SANAA, Snøhetta, Chipperfield among architects shortlisted for Barcelona Liceu Mar cultural hub

Five teams are moving on to the final stage of the international competition for Liceu Mar, a new cultural venue planned at Barcelona’s waterfront. 

Promoted by the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Port of Barcelona, the project envisions a second home for the historic opera institution while reconnecting the city with the waterfront at Moll d’Espanya.

The finalist teams are:

• Team 1: UTE SANAA  + CFA 
  SANAA Jimusho Ltd
  CAMPS FELIP ARQUITECTURA SLP
• Team 2: UTE  BATLLE ROIG  SLP - SNØHETTA OSLO 
  BATLLE ROIG  SLP
  SNØHETTA OSLO
• Team 3: UTE BAROZZI VEIGA + MAIO + BURGOS GARRIDO  
  Estudio Barozzi Veiga SLP
  Maio Archietect SLP
  Burgos y Garrido Arquitectos SLP                
• Team 4: UTE SOU FUJIMOTO + GRAS + ALDAYJOVER  
  Sou Fujimoto architects inc  
  GRAS Reynés arquitectos 
  Alday jover arquitectos SLP                 
• Team 5: UTE DECAS_b720_CeC
  DECAS David Chipperfield Architects Santiago De Compostela SLU
  b720 Arquitectura SLP 
  CREUSeCARRASCO arquitectos SLP

Selected from 55 international entries, the finalists will now develop architectural and urban proposals for the site. 

Beyond a new performance space, the initiative aims to reshape the edge of Port Vell, turning the port into a new cultural meeting point between the city and the sea.