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Agreement to promote more housing, local commerce and green spaces at La Maquinista
Urban planning. The deal with the promotors halves the planned extension to the shopping centre from 42,000 to 21,000 square metres to diversify uses.
Municipal management gets positive ratings from 44% of citizens
City Council. The first barometer for 2021 reflects a more optimistic outlook regarding the city, the country and the political situation.
A step closer to turning the area by the Ciutadella into a research and innovation hub
Science. The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology has chosen the Barozzi Veiga studio to construct its building at the former fish market.
Awards for three innovative and creative sustainable tourism initiatives
Sustainable tourism. The FuTurisme awards recognise the projects Disvoize, Caram Caram and Emotion History.
Over 320 endemic brook newts bred in captivity get released into streams in Montseny!
Environment and sustainability. Barcelona Zoo takes part in a programme to reintroduce this species, the only vertebrate endemic to Catalonia and the most endangered amphibian in Europe.
More sustainability criteria in the new maintenance contract for the city’s springs and fountains
Springs. The new contract for 2022-2026 includes sustainable public procurement criteria.
City cultivation projects managed by people with disabilities now number eight
Inclusion. The new space is on the roof terrace of the Palau Foronda.
A modern open-plan design for the station and its surroundings in La Sagrera
Urban planning. Work gets under way to draft the projects which will define the space around the rail infrastructure.
Artificial reefs at the Port Olímpic to recover biodiversity along the city coast
Environment. Work is under way to install blocks of rugged concrete with cavities at the sea wall of the Port Olímpic, helping to boost biological diversity and safety in the area during storms.
El Molino, the new municipal cultural venue
Culture and free time. The City Council is purchasing this iconic building in Av. Paral·lel to include it in the network of cultural facilities.