by Joan Barril · Poligrafa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434307049
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«Barcelona. The Conquest of Space» is an architecture book by Joan Barril, published by Poligrafa in paperback.
It documents the transformation of Barcelona between 1980 and 1992, when democracy and the Olympic Games drove major architectural operations. The need to open up the city and create new public spaces led to an improved quality of life, in a decade that the city contemplated in the mirror and liked what it saw.
Originally published in 1992, the book has 94 pages and texts in Spanish and English. The photographs are by Francesc Català-Roca.
Aimed at those interested in architecture, urban planning and the recent history of Barcelona.
Joan Barril i Cuixart was a Catalan journalist and writer. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was known for his writing columns in El País, La Vanguardia, and in El Periódico de Catalunya.
