Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
Suburbs can be divided into three distinct areas: Green Pockets, Roads/Infrastructure, and Built Residential. Ideas to pursue: – Green pockets currently divided up into small private backyards will be joined and converted into communal green pockets that will serve as public recreational parks and, where possible, local farm land where some of the food for [...]
Far removed from the original concept of the “Garden City”, suburban sprawl has expanded at an exponential speed surrounding the core of modern cities. Garden Cities were, in theory, largely self-contained, yet present-day suburbs are essentially dormitory, being mainly residential. The richness that was longed for in the Garden City, combining the best of the [...]
CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona) has organized a very interesting cycle of conferencies about future. Although is not directly related to our Studio projects, it may help for braimstorming, and no doubt it will make us think. Monday 25 January at 7.30 p.m. The Future of Work: Sidi Mohammed Barkat, philosopher, expert in [...]