The students proposed to open up an east-west route across the city, dubbed the “Green Diagonal”, which would utilise both existing spaces and those that are being planned, such as Camí del Comtal and Ciutadella parks and the planned park at Plaça de les Glòries. The idea is to create a “green axis” linking the Collserola Mountains to the sea.

The concept of a “Green Diagonal” arose from the brainstorming sessions carried out by the Alday Jover team in relation to the bidding process for Parc del Camí Comtal, which is to be analysed during the academic year. The project submitted by the team envisioned the park as part of a future “green axis” that would bisect the city, linking the sea to the mountains and acting as a counterweight to the city’s other civic axis, Avinguda Diagonal. This would connect the two large, green spaces that demarcate the city of Barcelona: its beaches and the mountains of Parc de Collserola.

Led by the architect and ESARQ lecturer Jordi Badia, the students developed 15 projects that redefined the design of the planned park and strengthened its connections. The necessary level of activity required by the project would be provided through the inclusion of 19 buildings, such as a gardening school, a market and even some Roman ruins that have recently been discovered.

Additionally, the exhibition also includes three projects focusing on Parc de la Ciutadella, led by Miquel Lacasta (also an architect and lecturer). The main objective of these projects is to open up a route to the sea while horizontally linking the Eixample district to the eastern edge of the park.

The exhibition can be visited at Disseny Hub Barcelona until 2 August.