Barcelona: Modern Architecture Guide

N5

1981

remodeling of the plaça reial

Pl. Reial BCN1 <M> L3 Liceu

Federico Correa, Alfons Milà

The Plaça Reial, constructed between 1848 and 1859 by Francesc Daniel Molina and inspired by French unitary urbanizations of the Empire period, underwent a significant –and emblematic– remodeling in 1984. This remodeling closed off traffic access and eliminated the 19 th -century-style parterres that characterized the enclave. The Three Graces fountain, Gaudí lamp standards, palm trees and benches are isolated elements scattered around the continuous paving where bar terraces are installed.

N6

1981-1986

moll de la fusta. passeig de colom

The project proposes converting a sector of the old seafront into a new road system that satisfies the needs of both local traffic and the trajectory of the Ronda del Litoral, plus preventing the formation of a road barrier between the city and the sea. The general layout from the transv erse section onwards is of a size to provide pedestrians with a large open space for strolling and passing the time.

Pg. de Colom - Moll de Bosch i Alsina BCN1 <M> L3 Drassanes - L4 Barceloneta

Manuel de Solà-Morales i Rubió e s c M. Blay, F. López, R. Krier

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Barcelona: Modern Architecture Guide

Published on Apr 15, 2013

Actar Publishers

This updated and revised guide to Barcelona features an extensive selection of architecture dating from the period begins with the architectural manifestations of modernisme and noucentisme through the more innovative proposals from the Modern Movement, rationalist works, the major projects built for the Olympic Games, and the Universal Forum of Cultures, until the consolidation of Gran Via and the Diagonal, and the two major urban transformations undertaken in the city around the 22@ district and the Plaça Europa.A document that, in addition to being a conventional guide, also offers a reflection of how the city of Barcelona has changed, grown and tackled the urban planning, social and cultural challenges that it has faced from the end of the 19th century up to the start of the 21st.