Wonderful Memories of Europe

By :Shirish Avrani

Barcelona - SpainNovember 7-10, 2016

Park Guell By Ar. Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona

Park Guell By Ar. Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona

Park Guell By Ar. Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona

Park Guell By Ar. Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona

Antonio Gaudi lizard sculpture

Paving in the pathways.

Gate Design

Inside Casa Battlo, residence designed by Antoni Gaudi , Barcelona

Details along the street, Barcelona

Pedestrian Crossing are clearly marked and also have indicating signals. The central tram lane is having

green belt of lawns.

Two signal lights are provided. One at the centre, projecting out from the pole . The second one at around 8 feet height

at main pole for easy visibility for the drivers.

Central Green belt is exclusively for tram way.

Tram stations are having flat roof with minimum structural barriers on ground. This provides complete

transparency with protected glass at the back.

Spanish people are found of dogs.

It was observed that all the roads in Europe were having flexible pavement. It was having clear cut marking on road for pedestrian , cycle and vehicular movements without any barriers.

The detail of footpath at pedestrian junction. The cycle path are clearly shown with colored paving. The

storm water drainage at every internal. Flexible pavement on road provided with rough surface.

The elements like plaza, pathways, pavements, street furniture and landscaping are integral part of urban design and reflected every where in Europe.

A Flee market is seen in the background.

The Flee market and Design centre are separate premises but doesn't look isolated.

The Torre Agbar is a

38-story skyscraper /

Designed by Architect

Jean Nouvel

Tower located near

Plaça de les Glòries

Catalanes, which marks

the gateway to the new

technological district of

Barcelona, Catalonia,

Spain.

Design Museum is located at the DHUB building It was designed by MBM architecture firm

Sagarda Familia Basilica

By Antonia Gaudi

The church plan is that of a Latin cross with five aisles. The central nave vaults reach forty-five metres (150 ft) whilethe side nave vaults reach thirty metre (100 ft). The transept has three aisles. The columns are on a 7.5 metre (25 ft)grid. However, the columns of the apse, resting on del Villar's foundation, do not adhere to the grid, requiring asection of columns of the ambulatory to transition to the grid thus creating a horseshoe pattern to the layout ofthose columns. The crossing rests on the four central columns of porphyry supporting a great hyperboloidsurrounded by two rings of twelve hyperboloids (currently under construction). The central vault reaches sixtymetres (200 ft).

School Building

Old Cotton Factory converted into Textile Museum

A gate way of Textile Museum designed by a Japanese Architect

National Museum of Cataluña

Pavilion by Mise Vandaroh

Group photos with students and faculty near Torre Agbar - Barcelona

A Way Ahead

Long way to go…………