Un espacio público en tranformación y conflicto: la plaza Salvador Seguí y la Filmoteca de Cataluña en el Raval de Barcelona

Abstract

This article intends to investigate Salvador Seguí square, located in the heart of Raval, at Barcelona historic center. As part of a big urban project known as Illa Robador, its forms and ways of occupation have really changed during the last ten years. The Salvador Seguí square is one of the few elements that survived in this millenary urban fabric. Target of an important polemic discussion, this project was ended in 2012 with the inauguration of Filmoteca de Cataluña. However, the conflicts that have distinguished this square for years (as the whole neighborhood) are still evident today. Understanding its formal characteristics, and recognizing the conflicts, permanencies and transformation aspects at Salvador Seguí square are the main goals of this article.