Daily Archives: 25/12/2010

Sacred Waters

An excerpt from a water dedicated edition of National Geographic. [April 2010] A transpose of culture and ritual in the importance of water both spiritually and spatially. The architectural language of water is cinematic, theatrical and often awe inspiring. The … Continue reading

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Population/ Migration Projections

  An early subject of enquiry is the influx of increasing migrants living in Barcelona, across the Balearic sea coast and in the southern Spain/ Gibraltar demographics. The multiplying population exerts a huge pressure onto existing services and urban infrastructures. … Continue reading

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Barcelona incremental sea level rise

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Cerda and the Autonomy of Type

The considered Macro scale of urban design in Barcelona. The Cerda grid becomes the democratic nervous system of the city with infinite interventions and typological shifts. ——                           … Continue reading

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Barcelona Transport system

A concise and familiar account on how sea level rise will affect the daily rituals of the Catalonian capital. This exercise demonstrates the immediacy of sea level rise to coastal regions and the devastating effects resulting from a global temperature … Continue reading

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