PRESENTATION: “Monographic Espai Verd, by Open House Valencia”

The consolidation of Open House Valencia as a genuine platform for the dissemination of Cerdian urbanism and innovative design in the cap i casal inspires the monograph ESPAI VERD: un habitat sostenible by Manuel Calleja Molina, author of a doctoral thesis on the subject. In his essay Calleja recounts and dissects the complex process of gestation of the project, its lyrical vocation, its materialization and subsequent staging, consolidating it as one of the flagships of the neighborhood.

There are three main reasons to recognize through this publication the public’s endorsement of Espai Verd. It is an archetype that synthesizes the yearnings for change of democratic Spain, betting on a model of shared management.

Espai Verd not only anticipates postulates such as sustainability, energy efficiency and the recovery of the ecological footprint, but also integrates with an enormous clarity of purpose border disciplines such as landscape and environment.