[short_description] From directly above Barcelona, the Eixample reveals what Ildefons Cerdà designed in 1860 but could never see - a perfect grid of chamfered city blocks extending to every horizon, each intersection cut at 45 degrees, the whole city a single repeating geometric unit. Open edition - Aerial fine art by Tobias Hägg - 210g natural white art paper, matte finish [/short_description] [product_description] The Eixample was designed by Ildefons Cerdà in 1860 as a radical urban expansion of Barcelona - a grid of identical octagonal blocks, each with chamfered corners to allow light and air into the intersections, and each with an interior courtyard. Cerdà intended the courtyards as communal gardens. Most became car parks. From altitude the geometry of his original plan is completely legible - the regularity of the blocks, the diagonal cuts at every corner, the way the grid extends outward from the old city in every direction until it meets the sea or the hills. It is one of the most photographed cities on earth, and this is the view that makes it make sense. The image works as pure urban geometry - roof terraces, courtyards, shadow lines and the precise repetition of Cerdà's module across an entire city. It suits spaces where architectural subject matter is at home - studios, offices, and any interior that responds to graphic structure. Craft & Materials Paper 210g natural white art paper, matte finish - lifetime archival quality Border 50mm white border for easy framing Framing Fits standard frames (not included) Sizes 30×40 cm - 50×70 cm - 70×100 cm Delivery 3-14 days, shipped in a protective tube Shipping Worldwide - free above €95 [/product_description]
