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The goal of the “Urbanity” Team was to find a city that allowed them to observe both the advantages and disadvantages of urban development. Barcelona got the nod, since the capital of Catalonia is considered the teacher’s pet of Europe on account of its exemplary city planning. But is it not possible that all too rapid changes in the cityscape will also bring about poor decisions? The Mecca of architects, designers and artists thus came under the close scrutiny of the “Urbanity” Team, with particular attention paid to those things that haven’t worked out so well.
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Pearson, C. (2007). Barcelona. In: Conceptions of the Desirable. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-71260-3_37
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