Its population was 262 000 at the last census 2005.
Grid barcelona city planning. Elements of eixample s urban design. The district was built as an extension hence the name eixample when barcelona started to grow during the middle of the 19th century. The l eixample was planned using an extensive grid iron pattern. It provides background and context for a five part series about the city s current comprehensive.
The development rapidly spread to connect barcelona to the outlying towns which were incorporated into the city at the turn of the century. Cerdà s plan was revolutionary for its time as it focused on planning for hygiene and ease of mobility and transportation in a grid like structure. Costs for streets depend largely on four variables. Catalan for expansion or expansion district.
Modern cities are designed for cars. City developers were looking to create the eixample of barcelona which in catalan translates to extension. Think like a citizen. For barcelona s architects city building is as much about the public realm of civitas or the public life well.
The godfather of eixample s city grid is urban planner ildefons cerdà. Help us make more ambitious videos by joining the vox. Ensanche is a district of barcelona between the old city ciutat vella and what were once surrounding small towns sants gràcia sant andreu etc constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The area of gracia for example was spain s nineth largest city before it was swallowed by barcelona s growth.
The 7 5 square km district is characterized by long straight streets a strict grid pattern crossed by wide avenues and octagonal city blocks rectangular blocks with the corners cut off which are. His plan consisted of a grid of streets that would unite the old city with seven peripheral villages which later became integral barcelona neighbourhoods such as gràcia and sarrià. The extension of barcelona cerdà s initial plan of 1856 the first plan for the extension of barcelona came from a catalan civil engineer illdefons cerdà. The story below is a brief history of urban planning and transformation in barcelona spain.
The eixample pronounced əˈʃamplə. He believed in healthy everyday living through basic needs among those are sunlight ventilation greenery and ease of movement. Don t think like a city planner architect or engineer.