Torre Glòries
Paths outward
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Year
- 2005
- Typology
- Office
- Materials
- Ceramic, Concrete, Glass, Metal cladding, Steel, Stone
- Context
- High-tech, Contemporary
- Map
- Open location
The Torre Glòries, formerly known as Torre Agbar, is a 38-story skyscraper located between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Badajoz, near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, which marks the gateway to the new technological district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos and built by Dragados. The Torre Glòries is located in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona and it was originally named after its owners, the Agbar Group, a holding company whose interests include the Barcelona water company Aigües de Barcelona.
