Esplanade & Solar Panels

by Elías Torres Architects / José Antonio Martínez Lapeña /

Design: José Antonio Martínez Lapeña & Elías Torres Architects
Project: Esplanade with Solar Panels / Forum 2004
Location: Diagonal Mar / Forum / Barcelona / Spain
Construction: 2004
Area: 5600 m²

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Project Location: Barcelona / Spain /
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Typology: Infrastructure /
Built: 2004 /
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Published on October 7, 2009

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