SubjectHousing
A much-needed refocusing
It often seems that Barcelona’s urban landscape is the product of the plan developed for the 1992 Olympic Games. Although this is somewhat true, the reality is that...
A new energy model for the cityEnergy crisis and vulnerability
Low-income households are those most affected by the rising prices of basic utilities and are also those with the fewest tools to help them cope with the situation....
A new energy model for the cityThe city and the challenge of a just transition
Energy is a right. Although local government does not have powers in the major domains of energy...
An uncertain futureAnother form of city
Today’s city no longer offers the necessary living conditions for most of its inhabitants, as a result of a production model designed to make people productive, but...
‘Most architects are not the elite or complicit in property speculation’
Carme Pinós
Carme Pinós is a truly trail-blazing architect. In 1991, she founded her own practice in a field where women were the exception, and after countless obstacles and...
The Miracle
It was Cosme who told me the flat was a miracle. And that the price was unbelievable, just like the views, because it had a terrace where you could see both the sea...
The housing crisis
Being able to access decent housing is a basic right recognised in both the Spanish Constitution and the Statute of Autonomy. In Barcelona, the historic lack of...
The cities within the city
The Centre for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, from its outset, has thought and rethought the city from all kinds of perspectives. In 2021, the CCCB wished to go...
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