Barcelona IACES LC is preparing a five day Summer course, about the transformation of Barcelona in the last years, titled 'Barcelona: History of a change'

This Summer course will follow the guidelines of the courses that IACES organizes in different European Civil Engineering Faculties. It will be an activity organized by the students and addressed to West and East European students, as well to the ETSECCPB students.

From the beginning of the idea, the ETSECCPB and the CI, have been supporting the project. With their help the Barcelona IACES LC, has prepared a proposal of plan including four subjects to be dealed in four days: The city, the infrastructures, the Olympic works and the future perspectives.

It is doubtless an opportunity to show European students the reality of Civil Engineering in our country, and the great works done here because of the Olympic Games. We want to organize a very wide and pleasant course. The speakers will be very close connected with the subjects dealed. So, we think the activity will be very outstanding and attractive, not only for students but also general.

About fifty European students will follow the Summer course as well as some local students. It will be developed at the ETSCCPB and at the CI. We will organize two evening sightseeing's around the city and a full day to visit some works in the outskirts of Barcelona. In this way we want to mix theory and practice.

The non academical activities haven't been programmed yet, but they will be carried out to complete the idea of the country and the city.

Sunday, July 13 th

20:00 Wellcome Party.

Monday, July 14 th

Subject I: Barcelona: City and History.

9:00 Presentation of Course.

Benjamín Suárez ( Director at the ETSECCCPB )

Antoni García i Coma ( Dean at the CECCP )

9:30 History of Barcelona. Cerda's Plan.

Salvador Tarragó ( Professor at the ETSECCCPB )

11:30 The Metropolitan Plan.

Albert Serratosa ( Director of the Metropolitan Plan and Professor at the ETSECCCPB )

13:00 Rebuilding of the old city.

Francesc Compte ( Manager of Procivesa )

14:00 Meal.

16:00 Barcelona Sightseeing.

18:30 Visit to Liceu building site.

Tuesday, July 15 th

Subject II: Infrastructure Works.

9:30 Urban Ring Roads.

Jordi Torrella ( CSSGPP del DPTIOP )

11:30 Urban Drainage.

Josep Dolz ( Professor at the ETSECCPB )

13:00 Works on the coastline.

Manuel Novoa ( Spanish Government Delegate in Catalonia for Coastal works )

14:00 Meal.

17:00 Road Axis

Jordi Amat ( Former Catalan Government Director for Road Works )

18:30 Environmental consequences.

Pere Macias ( Catalan Government Minister for the Environment )

Wednesday, July 16 th

Subject III: Olympic Works

9:00 Presentation of Professional Association of Civil Engineers.

Ricardo Álvarez ( Delegate in Catalonia of Dragados y Construcciones)

9:30 "Palau Sant Jordi" Sportshall

Javier Asencio ( Director of Dragados y Construcciones)

11:30 Collserola Tower.

Julio Martínez Calzón ( Structure Designer )

13:00 The Olympic Village and Harbour.

Joan Ramón de Clascà ( Olympic Village and Harbour designer )

14:00 Meal.

16:00 Olympics areas Sightseeing.

Collserola Tower.

Olympic Ring.

Olympic Port.

Thursday, July 17 th

Subject IV:The Future

9:30 The "Delta del Llobregat" Plan.

Jordi Prat ( Metropolitan authority of transport )

11:30 High Speed Railway.

Andrés López Pita ( Professor at the ETSECCPB, FGC )

13:00 Hydraulics Situation in Catalonia.

Jordi-Joan Rossell ( Catalan Governement General Director for Hydraulics Works

14:00 Meal.

17:00 The Port of Barcelona.

Jaoquim Tosas ( President of "Autoridad Portuària de Barcelona" )

19:00 Future Road Axis

Antoni Lluch ( Catalan Governement General Director for Road Works )

Friday, July 18 th

11:00 Visit to interesting building sites and meal.

18:00 Beach.

Last Update: 30/VI/97