Urban Planning and Urban Design Scenic Path Landscape Recovery by BATLLE I ROIG ARQUITECTURA Scenic Path Along Guixeres is a pedestrian and cycle path built on former gypsum mines in Igualada, Spain. The path forms part of a green ring planned around the city. The completed section is 800 metres long and covers 5,600 square metres. Three parallel strips shape the route. The central track of granitic sand, three metres wide, ensures continuity. The outer concrete track, 1.2 metres wide, uses luminescent aggregate for evening visibility and forms a lookout with rest areas. The inner plant ditch channels runoff and retains minor landslips.
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Scenic Path Landscape Recovery by BATLLE I ROIG ARQUITECTURA is a distinguished winner of the A' City Planning and Urban Design Award. Scenic Path Landscape Recovery earned the Golden A' Design Award in 2021 and is showcased on Awarded Designs & Architecture among other remarkable designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by BATLLE I ROIG ARQUITECTURA and see why Scenic Path Landscape Recovery design sets itself apart from its competition.
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Urban Planning and Urban Design Scenic Path Landscape Recovery by BATLLE I ROIG ARQUITECTURA Scenic Path Along Guixeres is a pedestrian and cycle path built on former gypsum mines in Igualada, Spain. The path forms part of a green ring planned around the city. The completed section is 800 metres long and covers 5,600 square metres. Three parallel strips shape the route. The central track of granitic sand, three metres wide, ensures continuity. The outer concrete track, 1.2 metres wide, uses luminescent aggregate for evening visibility and forms a lookout with rest areas. The inner plant ditch channels runoff and retains minor landslips. Scenic Path earned the Golden A' Design Award, one of the highest levels of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Golden A' Design Award winner designs combine strong original ideas with excellent professional planning, and are selected by a grand jury, as exceptional entries in their respective categories, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where entries are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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