the City Hall is left dark. I was so glad that we were able to stay.
Cathedral on the Left, City Hall on the Right.
We also stumbled upon a series of Santiago Calitrava’s Rio Bridges which was a pleasant surprise. Now I can check more of his Bridges off my list!
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