Scenarios about 'Eixample'
The Eixample is a district in Barcelona designed by urban planner Ildefons Cerdà in the late 19th century as a grid-pattern expansion beyond the city's medieval walls. This pioneering urban planning project featured octagonal city blocks with chamfered corners, wide avenues, and interior courtyards, becoming an architectural showcase for Modernisme and a model for addressing industrialization-era urban challenges. In alternate histories, the Eixample often serves as a template for reimagining urban development across different cultures or technological paradigms.
What If Barcelona's Eixample Grid Extended Throughout the City?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Ildefons Cerdà's visionary urban grid plan for Barcelona's Eixample district was implemented across the entire city, potentially creating one of the most uniformly planned major cities in the world.