Barcelona en construcció (1940-1970)

Author/s
Leopoldo Plasencia (Photography) and Isabel Segura i Soriano (Text)
Co-edition with
Viena edicions
Collection
Behind the Scenes

This book looks at urban planning in Barcelona between the years 1940-1975, through the eyes of photographer, Leopoldo Plasencia, who was particularly keen to capture both the physical and human transformations of the city as well as the work of the people who made it possible.

Urban Planning
City
History
Architecture
Photographic Archive
Photography
Leopoldo Plasencia

What are them saying

"La Razón: 'Una Barcelona en transformación'"

18/12/2017

"El Mundo Tendències: 'El Making Of de BCN'"

28/12/2017

"La Vanguardia: 'El ‘making of’ inédito de Barcelona'"

04/01/2018

"Quadern. El País: 'Barcelona a peu d’obra'"

04/01/2018

"Telenotícies TV3: 'Un llibre sobre el fotògraf Leopoldo Plasencia mostra la construcció de la Barcelona de postguerra'"

05/01/2018

Isabel Segura i Soriano

Isabel Segura i Soriano (Barcelona, 1954) is a historian, researcher and exhibition curator who specialises in the history of photography and feminism in Barcelona. Her books related to photography include La modernitat a la Barcelona dels cinquanta: Arquitectura industrial (2010), Barcelona en construcció: 1940-1970 (2017), Carme Garcia: Des del terrat (2018) and Barcelona: Fotògrafes/Fotógrafas (2020).

Technical Data

  • Publication language: Catalan
  • Year: 2017
  • Pages: 248
  • Cover: Paperback
  • Format: 20 x 24 cm
  • ISBN City Council: 978-84-9156-049-4
  • Publishing ISBN: 978-84-8330-963-6

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29.00€

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