barcelona spring semester

Barcelona semester program

Introduction to urban design

this studio, based in barcelona, introduced 3rd year students to urban design and theory fundamentals through design exercises using barcelona as their laboratory. exercises included public space documentation and analysis and what we termed "mending the fabric". this latter exercise, comprised of both group and individual work, helped students understand how cities form and how architecture and urban form interweave. students looked at two sites: the boqueria and the m.a.c.b.a. to see how they might repair the urban fabric.