Architecture’s got the dot again at model.barcelona from 20 to 30 April, with the second edition of the Model Barcelona Architectures Festival set to turn the area around the Parc de les Glòries into a lab for architectural experimentation.

The main concept for this year’s festival is “Radical empathy” in design, architecture and the city, based on spaces for research, dissemination, experimentation and celebration. The areas for this edition of the festival are:

• Between species: cities are an ecosystem with a balance between multiple species, not just humans.
• Between cultures: the city must be a place where each new inhabitant and their stories and traditions can fit in while maintaining a shared identity and memory.
• Between classes: the architecture and urban planning of cities must balance out the class divide.
• Between generations: a city for all is only possible if it includes all sorts of people.
• Between materials: cities must be rebuilt using sustainable materials and methodologies which reduce the material footprint.

At the model.barcelona domain you’ll find the full programme for this citizen celebration: workshops, debates, exhibitions, literature and more. Come along and have your say!