The Pagoda | Miguel Fisac
Laboratorios Jorba is commonly referred to as the Pagoda because its rotating floors create a shape reminiscent of tiered eaves found in traditional pagodas. Built by Spanish architect Miguel Fisac, the tower stood on the outskirts of Madrid between 1968 and 1999. The Pagoda was a strong example of Fisac?s playfulness and skill as an architect, and a master of concrete.
Courtesy of El Pais
Miguel Fisac is recognized as the leader of modern architecture in Spain in the second half of the 20th century. His work spans six decades and includes the construction of over 300 works in that time. Fisac is also credited with projects in many other design fields such as industrial design, furniture design, urban planning, and painting, but is most well known for his innovative buildings and his fascination with concrete.
In the 1950s Fisac produced an incredible amount of prolific work and also began his relationship with concrete. This relationship informed many of his most recognizable buildings, including the Pagoda. He embraced the material?s flexibility and saw it as the modern material to partner with his designs.
Photography: Urban Idades
Fisac played with modular concrete pieces early on, which led him to develop the post-stressed hollow concrete beams for which he is most well known. These beams are reminiscent of bone structures and appear often in his work of that time period. Later in his career, Fisac experimented with the materiality of concrete formworks, resulting in ...
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