Threaded cartographies

following the Ebro basin against the current

Abstract

The precise and detailed exploration of any territory reveals a plethora of geographical, urban, and architectural sedimentated lessons awaiting to be descovered. After an apparent consistency forged by time, constant and rigorous work reveals the fragile and delicate layers that make up it. Following the logic of water, this research addresses the study of the different dynamics superimposed on the territory of the Ebro Basin. Study performed over three consecutive courses, in the classroom, on screens and on the site. From the cartographical redrawing to the architectural detail of the proposals -going through the study of agricultural traces and the urban form, the urban fabrics, and the public space of its towns and cities- the course proposed, from a trans-scalar logic, the Ebro Basin as a large territorial laboratory, a complex pedagogical basis from which to critically review the existing reality and propose growth and transformation strategies.