RCR Arquitectes is a Catalan architecture practice founded in Olot, Spain, by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, who grew up in the town and graduated together from the Vallès School of Architecture in 1987. The practice is known for its frequent use of weathering steel. In 2017 the three received the Pritzker Prize, the first time three architects shared it, though they were then less known than the other finalists.
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The Sant Antoni-Joan Oliver Library in Barcelona (2007) is one of their works in the city. The Soulages Museum in Rodez, France (2014) came from a competition the practice won in 2007. De Krook in Ghent, Belgium (2017), a public library and media centre designed with the local firm Coussée & Goris, takes its name from the bend of the river Scheldt that wraps around its site. RCR's buildings are studied for the way a single material and a careful reading of the ground can carry a whole design.
Tossols-Basil Athletics Track2000 · Olot
La Lira Theatre Public Space2011 · Ripoll
Soulages Museum2014 · Rodez
Sant Antoni-Joan Oliver Library2007 · Barcelona
Crematorium Hofheide2014 · Holsbeek
De Krook2017 · Ghent