Posts Tagged ‘Torre Agbar’

Louise Brace
An innovative Spanish building located in @22Barcelona creative district, in Barcelona, has seen off fierce competition to win the accolade of World Building of the Year 2011.

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Barrio Poblenou: Where Barcelona meets the sea

October 17th, 2011 by Louise Brace

Louise Brace
Poblenou (catalan for New Village) is a popular barrio neighbourhood in the Sant Marti district of Barcelona. Where the city reaches down to the Mediterranean Sea at the Mar Bella Beach; with Sant Adrià del Besòs to the east, Parc de Ciutadella to the west and Horta-Guinardó and Sant Andreu to the north. Poblenou is by far one of the more dynamic neighbourhoods of Barcelona, combining old-style charm, with cutting edge architecture and, of course, the beach…  

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