Category: Barcelona

Pati de les Dones – Barcelona mapping research

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Welcome to Barcelona, the most culturally nurtured city in Spain. Specifically, to the Raval, one of the most stigmatized neighborhoods in the city. It is also the cultural hub of art, creativity, and, of course, disruptive freedom. Starting at the URL: Blanquerna University, we head towards a courtyard located in the middle of four walls of buildings. We get to a passageway not recognized by any poster or indication. Going through its open door, we see that the name of the place is ‘Pati de les Dones’. We observe neoclassical…

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History and culture places in Carnide and Raval

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by Mei Lucena, Andrea Navarro, María Gonzalez, Andrew Moslares, Ton Marques, Diogo Gouveia, Milene Casimiro, Beatriz Louro, Pedro Garcia, Natalia Borrás, Martina Griera, Laia Pardo, Àlex Bellot.   In a time when culture has lost some attention, we thought it was important to highlight one of the main cultural hotspots of this town: Culture Boutique in Lisbon. This place is a meeting point for generations to come together and learn and absorb arts like acting and music. We fell in love with the history and mission of this place and…

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Squares and places to enjoy in Lisbon and Barcelona

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by Max Salvadó,Astrid Carbonell, Pau Baquero, Juan Andrés Ibáñez, Mireia Julián, Alejandra Querol, Lara Baptista, Catarina Formiga, , Duarte Amaro, , Margarida Bernardo, Sara Bernardo. In the Square of Light we can find a garden in the central area and some important buildings, such as the military school, a church, a Franciscan Seminary. There isn’t a lot of movement, but during the month of the fair of the Light it changes. You can find some tranquility in the garden and usually older people playing card games, but there’s room for…

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Intercity bonds from past to present through the people and experiences

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by Claudia Ribas, Paula Payés, Arianna Diaz, Kate Danchuk,Kiki Gielisse, Fatma Chaali, Christiaan Vuur, Sam de Lang, Alexis Pisano, Ana Cerveira, Catarina Batista, Madalena Alemão Ferreira, Sofia Nunes, Teresa Filipe.   Marsella’s Bar, which was founded in 1820 on Carrer de Sant Pau, in the Raval district of Barcelona represents the neighborhood for its long history and for famous artists such as Picasso, Degas and Van Gogh who went to have a few glasses of absinthe and experienced hallucinations, and thus managed to be inspired by his works.  The Coreto…

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Intercity journey through historical local commerce and different ways of spending time

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by Ismael Sanchez, Laia Inés, Júlia Gómez, Carla  Idáñez , Ida Renden, Sven Jonker, Sandro Soler  Rueda,Thanh Nguyen, Chelsea Perri , Isabela  Neves, Sofia Pereira, Inês Saraiva, Ana Rita Mateis, Joana  Ramos. Our intercity journey starts with Torrente Tecno Industrial, the anchor point from Barcelona. This is a lighting rod store created in 1860 that nowadays is still managed by the fifth generation of the same family. The connection between this anchor point and the next one Panificadora de Carnide, is that both represent historical and local commerce from the…

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Involving people in European pheriperies

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by: Sergi Bimbela, Berta Batllori, Emma Chimeno, Anna Díez, Carla Ruiz, Lucas vander Linden, Lucas Rekelhof, Thijmen Visser, Hugo Bicker, Brechtje Fase, Carolina Inácio, Maria Ramos, Raquel Teixeira.   Established in an old garage, The World of Food is a multi-cultural food hall in Amsterdam SouthEast, The Netherlands. 32 restaurants with food from all over the world, brign people of nationalities together. It is interesting to see how a relatively new place can connect different cultures in the same direction: the love of having a meal in a more contemporary and…

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The ongoing renovation process in Amsterdam, Lisbon and Barcelona

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by Carla Martín, Eric Esparza, Joan Senyer, Marcel Kotthaus, Maria Sáenz, Gordon Declercq, Maryam Achahbar, Maysam Alshbbak, Ria Gloria Colic,  Glody Luruma, David Charneca, Inês Silva, Joana André, Mafalda Ferreira, Nuno Craveiro.   The church of San Agustín in Barcelona is a meeting place for various communities such as the Filipino, the Paraguayan, the Bolivian and natives.The church of San Agustín is formed of two parishes that participate in various social initiatives. They collaborate with the  missionaries of the Sister Calcuta, helping with the soup kitchen, they support NGOs like…

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Mapping places with great impact and potential to transform neighborhoods in Europe

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by Gerard Decathalogne, Marta Esteban, Marta Homs, Paula Juyol, Julia Torras, Ferran Montserrat,Mariona Vidal, Mar Peirató, Merel Ottervanger, Nomi Veldt, Cipriana Tabacaru, Manwai Wong, Lynn Mai, Maria Amaro da Costa, Madalena Pita, Alexandre Roliz, Pedro Worm El Lloc de la Dona. It is a meeting and social action space located in the heart of the Raval neighbourhood, which has been giving support to women pr actising prostitution or in the process of social reintegration for more than 30 years. This foundation promotes processes of personal autonomy and social and labour…

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The experience of culture, art and space in european neighborhoods

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by María Cantón, Laura Kaiser, Anna Torrabadella, Júlia Soler, Cristina Ye, Abdullah Ebrahimi, Nuwaira Agyiri, Bianca da Silva Santos, Nita Dedinca, Akife Gülçebi, Mariana Teixeira, Mariana Bernardo, Tomás Ferreira, Catarina Duarte, Maria Carolina   Although El Raval is not the most known neighborhood in Barcelona, it is the most unique one with its iconic places and multiculturalism. We had the opportunity to discover that the cultural diversity is a link between the neighborhoods of Lisbon and Amsterdam, especially the culture expressed outdoors, like the street art of graffities. We have…

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Hospitality cultures: making people feel they belong

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by Carles Alomar,  Nicole Díaz , Júlia López , Xavier Nogueira , Anna Español , Cristina Tugores , Julene García , Victor Muñoz , Xavier Roig , Daniela Costa , Beatriz Candeias , Margarida Bravo , Maria Inês Santana , Mariana Bentes, Alexandros Ellinas , Philippos Chrysostomou , Daniel Farkas, Julian Olieman  and Ivana Ivanovska. Casa do artista is a Support Association for Artists, with no political or religious ties. Associated with it there is a senior residence, for former artists, the Raul Solnado’s Gallery and the Armando Cortez Theater.…

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