Scenarios about 'Ildefons Cerdà'
Ildefons Cerdà was a Spanish urban planner and progressive thinker who designed Barcelona's iconic Eixample district in the 19th century, pioneering modern urban planning concepts. His revolutionary grid system with octagonal intersections, wide avenues, and interior courtyards addressed public health, traffic flow, and social equality concerns during rapid industrialization. Cerdà's theories on urban design continue to influence city planning worldwide and represent a crucial turning point in how cities could be designed to meet human needs.
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.