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Category Archives: Cityscapes

Media-TIC

“A building is alive, like a man. Its integrity is to follow its own truth, its one single theme, and to serve its own single purpose.”

Posted byIoanaJuly 4, 2020July 4, 2020Posted inBarcelona, CityscapesTags:22@, Barcelona, Cloud 9 architects, complex design, contemporary architecture, La Pedrera digital, Media-TIC, parametric design, Poblenou1 Comment on Media-TIC

Diagonal ZeroZero

This emblematic pattern, a landmark of the Forum area in Barcelona, is actually part of the structure of the 110-metre-tall tower.

Posted byIoanaMay 23, 2020May 24, 2020Posted inArchitextures, CityscapesTags:contemporary architecture Barcelona, diagonal, Diagonal Zero Zero, EMBA, high-tech architecture Barcelona, photography, steel and glass architecture, sunset, Torre Telefonica2 Comments on Diagonal ZeroZero

W

A giant sky mirror, the sail-shaped W hotel has an ever-changing look, depending on the light of the day.

Posted byIoanaMay 17, 2020May 17, 2020Posted inArchitextures, CityscapesTags:Architextures, Barcelona, contemporary architecture, El Rompeolas, glass, Nou Passeig del Trencaones, reflection, Ricardo Bofill, sail shape, sunset, W1 Comment on W

The Futuristic Concert Hall of Porto

The only concert hall in the world with two walls made entirely of glass, the concert hall of Porto casts the city in a new light.

Posted byIoanaMarch 9, 2020March 9, 2020Posted inCityscapes, PortoTags:architecture, azulejos, Casa da musica, ceramic, concert hall, concrete, contemporary, glass, identity, music, polyhedron, Porto, Portugal, Rem Koolhaas2 Comments on The Futuristic Concert Hall of Porto

Istanbul. Random memories and soul topographies

My Istanbul journey started with no map, no visiting list and no plans at all. Here’s how it turned to be like.

Posted byIoanaFebruary 19, 2020July 11, 2020Posted inCityscapesTags:bookstore, city, cityscape, culture, discover, Galata, Istanbul, Istiklal, lifestyle, mosque, Robinson Crusoe, SALT, travel

My Barcelona

In most places I’ve lived across Europe, I’ve moved after a few months, two years max. But Barcelona, after almost three years since I am calling this city home – well Barcelona is still fascinating me.

Posted byIoanaFebruary 10, 2020September 24, 2020Posted inCityscapesTags:architecture, Barcelona, city, city life, experience, food, lifestyle, local, people, photography4 Comments on My Barcelona

The Lisbon Blues

With cities, it’s like with relationships. You see it for the first time, you like it, you want to know more about it. The spark bursts, and you move in, you start to get along, you get accustomed to new habits. Eventually, you wear each other out, and you move on.

Posted byIoanaJanuary 21, 2020January 22, 2020Posted inCityscapes, LisbonTags:lifestyle, Lisbon, memories

Mooi Amsterdam

The colder the weather outside, the warmer and more welcoming feels this bohemian city filled with great architecture, art and some of the best eateries I’ve ever tried across Europe.

Posted byIoanaNovember 14, 2019January 29, 2020Posted inCityscapesTags:Amsterdam, architecture, canals, design, food, gezellig, mooi, Moooi, PrinsengrachtLeave a comment on Mooi Amsterdam

Barcelona. Museu Blau

A triangular mass of dark-blue concrete split in places to reveal reflective glass planes, Museu Blau is a presence hard to ignore.

Posted byIoanaSeptember 29, 2019December 13, 2020Posted inCityscapesTags:architecture, Barcelona, contemporary architecture, Herzog & de Meuron, Museu Blau, Patterns of Barcelona, photography, reflection2 Comments on Barcelona. Museu Blau

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About Travel in Patterns

Hi, I am Ioana, and I like to travel while working remotely. Sometimes I travel for short term, sometimes I stop and live in a new city for a while, getting to know new languages and local habits.

Over the years, I have called ‘home’ several cities across Europe including Lisbon, Bilbao, Amsterdam and Milan, until I fell in love in Barcelona, where I am based now. I have a twelve-years background in architecture, practicing it and writing about it, and I like to capture nice stories, patterns and colours around me. And to live by the sea.

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