BARCELONA ANIMATED MAPPING STUDIES

PART A: PRODUCTION HAS BEEN OUTSOURCED.

PROJECT REFERENCE: BCN 5.0: ALTRA VOLTA

Map Description

Red dots indicate dedicated industry facilities over the city of Barcelona's 2000-yr history.

This mapping exercise reveals the progression of European cities from fully self-sufficient origins to a full export of production to the countryside and the global scaled economy.

Economies of scale provide economic
optimization but come at a hefty cost
to environment, culture, and resiliency.

Map Description

Red dots indicate dedicated industry facilities over the city of Barcelona's 2000-yr history.

-Z axis: Evolution of BCN's urban fabric over time

+Z axis: Evolution of BCN's sources of production over time

PART B: BARCELONA'S URBAN PALIMPSEST (0 CE - Present)

PROJECT REFERNCE: THE BLENDING FACTORY

FOCUS ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN MODERN TIMES (1840-Present)