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A site on the way in which we shape our spaces, and they shape us

A view on land, land use planning and whatever is related to the interaction between men and their surroundings.

Some thoughts about it:

  • Soon back here…

    Technically speaking, autumn ends today. The comeback will be delayed until the new year, but yes, this site will open doors again in a few days. Happy holidays, anyway.

  • Happy 2015 summer

    You might as well think I’m getting on holidays… but that’s not just the case. Until autumn I will focus on different things, and I hope you will find time for some rest. And just a little contest for that time. The upper snap was taken in Madrid this morning, from a point inside city […]

  • Blocks (6) 22@ at Barcelona

    September 2000 marked the enactment of a variance to Barcelona’s Plan General Metropolitano aimed at renovating the industrial areas in Poblenou, also known as 22@BCN Activity District. The goal was to transform an industrial area in a new technology development area, so preventing the brownfield problem. This implied conditions to rearrange the area, a regulation […]

Six most appreciated Brutalist buildings

Brutalism was also influenced by the work of the Bauhaus school, which emphasized functionalism and simplicity in design.

  • Soon back here…

    Technically speaking, autumn ends today. The comeback will be delayed until the new year, but yes, this site will open doors again in a few days. Happy holidays, anyway.

  • Happy 2015 summer

    You might as well think I’m getting on holidays… but that’s not just the case. Until autumn I will focus on different things, and I hope you will find time for some rest. And just a little contest for that time. The upper snap was taken in Madrid this morning, from a point inside city…

  • Blocks (6) 22@ at Barcelona

    September 2000 marked the enactment of a variance to Barcelona’s Plan General Metropolitano aimed at renovating the industrial areas in Poblenou, also known as 22@BCN Activity District. The goal was to transform an industrial area in a new technology development area, so preventing the brownfield problem. This implied conditions to rearrange the area, a regulation…

  • Blocks (5)- Maps 2015 (16) Barcelona as seen by the tax man

    French geographer Yves Lacoste used to say that geography is since its inception a war tool. It’s not my aim to contradict him, but in fact urban cartography is since its inception a tool to levy taxes… here are the primary results of processing the cadastral maps of Barcelona by assigning a 3 m height…

Brutalism in Architecture express the essential qualities of a building’s materials and structure in an honest and direct way. Architectural style emerged in mid-20s, based in raw and unadorned use of concrete.

Named by the French term béton raw, or raw concrete, Brutalism became popular in the post-WWII era, when the need for affordable housing and public buildings led to widespread use of concrete.