PARC DEL FÒRUM: GRABBING THE WATER

designers: Elías Torres’ and José Antonio Martínez Lapeñas year: 2004 description: The park/plaza is built for the Universal Forum of Cultures held in Barcelona in 2004. The design is a mega plaza and park that can accommodate large-scale events. The public space design is combined with massive infrastructure: solar panels held up by a multi-story height concrete pavilion, port infrastructure, and a museum, all covering the sewage water plant below ground. The design connects the arterial road that cut through the the city - Diagonal Avenue, and is capable of taking in a heavy traffic footprint.