Guided tour. Barcelona water footprints around the historic city

Explore how historic water infrastructure has shaped Barcelona’s urban growth and territorial transformation since the medieval times.
About this Event

Parallel event of the Barcelona UIA Conference
https://uia2026bcn.org/collateral/barcelona-by-layers-por-capas-guided-tours-through-the-everyday-city-upc/

The Laboratori d’Urbanisme de Barcelona (LUB), a research group at ETSAB-Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, presents a series of complementary guided tours designed to explore the layers that shape everyday Barcelona. Each tour will be led by a member of the LUB and will feature an exclusive, unpublished thematic map from the “Barcelona Daily maps/ Mapas cotidianos” collection. This initiative is free of charge and is supported by La Casa de la Arquitectura (Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda).

Tour guide:
Prof. Joan Marti Elias, Dr. Architect UPC-LUB
Organised by:

Laboratori d’Urbanisme de Barcelona. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona

Supported by:

La Casa de la Arquitectura (Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana)

Image: J. M. Elias, C. Crosas, UPC-LUB, 2026