La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou or La Villa Olímpica (The Olympic Village of Poblenou) is a neighborhood in the Sant Martí district of

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). It was constructed in the late 1980s and early 1990s for the

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which took place in Barcelona. Its construction was devised by

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, David Mackay and Albert Puigdomènec as a residential area in the otherwise industrial and working-class district of Poblenou, which underwent regeneration but involved massive

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, as well as the destruction of a sizeable portion of the district, including

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factories of architectural value such as Fàbrica Foret. It follows essentially the reticular outline of

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and

Poblenou El Poblenou (; ) is an extensive neighborhood of Barcelona ( Sant Martí district) that borders the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Sant Adrià del Besòs to the east, Parc de la Ciutadella in Ciutat Vella to the west, and Sant Andreu to the no ...

, with about 2000 new apartments in the area, owned by the mixed public-private company VOSA (Vila Olímpica Societat Anònima).

Education

The main campus of

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is located between

Parc de la Ciutadella The (; "Citadel Park") is a park on the northeastern edge of Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. For decades following its creation in the mid-19th century, this park was the city's only green space. The grounds include the city zoo (o ...

and this neighbourhood. The buildings are former barracks which underwent restoration simultaneously with the construction of Vila Olímpica.

Architecture

The Port Olímpic de Barcelona is located in this neighborhood. The buildings in Vila Olímpica were designed by a number of winners of the FAD Award. The area includes the high rises

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and

Torre Mapfre Torre Mapfre is a skyscraper in the Port Olímpic (Olympic Port), the maritime neighborhood of the Old City of Barcelona in Spain. It is named after its owner, Mapfre, an insurance company. Also present in the tower are: Haufe Group, Kantox, ...

, both of which are 154 m tall and were built in 1992. The

is located in this neighborhood, while the

, the Casino Barcelona and the "Peix d'Or" (

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), a large metal sculpture designed by Frank Gehry, are located at one edge of the Barceloneta neighborhood, close to the border with the Vila Olímpica del Poblenou. File:2007-02-05-barcelona-by-RalfR-60.jpg, Parc of the Port Olímpic de Barcelona, a park located in this neighbourhood File:Barcelona Frank Gehrys Peix.jpg, ''El Peix'' (1992) by Frank Gehry, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta

Transport

Barcelona Metro The Barcelona Metro (Catalan and Spanish: ) is an extensive network of rapid transit electrified railway lines that run mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport s ...

stations Vila Olímpica and Bogatell, both on line L4. * Trambesòs tram stops Ciutadella Vila Olímpica (connection with Barcelona Metro) and Wellington.

Bibliography

*Francesc Xavier Hernàndez i Cardona, ''Barcelona, història d'una ciutat.'' Llibres de l'Índex, Barcelona, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vila Olimpica del Poblenou, la Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Sant Martí (district)

Education

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