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EXIAMPLE ESQUERRA

EXIAMPLE ESQUERRA. bY : Kaitlyn fine & christina patracuolla. SITUATION. Barcelona’s District II Eixample divided into right and left 5 administrative neighborhoods The left or “ esquerra ” extends from Carrer d’Balmes to Carrer d’Urgell Easy access to several areas.

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EXIAMPLE ESQUERRA

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  1. EXIAMPLE ESQUERRA bY: Kaitlyn fine & christinapatracuolla

  2. SITUATION Barcelona’s District II Eixample divided into right and left 5 administrative neighborhoods The left or “esquerra” extends from Carrerd’Balmes to Carrer d’Urgell Easy access to several areas

  3. SITUATION

  4. SITUATION Carrerd’Aribau Carrer de Balmes

  5. CARRER D’ARIBAU Convenience 3 blocks from PlacaUniversitat 10 minute walk to Catalunya 1 block from EnricGranados Quiet Shops, restaurants, cafes

  6. CARRER D’ARIBAU

  7. History of Carrerd’Aribau Bonaventura CarlesAribau – Spanish writer, politician, and economist Founded the Philosophical Society in 1817 Wrote texts in Catalan, Spanish, Latin, and Italian

  8. CARRER DE BALMES • Named after the Catalan philosopher JaumeBalmes • It was devised in 1859 as part of IldefonsCerda’s urban plan • Balmes is the longest road stretching from the sea towards the mountainside • It starts in the crossing of Pelai and Bergara streets and crosses the Eixample and SantGervasi districts, ending in Placa John Fitzgerald Kennedy, by Avinguda del Tibidaboand TramviaBlau • The SantGervasi part of the street was constructed after 1908

  9. Carrer de Balmes • It is considered the central street of Eixample, with Dreta de l’Eixample to its right, and Esquerra de l’Eixample to its left • The street was expected to come under an extensive reform project starting in 2009, and is now under construction which will see its five lanes be reduced to four will be done in December 2014 • The pavements on either side will also be enlarged and trees will be planted to make the busy street more pedestrian-friendly

  10. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Universitat metro stop L1 (red line) and L2 (purple line) Bus Number 63 -- begins at Pl. Universitat-Balmes Bicing

  11. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

  12. History of L’EixampleEsquerra • L' AntigaEsquerraEixample includes east side of district that was already well populated at end of the nineteenth century • IldefonsCerda created the expansion plan for the city • Eixample = “expansion” • Focused on needs for natural lighting, ventilation, green spaces, sewage systems, and ease of movement • Made in Romanesque style in 1882 by architect EliesRogent

  13. History of L’Esquerra • Creation of the Hospital Clínic and Faculty of Medicine in 1907 and Ninot Market in 1935 served to enhance area • Attracted developers interested in building homes, speicifically from the ‘30s • Different styles -- mainly for the middle classes • Characterized by large commercial dynamism and leisure activities • Gaixample and a liberal community

  14. SeminariConciliar de Barcelona

  15. History of L’Esquerra • Further west, the most modern part of the left side of Eixample consists of buildings in different architectural styles built from the 1930s onwards • The landmarks are two older buildings: • Old BatllóFactory--now the home of the technical college Escola Industrial • The former municipal slaughterhouse is now the site of the modernista style Parc de Joan Miró, with the artist’s monumental sculpture Dona iOcell (Women and Bird) rising up in the centre How to get there: Metro L1, stop PlaçaEspanya and L3, stop Tarragona.| Bus 27, 109, 115 and V7.| Barcelona Bus Turístic, stop Plaçad'Espanya.

  16. More history… Formerly It was constructed by Batllófamily L’Escola Industrial de Barcelona formed a large textile factory until 1908, where it was taken over by Diputacio de Barcelona JosepPuigCadafalch restored and adapted the old fabric and converted it to L’escola Elemental de Treball In 1914 the school/university was inaugurated to concentrate on teaching future factory workers. 1927- Engineering school moved to Escola Industrial too http://savetheguiris.com/barcelona-map/escola-industrial-de-barcelona

  17. URBAN FABRIC EnricGranados: (1867- 1916) Spanish pianist and composer of classical music; unique Spanish style that is representative of muscial nationalism Universitat de Barcelona Streets on a grid with long straight streets octagonal crossroads Seminari Conciliar de Barcelona Most apartment buildings have 6 floors

  18. Enric Granados

  19. EnricGranados

  20. Universitat de Barcelona

  21. Universitat de Barcelona

  22. Universitat de Barcelona

  23. Universitat de Barcelona

  24. Universitat de Barcelona

  25. Gaixample Barcelona is known as a tolerant, open city Members of the homosexual community have settled and opened bars, restaurants and nightclubs Decorated with rainbow flags and a magnet for lovers of Barcelona nightlife

  26. SOCIAL SERVICES Bibliothequed’Urgell Located on Carrerd’Urgell Within cultural center Floors 3 to 7 Family oriented Playground around back

  27. Bibliotequed’Urgell

  28. Bibliotequed’Urgell

  29. SOCIAL SERVICES Mercat de SantAntoni: Designed by AntoniRovira I Trias in 1882 Under construction until July 2015 Temporary market across the street Spans for an entire block Open M-T 7 am to 2:30 pm; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm; Friday and Saturday from 7 am to 8:30 pm

  30. Mercat de SantAntoni

  31. Mercat de SantAntoni

  32. SOCIAL SERVICES Fundacio Hospital de Nens de Barcelona- Branch Many specialities Carrer de Consell de Cent, 34 Clean and not busy Many privately owned offices Centre d’AtencoPrimaria Doctor Luis Saye – Pediatrics in Primary Care

  33. Centre d’AtencoPrimaria/ Fundacio Hospital de Nens

  34. DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICE Carrerd’Arago, 328 Citizens, businesses, and institutions Support for investors Creation/growth of businesses Aims to help citizens that live in the area Recent focus is on creating jobs Beautiful building with Romanesque influences

  35. District Council Office

  36. DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICE

  37. Sport Centre • Holmes Place • Carrer de Balmes, 44-46 • Pool • Steam room • Spa • Sauna • Personal training • Classes • Nutrition • Physio Therapy • Tanning

  38. Holmes Place

  39. EDUCATION UB with a Math and Philosophy concentration EADA Business School -- one of first Spanish institutions for manager training programs for business communities; MBA programs Facultat de ComunicacioiRelacionsInternacionals – international relations, Journalism, advertising/public relations, film/TV Escuela de IdiomasParla – courses in English, Catalan, Spanish, French, and German for all ages

  40. Education

  41. Centre de CulturaContemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) Organizes and produces exhibitions, debates, festivals and concerts, programmes film cycles, courses and lectures, and encourages creation using new technologies and languages Compiles materials that are available for public consultation, comprising its inheritance, its holdings and archives of exhibition formats, publications, digital archives, audiovisuals, and so on Space open to groups of independent artists, creators and programmers

  42. CCCB

  43. EDUCATION

  44. EDUCATION

  45. SOCIAL COMPOSITION Highly residential with a large amount of families College students Most populated district in Barcelona 62% of inhabitants born in Catalonia 88.8% from Europe 80.5% of Spanish descent 2.5% from Italy, 1.3% France, 0.7% German 0-14: 10.3% 15-24: 8.6% 25-64: 59.4% 65+: 20.5% 46% men, 53% women Home to middle class and some upper class

  46. SOCIAL COMPOSITION

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