Five notable projects by emerging Spanish architecture collective Lacol From a converted ship-sail factory to a housing cooperative built from cross-laminated timber, here's a look at five significant projects by the emerging architecture collective Lacol. The 14-strong group of Spanish architects (above) came together as students in Barcelona in 2009 and today operate as an architecture cooperative that strives for social and environmental justice through the design of sustainable community infrastructure. Lacol is also tackling the lack of affordable homes in Barcelona through the development of housing cooperatives that offer residents ownership and control. "We work to generate community infrastructures for the sustainability of life, as a key tool for the eco-social transition, through architecture, cooperativism and participation," said Lacol member Núria Vila.