Started by Jae-won Park (@jpark_) ·
barcelona's grid has chamfered corners on purpose
Cerdà designed the octagonal blocks in the 1850s for light, airflow and turning trams. Now the city is turning groups of blocks into 'superblocks' with the cars mostly kept out.
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How I got here
- Started with
- “why does barcelona have cut corners”
- Ended at
- “barcelona superblocks results”
The Trail
- “why does barcelona have cut corners” (google.com)
- Eixample (en.wikipedia.org)
- Ildefons Cerdà (en.wikipedia.org)
- “barcelona superblocks results” (google.com)
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