Demonstrates the existence of public space catalysts, as well as the need for their presence for an expectant or indifferent place to be activated.

This work -- which understands that the city, now and always, has had and must have public spaces of intensity -- proposes urban catalysts as agents that are capable of activating a place that was previously indifferent.

The comparative work of historical and recent cases, developed by research and drawings, has allowed us to discover that the vivid public spaces of identity and reference have been formed due to the urban effect caused by these agents that we call "catalysts." Manuel Bailo's work includes a wide range of projects, ranging from urban scale to interiorism. It has been widely published and presented with awards.

Co-published with University of Virginia: School of Architecture.

Author: Manuel Bailo
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Actar
Published: 11/15/2017
Pages: 265
Weight: 2.1lbs
Size: 11.30h x 7.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781940291208
English Edition

About the Author
Bailo, Manuel: - Manuel Bailo founded BAILORULL ADD+ in Barcelona in 1995 with Rosa Rull. Their work includes a wide range of projects, moving from urban scale to interiorism. It has been fully published and awarded. Some examples are: GardenHouse 0.96; Hotel Ciutat d'Igualada, and Façade-Steps Landscape of Manresa Town Hall, shown at On Site: New Spanish Architecture, MoMA Museum of New York in 2006, and won in 2010 the prestigious international Contracworld Award. They have also received the First "Annual Commercial Space Award" in China 2011. And they have received the prestigious Spanish Award FAD twice.