"How has the Catalan character influenced the country's architecture?", asks architect Joan Roig in front of a good twenty subscribers of ARA, members of the Club Prèmium, at the entrance of the exhibition "Seny i rauxa. Notícia de l’arquitectura catalana" (Sense and passion. News of Catalan architecture), which takes place at Disseny Hub Barcelona until the beginning of September. It is precisely the dichotomy "seny i rauxa" (sense and passion), prudence and passion, that defines Catalans, which also defines Catalan architecture, in the opinion of Joan Roig, curator of the exhibition, together with Victòria Garriga and Carme Ribas."Seny i rauxa. Notícia de l’arquitectura catalana" reviews the last 150 years of Catalan architecture, since the founding of the School of Architecture until today, through a wide variety of pieces, both architectural material – sketches, plans, models and photographs – and artistic and design works – paintings, sculptures and furniture – with an innovative approach that links the artistic and architectural legacy with expressive movements and social dynamics. All of this is not exhibited chronologically or by style. And what order does it have? Go see it! In addition, one of the attractions is that there is a lot of "unpublished" material, which was kept and is very difficult to show.

The curator and cultural researcher José Luis de Vicente (Granada, 1973) leaves the direction of the Barcelona Design Museum two and a half years after his appointment, according to the The Punt Avui and ARA has been able to confirm from municipal sources, which indicate that De Vicente is leaving the position "to undertake new professional challenges." According to the same sources, a competition is planned to replace him.

The curator and cultural researcher José Luis de Vicente (Granada, 1973) leaves the direction of the Barcelona Design Museum two and a half years after his appointment, according to the The Punt Avui and ARA has been able to confirm from municipal sources, which indicate that De Vicente is leaving the position "to pursue new professional challenges." According to the same sources, a competition is planned to replace him. "It's been two exciting years. We've done so many things and opened up many avenues. And now I have new projects and offers that I'm eager to tackle and that keep me between Barcelona and beyond," De Vicente explains to ARA. "I think that now, with the opening of the Parc des Glòries, the center has everything it needs to begin a new era of connecting with the city in new ways," he adds.

The prize-winning works of official competitions from more than a century ago can be very aggressive today. The first-class medal at the 1896 Barcelona Exhibition of Fine Arts and Artistic Industries was won by a luxurious centrepiece featuring the figure of an indigenous woman standing on fine stone rocks, holding one of Columbus's caravels. When it was awarded the prize, Barcelona City Council immediately bought it. Cuba and the Philippines were two years away from becoming independent from Spain and slavery had been abolished. In any case, to exhibit this object today it is necessary to put it very well in context so that displaying it is not a racist gesture.