S1E4 — Meritxell Inaraja

Meritxell Inaraja's practice has been based in Barcelona since 1995. She is a professor at the University of Girona and has taught at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona, ETSAV in Valles, and at universities where she has also given lectures and workshops.
In this episode of Materico Architecture podcast, Ludovica and Leonardo discuss with Meritxell Inaraja about the respectful touch that an architect shall have to pre-existence. She shares her personal approach to a renovation project that involves a piece of heritage. “Respect the past but think about the future” is her philosophy, always with a view to deriving a useful project for society, her first interest.

For her vision, an architect should play with all the sensations, feelings and meanings involved in art and make them functional for people and the community through the quality of spaces.

If you want to know more you can take a look at the studio website meritxellinaraja.com.