Adrià Goula
Les Glòries is a complex area due to its scale and
central location at the junction of three of the city’s most important
thoroughfares. It was first designed by Ildefons Cerdà as a new center and a
major public space of the XIX century extension plan for Barcelona, the so
called Eixample. During the 1992 Olympic Games it was redesigned as a Park and
Ride, a door to the city. But the Olympic roundabout of elevated motorways is
currently being demolished to build a great urban park. The works have become
an attraction and a meeting point for many who constantly photograph them. The
ongoing demolition has opened the views towards some iconic buildings such
Sagrada Família and others located around the hub. The workshop focuses on a
temporary intervention, restricted to the construction phase, to reinforce the
potential of Plaça les Glòries as an urban landmark and public stage.
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