Building Barcelona : a second renaixenca
Rowe, Peter G.
Building Barcelona : a second renaixenca - Barcelona Actar 2006 - 208p.
CONTENTS
EARLIER MOMENTS 8
Breaking Out of the Walla 9
International Attention and Architectural Identity 21
Years of Hunger to years of Development 30
Holding the Line 38
Transitions 44
Collective Possession 48
Taking Back the City 48
Urban Public Space Projects 55
Affinity with Urban Architecture 66
Passages 70
Plazas a Plenty 75
Olympic Opportunity 82
Lines of Command 82
Olympic and other urban projects 88
Post-Games Hangover 103
Just Rambling Along 110
Down by the Sea 114
Bold Transformations 120
Pushing Forward again 120
River to River Transformations 129
Too Far, Too Fast? 142
Gone to Market 148
Meanwhile Down at the Forum 153
Expanding Vision 158
Towards regional Metropolitanism 159
Preserving Competitive Advantages 168
End of an Era 176
High Above the City 188
From here to there 195
References 200
Necessary Abstractions 204
Illustration Credits 208
9788496540286
711.4094672 / ROW
Building Barcelona : a second renaixenca - Barcelona Actar 2006 - 208p.
CONTENTS
EARLIER MOMENTS 8
Breaking Out of the Walla 9
International Attention and Architectural Identity 21
Years of Hunger to years of Development 30
Holding the Line 38
Transitions 44
Collective Possession 48
Taking Back the City 48
Urban Public Space Projects 55
Affinity with Urban Architecture 66
Passages 70
Plazas a Plenty 75
Olympic Opportunity 82
Lines of Command 82
Olympic and other urban projects 88
Post-Games Hangover 103
Just Rambling Along 110
Down by the Sea 114
Bold Transformations 120
Pushing Forward again 120
River to River Transformations 129
Too Far, Too Fast? 142
Gone to Market 148
Meanwhile Down at the Forum 153
Expanding Vision 158
Towards regional Metropolitanism 159
Preserving Competitive Advantages 168
End of an Era 176
High Above the City 188
From here to there 195
References 200
Necessary Abstractions 204
Illustration Credits 208
9788496540286
711.4094672 / ROW