MBM ARQUITECTES is an architecture and urban design Spanish firm founded in 1951, and named from the initials of the last names of the three founders partners Josep Martorell , Oriol Bohigas and David Mackay . Since 2000 the firm incorporates two young architects: Oriol Capdevila and Francesc Gual, who join the firm. All of them are Spanish and Mackay, who died in November 2014, was English-Irish.
15-465: MBM may refer to: Businesses and organisations [ edit ] MBM (architecture firm) , a Spanish company Meadowbrook Meat Company, a subsidiary of McLane Company McKee-Berger-Mansueto , an American construction company MBM scandal M.B.M. Engineering College , in Jodhpur, India Sports [ edit ] MBM (automobile) ,
30-510: A Swiss Formula One racing car MBM Motorsports , an American stock car racing team Other uses [ edit ] MBM (file format) , a container for a set of bitmap images Maayong Buntag Mindanao , the regional morning show of ABS-CBN Davao in the Philippines Master of Business and Management , a postgraduate degree Mambalam railway station , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, station code MBM Meat and bone meal ,
45-476: A product of the rendering industry Meat Beat Manifesto , a British electronic music group Miri City Council ( Majlis Bandaraya Miri ), a city council in Sarawak, Malaysia Mbama language , ISO 639-3 language code mbm See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing MBM Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
60-543: A special emphasis on condominium projects, often in formerly non-residential structures. In the United States, efforts to revitalise urban areas often involve ideas of downtown / city centre as an art and cultural hub or arts district , somewhat akin to Richard Florida 's concept of making the urban core friendly to the Creative Class . City leaders may promote events such as First Friday art walks and
75-803: A worldwide reputation the firm. MBM did design work for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 including on the city's masterplan. The firm designed the Vila Olímpica, the Olympic Park (Parc del Litoral) and the Olympic Port. Their urban plan expanded the number of public spaces and cultural buildings and integrated the works of other major architects including Norman Foster and Richard Meier that helped achieve an " urban renaissance ". The firm showed 32 design projects that were never built at their 2003 Lost Architectures exhibit at
90-622: The RIAI’s architecture centre in Dublin. The exhibit offered "a rare opportunity to reflect on the reasons, the trends, and the architectural culture of the time." In a comparison to Le Corbusier's speech when he received the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in London in 1953 and "spoke of his failures", Mackay said, "Now, after 50 years of architecture, we are guilty of the crime of being on
105-446: The city, assisted by gentrification . The most common re-development is mixed use, with flats, townhouse and offices, often with public art and high-quality streetscapes. Derelict but attractive historical buildings have been converted into residential or commercial premises with generous grants or tax relief. Many American cities have seen at least a modest bounce in interest in core cities and older neighborhoods in recent years with
120-509: The construction of convention centers and theatres in order to attract visitors who live in suburbs. The word 'renaissance' was used by some cities in the USA in a similar period. For example, the city of Rochester, New York introduced Rochester 2010 - The Renaissance Plan in April 1999. In a 2008 report, Policy Exchange argued that regeneration policies in general were of little use, saying
135-441: The contents of the city's former textile museum, "which was controversially closed" in 2006. but now under construction. Urban renaissance Urban renaissance was a policy aim for England introduced from 1999 to address urban decline , and may also refer to the subsequent period of repopulation and regeneration of many British cities, following a period of widespread inner city urban decay and suburbanisation during
150-448: The inescapable issue was that northern English towns which had "enjoyed the conditions for creating wealth in the coal-powered 19th-century are often poorly positioned today" which meant they would necessarily have to accept lower wages to attract economic opportunities. The report recommended that residents move to London and south east England instead, and thus that the government should focus its home-building efforts there. The report
165-531: The lifting of some urban planning restrictions, as well as state incentives encouraging business and residents back into city centre areas. Redundant land, such as 17th and 18th-century canals and docks, railway yards and derelict industrial sites have often been the focus of regeneration ' urban renewal companies ' and regional development agencies . Large developments such as the London Docklands project have helped to encourage people back into
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#1732772154832180-669: The mid-20th century. Cities considered to have gone through an urban renaissance include Birmingham , Bristol , Cardiff , Glasgow , Leeds , Liverpool , Manchester , as well as parts of London . Urban renaissance has some similarities with the New Urbanism movement in North America. Urban renaissance deals with the negative impact of major factors driving change in urban areas such as technical revolution, ecological threat and social transformation. A number of initiatives were put in place, including tax incentives,
195-553: The scene too long. This has given us, too, the opportunity to accumulate many failures." MBM partner David Mackay oversaw a masterplan for the "Arc of Opportunity" at the Lower Lea Valley , part of 2 billion pound regeneration scheme for London in 2002. In 2008 the firm's so-called Stapler museum design for Barcelona was initially rejected The museum is to hold a collection furniture, lamps and utensils in Barcelona and
210-457: The title MBM . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MBM&oldid=1244984605 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages MBM (architecture firm) The firm
225-412: Was one of the only exponents of modernism under Francisco Franco and served as a launching pad for many Spanish architects. The team also wrote, edited, published and lectured, promoting a modernist take on regionalism and designed many schools, libraries, housing projects, offices buildings and churches. MBM did "pioneering" work in transforming Barcelona’s public spaces during the 1980s and earned
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