- Forum Building
The Forum Building, designed by the Swiss architects Jaques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (
Herzog & de Meuron ), is considered by some to be an icon of the "New Barcelona".It is a triangular building measuring 180 meters on each side and 25 meters in height, located within the triangle formed by Diagonal Avenue,
Rambla de Prim and theRonda Litoral .It was the symbol of the controversial
2004 Universal Forum of Cultures and the serious flaws that arose during its construction were widely covered in both the Spanish national and foreign press [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,2763,1280539,00.html Architectural Flaws] , The Guardian.] . The edifice has become a political bone of contention, with the opposition parties in both Barcelona Council and the Parliament of Catalonia demanding to know why it cost so much (of the order of US $144 m).The building has an auditorium with a
seating capacity of 3,200 and an exhibition hall covering nearly 5,000 square meters.ee also
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Herzog & de Meuron
*2004 Universal Forum of Cultures References
External links
* [http://media.barcelona2004.org/en/view_manager.html?root=2594,2595,2597,54 Photos of Forum Building]
* [http://galeria.elarq.com/main.php?g2_itemId=48927 Architecture Gallery]
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