Every Wednesday from 5 to 8 pm with Raquel Jiménez (environmental scientist and urban gardener).
The urban planning and architecture of Bellvitge are very characteristic: the result of the real estate boom of the Francoist development and at the same time of the neighborhood struggles of the 70s that kept it at bay.
One of the most significant spaces in the neighborhood are the small gardens or flower beds located on either side of the doorways of its characteristic apartment blocks. These spaces, of approximately 30 square meters, have the particularity of being managed by the neighborhood communities themselves, who are also their owners, making it a unique case of community space; they are usually decorative gardens cared for by a retired neighbor or by professional gardeners hired by the community itself.
The apartments at number 11 on Prat street in Bellvitge—where the
physical space of LaFundició
is located—are the only ones in Bellvitge owned by the City Council, which is one of the reasons why their management and care has been in limbo, resulting in obvious neglect.
For the past two weeks, we have been working with a group of young people from the Centre Obert del
Centre Educatiu Esclat
to whom we proposed initiating a process of reflection on the uses and management of these spaces. For this, we have the collaboration of Raquel Jiménez, an environmental scientist and urban gardener, who has proposed that the group co-design and carry out a series of small interventions in the flower bed.
We also leave you some images of the flower beds of Bellvitge, so you can get an idea 😉