Eixample+district

> As the quote about Barcelona in the Week5 page says: > "It has survived the economic, environmental and social changes of the last decades through focusing upon the provision of knowledge-based and information services to place itself in the forefront of a new urban wave, in which city planning provides high-quality opportunities for people to live and work."
 * ==Why is Barcelona considered one of the most successful cities in urban planning innovation?==

//It means that they have done a very good management of both urban and natural landscapes according to the changes in the needs and innovations in modern days.//
====//they make the most of each single opportunity to improve their Urban Structure. For example; The modern transformation of Barcelona began with preparations for the 1992 Olympics. The facilities it brought were spread over four neglected urban areas, with the Olympic Village, developed on abandoned industrial land close to the coast. The construction of six artificial beaches either side of the Olympic Port has had the most impact and for the first time, "Barcelona has been able to turn and face the sea with pride". At the same time, they developed a radical transformation of inner city districts, with a policy of improving the social capital and mopping-up the marginal inhabitants who had given the city a reputation for serious crime. This is just one example of how Barcelona has faced transformations in a whole; when a new projects arise, they DO NOT FORGET WHAT IS ALREADY PLACED in the city when they decide to make NEW STRUCTURES, keeping then empathy in the Social-Physics Reality of the city.//====

"Since 1987, the city has been divided into 10 administrative districts, each one with its own council led by a city councillor. The composition of each district council depends on the number of votes each political party had in that district, so a district can be led by a councillor from a different party than the executive council. The districts are based mostly on historical divisions. Several of the city's districts are former towns annexed by the city of Barcelona in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that still maintain their own distinct character". The Eixample is the word in Catalan for "extension"
 * ==How's the city of Barcelona administrative divided? How many districts does it have? What are their names?==
 * Ciutat Vella
 * Eixample
 * Sants–Montjuïc
 * Les Corts
 * Sarrià-Sant GervasiGrácia
 * Grácia
 * Horta-Guinardó
 * Nou Barris
 * Sant Andreu
 * Sant Martí
 * ==One of the districts' name is //__Eixample__//, what's the meaning of this Catalan word?==

This was a design by the Spanish Catalan Urban Planner Ildefons Cerdà
 * ==Who designed this district?==

It is divided into Two sectors. SANT ANTONI Esquerra de l'Eixample ("the left side of the Eixample" facing away from the sea), and SAGRADA FAMILIA Dreta de l'Eixample ("the right side of the Eixample")
 * ==How is this district divided into?==

MY ESSAY

=**Barcelona´s Eixample: True Urban Design**=

====Barcelona's Eixample district is considered one of the first examples of modern urban planning, its name means literally, "extension" in the Catalan language, it was developed in the second half of the 19th century. By Ildefons Cerda. It is a remarkable place in the city, after a time, the district has gained value in both turistic and functional senses.==== ====The project was a Master piece since its creation, because Cerdá considered all the key points that must be taken into account for new developments. For example; traffic, sunlight and ventilation. Even social aspects about services and the social classes that posibly would be living in the neigborhoods were in the original plan. But Architects just followed the grid and ignored many of the specifics.==== ====Even though, the Eixample kept the essentials and that's why it is still one of the best urban developments in Europe, holding symmetry in urban spaces, as well as modern architecture from different authors, such as Gaudí. Another characteristic that makes this case particular, is the integration of a new brand design with the old pattern of the city, using wide connections and key intersections to create harmony between the districts.==== ====The connection is set up with three main thoroughfares, which are Passeig de Gràcia that connects the central Plaça Catalunya to the old town of Gràcia, the Avinguda Diagonal which pass across the grid diagonally and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes that cross the entire city from southwest to northeast.==== ====Barcelona is a well-known case in which the pedestrian is the main element in the city, so the designs after the E ixample keep in some way that principle, and this is a good example of how in an industrial era we can design spaces with both vehicular and walkable areas, creating better dynamics.====