Roberto López

Wagon 4, seat 17A

Good luck in Il’Duomo. Woke up in Lugano, a beautiful city with one of the most amazing landscapes i’ve ever seen. This day was the day we met Mario Botta! Everyone was sharp at 8:30 ready to go because we didn’t want to be late. Mario did stay with us for some time and greetedContinueContinue reading “Wagon 4, seat 17A”

Ginebra and Lugano

I probably won’t write much in this post because my day was composed of long hours in bus. What i can say properly though, is how amazing Swiss landscapes are! Probably the most beautiful places i’ve seen have been from beyond my bus seat through these hours going to Ginebra and then Lugano. We madeContinueContinue reading “Ginebra and Lugano”

Vezelay, Ronchamp, Belfort and good food.

Vézelay Cathedral Finally! Good food! Probably the thing i’ve been disappointed is the lack of good food in Paris. I mean, probably on a good budget, time, and luck, you might get to eat really good, but on my luck, my time and budget, i didn’t have that nice of an opportunity. Probably the firstContinueContinue reading “Vezelay, Ronchamp, Belfort and good food.”

The last of Paris!

Campos Elisios before the Louvre. Compared to the other French days, we had a cold day. And soon as we walked out of the hotel, it started raining. Obviously, because in my country the forecast is always wrong, i didn’t take a jacket with me, therefore i got wet and had to relay on aContinueContinue reading “The last of Paris!”

Paris and People; amazing yet complicated

Why? Well, France is amazing. Like every other European country is amazing; it’s architecture, the streets, the feeling of the Haussman language. There is something out here that bonds people in their context and you feel part of a whole. The worst thing about being here is the amount of tourism and people is exhausting.ContinueContinue reading “Paris and People; amazing yet complicated”

Crepès and the Tower!

This is Paris! la Deffence Another day, another country. This running thing has made our day really moved and our feet have got their share of kilometers. la Vyllete. As soon as we woke up we headed to La vyllete in bus. This park is 72 yards wide, and it’s masterplan was designed by BernardContinueContinue reading “Crepès and the Tower!”

Brujas, Amience, and Bonjour Paris!

We spent long hours in bus, yesterday, and they were exhausting. Yesterday we had really exhausting hours in bus, yet we got to see plenty of interesting places such as the amazing Amience Cathedral. Brujas’ Landscape. We left Brussels early in the morning to head down to a town called Brujas, still in Belgium. TheContinueContinue reading “Brujas, Amience, and Bonjour Paris!”

And this was the last of Brussels.

Yesterday was all about walking A LOT. Early in the morning we sat down at the lobby to speak about both London, it’s architects and the comparison to Brussels. As we spoke, we were presented to an architect named Florence Van Den Eden, who took us around Brussels to get to know some interesting newContinueContinue reading “And this was the last of Brussels.”

First day in Brusels!

Hello Belgium! Waking up early in the morning was really hard, but at the same time exciting to know that I was going to travel internationally by train. The first impression of the city was getting out of the station with a little bit of rain and cold weather. We were transported by bus toContinueContinue reading “First day in Brusels!”

Visiting Architect Firms

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Yesterday was about visiting architects’ firms and getting to know their studios. Our day started early as usual; breakfast at 7 am when the restaurant is opened and be the first at the self-service table. Grabbing sunglasses and our cameras, we started our way to Zaha Hadid’s London Gallery.ContinueContinue reading “Visiting Architect Firms”