1992 – Torre de Communicació de Collserola, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Foster & Partners
Built for the Barcelona Olympics, this tower by Norman Foster & Partners was a competition winning entry to centralise the communications equipment which was spread all over the mountaintop. The tower is 205 metres high and anchored to the ground via pre-tensioned cables. It has thirteen platforms containing equipment – curved triangles in plan.
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Clerkin, Paul (2009, December 4). *1992 – Torre de Communicació de Collserola, Barcelona, Spain*. Archiseek.com. https://www.archiseek.com/1992-torre-de-communicacio-de-collserola-barcelona/ (Updated 2026, January 7)
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Clerkin, Paul. "1992 – Torre de Communicació de Collserola, Barcelona, Spain." *Archiseek.com*, 4 Dec. 2009, https://www.archiseek.com/1992-torre-de-communicacio-de-collserola-barcelona/. Updated 7 Jan. 2026.
Published December 4, 2009 | Last Updated January 7, 2026
