Sacyr's Blog

Architect Frank Gehry's creations will go down in history for their curvilinear shapes. Such is the case with the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. We explore the life and work of one of the world's most influential architects.

From the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804 to an iconic celebration during the liberation of Paris from German forces in 1944. These are some of the events that have taken place in Notre-Dame de Paris, the first Gothic cathedral known to have used iron in its construction.

A futuristic structure in the shape of an asymmetrical star that appears to be floating on a lake. This is what the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum in southwest China is expected to look like. We analyse the details of this megastructure, equipped with photovoltaic panels and a system designed to prevent flooding.

If Mariam Kamara is clear about one thing, it is that buildings should not be defined by Westerners alone. This is why, from her own studio, she designs sustainable structures that seek to pay tribute to traditional African architecture.