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Return of the Model Barcelona Architectures Festival

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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!

Model Barcelona Architectures Festival’s got the dot!

Posted on by Comunicació

The first edition of the Model Barcelona Architectures Festival is set to turn the city into an experimental lab from 5 to 15 May, the goal being to rethink urban environments and build new perceptions to move towards the cities of the future. The recently launched website model.barcelona offers full information on the festival.

The first edition of the Model Barcelona Architectures Festival gets under way with the theme of “Regrowth”, the aim being to explore new perspectives, lines of thought and values that will help refocus the growth of the city.

The ten-day event sees the city host a global dialogue on the conflicts, challenges and opportunities that converge in urban environments, with international experts offering their vision of the cities of the future.

Over a hundred activities

Jointly organised by Barcelona City Council and the Architects’ Association of Catalonia (COAC), the festival is to offer a series of debates in iconic spaces in Barcelona, as well as a tribute to Oriol Bohigas at the Ateneu Barcelonès and over a hundred activities organised by independent bodies. These include open days, workshops for people of all ages, physical installations and augmented reality, communal meals, routes, debates, exhibitions, book fairs and even a film cycle.

Participants in the Model festival include key figures in architecture, philosophy and anthropology, along with emerging thinkers. Notable names include Rotor, Carolyn Steel, Rafael Moneo and Carme Pinós.

This first edition of the festival represents a first major event ahead of the city becoming the UIA-UNESCO Word Capital of Architecture 2026.