1992
Architecture of Spain
Barcelona
Catalunya
communication towers
Foster + Partners
Random Building
1994 – El Corte Inglés, Barcelona
1992 – Torre de Communicació de Collserola, Barcelona
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.
Published December 4, 2009 | Last Updated July 13, 2010
