https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/3288 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15882 Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15882-miess-barcelona-pavilion-re-built-in-carbon-saving-wood Mies-Barcelona-1.jpg Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, built for that city’s 1929 International Exhibition and rebuilt in the 1980s, features a new installation including a new stage and outlook made only of cross-laminated timber. Photo © Adrià Goula Mies-Barcelona-2.webp The recent installation that both mimics and adjoins Mies’s masterwork is made entirely of cross-laminated timber (CLT), sourced from Galician forests. Photo © Adrià Goula Mies-Barcelona-3.webp The installation reinterprets the pavilion’s onyx wall in CLT panels. Photo © Adrià Goula Mies-Barcelona-4.webp CLT stairs take visitors to an overlook where they can view the pavilion from a new perspective. Photo © Adrià Goula Mies-Barcelona-5.webp The CLT overlook from ground level. Photo © Adrià Goula Mies-Barcelona-6.webp View of the CLT-constructed stage in the Mies-designed reflecting pool. Photo © Adrià Goula Mies-Barcelona-8.webp CLT-constructed pathway atop the pavilion amongst the trees. Photo © Adrià Goula Mies-Barcelona-9.webp Original Mies facade contrasts with the timber installation deck. Photo © Adrià Goula