BY: KAITLYN FINE & CHRISTINA PATRACUOLLA

EXIAMPLE ESQUERRA

SITUATION

Barcelona’s District II Eixample divided into right and left 5 administrative neighborhoods The left or “esquerra” extends from Carrer d’Balmes to Carrerd’Urgell Easy access to several areas

SITUATION

SITUATION

Carrer d’Aribau Carrer de Balmes

CARRER D’ARIBAU

Convenience 3 blocks from Placa Universitat 10 minute walk to

Catalunya 1 block from Enric Granados Quiet Shops, restaurants, cafes

CARRER D’ARIBAU

History of Carrer d’Aribau

Bonaventura Carles Aribau – Spanish writer, politician, and economist Founded the Philosophical Society in 1817 Wrote texts in Catalan, Spanish, Latin, and Italian

CARRER DE BALMES

• Named after the Catalan philosopher Jaume Balmes

• It was devised in 1859 as part of Ildefons Cerda’s urban plan

• Balmes is the longest road stretching from the sea towards the mountainside

• It starts in the crossing of Pelai and Bergara streets and crosses the Eixample and Sant Gervasi districts, ending in Placa John Fitzgerald Kennedy, by Avinguda del Tibidabo and Tramvia Blau

• The Sant Gervasi part of the street was constructed after 1908

Carrer de Balmes

• It is considered the central street of Eixample, with Dreta de l’Eixample to its right, and Esquerra de l’Eixample to its left

• The street was expected to come under an extensive reform project starting in 2009, and is now under construction which will see its five lanes be reduced to four will be done in December 2014

• The pavements on either side will also be enlarged and trees will be planted to make the busy street more pedestrian-friendly

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Universitat metro stop L1 (red line) and L2 (purple line) Bus Number 63 -- begins at Pl. Universitat-Balmes Bicing

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

History of L’Eixample Esquerra

• L' Antiga Esquerra Eixample includes east side of district that was already well populated at end of the nineteenth century

• Ildefons Cerda created the expansion plan for the city• Eixample = “expansion”• Focused on needs for natural lighting, ventilation, green

spaces, sewage systems, and ease of movement• Made in Romanesque style in 1882 by architect Elies

Rogent

History of L’Esquerra

• Creation of the Hospital Clínic and Faculty of Medicine in 1907 and Ninot Market in 1935 served to enhance area

• Attracted developers interested in building homes, speicifically from the ‘30s

• Different styles -- mainly for the middle classes • Characterized by large commercial dynamism and

leisure activities • Gaixample and a liberal community

Seminari Conciliar de Barcelona

History of L’Esquerra

Further west, the most modern part of the left side of Eixample consists of buildings in different architectural styles built from the 1930s onwards

The landmarks are two older buildings:

•Old Batlló Factory--now the home of the technical college Escola Industrial

•The former municipal slaughterhouse is now the site of the modernista style Parc de Joan Miró, with the artist’s monumental sculpture Dona i Ocell (Women and Bird) rising up in the centre

How to get there: Metro L1, stop Plaça Espanya and L3, stop Tarragona.| Bus 27, 109, 115 and V7.| Barcelona Bus Turístic, stop Plaça d'Espanya.

More history…Formerly It was constructed by Batlló family

L’Escola Industrial de Barcelona formed a large textile factory until 1908, where it was taken over by Diputacio de Barcelona

Josep Puig Cadafalch restored and adapted the old fabric and converted it to L’escola Elemental de Treball

In 1914 the school/university was inaugurated to concentrate on teaching future factory workers.

1927- Engineering school moved to Escola Industrial too

http://savetheguiris.com/barcelona-map/escola-industrial-de-barcelona

URBAN FABRIC

Enric Granados: (1867 - 1916) Spanish pianist and composer of classical music; unique Spanish style that is representative of muscial nationalism

Universitat de Barcelona

Streets on a grid with long straight streets octagonal crossroads

Seminari Conciliar de Barcelona

Most apartment buildings have 6 floors

Enric Granados

Enric Granados

Universitat de Barcelona

Universitat de Barcelona

Universitat de Barcelona

Universitat de Barcelona

Universitat de Barcelona

Gaixample

Barcelona is known as a tolerant, open city

Members of the homosexual community have settled and opened bars, restaurants and nightclubs

Decorated with rainbow flags and a magnet for lovers of Barcelona nightlife

SOCIAL SERVICES

Bibliotheque d’Urgell

Located on Carrer d’Urgell

Within cultural center Floors 3 to 7 Family oriented Playground around

back

Biblioteque d’Urgell

Biblioteque d’Urgell

SOCIAL SERVICES

Mercat de Sant Antoni: Designed by Antoni Rovira I Trias in 1882 Under construction until July 2015 Temporary market across the street Spans for an entire block Open M-T 7 am to 2:30 pm;5:30 pm to 8:30 pm; Friday andSaturday from 7 am to 8:30 pm

Mercat de Sant Antoni

Mercat de Sant Antoni

SOCIAL SERVICES

Fundacio Hospital de Nens de Barcelona- Branch Many specialities Carrer de Consell de Cent, 34 Clean and not busy Many privately owned offices Centre d’Atenco Primaria Doctor Luis Saye – Pediatrics in Primary Care

Centre d’Atenco Primaria/ Fundacio Hospital de Nens

DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICE

Carrer d’Arago, 328 Citizens, businesses, and

institutions Support for investors Creation/growth of

businesses Aims to help citizens that

live in the area Recent focus is on creating

jobs Beautiful building with

Romanesque influences

District Council Office

DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICE

Sport Centre

Holmes Place Carrer de Balmes, 44-46 Pool Steam room Spa Sauna Personal training Classes Nutrition Physio Therapy Tanning

Holmes Place

EDUCATION

UB with a Math and Philosophy concentration

EADA Business School -- one of first Spanish institutions

for manager training programs for business communities; MBA programs

Facultat de Comunicacio i Relacions Internacionals – international relations, Journalism, advertising/public relations, film/TV

Escuela de Idiomas Parla – courses in English, Catalan, Spanish, French, and German for all ages

Education

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB)

Organizes and produces exhibitions, debates, festivals and concerts, programmes film cycles, courses and lectures, and encourages creation using new technologies and languages

Compiles materials that are available for public consultation, comprising its inheritance, its holdings and archives of exhibition formats, publications, digital archives, audiovisuals, and so on

Space open to groups of independent artists, creators and programmers

CCCB

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

SOCIAL COMPOSITION

Highly residential with a large amount of families

College students Most populated district in Barcelona 62% of inhabitants born in Catalonia 88.8% from Europe 80.5% of Spanish descent 2.5% from Italy, 1.3% France, 0.7%

German 0-14: 10.3% 15-24: 8.6% 25-64: 59.4% 65+: 20.5% 46% men, 53% women Home to middle class and some upper

class

SOCIAL COMPOSITION

ARCHITECTURE

Octagonal corners provide visibility for the many beautiful buildings

Vibrant colors 1 patio garden for every 9 blocks Apartment buildings with an inner courtyard in the middle Modern landmarks Neo-gothic and neo-Roman influences Buildings with elaborate windows and balconies Symmetrical buildings

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

PUBLIC ART

A giant form protrudes from one end of the Parc de Joan Miró in Barcelona

Sculpture of a woman and bird by Barcelona native Joan Miró.

Can see female form surmounted by a bird in this imposing, brightly colored work

Sculpture is one of Barcelona’s iconic artistic landmarks

PUBLIC ART

Monument to Francesc Layret

• Made in 1936 in memory of Francis Layret

• He was a labor lawyer who was assassinated in 1920

• Work of stone and bronze that symbolizes the fighting spirit

PUBLIC ART

Tekhnart Architects

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CAFES•S T O P C A F E T E R I A•B U E N A S M I G A S•P I C C O L I N O

Culture and Leisure Places

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T H E AT E R S•T E A T R E G O YA C O D O R N I U

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Culture and Leisure

Culture and Leisure

Culture and Leisure

Culture and Leisure

Culture and Leisure

Culture and Leisure

How we experience our neighborhood

Banitsa

Brunch and Cake

How do we experience our neighborhood

How do we experience our neighborhood

Works Cited

http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/areas/eixample-barcelona.html http://www.barcelonas.com/eixample.html http://tepecm.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/the-history-of-leixample-esquerra/ http://www.bcn.cat/estadistica/castella/dades/guiadt02/pob02/t18.htm http://w110.bcn.cat/portal/site/Eixample

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http://www.cccb.org/en/ http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/barcelona/kvesp3605s.jpg http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/Parc-de-Joan-Miro/

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