The strictly pedestrian areas in Barcelona’s Barri Gotic present a complex new set of spatial arrangements and architectural hierarchy quite unlike those in Clemson, South Carolina. The points in these areas where streets intersect seem to demand a more aggressive response from the architecture of building corners. A large open plaza, a dense residential quarter, and an ancient cathedral perimeter each afforded their own corner styles to my stroll through the region, the details of them raising questions of transition, building unity, and historical programming. This single architectural element clearly held a decided importance, for the architects of Barcelona’s past.
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