Simon De Boeck on What We Can Learn

Urban Expansion Visiting Scholar Simon De Boeck has published “From Superislands to Green Axes. The Conceptual Iteration of Barcelona’s Superblocks,” along with Maarten Van Acker and Thomas Vanoutrive from the University of Antwerp:

. . . Yet this study demonstrates that transformative urban concepts cannot be reduced to blueprints or exported as ready-made solutions. Instead, they evolve through conceptual and contextual iteration, shaped by sociopolitical negotiation and local morphology. Therefore, rather than offering a template to replicate, the superblock example urges cities to reflect not only on what inspires them but also on how and why they adapt transformative planning ideas.

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