100: Cristina Gamboa (Lacol)

Cristina Gamboa is a co-founder of the Barcalona-based architecture cooperative Lacol.

"We are constantly fighting with budgets, and are often left with what is absolutely necessary – a “pure” architecture. […] When the manzanas [Cerda’s urban grid for Barcelona] were built without architects this lead to a homogeneity, or even genericness, that we are comfortable with, maybe because of its lack of a specific aesthetic narrative."

Episode References:

John Habraken – frameworks of mass support (placesjournal.org/article/reconsidering-housin…)

Lucien Kroll

Frei Otto

Francesc Rius – Coll De Portell Housing (architectuul.com/architecture/coll-de-portell-…)

Alfons Soldevila – Casa Mas Ram (archello.com/project/house-in-mas-ram)

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