The Agrocity project is an example of integral urban regeneration of a working-class neighbourhood near Paris, in terms of the building, by reassignment and blend of uses, in the commitment to adaptation and mitigation to climate change.

The project develops methodologies of citizen participation in the scope of planning, to support the introduction of a circular economy in a neighbourhood with environmental issues, the introduction of authentic agricultural landscapes in the urban environment, within a network that prioritises pedestrian mobility and proposes actions, building a collective memory during the execution time of the plan.

The proposal is strengthened by incorporating citizens in the creation process, the use of the circular and solidarity economy for its construction and the design and adaptation of the landscape to transform the area into an agrocity.

The award-winning projects were selected by a jury from a total of 650 proposals, responding to values such as sustainability and health, the New Bauhaus, social and ethical commitment, the profession, RE values (i.e., rehabilitation, renewal and regeneration) and habitat.

“This award, as well as the group of works recognised in this edition, in our opinion symbolise a new way of thinking and doing city and architecture to accelerate the ecological, energy and social transition,” Miquel Lacasta said.

About Lacasta i Codorniu

Miquel Lacasta i Codorniu holds a PhD in Architect and Urban Planning, special award for the Best Doctoral Thesis in 2012. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Barcelona School of Architecture ETSAB, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and a master’s degree in Biodigital Architecture (MAB) from the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture. He has taught at UIC Barcelona School of Architecture since 1997. He is cofounder of @kubik, a transdisciplinary space for small businesses, and cofounder of the Archikubik studio.