'Parlour Gardens. Dreams from the Rooftop' Exhibition
14 October 2026 – 14 December 2026 · 10:00
Palau del Marquès d'Alfarràs, Montbau, Horta-Guinardó
The exhibition reinterprets the idea of the domestic garden through fifteen ceramic models conceived both as design pieces and as living planters. It brings together a historic piece created in 1926 by the architect Nicolau M. Rubió i Tudurí, the ceramicist Josep Llorens Artigas and the French Fauvist painter Raoul Dufy, together with fourteen new creations by internationally renowned architects and landscape architects. The authors, from the world's five Mediterranean-climate regions —California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean basin—, were invited to create an original garden model in 3D-printed ceramics. Each participant has proposed a roof garden measuring 45×45×25 cm, including the design of the ceramic container and the planting scheme. The visit becomes a narrative about how contemporary urban gardening draws inspiration from diverse global climates while facing today's challenges of sustainability, resilience and climate adaptation. The result is a walk that connects shapes, materials and plants with the place where they can thrive, and that brings the tradition and future of domestic greenery into dialogue. Each model is made of glazed ceramic,…
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 2 November 2026