It's not about futbol and goles; it's about modelos de urbanismo. From May 2 to 4, 12 architects and urbanists on each side will debate growth strategies (mano a mano and in teams). (source) | coac
Participants include Emilio Tuñón, Luis Mansilla, Aberto Campo Baeza (Mad squad) and José Luis Mateo, Carme Pinós, Carlos Ferrater (Bcn squad). To my right, Madrid, aluvial city of economic and infrastructural power, uncontrolled growth and experimental proclivities; to my left, Barcelona, ciudad ordenada, a brilliant model, sometimes stuck and complacent. Let's get ready to rumble.
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Where they debating at? It's time to bust out with the blue+red shirts and the all white shirts cos this looks to be an entertaining one!
urban planning models?!.. we're gonna win by far!!... :-)
how come the fighters are architects and not planners? Mansilla & Tuñón have done great buildings in Leon, and other cities in Spain, the same with Campo Baeza, and Mateo, Ferrater & Pinós are better known by his buildings than his urban planning projects.. where are Solà-Morales, Bohigas or Acebillo (BCN's municipal architect)?
And what's this radial uncontrolled planning, with all those M30, M40, M50 and the future M60 ring roads... c'mon, Madrid is a mess of different extensions, the center is not that bad -though BCN's Old City kicks ass-, but the city as a whole can't hold a torch to the BCN's model...
give me my Cerdàblocks, Ciutat Vella and the districts any time! and what's wrong with being complacent?... every european city is chauvinist in their own way! :-)
I'll follow this one enthusiastically!
the venue is the COAC (kind of like the BCN AIA)...
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