Photography 2026
XIV International Photography Workshop
From June, 26, to July, 11, 2026
Director: Hisao Suzuki
Teaching Team: Júlia de Balle, Flavio Coddou, Fumi Suzuki
Duration: 15 days
Teaching load Workshop: 115 hours
Open Program load: 6 hours
Level: Beginners / Advanced
Language: Spanish / English
Place: RCR Bunka Foundation Archives, Olot (Girona), Spain
Conditions
Places available: 24 places
Profile: The course targets people over 18 from any creative discipline.
Registration: It is necessary to fill out the form at Registration.
Registration fee: 50 euros (non-refundable).
Admission process: All those registered will take part.
Admission criteria: Assessment of CV portfolio.
Tuition fee: 850 euros.
Inclusions: The tuition fee includes the costs of the workshop program. The participant assumes the expenses related to travel, maintenance, and accommodation.
Method of payment: Through the Stripe platform.
Certificates of participation: Certificates issued by RCR.
Terms
Admission process by open call
First Call
Friday, December 19, 2025. Registrations open.
Thursday, February 5, 2026. Registration deadline.
Friday, February 6, 2026. Communication of admissions, waiting list and denials.
Friday, February 13, 2026. Tuition payment deadline.
Second Call
Friday, February 6, 2026. Registrations open.
Thursday, March 5, 2026. Registration deadline.
Friday, March 6, 2026. Communication of admissions, waiting list and denials.
Friday, March 13, 2026. Tuition payment deadline.
Third Call
Friday, March 6, 2026. Registrations open.
Thursday, April 9, 2026. Registration deadline.
Friday, April 10, 2026. Communication of admissions, waiting list and denials.
Friday, April 17, 2026. Tuition payment deadline.
Attention: Last call for participants who require a visa, as applications submitted less than one month before the trip will not be accepted.
Final Call – CANCELLED
Friday, April 11, 2026. Registrations open.
Thursday, May 7, 2026. Registration deadline.
Friday, May 8, 2026. Communication of admissions and denials.
Friday, May 15, 2026. Tuition payment deadline.
Friday, May 29, 2026. Cancellation Deadline.
XIV Workshop Internacional de Fotografia
Friday, June 26 , 2026: Start of the workshop.
Sunday, June 28, 2026: RCR Open Programa.
Saturday, July 11, 2026: End of the workshop.
Aim
The aim is to expand theoretical and practical knowledge about photography in the representation of space and architecture, starting from the approach to the work of RCR Arquitectes and the photography of Hisao Suzuki. The exercises combine reflection on the work process and its implementation from a conscious approach to space and everything that surrounds us, thus contributing to the awakening of the senses and stimulating the creation of communicative, adaptable images to the new digital formats and social media trends, and that make us experience, want to touch, listen and be in this place.
We will delve deeper into interdisciplinarity, integrating participants from the Photography workshop into the groups of the Architecture and Landscape workshop who will contribute to their projects the ability to communicate with suggestive images that transmit atmospheres and intentions.
Program
Creative Workshop. Group work in an exercise shared with the Architecture and Landscape Workshop to contribute to communicating a creative proposal suggestively and effectively through the production of photographs, putting the knowledge learned into practice. Joint visit to the project site.
Internal Program. Conferences on the camera and photography and editing and publishing, and specific to Audiovisual on audiovisual language, storytelling and editing: work workflow with Adobe Premiere Pro.
Reviews. Internal corrections with Hisao Suzuki and the teaching team. Reviews with RCR Arquitectes.
Gaudí Year. Lecture by Jordi Faulí, Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vilalta and Kazuyo Sejima at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
Excursion to RCR’s work. Guided visit to the Sant Antoni-Joan Oliver Library, Senior Centre and Cándida Pérez Gardens in Barcelona and to the public work by RCR Arquitectes in Olot, to analyse the critical aspects of the project.
Open Program. Thematic lecture series on sound and architecture, with music, exhibitions and an immersive experience.
Excursion to the work of RCR · Saturday, June 27, 2026 in the morning
As part of the Summer Workshop program, we will visit the RCR public works tat Tossols Basil area that include the Tossols Basil Bath Pavilion, the Tossols Basil Athletics Stadium and the Pedra Tosca Park, where the keys to the project will be analyzed. This visit is included in the RCR Summer Workshop 2026 Program.
Gaudí Year · Lecture · Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona · Saturday, June 27, 2026 in the afternoon
On the occasion of Barcelona’s designation as World Capital of Architecture 2026 and as part of the commemoration of the centenary of Antoni Gaudí’s death, the Basilica of the Sagrada Família hosted a conference bringing together four internationally renowned architects, all recipients of the Pritzker Architecture Prize: Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, founders of RCR arquitectes (2017 Pritzker Prize laureates), and Kazuyo Sejima, Japanese architect (2010 Pritzker Prize laureate).
The event opened with remarks by Juan Trias de Bes, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Sagrada Família Construction Board, and Dr. Jordi Faulí, Chief Architect of the Basilica. The gathering provided an opportunity to reflect on the dialogue between architectural heritage and contemporary architecture, in a setting as emblematic as the Sagrada Família, highlighting architecture as a form of cultural expression and a catalyst for social transformation.
- Date: Saturday, 27 June 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
- Venue: Central nave of the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona
- Organised by: Fundació Junta Constructora del Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
The conference formed part of a series of events organised by the Foundation to commemorate the centenary of Antoni Gaudí’s death and pay tribute to his architectural legacy.
RCR Open Program 2026 · Pati de l'Hospici / RCR La Vila · Sunday, June 28, 2026
The Experience of Space
The program proposes a multidisciplinary immersion focused on perceiving and experiencing space through lectures, music, audiovisual works, and immersive experiences.
The series of three lectures will feature Enric Palau, a musician closely linked to technology and experimental music; the Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, renowned for a delicate and radical architecture that explores the boundaries between space, nature, and human experience; and a Pecha Kucha session in which former members of the studio will share projects, processes, and ideas developed during their time at RCR arquitectes.
The audiovisual series Forest Matter VIII opens the Open Program and celebrates the poetic power of trees.
In the musical sphere, Thoughts Out Loud in Nature, with Victòria Vilalta, inaugurates the RCR La Vila “Clariana” space with a primal proposal in dialogue with the natural environment.
Excursion to the work of RCR (optional) · Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5, 2026
Visit to the Les Cols Complex
For the optional visit to the Les Cols Complex, pre-booking will be available on Sunday 5 July, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Itinerari al conjunt de Les Cols i a la Casa Horitzó
Alternatively, you can book an itinerary organised by our EuroLAB collaborators on Saturday 4 July in the morning, which includes visits to the Les Cols Complex and Casa Horitzó. We will inform you about this package soon so you can review the conditions and make the reservation.
Skills and Materials
Software
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign.
Technical Requirements
Camera and tripod (recommended).
Computer with recommended minimum screen resolution of 1440px.
Updated browser to access Google Drive for storage and synchronisation services of the workshop contents, collaborative work and archiving of exercises.
Install WhatsApp instant messaging on the mobile phone for information and organisation through RCR chat groups.
Exercise: The Experience of Space
We understand the experience of space as a lived experience that goes beyond physical perception, becoming an intimate encounter between body, memory, and emotion. Architecture ceases to be a mere container and becomes a living ecosystem capable of generating atmospheres that transform how we inhabit and interpret the world.
Exercise directed by Hisao Suzuki with the coordination of Júlia de Balle, the tutoring of Flavio Coddou and the assistance of Fumi Suzuki.
Shared exercise with Architecture and Landscape: Culture Streets in Olot II, excercise in Santa Pau and excercise in the Bianya Valley.
The workshop takes a transdisciplinary approach combining architecture, landscape, and visual arts, fostering cooperation and mutual learning.
Participants Santa Pau Castle:
- G1 | with Architecture and Landscape tutor José de Villar: Fernanda V. Rebolledo Rivas, Chile · Jorge Mario Ruvalcaba, Mexico · Juan Andrés Martínez Zuleta, Mexico · Julia Membrive García, Spain · Sofía Holguín Blanco, Spain.
- G2 | with Architecture and Landscape tutor Mauro Turín: Amaya Hernández Sigüenza, Spain · Camila Cangelosi, Argentina · Laura Asensi Alemany, Spain · Máximo Menem Bolocco, Chile · Rubén A. Hipólito Galindo, Mexico.
- G3 | with Architecture and Landscape tutor Guillem Oró: Ambra Airaghi, Italy · Gaurav Chrodia, India · Marian Medina, Spain–Switzerland · Quim Vilar, Spain–Switzerland · Zivar Aliyeva, Azerbaijan.
Participants Culture Streets in Olot II:
- G4 | with Architecture and Landscape tutor Carlos Chacón: Anna Clivillé Cabré, Spain · Karla Bert, Mexico · María del Alba Aladro Prieto, Spain · Mónica Chamorro de Celis, Spain · Paula Mariscal Romero, Spain.
- G5 | with Architecture and Landscape tutor Alberto Collet: Ana Mercedes Cano Gómez, Mexico · Ellen Vanessa Baker, United States · Javier Carmona, Argentina · Roger Davis, Canada.
Internal Program · Barberí Space · Olot · Conference · Itzíar González · Monday, June 29, 2026 · 10:00 am
Exercise: Culture Streets in Olot · Conference · Social Architecture and Citizen Cooperation for the Regeneration of the Historic Centre of Olot · Itzíar González
The lecture explores the comprehensive regeneration of Olot’s historic centre through social architecture and citizen cooperation. Bringing together urban planning, heritage and public participation, it presents an approach to urban transformation based on the active involvement of residents, mediation and collaboration between citizens and public authorities. A reflection on how to revitalise the historic centre, restore the quality of public spaces and strengthen social ties and the identity of the place.
Itziar González Virós (Barcelona, Spain, 1967) is an architect and social urban planner. She works on urban degrowth, optimising public housing, rehabilitating historic urban centres, and restoring buildings in rural areas. Since 2002, she has specialised in mediation and conflict resolution processes in public spaces, as well as in participation and cooperation between citizens and the public administration. Former councillor of the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona (2007-2010). With the UTE km-ZERO, she won the international competition in 2017 for the comprehensive transformation of La Rambla in Barcelona. She is an activist and promoter of ParlaMent Ciutadà and president of the Citizens’ Observatory Against Corruption. She is currently leading the comprehensive regeneration of Olot’s historic centre (Girona).
ParlaMent Ciutadà · YouTube Observatori Ciutadà Contra la Corrupció (O3C) · Web km-ZERO · Web
Internal Program · Barberí Space · Olot · Conference · Itzíar González · Monday, June 29, 2026 · 10:00 am
Exercise: Streets of Culture in Olot · Lecture · Fluvià Street and Fluvià Ring Road, Olot. A Transformation Pending for More Than a Century · Francesc Baquer & Jordi Moret
The lecture explores the long-awaited urban transformation of Fluvià Street and Fluvià Ring Road in the historic centre of Olot. Through an analysis of the existing urban planning framework, the deterioration of the built environment and flood risks, a new urban planning proposal is presented, prioritising the continuity of the urban fabric, the quality of public space and the revitalisation of the riverfront. A reflection on how to rethink this historic area and its relationship with the river.
Francesc Baquer Font (La Bisbal d’Empordà, Spain, 1991) is an architect and co-founder of RE©ER arquitectura i urbanisme, an architectural practice established in Olot in 2020, together with Jordi Moret and Laura Plana.
Jordi Moret Vayreda graduated in Architecture from ETSALS – Universitat Ramon Llull (2009). He has collaborated with Vayreda Arquitectes and Unparelld’arquitectes. He is a co-founder of RE©ER arquitectura i urbanisme (2020) and served as the Garrotxa-Ripollès delegate of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC) during the term that began in 2022.
RE©ER arquitectura i urbanisme is an architecture and urban planning practice based in Olot (Girona). Engaged in urban planning and design, the practice addresses issues related to urban transformation, planning and the quality of public space.
RE©ER arquitectura i urbanisme · Web
Internal Program · Santa Pau Castle · Lecture · Albert Planas Serra · Monday, 29 June 2026 · 2026 · 5:00 pm
Exercise: Santa Pau Castle · Guided Tour of Santa Pau Castle · From Past to Present. Historical Evolution of the Medieval Town of Santa Pau and Guided Tour of the Castle · Albert Planas Serra
The guided tour offers a journey through the history and urban evolution of the medieval town of Santa Pau, with particular attention to its castle, a key landmark of La Garrotxa’s architectural and cultural heritage. Through a historical reading of the ensemble, the tour explores the town’s transformations, the relationship between architecture and the surrounding landscape, and the role of the castle in shaping the urban fabric. An exploration of the heritage value of this site and the possibilities for preserving, reinterpreting and integrating it into contemporary life.
Albert Planas Serra (Santa Pau, Girona, Spain, 1985) is a historian, holds a PhD in Contemporary History from the University of Barcelona (2014), and is a secondary school teacher. Specialising in 20th-century history and historical memory, he is the author of several publications on Francoist repression and the local history of Santa Pau. He currently serves as First Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Culture, Heritage, Associations, Education, Youth and Leisure at Santa Pau Town Council.
Internal Program · Book Presentation · Tuesday, June 30, 2026 · 19h30
Book Presentation · When is there a diagram? The meaning of the architect’s “papers” · Justyna Morawska
What is a diagram? Attempts to answer this question lead to reformulating it: When is there a diagram?
The book explores the notion of the diagram through four dichotomies: appearance or function? image or diagram? identity or correlation? law or rule?
Between philosophical inquiry and architectural introspection, answers begin to emerge. Conversations with Ramon Vilalta and a close reading of the studio’s projects make it possible both to grasp the notion of the diagram and to appreciate the sensory, intellectual, and methodological scope of the work of RCR Arquitectes.
Justyna Morawska is an architect and holds a PhD in Architecture. She is currently a Maître de conférences at the Paris-Val de Seine National School of Architecture. She worked at RCR Arquitectes from 2004 to 2005 before continuing her architectural practice in studios in Rome and Paris. Her current research explores the relationship between representational practices and the process of architectural design.
Internal Program · Editing Workshop · Monday, July 6, 2026
Editing Workshop: Photo Selection and Storytelling · Tomoko Sakamoto
Tomoko Sakamoto (Tokyo, Japan, 1973) is an architect from Waseda University in Tokyo. She collaborates with EMBT Arquitectes Associats (1998-2001) and as an editor of books on architecture, design and art at the publishing house Actar (2000-2012). In 2012 she founded the studio spread with David Lorente, with whom she has developed several publishing projects and exhibitions.
Videoclip 10 seconds 2026
Each participant chose a word and filmed a 10-second clip summarizing their experience.
traffic – Roger Davis · anuncio – Máximo Menem Bolocco · essence – Quim Vilar · coexistencia – Sofía Holguín · introducción – Rubén Hipólito · adapt – Ellen Baker · linger – Amber Airaghi · reconectar – Julia Membrive · etéreo – Javier Carmona · latència – Ana Mercedes Cano · vestigios – Paula Mariscal Romero · poíesis – Fernanda Rebolledo · destello – Mónica Chamorro de Celis · dilución – María Alba Aladro Prieto · focus – Ana Clivillé · framing life – Gaurav Chordia · revelación – Jorge Ruvalcaba · serenidad – Marián Morfín · encuentro – Camila Cangelosi · gemelas – Karla Bert · sentimiento – Laura Asensi · atardecer – Amaya Hernández · cáusticas – Andrés Martínez · lit windows – Zivar Aliyeva
Music: Let’s Eat Grandma – Deep Six Textbook
Final presentation at the closing ceremony · Saturday, July 11, 2026
Participants: G1: Fernanda V. Rebolledo Rivas, Chile · Jorge Mario Ruvalcaba, Mexico · Juan Andrés Martínez Zuleta, Mexico · Julia Membrive García, Spain · Sofía Holguín Blanco, Spain. G2: Amaya Hernández Sigüenza, Spain · Camila Cangelosi, Argentina · Laura Asensi Alemany, Spain · Máximo Menem Bolocco, Chile · Rubén A. Hipólito Galindo, Mexico. G3: Ambra Airaghi, Italy · Gaurav Chrodia, India · Marian Medina, Spain–Switzerland · Quim Vilar, Spain–Switzerland · Zivar Aliyeva, Azerbaijan. G4: Anna Clivillé Cabré, Spain · Karla Bert, Mexico · María del Alba Aladro Prieto, Spain · Mónica Chamorro de Celis, Spain · Paula Mariscal Romero, Spain. G5: Ana Mercedes Cano Gómez, Mexico · Ellen Vanessa Baker, United States · Javier Carmona, Argentina · Roger Davis, Canada.
Partners 2026
RCR Summer Workshop is a program of RCR LAB-A in collaboration with the RCR BUNKA Foundation and with the financial and logistical support of the following institutions and companies, without which it would not be possible to materialise it.
To all of them, our most sincere thanks.
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Partner Universities, Institutions and Companies
Media Partners
Teaching Team
Director
Hisao Suzuki (Yamagata, Japan, 1957) is a photographer specialized in architecture. He graduated from the Tokyo School of Photography in 1979. Fascinated by the work of Antoni Gaudí, he moved to Barcelona in 1982, where he has lived since. In 1986, he began collaborating with the magazine El Croquis, becoming its chief photographer. His contribution has been key to the international prestige of the publication, which is now considered one of the most influential media in the dissemination of contemporary architecture. His work has been published in numerous international books and magazines on architecture and design, establishing him as a leading figure in architectural photography. In 2021, Hisao Suzuki donated his photographic archive to the RCR Bunka Foundation, which includes 46,000 images and original files, considered the most important contemporary architecture archive of the last 30 years worldwide. In recognition of his career and cultural contribution, in 2022 he received the Medal of Honor from the Generalitat of Catalonia – Sant Jordi, one of the country’s highest distinctions.
Since 2013, he has directed the International Photography and Audiovisual Workshop, which in 2020 was divided into two parallel workshops, maintaining his leadership in photography and consolidating it as a reference space in the field.
Nature Urban Architecture Art (nuaa) · Instagram
Júlia de Balle (Barcelona, 1986) és llicenciada en Comunicació Audiovisual per la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) de Barcelona (2009). En finalitzar els seus estudis a Berlín, s’incorpora a l’equip d’RCR Arquitectes com a coordinadora de comunicació i creadora audiovisual. Ha dirigit diversos documentals i actualment compagina projectes propis amb encàrrecs externs com a realitzadora i editora.
Des de l’any 2013 exerceix com a coordinadora general i tutora del Workshop Internacional de Fotografia i Audiovisual, que el 2020 es transforma en dos tallers paral·lels: un de Fotografia i un altre d’Audiovisual. Entre 2020 i 2024 dirigeix el Workshop Internacional d’Audiovisual, i actualment col·labora en la coordinació general del Workshop Internacional de Fotografia, en treball estret amb l’equip docent.
Flavio Coddou (Brazil, 1975) is a freelance photographer, architect, and designer. He graduated from PUCCAMP (Brazil) and the École d’Architecture de La Villette (Paris) in 1998. He moved to Europe in 2002 and to Barcelona in 2006. He has been working as an architectural photographer since 2012. In 2015, he participated in the III International Audiovisual and Photography Workshop, where he came closer to the techniques of Hisao Suzuki. He is a multicultural professional with a graphic eye and a narrative mindset.
Fumi Suzuki (Premià de Mar, Spain, 1990) holds a diploma in Social Education from the University of Barcelona (2011). Since 2020, she has been collaborating as a photography assistant to Hisao Suzuki, accompanying him in various reports and organizing the photographic archive of the NUAA Gallery / Hisao Suzuki Photography. Since 2023, she has also been part of the International Photography Workshop team as an assistant, providing support in various areas of production and workshop development.
