RCR Arquitectes
{{Infobox company
| name = RCR Arquitectes
| image = BIBLIOTECA RCR.jpg
| image_caption = Public Library in Barcelona, designed by RCR
| founded = 1988
| founders = Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta
| hq_location_city = Olot, Catalonia,Spain
| key_people = Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta
| website = {{URL|https://www.rcrarquitectes.es/}}
}}
RCR Arquitectes is a Spanish architecture firm consisting of principals and co-founders Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/arts/design/3-win-the-pritzker-long-a-prize-for-starchitects.html|title=3 Win the Pritzker, Long a Prize for Starchitects|last=Pogrebin|first=Robin|date=2017-03-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-02|issn=0362-4331}} The trio were the 2017 recipients of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture.{{cite news |last=Stott |first=Rory |date=1 March 2017 |title=Who Are RCR Arquitectes? 9 Things to Know About the New Pritzker Prize Winners |url=http://www.archdaily.com/806234/who-are-rcr-arquitectes-9-things-to-know-about-the-new-pritzker-prize-winners | work=archdaily.com |access-date=1 March 2017}} While the firm had won many awards before the Pritzker, they were relatively unknown compared to other finalists.
History
The firm was founded in Olot, Spain in 1988.
Style
The firm is known for its frequent use of weathering steel in its projects.{{examples needed|date=December 2017}}
Selected projects
The firm designed the imposing {{ill|Musée Soulages|fr}} in Rodez, France, after winning a 2007 competition.{{cite news |last=Curtis |first=William |date=1 September 2014 |title=Dark Matter: Musée Soulages in Rodez by RCR Arquitectes |url=https://www.architectural-review.com/today/dark-matter-muse-soulages-in-rodez-by-rcr-arquitectes/8668812.article | work=architectural-review.com |access-date=1 March 2017}}
- De Krook, the central public library and media center in Ghent, Belgium, designed in collaboration with local firm Coussée & Goris and opened in 2017.
- Celler Peralada, the first winery in Europe to receive the golden LEED certificate for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.{{cite news |last=Perelada|date=11 May 2022 |title=DE Perelada öffnet nachhaltige Kellerei in der DO Empordà für Besucher |url=https://magazin.wein.plus/news/perelada-oeffnet-nachhaltige-kellerei-in-der-do-emporda-fuer-besucher-neues-gebaeude-soll-massstaebe-bei-oeko-design-und-energie-effizienz-setzen|access-date=18 May 2022}}
References
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Category:Companies based in Catalonia
Category:Architecture firms of Spain
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