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Barcelona: Planning problems and practices in the Jaussely era, 1900–30

1992; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02665439208725747

1466-4518

Manuel de Torres Capell,

Urban Planning and Landscape Design

Barcelona is most commonly known in the field of town planning for the work of Ildefons Cerdà but the context in which it came about is generally forgotten. Barcelona's plan of 1903, drawn up by Leon Jaussely, is another important manifestation of Barcelona's town planning. This plan introduced rationalization, ‘Taylorization’ and zoning thematics, for the first time in European town planning. This article studies how this town planning innovation tried unsuccessfully to replace traditional building line planning. It also shows how relations and contradictions between town planning and its context were discovered through this process.