Meta Engineering will drive teh Urban Canopy development at Plaça de les Glòries in Barcelona

1 8th February 2021

The Temporary Joint Venture formed by Meta Engineering, Agence TER and Ana Coello Paisaje y Arquitectura has been successful bidder for the executive project to develop the area of the road tunnels of the Free Space of Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes in Barcelona, which will last for 7 months.

The project will construct 3.5 of the 15 hectares of the Urban Canopy space for everyday use by citizens. It will be a place open to the city that replaces private traffic with more sustainable mobility, providing Barcelona with a large, relaxing, green urban space.

The Urban Canopy takes its inspiration from tree canopies, which are habitats located in the upper regions of trees in a forest. They act as a protective shield and are home to unique flora and fauna that cannot be found in any other layer of the forest.

The new space in Plaça de les Glòries will bring about a major change in the urban planning of Barcelona, following the demolition of the ring road and the construction of the road tunnels that will allow traffic to go under Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes.

The Urban Canopy will become a place where activities and ways of perceiving the city are combined and enriched. It will be a symbol of the Catalan capital’s dynamism and the city centre’s movement eastwards.