'La Mansana de la Discòrdia', modernism as transgression

02/12/2014. El modernismo como transgresión de la regularidad del Ensanche
metalocus, ÁNGEL BLANCO.

Next Wednesday will start in Barcelona the seminar "La Manzana de la Discordia, el Modernismo como transgresión a la regularidad del Ensanche" in the Lleó Morera house, Barcelona. The seminar is organized by the research group of History, Architecture and Design Esarq-UIC. The chosen dates are Wednesday the 3th and Thursday the 4th of December of this year, in the afternoon.

Poster. La manzana de la discórdia.

There are going to be 7 lectures of 30 minutes each, which are distributed like this: 3 lectures the first day, and 4 lectures the second, as shown in the following program. Thanks to Casa Lleó Morera a guided visit will be offered to the participants the 4th at 5:30 pm. The participant lecturers are teachers of Esarq-UIC as Manuel Arenas, Dr. Guillem Carabí, José M. Díez and Dr. Judith Urbano.; and Santiago Alcolea, director of the Institut Amatller Hispanic Art Foundation, Dr. Art History Fatima Lopez and Professor of the School of Architecture at the University of Alcalá José Juan Barba, director of METALOCUS Magazine.

Introduction by Dr. Judith Urbano, Professor at the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Director of the Departament of Architectonical Composition and Principal del Researcher of the Group Història, Arquitectura i Disseny

Firts Session
Lectures.-

-Santiago Alcolea Blanch, Art Historian, Director of the Foundation “Institut Amatller d’Art Hispànic”.
Modernisme versus Cerdà.

-Guillem Carabí Bescós, PhD in Architecture, Lector Teacher at the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Cinc reformes d'edificis al Passeig de Gràcia: una lectura.

-María José Díez Chueca, Architect, Teacher at the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Los Maestros de obras de la Manzana de la Discordia.

Second Session
Lectures.-

-José Juan Barba, Professor at the Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Alcalá and Director of METALOCUS magazine
Urban remodelation, public and private space. From Barcelona to Hong-Kong.

-Fàtima López Pérez, PhD in Art History.
Ornamentació a la Mansana de la Discòrdia: diversitat d’interpretacions decoratives.

-Manuel Arenas Vidal, Architect, Director of the Graphic Expression Area of the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
La Discòrdia dibuixada.

-Judith Urbano Lorente, PhD in Art History, Professor at the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Cinc cases, cinc clients: la burgesia de la Discòrdia.