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20/01/2025 - 13:46 h
Recognition for Ildefons Cerdà at the building where he lived in L’Eixample
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- Moment de la descoberta de la placa
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- Placa a Ildefons Cerdà
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- Carles Cols, Marta Sendra, Lluís Permanyer i Jaume Collboni
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- Carles Cols
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- Intervenció de Carles Cols
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- Lluís Permanyer
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- Intervenció de Lluís Permanyer
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- Acte de descoberta de la placa a Ildefons Cerdà
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- Pere Calvet, degà del Col·legi d’Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports de Catalunya
The Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, and the director of the Association of Civil Engineers of Catalonia, Pere Calvet, unveiled a commemorative plaque for the engineer and urban planner Ildefons Cerdà at the building where he lived, at C/ Bruc, 49. Also attending were the journalists Carles Cols (‘El Periódico’) and Lluís Permanyer (‘La Vanguardia’), who were behind the search to locate the home. The ceremony was conducted by the Eixample District council member Marta Sendra.
The tribute emphasised the life and career of the outstanding engineer and urban planner, renowned for his contribution to the urban development of L’Eixample and Barcelona.
The journalists Carles Cols (El Periódico) and Lluís Permanyer (La Vanguardia) gave an explanation of Cerdà’s trajectory and the studies carried out to determine where he lived. The director of the Association of Civil Engineers of Catalonia, Pere Calvet, provided information on the role of Cerdà in the history of urban planning.
The Mayor noted that Ildefons Cerdà dreamt of an open and healthy Barcelona that helped to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants, a vision shared today.