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Article: torre agbar el tótem de la Barcelona futurista.(diseño y construcción de edificio)(TT: Agbar Tower: a landmark in futurist Barcelona.)(TA: design and construction of building)(Artículo Breve)

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April 29, 2001
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Poco ha tardado la Barcelona del nuevo siglo en incorporar a su crónica un capítulo duradero, pues suma impacto y una ligera dosis de polémica. En el año 2003 debe estar concluida la Torre Agbar, un edificio de 142 metros de altura con 39 plantas, 35 de ellas sobre rasante, que será la sede social del Grupo Aguas de Barcelona.

Este edificio singular dominará con su volumen y reflejos la panorámica de una ciudad cuyo perfil contará en breve con varios rascacielos más.

Hay que esperar dos años para comprobar su efecto real, a partir del trabajo del arquitecto Jean Nouvel y el Estudio b270, sobre la masa urbana de este equilibrado y regular ...

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